Friends were never something I had when I was younger. Being the "outcast" (around here anyway) was always the stigma I had. People knew within a few weeks of us moving in that we were "different" and they had to "get us to see the light" (yes, I've had that phrase thrown at me a few--dozen--times in my life); yet after their attempts at the light thing didn't work, I would be told that their kids could no longer play with me or I was no longer welcome at their home. Probably the reason Z and I are closer than a lot of siblings is because there was no one else to play with. Oh, we had our fights and for years neither one of us wanted to be around the other, but we still hang out and we can tolerate each other now. (There are times that people hear us talking and ask why we're arguing and they get a funny look from Z or I--we're not arguing, that's just how we communicate with each other).
Reason I'm bring this up? Well, I heard a quote the other day while watching a show that made me think. I get asked all the time why I don't have so many friends on Facebook or why I constantly post pictures of just a select few friends. Well, to answer those questions 1)I have to know you in reality before I let you see what I post and 2)I don't like being in photos and the friends that I post about do, so I post those pictures. Yet, on to the quote:
Be Civil to all, social with many, known to few---Benjamin FranklinAnd I've come to the realization that very few know me. Very few have seen me at my darkest moments. Very few have stuck by me when I've been a total b*tch and loved me even though I shouldn't have been.
And to those friends I say
THANK YOU
