Losing a Best Friend

Northstarmom
Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:23:13 +0000

“That old Girl Scout song comes to mind: “Make new friends, and keep the old, one is silver and the other gold.””

I used to believe in the above, but I no longer do. One can outgrow friends. I have no interest in remaining friends with people who, for instance, have had a lifelong pattern of self-destructive actions or are chronic help rejecting complainers or who constantly have put me down or walked over me.

Due to formerly being very shy and having very low self esteem, I used to be a magnet for the above types of people, but as I got healthier, I no longer wanted them in my life. I don’t miss them. Some longtime friends aren’t golden.