tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post2794538541865955750..comments2023-04-17T07:09:18.801-07:00Comments on Off the Beaten Path: Tell Me About Your FriendsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899163256691121556noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-79399036193861318132012-08-31T15:38:29.869-07:002012-08-31T15:38:29.869-07:00Thank you, Tessa. The effects of emotional abuse, ...Thank you, Tessa. The effects of emotional abuse, especially if it occurs when you're a child, are so complicated it's hard to know WHY friendships are difficult, although I do wish I had good friends. I do attend a Bible study and we are very involved in our church. I am praying often, thanking God for being with me during those difficult years (for He was with me or I wouldn't be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-9950885322662701122012-08-31T06:24:58.902-07:002012-08-31T06:24:58.902-07:00Yes, I'm a follower of Jesus Christ!
#1 I loo...Yes, I'm a follower of Jesus Christ!<br /><br />#1 I look for a trustworthy person who respects confidentiality. Someone I can trust. I look for someone who can listen. I also look for a friend who is fairly positive in her outlook. I have friends who struggle with depression, always have problems, etc., but when I'm looking for someone I want to have a give and take two way Betsy de Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081162585307212930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-49641181568449741132012-08-30T17:32:05.990-07:002012-08-30T17:32:05.990-07:00Yes, I am a follower of Jesus Christ.
Question #1...Yes, I am a follower of Jesus Christ. <br />Question #1 - My best friend is never judgmental, always willing to listen and doesn't necessarily offer advice. She is just there to listen and understand without telling me what I should or shouldn't do. If I ask, she will tell me but she doesn't push it on me and I respect that in her.<br />Question #2 - We do the Bible study together andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-65442591241079454632012-08-30T15:17:24.238-07:002012-08-30T15:17:24.238-07:00Yes I am a follower of Jesus, a believer and a blo...Yes I am a follower of Jesus, a believer and a blog writer who is not afraid to write about it either.<br />Question one: when I consider a friend I look for confidentiality, genuine speaking, and integrity of heart.<br />Question two: Yes I have a prayer partner and it makes us feel closer<br />Question three: Yes I have that kind of friend and it took many years to get to that point. it is not Thoughts for the dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166340365607117445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-3724884593033897302012-08-30T14:32:37.083-07:002012-08-30T14:32:37.083-07:00This post makes me so sad. I can't imagine goi...This post makes me so sad. I can't imagine going through that. I'm truely sorry for your pain in this. It kind of sounds like you are attracting the wrong kinds of people. Maybe you reach out to people that need help themselves and you don't realize it? SOmehow you need to surround yourself with people who won't bring you down, who can lift you up. Church can be a great place to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305313090253306019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-19351902245570799542012-08-30T14:26:51.242-07:002012-08-30T14:26:51.242-07:00WHy did I even put on mascara today?! Thanks Kay, ...WHy did I even put on mascara today?! Thanks Kay, I know you understand more then most, you have moved a lot and living in this town people come and go all the time. I am thankful that Nikki is my sister in Christ because I know that we will be sharing a bunk bed in Heaven! Or will it be a cloud? ;o) One word of advice that I have is to never take a friend for granted. Don't put them off and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305313090253306019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-39099336552237979862012-08-30T13:56:47.843-07:002012-08-30T13:56:47.843-07:00Kay, I can answer your last question. I have alway...Kay, I can answer your last question. I have always struggled with developing friendships. I was chronically emotionally abused as a child (by my father) and have found that, although I've managed to find a wonderful godly husband, I simply don't attach to people very well. The women I count as "friends" right now I would never think of calling in time of need; they seem to haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-40245756244091096522012-08-30T11:40:43.009-07:002012-08-30T11:40:43.009-07:00Tessa, Bless your heart! I know. I hate that she i...Tessa, Bless your heart! I know. I hate that she is moving too, and I hate it for you. But be assured that you can continue your friendship. That is the very essence of relationships built around Christ...they are forever (literally forever) friendships. And it can work over the distance, too. My two very best friends both live hundreds of miles from me, but they continue to speak into my life Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899163256691121556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743149996557804712.post-60827639767792005232012-08-30T11:32:07.750-07:002012-08-30T11:32:07.750-07:00Thanks for making me cry Kay... ok I'm super e...Thanks for making me cry Kay... ok I'm super emotional today anyway, just the word "friendship" made me cry. As you know, today is my last day with my best friend as she moves across the country. Its absolutley heart-breaking. I can look back at our firndship though and see how much we have grown together. I'm lucky to have a friend who has been with me since the start of my Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305313090253306019noreply@blogger.com