What's The Point of Making Friends Just to be Iced?
We can't choose our family but we do choose our friends. And sometimes we make wrong choices. I mean, obviously. We are expected to understand the dynamics of friendships at an early age, as well as the importance of them. Most friendships begin because you are seated with someone in a classroom. You didn't even want to sit with someone who keeps picking their nose and wipes boogers on their sleeve. But the teacher decides the seating arrangement. Weeks later, you're best friends with them. They've evolved for you by using tissues instead of their clothes to wipe snot. They get the best snacks for lunch and share it with you. You have secrets and jokes and meet up during the weekends to play on the swings. Next year rolls in, and you've been put in different sections. Now you barely see each other. The last time you saw them at an assembly, they were picking their nose, and yes, the booger is back on the sleeves. But you adapt and make new friends. Some ...