friends are not family.

[chrissybozz]

i have a few very close friends. i have had these girls in my life for a long time. and at some point, each one has left me for a while. be it a girlfriend that hit on my husband (my bf's girlfriend, not my bf herself), a jealous, controlling husband who forbade her from having friends, or now, the newest case of a friend going missing-autism. how could autsim drive my friend away, you ask? her son and my son are months apart, and her son has autism. mine does not. long story short. we still talk on the phone on a regular basis, but as for seeing each other and hanging out, its pretty much over. we never have really come out and addressed this issue point blank; but i have talked to her about it in a round-about way and she still hasn't come to terms with the life she has/vs the life she thought she would have with her kids.

i cry over this. my husband listens to me; and sympathizes. he tells me to accept what our friendship has become; or just let it go. its really hard. she really is one of my bf; so not seeing her kids tears me up. but, just like my husband told me-friends are not family.

[ilovemyboys2]

May. 12, 2007 at 9:08 AM If it help I will tell u that I have a good friend who's son is has mild autism.  I see her everyday for a 1 hour walk and that is it.  Usually if we try to do mych her son has a melt down.  Take her friendship and keep it.  Understand that she is having a hard time adjusting and just try to be there for her.

[chrissybozz]

May. 12, 2007 at 7:13 PM always have been there..always will be. i love my friends like blood.

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