tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133929039186110257.post9050834915852781179..comments2023-08-12T11:24:15.940-04:00Comments on The Bookkitten: Writers Workshop: "You always hurt the ones you love..."Kittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387217950712644169noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133929039186110257.post-85501773171305758702009-03-17T11:59:00.000-04:002009-03-17T11:59:00.000-04:00Can you tell I am wildly behind in reading blogs a...Can you tell I am wildly behind in reading blogs as I am just now getting to this post?<BR/><BR/>I don't think you did anything ... I think you yourself recognized it -- you were just moving in different directions in life. That is how friends grow apart -- life takes them somewhere else and you can never recapture what brought you together in the first place. I know I've grown apart from my college friends to the point where we don't even bother sending holiday cards anymore. But when we haven't been a real part of each others lives for 15+ years, it does seem a little silly to mourn the loss of a friendship that "ended" years ago. But it sounds like you need a little closure ... perhaps you could send a short card or something to the last address you had -- just for no reason but to say that "I thought of you today and just wanted to let you know. I wish you the best in life." If she responds, great. If not, well then you had a chance to say "goodbye" on your own terms. Anyway, that is just my 2 cents. : )Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133929039186110257.post-84205943146371377472009-03-12T12:43:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:43:00.000-04:00So sad how friendships can work like that sometime...So sad how friendships can work like that sometimes.<BR/>I hate to admit it, but I'm guilty of dropping friends because we have nothing left in common, but i do try and make that clear before I stop talking to them.<BR/>I hope you can let it rest eventually. Maybe it's not over, and years down the road the scenario will continue to the closing scene.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270666719289599529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133929039186110257.post-52681679899326667512009-03-12T12:24:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:24:00.000-04:00That's really sad. I hope you get the chance to ta...That's really sad. I hope you get the chance to talk it through someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133929039186110257.post-70552337701776863152009-03-12T09:42:00.000-04:002009-03-12T09:42:00.000-04:00I'm so sorry that you have to deal with this.. I k...I'm so sorry that you have to deal with this.. I know it's tough to lose touch with old friends, especially when you don't know the reason behind the riff. I hope that you'll eventually get the closure you need.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783379570693055648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133929039186110257.post-82635741693553307342009-03-12T08:46:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:46:00.000-04:00Wow, I have SUCH a similar story in my life that i...Wow, I have SUCH a similar story in my life that it makes me think you are secretly that friend of mine.. ok, not possible. But STILL. I can totally relate. It's hard.CDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693699262370727497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133929039186110257.post-85734876109097616532009-03-11T21:12:00.000-04:002009-03-11T21:12:00.000-04:00I'm sorry Bookkitten. That would gnaw at me too.I...I'm sorry Bookkitten. That would gnaw at me too.<BR/><BR/>It is sad when a friendship ends.<BR/><BR/>I hope you find closure someday.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096758413292331253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133929039186110257.post-89157848492256801682009-03-11T19:05:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:05:00.000-04:00Aw Bookkitten, I'm sorry! It's awful to have any ...Aw Bookkitten, I'm sorry! It's awful to have any kind of relationship end without knowing why. <BR/><BR/>I totally get you on the whole shower/free stuff/gift thing. I've watched so many of my friends and relatives get married and get all this stuff, and I'd say about 90% ended in divorce. So I've had to buy gifts twice because of remarriages. Don't think that doesn't burn me up when I've had to buy 2 shower/wedding gifts and I've had to still buy my <I>own</I> lousy steak knives.Melanie Gillispiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325977196312705838noreply@blogger.com