Who are your friends?
As the burden of a tear became too much to bear, I suddenly realized how important friendships are. The scene where Lynette ‘lied’ in the deposition and in effect voicing her faith in Bree and their friendship, I choked back the will to shed a tear.
Suddenly the clichéd reason, season and lifetime adage flashed in front of my eyes and I realized that I have been ploughing too much time and energy on friendships that are more for a season and not a lifetime- much less a reason!
Isn’t it true that we are more prone to bare ourselves open to complete strangers or casual acquaintances than to our close friends, families or significant others? When Bree called her AA sponsor to invite him over to Edie’s engagement party, she said something that resonated deep within me. When she said that she had to pretend to be ‘together’ when in the company of her friends because she couldn’t be less than perfect in their eyes but that she could be WHO she IS when with the AA sponsor because he had seen her at her worst, I felt like she was speaking my life.
I can count the number of people in my ONE HAND in whose company I feel I can lay my fears, vulnerabilities, insecurities and doubts aside and just be ME. And the reason is that I spend very little time with the people that matter, the people that know who I really am, the people in whose company silence is comfortable, the people whose secrets are safe with me and with whom I can confide in and not wonder who else would hear of my issues.
So what does this say about Bree and her friends? If she can’t be vulnerable in their presence and has to put up an act of togetherness, are they in any way her FRIENDS? Could they just be neighbours she’s known for long? If she calls her AA sponsor when she’s smashed, what does that say about her friendships with in Wisteria Lane??
What are your addictions??
Bree’s is alcohol, Susan’s seems to be heartache/failed relationships, Lynette’s I haven’t figured out yet and Gabi’s seems to be whatever it is that poses a challenge in obtaining. Who else wondered what that baby was fed?
My addiction is TVSA. I spend the better half of my day on this site and it is no wonder I have little time to check in on the ones that matter. I have struck up friendships on this site that I hope are long-lasting mara I gotta say that most times when I call you chomma, chommie, mngani, mogotsi, friend, friendo…..it’s only to give my sentence a friendly angle. In the real world I probably would not speak to some of you and so I urge you all to place the most effort where it matters most. Call your friends, check in on them, cause you never know when a character reference may be required and if you call on me to assist, I may just say I don’t really know you.
PS: Why is Edie’s role so unbelievable? Who on earth gives someone false teeth as a gift? And how can the entire community forget about a killer in their midst? Nxx
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