In two weeks and three days, we will say farewell to 2021, one of the best years of my life. I will write a post later on this month recapping all of the amazing things that transpired this year. Despite being one of the best years of my life, the year also brought tragedy as two high school friends and my cousin passed away. This is also a year that brought me closer to my closest friends, and the year that I finally said farewell to a few strained friendships.
I am not one to bring a friendship to an end. Actually, this marks a first for me. I did not have any sort of dramatic falling out with anyone, I just decided to step away.
I stepped away from the friend that does not allow me to have an alternative point of view.
I stepped away from the friend that manipulates me and takes so much more from me and everyone in her life then she would ever give back.
I stepped away from the friend that stole from a male friend of mine that she dated. I should have stepped away when it happened.
I stepped away from the friend that completely failed to raise her daughter, the daughter that is now pregnant herself. The friend that chose to leave the state rather than try to remedy the mistakes she made with her daughter and be there for her granddaugther.
I stepped away from the friend that is in a relationship with a woman, but openly tells other friends that she is not a lesbian and she is craving dick.
I stepped away from the friend that stole my identity, attempting to get credit cards in my name.
I stepped away from the friend that sits at the bar literally every day in hopes that some drunk guy will take her home.
I stepped away from the friend that told me that I should be Brienne in the Game of Thrones for Halloween. I should have stepped away back then.
I stepped away from the friend that puts her drinking problem and dating way ahead of the wellbeing of her two children.
I stepped away from the friend that sent me a text message that read, “Speaking of transitioning, how self-conscious are you, as a woman taller than 5-8, that men wonder if youre a dude. I think that would suck.” His punctuation, not mine.
While I stepped away, I stepped closer to my true friends. 2021 has been an incredible year of personal growth for me. I look forward to continuing to learn and grow emotionally in 2022. I thank God every day for the amazing people in my life, and I truly wish those that I chose to step away from in my life journey all the best in their own life journeys.