girlfriends

03/08/03
rlp
written to Charlotte Hamel, Shirley Duncan, Dian Granberg, Jo Ann Bailey and the countless girlfriends of my life...past and future

girlfriends love you when you can't love yourself
girlfriends don't judge you
girlfriends encourage you
girlfriends laugh with you
girlfriends cry with you
girlfriends KNOW that ONE thing that you've been looking for for ages at a
garage sale and
buy it for you....knowing it's something that will bring a sparkle to her eyes
girlfriends tell you that you did a good job
girlfriends understand what you are feeling when they are angry over some
insignificant
thing their spouse/lover/boyfriend does something that ticks them off and
equally
understand how she can forgive and go back for that relationship even though she
has
been kicked in the teeth one too many times
girlfriends remember your favorite color
girlfriends remember your grandchildren's names
girlfriends remember the funny times
girlfriends remember when you lose it and when they willingly held you in your
arms to
comfort you in no way anyone but a true girlfriend can do
girlfriends know when you are in love or when you are in lust and know the
difference
girlfriends know your voice on the phone without her having to tell your name
girlfriends know you are crazy and mixed up and talks too much and still love
you
girlfriends make you all kinds of neat stuff such as quilts...sewing
things...Christmas
ceramics
girlfriends love to window shop with you and loan you your new book you just
bought so
that they can enjoy the inspiration also
girlfriends will love your other girlfriends just because they are your
girlfriend and see
their value that they are to you
girlfriends expose you to finer things in life such as a special
chocolate....finer
music...finer crafts...finer sewing
girlfriends are happy to see you each time
girlfriends can't talk too much together
girlfriends recognize when you are sick and can't take care of yourself and call
her doctor
for her while the other girlfriend holds her and feeds her and tells her that
she will be ok
girlfriends call out of the blue just because they are thinking about you
girlfriends call and check to see if she is ok and is truly happy for her when
she is ok...and
truly heartfelt when she is not
girlfriends give neutralizer perms on a Sunday
girlfriends have carwrecks with you
girlfriends hold you when you are so down you can't get up
girlfriends check on you week after week after week after week to make sure you
are ok
when something traumatic happens to you
girlfriends inspire you
girlfriends mentor you
girlfriends teach you how to be a girlfriend and a true friend

and last but not least
girlfriends are a mirror to your soul...