Friends

When we are young, we make friends so easily. I witnessed friendships form today at Kenneth's birthday party in a matter of minutes. It was fascinating to see boys who just met click. The 6 boys seemed to pair-off almost right away. 4 of them knew each other very well, but 2 of them were meeting the others for the first time. Of course, some of them didn't get along, but overall they all had fun.

Friends are so very important. Especially when you don't have family around. We all need support from each other and even when you're family is around, you need friends to balance things out. I have often underestimated the importance of my friends and taken their friendship for granted.

In my life, there seems to be a limited lifespan for my friendships. Since joining facebook, I have been able to contact friends of the past. We have all grown-up, some have gotten married, some have had kids. Life has changed. It's hard for me to say whether we're still friends. We don't share our day-to-day lives, but we still like each other. I've had best friends that I no longer see.

On the other hand, I've met many friends over my lifetime. It's interesting to think about how we make friends. For most of us, we've lost that childhood ability - it takes a little longer to make friends and we don't always click. Our families play a huge role in our friendships, too. It can be hard for me to make friends with others who aren't married and don't have kids. It seems necessary to have that much in common.

I know that when Kenneth starts school, we will meet many more friends and I hope we won't lose track of the friends we've met at nursery school.

Since change is inevitable, a change in friends is, too.