I’m not always the perfect example of a real friend, though, either. Sometimes I fuck up, sometimes I make mistakes, but … I always try to be willing to listen when I’m told I’m making mistakes. I always try to fix them when I know I’ve made them. And the thing is, that’s all I really want to be given in return.

Lately, I’ve felt like I don’t get those things in return at all – and I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU lol – from a fair number of people.

Said people, though, also opted to remove themselves from my life. That hurt, a lot, but the thing is, I suppose I should have paid attention to all the warning signs and my own intuition, and cut the ties myself. It might still hurt, but, every day it’s getting easier to find all the reasons why they were not really my friends in the first place.

So, long story short, I’m glad to still count you (and a few select others lol) amongst my friends, because I know that you are a real friend… and I’m learning to count myself blessed where I’ve “lost” the not-so-real friends.