Friends Make Life Better

 I got to hang out with a couple gals today whom have recently come into my life and become good friends. I have always struggled with being close with women as it relates back to my childhood and how badly I was beat up and bullied most of my elementary school years. 

You know how the story goes, a girl whom you think is your best friend ends up betraying you to be friends with someone else. Only later that friendship doesn't work out so they come crawling back to you and the cycle goes around again. That was my childhood. Only later did I run into said girl in the mall one day who told me that she was simply jealous of me. No idea why, I was nice to everyone, but still. Isn't that just the human thing to do? Anyways, we aren't friends but acquaintances now, and that's fine for me. 

So, back to present day. I have opened myself up to finding women who don't just sit there and complain about their husbands or kids, don't complain that they're tired and they do all the housework, but build each other up and learn from one another. *Insert army woman photo here*

All I gotta say is, it's about time to find some women who don't compete for your friendship, don't compete with each other on who has the best, or worst, life. I'm learning that in my 40's, life is now about putting into action all the lessons I've learned about friendship and be THAT woman.