“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” – JimMorrison
Oh, I do love it, Spidey, when you give me something to think upon, something that is totally relevant to life right now!
Friends are the family you choose for yourself.
There are so many types of friendships; the acquaintances, the ‘specific times of your life’ friends, the work friends, the kids’ parents friends, and the real friends.
You do indeed get to a time in your life when you find that, though you can surround yourself with people on a daily basis, there are only a few people, possibly as many as you have fingers on your hand, that are your real friends.
All through school, I had plenty of mates, friends who knew what school was like and we could grumble together, fawn over music and crushes together, that sort of thing. But I…