Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Who your friends are...

So it was brought to my attention that I had not posted in a while. And as I look back, yes, it has been a while. So Kelsey, this one is for you.

It has taken me a long time to learn who my friends are. And who they are not. The latter, believe it or not, is the harder of the two for me to figure out. But I can say that I am finally at a point in my life that I know who mine are. And they are people that I love dearly.

Last semester at school was especially trying for me. I just could not seem to get my act together. But there were a few parts of my day that I could always look forward to. I like getting to school early (Something I learned on those car rides in with Inge when my truck was broken). I am able to stop in and see the people that make me smile before the day actually starts. Before Jen had her baby I would stop and see her and then go see Jay before the bell rang. First block Latin was rough, but it was buffered by the fact that I got to spend second block with Kelsey.

Second block was my favorite part of the day. Not because I did not have a class to be in, but because Kelsey was assigned to the resource room. This girl has become such an inspiration to me while at the same time being my biggest cheerleader. And I love her for it. She is always there to listen when I have a problem and cheers whenever my kids do anything remotely exciting. For those of you who can not think of a person like this in your live, go get yourself one. But stay away from Kelsey, she is mine.

So as I sit here. It strikes me as funny that we teach our children in Kindergarten that everyone is there friend. This is so untrue. Everyone is not my friend and I do not like being forced into a situation where I have to say they are. Isn't that lying? And isn't that something we tell our children is innately wrong? Maybe my oppinion is a little bit off here. But I have watched Aeryn progress through school, and I have seen how mean some of these kids can be. And there are kids that I am actually happy that Aeryn is NOT friends with. Never would I want her to be friends with someone who intentionally hurts someone physically or mentally. And that is what is done every day.

So it makes me happy to know that I have a solid base of friends. And I am teaching her to build on as well. I want her to find someone as amazing as my BFF Jen, who is like a sister to me, or as wonderful as Kelsey, as kind as Peggy, as enlightening as Jay, or as funny as Rob. Without these people. I would not be able to make it through the day. And for them I am thankful.

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