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dramadramaduck2011-10-19 10:47 pm
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What makes someone a bad friend?
I suppose if they lie intentionally to hurt them, for starters.
I mean, that's just the start, isn't it? After someone does that, who knows what they'll do?
What if they don't lie or ever actively try to hurt someone?
Disloyalty, lying to them, backstabbing... too many things to count, really.
What if they really don't think they did those things?
It's not so bad if it isn't intentional, I don't think. But if the friend is still hurt and upset, maybe try to undo whatever it is that hurt them? Or do something to make up for it? Apologizing usually works pretty well.
And what if undoing it means giving up something they think they really want? Something that's important?
Have you tried apologizing?
They won't talk to me and I really don't think I did anything wrong.
Have you considered their point of view in this at all?
Yeah, I have. I even tried to help them at first.
Well, I guess sometimes... I don't know.
Before. At first, they seemed like they wanted my help, but in the end, they really didn't and now I think they're like everyone else.
I thought they were my friend, but now I know there's really only one person that believes in me.
I thought they were my friend, but now I know there's really only one person that believes in me.
... why is being a friend so hard?
Wait, I'm confused. Are they the bad friend, or are you?
.. maybe we're not, anymore. That's just sad.
You could just try apologizing to each other.
I don't quite know, but hear me out, okay? I guess being a friend is a lot like trying to make a garden grow in the worst conditions. Sometimes plants die, sometimes they flourish. All a person can do is tend to the seeds, right? Just keep at it. It's hard when it doesn't turn out right but sometimes there just isn't a reason.
A unicorn doesn't apologize because if it did, it would forget it's magical, and then its horn would fall off.
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