{"id":14292,"date":"2022-12-09T06:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/?p=14292"},"modified":"2022-12-09T06:32:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:32:00","slug":"things-i-want-my-daughter-to-know-about-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/things-i-want-my-daughter-to-know-about-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I Want My Daughter to Know About Friendship\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. Not everyone is going to like you. It\u2019s OK. (I know it won\u2019t always feel like it\u2019s OK, but I promise it is.)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Not everyone is going to invite you. That\u2019s OK too.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. You\u2019ll never regret kindness. (Never ever.)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. If you constantly have to tiptoe around them, they\u2019re not your people.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. You get to choose them, so choose the ones who are choosing you back.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Have high standards when it comes to friends, but don\u2019t be unrealistic. They\u2019re going to mess up, and so are you. Grace is essential.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Be yourself. Let other people be themselves right back.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. You can\u2019t have friends if you don\u2019t know how to be a friend. Focus on being the best friend you possibly can.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Don\u2019t wait. You\u2019re allowed to do the inviting and the reaching out too.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Listen.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. If you want them to be there for the big stuff, you\u2019re gonna have to be there for each other in the small stuff too.<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Don\u2019t knowingly leave people out. It doesn\u2019t feel good.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Gossip is garbage.<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Drama is too. Stay above the fray, and feel free to walk away.<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. You can\u2019t be best friends with everyone. But you can notice everyone. You can smile at everyone. You can say hello to everyone. You can be good to everyone and make sure people feel seen.<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. It\u2019s better to be genuinely loved by a few than fake loved by a few thousand.<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. Popularity for the sake of popularity is pointless.<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. Your worth will never come from others. You have to learn to accept yourself if you want others to accept you.<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Give more than you take, but don\u2019t be anyone\u2019s doormat. Your mama didn\u2019t raise you right so you could be walked all over.<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. Your friends should be good to you, but they should also be good to other people. If they\u2019re nice to you and then turn around and talk smack about others, they\u2019re not nice.<\/span><\/li>\n
  21. Be loyal. Stick up for your friends whether they\u2019re around or not.<\/span><\/li>\n
  22. Friends aren\u2019t toys to be discarded when you get bored. Deep friendships take time and commitment.<\/span><\/li>\n
  23. Show up for your friends even if they didn\u2019t ask you to. If they\u2019re going through something hard, check on them, sit with them and bring them flowers. Be present, even if it feels awkward.<\/span><\/li>\n
  24. If mama don\u2019t like them, there\u2019s probably a good reason.<\/span><\/li>\n
  25. Friendship is one of the most important things you can invest in. Make the time.<\/span><\/li>\n
  26. If you get hurt, I\u2019m always here for a hug and to talk. I\u2019ve been there. Give yourself time and grace to heal, but listen, my love, don\u2019t close yourself up, and don\u2019t shut yourself away. Opening up your heart again is worth the risk.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I love you to the moon and back,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Love, Mama<\/span><\/p>\n

    Amy Weatherly<\/span><\/b> is a Texas girl through and through, which is where she lives with her husband, three kids, and two rescue dogs, Lou and Brewster. She is passionate about helping women embrace courage, confidence and purpose for their life, and she does it with a quick wit and down-to-earth sense of humor. She is the coauthor of<\/span> \u201c<\/span><\/i>I\u2019ll Be There, (But I\u2019ll Be Wearing Sweatpants)\u201d<\/span> and \u201c<\/span>I\u2019ll Be There, (And Let\u2019s Make Friendship Bracelets)\u201d<\/span> for girls 8-12 years old.\u202f<\/span> Connect with Amy on Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Jess Johnston<\/span><\/b> lives in Southern California with her husband and four kids who are the loves of her life. Her favorite thing to do is to sit around a table with her best friends, eating nachos and laughing until her stomach hurts. She is the coauthor of \u201c<\/span>I\u2019ll Be There, (But I\u2019ll Be Wearing Sweatpants)\u201d<\/span> and \u201c<\/span>I\u2019ll Be There, (And Let\u2019s Make Friendship Bracelets)\u201d<\/span> for girls 8-12 years old.\u202f She has been a top contributor to publications such as <\/span>HuffPo<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Scary Mommy<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Motherly<\/span><\/i>, and has been honored with <\/span>Motherly<\/span><\/i>‘s Writer of the Year Award.<\/span> Connect with Jess on Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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