I didn't have many friends, but one of my very best friends was Brenda. We became best friends after my step dad sold the swap shop/coffee shop/auction barn. We moved into town to a house that my step dad owned and had been renting out. Brenda lived right across the street. Although we were in the same grade in school and knew each other we hadn't been friends, that changed when I moved to town. One summer Brenda was allowed to go camping and fishing with us. We went to Cassville, Wisconsin for 3 weeks. My step brother and his family and my brother also went along. Here is a picture of Brenda, my step brother's 2 boys, and me.
Brenda and I slept in sleeping bags on top of lounge chairs inside of a screened in patio tent. We had a lot of fun and I wasn't bored at all. Here is another picture that was taken on that trip. It is a picture of me holding up a catfish that my step brother's son, Dean had caught.
In case you are wondering, yes those are the flat bottom boats that we used to go fishing in...little things aren't they...especially on the Mississippi River!!
Brenda and I did everything together until something happened and all of a sudden we didn't talk to each other. Brenda got mad at me for something that some other girl had told her that wasn't even true. This was very hard on me. Living across the street from her even made it harder. I don't know how I made it thru this time of my life. Then just as sudden as it started it was over. Brenda apoligized to me and we once again became best friends. We stayed friends even after I had to move when my mom and step dad got a divorce. However, our friendship wasn't as close as it had been from then on. Strange how things like that work....
Good Morning...everything seems to change with time and circumstance.
ReplyDeleteAh yes everything changes..but I am not good with change...
DeleteI think it's a kind of 'rite of passage', as I've heard many people relate similar stories from their childhood. A good friend, a falling out, usually over something minor or even non-existent, then a making up , forming a stronger friendship. I had a similar experience, too.
ReplyDeleteI can see that, but our friendship didn't get stronger, but we did remain friends.
DeleteSorry, I mis-read that last part.
DeleteNot a problem, I wish it had gotten stronger though. :)
DeleteI think you said the friendship wasn't quite as strong after that episode. I guess I can understand that. She got mad at you for a rumor or something that was said that wasn't true. I am so glad you got back to being best friends again, but I think I would always wonder why she took someone else's word.
ReplyDeleteDo you ever still talk to her or know where she is?
That is right, we weren't as close as we had been even though we remained friends. After my mom and I moved the closeness faded away. We still seen each other at school but we took different classes and made other friends. I don't know why she wouldn't believe me and that is what really hurt. I can't remember what was told her that made her mad at me. I haven't seen her or talked to her in about 20 years. She still lives in the same house. Strange how you can be so close to someone and then just grow apart.
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