Friends

Kelly Chasmar

Everyone needs a friend or two. Many things go on in your life that you can not deal with by yourself and you need someone there by your side. Someone to count on and always be there for you. You need someone to share great memories with, and live life to the fullest. A lot of people loose friends, even best friends, but it is something that many people go through. Life is too short to fight and disagree on things, just have fun! No one wants to be alone, at all. Imagine, not having any friends and being bored out of your mind all the time. What fun would you have? You would have no one to talk to, and miss out on a lot of things in life.

Many people may think they have the best friend in the whole wide world, when really they don’t. Have you ever had a friend that turned out to betray to you? Stab you in the back? It is the worst feeling in the world. Thinking you had someone to always count on, turns out to hurt you most in the end. You feel so hurt and can’t believe someone you thought you knew so well was someone totally different. However, you just have to move on and make the best of things. Everyone needs to realize that friends will come and go. Make new friends, people that will treat you the way you should be treated.

Family will most likely be one of your closest friends that you will ever have. For the most part, no matter what they will always be there for you. They are the people you should fully trust and have no doubts about. A lot of people have a best friend, which is their sister or brother, and that is so great! People should be very grateful for that because some people don’t even talk to there family members. Family will be there through thick and thin.

Friends

Jill Saftel

 Friends

            Without friends, who would we laugh with, cry with, get into mischief with, and experience life with? Friends truly make life complete, and without them it’s easy to see that life could be really boring! They’re like salsa to corn chips; they add a little spice to life! Your buddies share your best and worst moments with you, and are by your side to make memories you’ll never forget. Whether someone is a lifelong friend, or touches your life for only a short while, each one makes their mark.

            Almost every person, at some point throughout their lives, meets one person they can truly call a best friend. This person becomes just like a member of the family. I’ve known my best friend, Erin, since the 8^th grade. She joins our family vacations, and I join hers. We’ve gone to beaches together, we’ve ridden in limos together; I’ve even climbed a mountain with her by my side. None of these events would have been as meaningful to me if I hadn’t gotten to experience them with Erin. She always knows what’s best for me, even when I don’t. Without saying anything, she can know exactly what I’m thinking. We always say the silliest things. For example, if we are thinking or say the same thing we both yell, “SILLY MONKEY!” This sounds ridiculous, but it’s something we made up almost five years ago, and I feel as though we’ll still being saying it when we’re forty.  I know I’ll be lost the day we leave each other’s sides and attend colleges in different states, but our relationship has been through enough and is strong enough to withstand any distance. For me, Erin is the type of person I know I will be in touch with for the rest of my life, even if we aren’t living near each other. It is bonds like the one I share with Erin that make the distinction between close friends and best friends.

            Family members are special kinds of friends. Unlike the friends we meet throughout our lives, we do not choose our family. But, for most of us, our families will always be there, through thick and thin, backing us up at our lowest, and celebrating with us at our highest. Even if they’re a little crazy or just plain difficult to be around, our families are the people we trust most. I know that I can tell my Mom anything without questioning that she might gossip about it or tease me about it. I have a few very tough, very strong older cousins who always look out for me and have my back. They tell me that if anyone ever gives me any trouble to tell them. Although I know they are only fooling around and wouldn’t hurt a fly, it’s nice to know that I have people who care so much about me, and it’s very comical to see them interact with any boys that come around. It is the small things like trust and protection that make the friendship family members share so special.

            Regardless of location or age, friends serve the same purpose. They make life fun! Our best memories wouldn’t be memories at all if we didn’t have our friends by our sides to share special moments with. As an only child, I have never known the bond between siblings, so I value my closest friends as if they were truly a part of my family. I wouldn’t trade the dinners, movie nights, and sleepovers I have shared with my closest friends for anything in the world. Throughout my four years in high school, I have learned just how important a close knit circle of friends can be, and I know that my friends would be there for me whenever I needed them, just as I would be for them. The best part about friends such as these is having someone to share the very best of times with, but also someone who will let you cry on their shoulder, even if it means getting tears rubbed all over their shirt.  

Katlynn Wolfe

Friends

Everyone needs at least one friend they can talk to when they are having a bad day. There are many things that can’t be dealt with on your own like a divorce, a break-up, losing a friend or family member, or a fight with a friend. Many people lose friends and even best friends. That is probably the hardest thing to deal with after family problems. When I think about the mount of time I have left in my life I know that I shouldn’t fight with friends and that I shouldn’t disagree with my friends because I might lose them.

 Everyone has at least one best friend they can turn to when they are in need of someone to talk to. Everyone needs someone they can talk to or else they will become depressed and that sometimes leads to suicide. The truth is no one can just keep to themselves and not talk to anyone about what is going on in their life. Most people think that talking to a family member is better than talking to a friend. The truth is having a friend to talk to doesn’t put as much pressure on you as when you are talking to a family member about it.

Friends are an important part in someone’s life. They are there for you when you need someone to talk to. They are also there when you just need to have some fun and be yourself. The fun part about having a friend there with you is that they won’t criticize you on the way you act and the way you are being yourself. You don’t have to worry about it and I think it is a fun way to be yourself when you are with your friends.

Erika White

Friends

Friends. They’re the main reason why we make ourselves get up in the morning and go to school. They’re the ones whose shoulder we can cry on when something’s not going right. But most importantly, they’re the ones who know the most about us and through all of our flaws; they’re there right beside us no matter what.

Good friends are easy to find but great friends are the ones that you have to dig deep for. Those are our diamonds. You can find those friends through the four years you have left in school. They either shine brightly or slowly fade away to a color that you’ve never seen in them before.

Friends are the rocks that either can stand the test of time or crack in half under the pressure. It’s the confidence, trust, and love we have for them that makes us care for them so much. For me, to be able to sit on the phone for hours and talk about absolutely nothing or go on random road trips that you’ll remember for the rest of your life, is the true meaning of friendship. These little things have huge impacts on your life whether you know it or not. They form who you are and who you’ll become later in life. The truest of the friends you’ll keep in contact with years after you graduate. They’ll be at your wedding, your baby shower, and quite possibly your funeral, which does sound a little morbid I must admit, but it is true.

Throughout my entire life, my grandmother has told me stories of the adventures that she and her girlfriend Harpel had as teenagers. So many infact that all of the stories are mushed together into one, like a storybook that lasts 70 years. The other day, I went over to my nana’s house and asked her how she was doing. She told me that Harpel was very sick and it was likely that she was not going to make it however she still calls her every morning and night to talk to her just to hear her voice. Through my grandmother and Harpel, I’ve realized that everyone needs a friend whether they know it or not. Without them, we’d be lonely and have so much bottled up inside of us that we wouldn’t know what to do with it. They allow us to be the people who we are, rather than the pretend people we make ourselves out to be.

My advice to anyone who doubts that they need a friend is to look back on yout life and ask yourself, where would you be without them? Where would my grandmother be without Harpel?