April 10, 2008 | Life in General
My supervisor sent this to me today and I thought I might share. Feel free to cut, paste and send to your friends, too.
None of that Sissy Crap
Are you tired of those sissy “friendship” poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship. You will see no cutesy little smiley faces on this card-Just the stone cold truth of our great friendship.
1. When you are sad –I will jump on the person who made you sad, like a spider monkey.
2. When you are blue — I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
3. When you smile — I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.
4. When you are scared — we will high tail it out of here.
5. When you are worried — I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining.
6. When you are confused — I will use little words.
7. When you are sick –Stay away from me until you are well again. I don’t want whatever you have.
8. When you fall — I will try to pick you up and dust you off.
9. This is my oath…I pledge it to the end. ‘Why?’ you may ask — because you are my friend!
Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth.
Skyla says:
Hey Celise! Wow you are an author. Great poem. =)
Thanks for your comment, how did you find my blog?
The Bleeding Rose says:
HA HA HA . . . how true, how very true. I’m surprised that I didn’t come up with half of those . . . sounds like something I would say/do. LOL.
miz says:
Friendships are so near and dear to me. And i agree with just about all that you said. A friend will never be afraid to tell you the truth about yourself, then hug you when you cry, laugh at you and with you…share the good times and the bad times, and laugh about them both later. Once you are my friend, i will cherish your friendship forever.
Celise says:
Skyla - I found you through Just A Girl (a.k.a Girls Are Bitchy) blog. She mentioned people in a recent post and she made me curious enough to check you out.
The Bleeding Rose - Yes, it’s very true. I would do all those things
Miz - Ditto, ditto, ditto. I only have two very best friends whom I’ve known for over twenty yrs each and this totally applies to how I feel about them. After reading this, all I wanted to say was “A. Men.”
Opinionated Diva says:
Luv this…and I am soooo stealing it. Thnx for giving me permission! lol
Just a girl says:
I’ve received a great powerpoint that sends the same - albeit slightly differently worded - message. Here are some variations:
When you are sad, I will get you drunk and help you plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.
When you smile, I’ll know you finally got laid.
When you fall, I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.
Because that’s what true friends are for!
Here’s another amusing forward I read recently with the same sentiment;
FALSE FRIENDS: Never ask for food
TRUE FRIENDS : Are the reason you have no food.
FALSE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
TRUE FRIENDS : Call your parents mum and dad.
FALSE FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
TRUE FRIENDS : Would be sitting next to you saying, “Damn…we fucked up…but that shit was fun!”
FALSE FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
TRUE FRIENDS : Cry with you.
FALSE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
TRUE FRIENDS: Keep your shit so long they forget it’s yours.
FALSE FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
TRUE FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.
FALSE FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
TRUE FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, “I’m home!”
FALSE FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you’ve had enough.
TRUE FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, “Bitch, you better drink the rest of that, you know we don’t waste!!”
FALSE FRIENDS: Will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
TRUE FRIENDS: Will knock them the fuck out!!
FALSE FRIENDS: Are for a while.
TRUE FRIENDS: Are for life.
x
Just a girl