hummm. honestly, i don't think this has ever happened to me. if i have drifted apart from someone, it was probably ( read definitely) by choice, and not just an accidental drifting. there have been times that i worried my best friend and i were drifting apart. we're both very busy. i have a school-aged child, a full-time job, and a boyfriend. she's got school, like, forty-three jobs, and a husband. add into that a two-year peace corps adventure (not mine) and the fact that our opinions on religion and politics differ a lot more than they used to. i sometimes thought that it was only a matter of time before we just had nothing in common. i was wrong.
for one thing, no matter what changes, we'll always have our history in common. we've gone through a lot of crap, and we've accepted each other in spite of it. also, i love her. when something bad happens to my friend, my heart gets all achy for her. she's always stood by my side, and i'll always stand by hers. we may not be meeting for lattes, or whatever it is girls do, but our friendship is immutable.
that said, if you feel like you haven't seen me in a while, i'm probably just busy. sorry. we'll get together for that latte soon, i promise. i just need to get ellie through school first.
i adore you, miss you terribly, and can't imagine that we would never have anything in common.
ReplyDeleteyou know, i was doing some calculations, and if i were only friends with people who held the same religious and political views as i hold, i would have exactly 2 friends. as a song we used to listen to over and over says, "politics schmolotics." it's too confusing. ;)
get ellie through school so we can hang out. or call me anytime, and i'll be so excited i'll drop what i'm doing and drive over, possibly running over a few people on the way.