'I didn't want us to burn out
I didn't come here to hold you, now I can't stop
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 1:34:00 AM
Thanks Miera for this :) Xoxo
I'm not sure who wrote this, but I loved it and thought I would share. It sure makes it easy to see the difference between real friends and not so real friends.
A young wife sat on a porch in Waycross, Georgia, on a summer day, drinking
iced tea and visiting with her mother.
As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the
obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass
thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.
"Don't forget your girlfriends," she advised, swirling the tea leaves to
the bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important as you get older.
No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the
children you'll have, you are still going to need girlfriends.
Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them. And
remember that girlfriends are not only your friends, but your
sisters, your daughters, and other relatives too. You'll need other women.
Women always do."
"What a funny piece of advice," the young woman thought. "Haven't I just
gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a
married woman, for goodness' sake, a grown-up, not a young girl who needs
girlfriends. Surely my husband and the family we'll start will be
all I need to make my life worthwhile."
But she listened to her mother; she kept contact with her girlfriends and
made more each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another,
she gradually came to understand that her mom really knew what she was
talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries
upon a woman, girlfriends are the mainstays of her life. After 50 years of
living in this world, here is what I know about girlfriends:
Girlfriends bring you casseroles and scrub your bathroom when you need
help.
Girlfriends keep your children and keep your secrets.
Girlfriends give advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it;
sometimes you don't.
Girlfriends don't always tell you that you're right, but they're usually honest.
Girlfriends still love you, even when they don't agree with your choices.
Girlfriends laugh with you, and you don't need canned jokes to start the laughter.
Girlfriends pull you out of jams.
Girlfriends help you get out of bad relationships.
Girlfriends help you look for a new apartment, help you pack, and help you move.
Girlfriends will give a party for your son or daughter when they get married or have a
baby, in whichever order that comes.
Girlfriends are there for you, in an instant and when the hard times come.
Girlfriends will drive through blizzards, rainstorms, hail, heat, and gloom of night to get to you when your hour of need is desperate.
Girlfriends listen when you lose a job or a friend.
Girlfriends listen when your children break your heart.
Girlfriends listen when your parents' minds and bodies fail.
Girlfriends cry with you when someone you loved dies.
Girlfriends support you when the men in your life let you down.
Girlfriends help you pick up the pieces when men pack up and go.
Girlfriends rejoice at what makes you happy, and are ready to go out and kill what makes you unhappy.
Time passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up. Marriages fail. Love waxes and wanes. Hearts break. Careers end. Jobs come and go. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors. Men don't call when they say they will.
But girlfriends are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you.
A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her can reach.
When you have to walk that lonesome valley, and you have to walk it for yourself, your
girlfriends will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you,
pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at
the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside
you. Or come in and carry you out.
My daughter, sister, sisters-in-law, mother-in-law, nieces, cousins, extended family, and friends bless my life.
The world wouldn't be the same without them, and neither would I.
When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible
joys or sorrows that lay ahead, nor did we know how much we would need each
other.
Every day, we need each other still.
I love you girlfriends ♥ you know who you are
Love,Diy.
I'm not sure who wrote this, but I loved it and thought I would share. It sure makes it easy to see the difference between real friends and not so real friends.
A young wife sat on a porch in Waycross, Georgia, on a summer day, drinking
iced tea and visiting with her mother.
As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the
obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass
thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.
"Don't forget your girlfriends," she advised, swirling the tea leaves to
the bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important as you get older.
No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the
children you'll have, you are still going to need girlfriends.
Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them. And
remember that girlfriends are not only your friends, but your
sisters, your daughters, and other relatives too. You'll need other women.
Women always do."
"What a funny piece of advice," the young woman thought. "Haven't I just
gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a
married woman, for goodness' sake, a grown-up, not a young girl who needs
girlfriends. Surely my husband and the family we'll start will be
all I need to make my life worthwhile."
But she listened to her mother; she kept contact with her girlfriends and
made more each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another,
she gradually came to understand that her mom really knew what she was
talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries
upon a woman, girlfriends are the mainstays of her life. After 50 years of
living in this world, here is what I know about girlfriends:
Girlfriends bring you casseroles and scrub your bathroom when you need
help.
Girlfriends keep your children and keep your secrets.
Girlfriends give advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it;
sometimes you don't.
Girlfriends don't always tell you that you're right, but they're usually honest.
Girlfriends still love you, even when they don't agree with your choices.
Girlfriends laugh with you, and you don't need canned jokes to start the laughter.
Girlfriends pull you out of jams.
Girlfriends help you get out of bad relationships.
Girlfriends help you look for a new apartment, help you pack, and help you move.
Girlfriends will give a party for your son or daughter when they get married or have a
baby, in whichever order that comes.
Girlfriends are there for you, in an instant and when the hard times come.
Girlfriends will drive through blizzards, rainstorms, hail, heat, and gloom of night to get to you when your hour of need is desperate.
Girlfriends listen when you lose a job or a friend.
Girlfriends listen when your children break your heart.
Girlfriends listen when your parents' minds and bodies fail.
Girlfriends cry with you when someone you loved dies.
Girlfriends support you when the men in your life let you down.
Girlfriends help you pick up the pieces when men pack up and go.
Girlfriends rejoice at what makes you happy, and are ready to go out and kill what makes you unhappy.
Time passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up. Marriages fail. Love waxes and wanes. Hearts break. Careers end. Jobs come and go. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors. Men don't call when they say they will.
But girlfriends are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you.
A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her can reach.
When you have to walk that lonesome valley, and you have to walk it for yourself, your
girlfriends will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you,
pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at
the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside
you. Or come in and carry you out.
My daughter, sister, sisters-in-law, mother-in-law, nieces, cousins, extended family, and friends bless my life.
The world wouldn't be the same without them, and neither would I.
When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible
joys or sorrows that lay ahead, nor did we know how much we would need each
other.
Every day, we need each other still.
I love you girlfriends ♥ you know who you are
Love,Diy.