I had been friends with my 'best friend' since junior high school. She was always a mess. I am not sure what drew me to her, but, we stayed close for years. As we had our own children, I loved her children like I loved my own (even though she showed no interest in mine).
As the years progressed, my friend abused our friendship. I had grown to love her children and decided not to rock the boat, as I knew she would NEVER let the children see me if I did. I knew they needed our family for stability. Since their mother was often absent we were helping raise them. Finally, after listening to you for years I reached my limits. I told her that our friendship was over.
It was long past the time to have done this. As her children were grown and out of the house being her friend had just become a bad habit! Thank you for the wisdom you share. I am so grateful AND so relieved to have this woman out of my life. She can no longer continue to hurt me and I no longer have to experience the pain of pretending that we are friends! Again, thank you for all you do to help us look at life in a realistic way!
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