Friendship Upʼs And Downʼs Charlotte
Friendship is very important. Friendship is important because your friends are people you can trust and have fun with. You feel comfortable near them and your not afraid to be yourself. They are always there for you through good times and bad. You can look back at all your memories and pictures with them and be happy. Sometimes friendships end. I believe that it is okay when this happens because it gives you a chance to connect with old friends or with new friends. Your friends always know how to cheer you up. Imagine its Monday morning. You woke up late, so you are freaking out trying to make it to the bus on time. You look in your closet for something nice to wear. Everythingʼs in the wash, and all thatʼs there is your sweat pants and an old tee shirt. You quickly throw it on and dash down the stairs for breakfast. You sit down and your brother spills apple juice all over you. You quickly run upstairs and grab a pair of jeans out of the wash and swiftly text your friend to tell the teacher youʼll be late. “No problem!” She replies. You are soaking wet from the jeans now but you donʼt care you run to the bus and miss it so your mom drives you to school. You walk into the school thinking, “Today is just not my day…” and your friends run up to greet you. They give you a good morning hug and start to make you laugh because they can tell you havenʼt had your best morning. They tell you about there horrible mornings and make it seem like you donʼt have it all that bad. Then they tell you that they are very excited to hang out after school with you and give you something to look forward to. This is important. Friends are the people that get you through the day. When I think of all the fun times me and my friends have had, I just laugh. I think of all of the times we spent together from jumping on a trampoline literally all night long to simply just hanging out with them after school. Something fun always happens. I find that with my friends, the funniest things are the ones you donʼt plan. They are the ones that come by surprise. I donʼt know why I think the unplanned moments are more fun. Maybe because you are expecting it to just be a boring day but it turns out
to be so much more. Itʼs really important to have a good time in your life. When I am older I want to be able to look back and say I had fun with my friends. Itʼs also important to get new experiences in life. You can do this by trying something new with friends. I have tried many new things with my friends. Some things I have done is stayed up all night, put soap on a trampoline, woke up at 5 am and jumped into a lake, took a boat out very late at night, and found out that my dog loves snow cones! I never would have done all of this without my friends! Thatʼs why the things we do together are important. After all the years though, friendships can fall apart or sometimes they just end. I think this is ok. Although in the beginning it might be hard because you really wanted the friendship to work out. You just think to yourself, “I tried my best… maybe its time to move on.” In the end, it gives you an opportunity to meet new people but of course it is still very sad. I am always upset when something happens between a friend and me. I get upset because even though I am upset with that person or they are upset with me deep down I know I still care about them. It can also give you a chance to reconnect with old friends from the past. I think this is good. You can “expand your horizons.” You just walk up to a group of people and say, “Hey, what are you guys doing?” Just simply saying that can start something so much more. I believe there are pros and cons to losing a friend. Like I said, you can make new friends and try new things but there are also downsides. You have spent a lot of time with someone and have had a lot of fun with him or her. Now you might not have that anymore. That can be sad for people. It can also make people filled with rage! I try to stay calm like the stars when I am in one of these situations but sometimes I do get upset like a big rainstorm. If you are mad at a friend what I think you should do is talk to them before anyone else. Maybe you could fix things and say sorry. If you talk to everyone else the other person might be even more hurt and you are only
making the problem bigger. Now, I am not Dr. Phil but that is my opinion. This is also my opinion (you can have your own) but there are surely things that makes someone a good friend and things that make someone a bad friend. A good friend you always laugh and smile with. You can fool around and make stupid jokes together but at the same time, you have the ability to have a serious conversation. A bad friend would throw you aside and not really care about you. They would talk behind your back and use you. It is very important to make new friends in my opinion. In the future all of us will have to interact with new people when were working. We are practicing now by making new friends. Friends can also help you if you need it so making new friends with different skills might be helpful. New friends might also inspire you to do new things so clearly it is okay to loose some friends and gain others along the way. Friendship is very important because it gives you something to look back on and laugh about. I love all my friends and they mean so much to me. Â