A friend is someone who doesn't mind seeing you at your worst. Rings of smudged mascara and matted hair won't deter friendship.
A friend is someone who'll laugh with you and cry with you. She won't berate your feelings or scorn your sense of humor.
A friend is someone who listens without judging. She knows how hard it is to raise a family and knows how hard a mother and wife struggle to maintain her family. A friend listens to the complaints, the sorrows, and the heartaches without pointing out what went wrong. She simply listens.
A friend loves and accepts your family-with all their flaws and foibles-the way she loves and accepts you.
A friend is someone who understands the ironies that slap us in the face from time to time. She never says, "I told you so."
A friend is someone who cheers us on in the face of defeat. She celebrates our victories and nurses our losses. She remains constant in the face of both.
A friend is someone who accepts your messy house. She knows that happy homes are busy homes, and busy homes get dirty real fast.
A friend is someone who tells you honestly that fuchsia just isn't your best color, and that you're too old to put maroon streaks in your hair.
A friend is someone who calls you in the middle of your day just to say, "I was thinking of you." The mark of good friendship is the value you put on that call.
A friend shares her hopes and dreams, her fears and sorrows.
A friend prays with you and for you.
A friend shares the depth of her faith.
A friend is the one you can't wait to call when something good has happened.
A friend is the first one you call when something goes wrong.
A friend doesn't mind your call in the middle of the night.
A friend is someone who makes you smile just by entering the room.
A friend knows your deepest, darkest secrets, and keeps them to herself.
A friend doesn't mind when you cry at the movie, hog the popcorn, and leave before the credits are through.
A friend tells you the truth-even if it hurts.
A friend remembers the tiniest of details that bring joy into your life.
A friend knows that when you fall asleep mid-conversation, it's from exhaustion-not boredom.
A friend loves with her heart, her words, and her hugs.
A friend forgives mistakes.
A friend isn't jealous. She revels in your glory. She genuinely shares your joy.
A friend gets excited when you go on vacation, win a prize, get a promotion, or buy something new. She never says, "I wish it was me"-at least not out loud!
A friend knows that the gift of her presence far outweighs presents.
Are you someone's real friend?
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Comments: 16
So, I am a rich biatch...I have a dozen such friends. I don't know how I got that lucky.
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I would add that friends as you describe are very hard to find and even more difficult to hold onto. I know I am a good friend to some, and am happy with that.
The ones I have are treasures beyond measure.
Wise child. I cherish friends that wise.
Sometimes we forget that we should be paying attention to our own behaviour, rather than the behaviour of our loved ones.