be a good friend

I’ve had the opportunity to be a good friend a few times recently. One instance was sort of obligatory, a friend asked for something. The second was my own offering to do something big for her, and i did it, and i feel good about helping her out. I think I could be a better friend by calling them more often, though. I should try to call a friend once a week, or once every two weeks.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne ?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

I want to do this, but what makes it difficult is my friends are not very good to me!

I am always on time, remember birthdays, remember exams/interviews and wish luck. I never complain about where we go or what we do. I don’t call people all the time, but this is becuase I see everyone regularly anyway.

One of my best friends has told me she wont come out for my birthday next week cos she doesn’t like the club I have chosen to go to.

I wouldn’t mind, but for her birthday we went to an awful place that i HATE and I never said a word. Didn’t moan, because it was her bday, so for that day i figure she calls the shots.

Guess its not the same when its my birthday huh.

xxx

I am trying! But I see that at first I have to be a really good friend to myself!

I love sending snailmail and because of my dissabillities I’m not always able to visit people, so sending nice postcards is a good way for me to express that I think of them and care for them.. And writing a postcard by hand always has a little more meaning than sending e-mails (which I do too, of course).

Last december I met a friend from highschool again, who I hadn’t seen in oh…. 100 years or something. It was wonderful to see her again and listen to how her life went. We met again a month ago, had a great time, and we’ll meet each other again in july. She’s going to be a real friend again, I think. And because that’s wonderful, I wrote her a nice postcard today.

i want to be a good freind

I suppose I still believe I am a good friend, but I can’t see the things I do to show this. I mean, besides listening to them, taking interest in their lives, etc. I haven’t had a friend really ask me for something big.

I always try to pretend I’m just fine with how I act socially, but the truth is I could do way better. I press my over analyzation on my friends, and don’t act consistent with them on my actions, and I really need to.
I need to know that the only thing unlikable about me is doubting people will like me. I am a really nice friend, but I don’t stop to say, “How are you?” and actually be the listener.

I have seen a lot of entrys with subjects like, make new friends or have more, but I think its more important to be the best friend you can be.

How? by not gossiping or the like.

I admit that I am not a good friend. I am not always there whenever my friends need me with small things like going with them to the washroom, I’m always too lazy to go with them. But when problems come, I’m always there for them. Am I a bad friend?