RELATIONSHIPS

I have never put a priority on having multiple friends. Much less girl friends. Probably because growing up I never had the good ones. #meangirls

I always thought my inner circle was tight. Remember mean girls. Built walls and not boundaries.

Wow, 2020 and friends…

I know I could not have made it through 2020 without my friends. 

Between Virtual Zoom Coffee date, trading bad memes through Facebook Messenger, the numerous check-in texts, and my favorite the drive-in girls night outs, sitting in our trunks sharing dinners and secrets all while staying 6 feet apart. 

Relationships are a two-way street. That includes all types of relationships. Marriages, relationships with parents. Relationship with siblings. Or a relationship with friends. 

It takes both parties working together in order for a relationship to work. If you are the only person in the relationship constantly working towards making this relationship work. It is possible the other person doesn't value this friendship in the same manner that you value the friendship.

And that is perfectly okay. There is nothing wrong with the other person not having the same level of dedication to the relationship as you.

There is this false narrative floating around that we need to be happy all the time. 

We are being told we can't just sit back and process a unique, difficult, or bad situation. Instead, people are telling us we need to find the good. Search out the blessing. Or worse, just get over it. 

We need to change the way we view asking for help. 

This topic was sparked off of a conversation with a teenager who needed to ask for help to do something.

Back story a piece of paper needed to be taken into a building and they didn't feel comfortable doing it. My suggestion was why don't you ask Jill to do it.