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Why We Need Girlfriends
I sat on a porch in (Monroeville) Alabama, on a
summer day, drinking iced tea and visiting with my
Mother. 'Don't forget your girlfriends,' Mother advised, clinking
the ice cubes in her glass. No matter how much you love your husband, you
are still going to need girlfriends. Remember to
go places with them now and then; do things with them. And
remember that girlfriends are not only friends, but sisters, daughters and
other relatives too.' What a funny piece of advice, I thought. Hadn't I
just gotten married?
Hadn't I just joined the couple-world? I was now a married
woman, for goodness sake, not a young girl who needed girlfriends. But I
listened to my Mom.
I kept contact with my girlfriends and made more each year. As the years
tumbled by, one after another, gradually I came to understand that Mom
really knew what she was talking about.
Here is what I know about Girlfriends:
Girlfriends bring casseroles and scrub your bathroom when you need help.
Girlfriends keep your children and keep your secrets.
Girlfriends give advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it,
sometimes you don't.
Girlfriends don't always tell you that you're right, but they're usually
honest.
Girlfriends still love you, even when they don't agree with your choices.
Girlfriends laugh with you, and you don't need canned jokes to start the
laughter.
Girlfriends pull you out of jams.
Girlfriends will give a party for your son or daughter when they get
married or have a baby,
Girlfriends are there for you, in an instant and Girlfriends listen when
you lose a job or a friend.
Girlfriends listen when your children break your heart.
Girlfriends listen when your parents' minds and bodies fail.
Girlfriends cry with you when someone you loved dies.
Daughters, daughter-in-laws, sisters, family, and friends bless our
lives. When we began this adventure we had no idea of the incredible joys
or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each
other.
Pass this on to your girlfriends/sisters/daughters/cousins AND significant
women in your life. I just did
Thank you all for being there for me always
Why We Need Girlfriends
I sat on a porch in (Monroeville) Alabama, on a
summer day, drinking iced tea and visiting with my
Mother. 'Don't forget your girlfriends,' Mother advised, clinking
the ice cubes in her glass. No matter how much you love your husband, you
are still going to need girlfriends. Remember to
go places with them now and then; do things with them. And
remember that girlfriends are not only friends, but sisters, daughters and
other relatives too.' What a funny piece of advice, I thought. Hadn't I
just gotten married?
Hadn't I just joined the couple-world? I was now a married
woman, for goodness sake, not a young girl who needed girlfriends. But I
listened to my Mom.
I kept contact with my girlfriends and made more each year. As the years
tumbled by, one after another, gradually I came to understand that Mom
really knew what she was talking about.
Here is what I know about Girlfriends:
Girlfriends bring casseroles and scrub your bathroom when you need help.
Girlfriends keep your children and keep your secrets.
Girlfriends give advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it,
sometimes you don't.
Girlfriends don't always tell you that you're right, but they're usually
honest.
Girlfriends still love you, even when they don't agree with your choices.
Girlfriends laugh with you, and you don't need canned jokes to start the
laughter.
Girlfriends pull you out of jams.
Girlfriends will give a party for your son or daughter when they get
married or have a baby,
Girlfriends are there for you, in an instant and Girlfriends listen when
you lose a job or a friend.
Girlfriends listen when your children break your heart.
Girlfriends listen when your parents' minds and bodies fail.
Girlfriends cry with you when someone you loved dies.
Daughters, daughter-in-laws, sisters, family, and friends bless our
lives. When we began this adventure we had no idea of the incredible joys
or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each
other.
Pass this on to your girlfriends/sisters/daughters/cousins AND significant
women in your life. I just did
Thank you all for being there for me always
