Everyone had a best friend - I hope. That's the thing I miss most about childhood. Best friends. Kids get what friendship is all about. It's about spending time together. I think one of the closest relationships on earth is between two childhood friends. You did everything together. You shared everything. You knew everything about one another - and liked each other anyway. There was no jealousy. There was no envy. No gossip. It was about make-believe games or dressing up to play pretend. You cried together when you were scared and laughed together when you were happy. You called each other on the phone every day after school ... or, if you were lucky enough, just rode the bus home together and took it straight from there.
What happened to friendship as we got older (speaking specifically to female friendship, not dating or marriage)? We lost best friends and gained acquaintances. That's what happened. Our best friend got replaced by a busy schedule. We don't have time for deep relationships - or the energy for that matter. We have husbands to feed and children to raise ... there's no room for a best friend anymore.
Or is there? I think my greatest flaw is that I will always desire a best friend.
Because Calvin and Hobbes say it best ... "Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend."
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