jmcseals SEALS

**Ah, I lost one. A woman I'd known since I was ten. A mom. I miss her
every day. I loved her.***

Deb,

I'm so sorry. I think I've lost my friend as well. I feel the same way you
do. We've been best friends for over 13 years. I say *think* because she
just stopped taking my calls and won't speak to me.

**But I wouldn't trade my sons happiness and
freedom to get her love back.**

I know. It's hard. Life has been so completely crazy the past couple of
weeks and it's hard not to reach for the phone and dial her number when I'm
pulling my hair out crying. I don't think it's just unschooling tha does
this to friendships. In my case, it ran the whole gamut of parenting
differences. I'm looking hard for the good side to this and the only thing
I can come up with is that it is forcing me to get off my ass and make some
new friends. Now I have the 'hindsight' which helps to know to look for
like-minded people, even though at 15, you really have no idea where you
will be that far down the road. :)

Jennifer

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Olga

So true Jennifer. Unschooling is forcing me to meet new people as
well. I have some wonderful friends who are *supportive* now, but
who knows as our kids get older. I am on the lookout for others like
us...LOL! I am sorry to hear about your loss. I have a friend from
high school and our relationship always seems strained. I have never
been able to figure out what it is. Sometimes, I would rather just
call her and say forget it, instead of a relationship that goes no
where.

Olga :)


--- In [email protected], "jmcseals SEALS"
<jmcseals@m...> wrote:
> **Ah, I lost one. A woman I'd known since I was ten. A mom. I
miss her
> every day. I loved her.***
>
> Deb,
>
> I'm so sorry. I think I've lost my friend as well. I feel the
same way you
> do. We've been best friends for over 13 years. I say *think*
because she
> just stopped taking my calls and won't speak to me.
>
> **But I wouldn't trade my sons happiness and
> freedom to get her love back.**
>
> I know. It's hard. Life has been so completely crazy the past
couple of
> weeks and it's hard not to reach for the phone and dial her number
when I'm
> pulling my hair out crying. I don't think it's just unschooling
tha does
> this to friendships. In my case, it ran the whole gamut of
parenting
> differences. I'm looking hard for the good side to this and the
only thing
> I can come up with is that it is forcing me to get off my ass and
make some
> new friends. Now I have the 'hindsight' which helps to know to
look for
> like-minded people, even though at 15, you really have no idea
where you
> will be that far down the road. :)
>
> Jennifer
>
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In a message dated 5/19/03 2:13:10 AM, jmcseals@... writes:

<< Now I have the 'hindsight' which helps to know to look for
like-minded people, even though at 15, you really have no idea where you
will be that far down the road. :) >>

I suspect that at 49 I'm not sure what I'll be looking for in friends in 20
years. <g>

Something about retirement and ethics and how to treat grandchildren might
end up coming between my now-new-friends and me.

Sandra