So-Called 'Friends'

I am a lover of quotes. I read a particular website for the 'quote of the day' each and every day. Sometimes I feel like they describe my life perfectly. I stumbled upon a quote that I had saved in a word document today and decided that it was somehow in God's plan that I read that today. Especially after the disturbing information I got this weekend.

"It's just something that happens as you grow up. You realize it's less important to have more friends and it's more important to have real ones."

(So what if it came from an episode of Laguna Beach. It's deep and meaningful.)

This world is full of fake people, and unfortunately I've come across several of those types in my 28 years of life. Most recently, I had a 'friend' who said all of the right things when I went through my breakup. It was all of the "It is his loss" and "You can do so much better than him," etc. We've all heard it before at one time or another. It wasn't like I didn't know those things myself, but it was nice to be reminded by someone else. What's even better is that I heard over the weekend that this 'friend' is now dating him. I'm not sure whether to laugh or to cry. Which got me thinking...

In a world where it is hard to trust people, I am SO VERY BLESSED to have 2 amazing best friends (aside from my sister and my cousin's wife). Girls that I know I could count on to ALWAYS have my back, to be there to dry the countless tears after a major breakup. Girls that won't ever judge me, will always be supportive, will listen when they need to, but will also tell me when they disagree. Girls that join in on my bitch sessions or put me in my place when I am completely out of line. 2 girls that genuinely love me and only want the absolute best for me. So many people take friendships for granted, and I have even been guilty of this a time or two. However, I know WITHOUT A DOUBT, that I have the very best friends in the world. And I am very lucky. I won't ever forget that.