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I have a little girl as most knows that knows me !!! me as most know that knows me knows I can and am a smart aleck!!! she is 8 the love of my life along with my wife !!! she asked the question today what is a true friend !!! me I am a graduate of the USMC !!! I did not want to answer the question as I see it I did not want to scare the hell out of this child my wife is a Filipino and don't understand some of my ways of thinking:biggrin!!! that's the reasoning for the question !!!
Well a good friend will come bail you out of jail if you happen to get drunk and get into some fight and tear up the bar you were in.
However, a true friend will be sitting in the cell beside you saying " Da__, that was fun!!"
A true friend will always see you try their eyes and never thru the eyes of others.
For your daughter this would be my definition of a true friend for her? A person you may not always agree with, a person you may fight with at times, a person you may not see everyday but is a person that would never do anything to hurt you knowingly, will always be there beside you when (needed - really needed). A true friend would never put you down behind your back. A true friend will stand beside you even if they know may think you are wrong. A true friend is one that will care for you when no one else seems to care. A good friend is a person that makes you smile even when down.
You will only have a few (true friends) through life so take care to be a (true friend) for that person to.
Thanks Ronnie that's what I was looking for !!!:ThumbsUpQuote:
Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER
Amen to what Ronnie said
True friendships are established over a length time. (Years in most cases) Most of us have friends, only a small percentage have a single true friend. My definition of a true friend is a person that you consider a family member. Someone who can walk in the house without knocking. Someone that knows you almost as well as you know yourself. Someone that will give of themselves for your well being. Someone that understands your thinking, just as you understand theirs. Someone that will be there to pick you up when you are down. Someone to share in the good times and the not so good times. Someone to lend a shoulder to lean on, a ear to listen with, and a voice of reasoning. A true friend is a rare and cherished commodity. If you are lucky to have one, you are truly blessed.
Sorry did not mean to trivialize your question. Just trying to add some humor, because I had two sons and now have two granddaughters and I am clueless about raising girls. I can take them fishing but that is about it.
You got some good advice though, as always from the CDC family.
Good luck.
Those are some great definitions guys.
Even the bar one.
Your definition, though funny, still holds true to the meaning of true friend. No need to apologize Ray, I'll still be your friend. :biggrin
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Originally Posted by SeaRay
theysaid cant add much to it
yeah Ray me too :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Inkdabber
A true friend has your back no matter what, a true friend believes in you even when you dont believe in yourself and when the true friend is gone from this world it tears your world apart as they are part of who you are. I have many, very many people I know but very few and I mean very few true friends.
strmwalker, a pretty good definition of a true friend is what my wife and I call..."shovel friends". If someone is breaking in your house in the middle of the night and you take the appropriate action...when you call your friend they will say..."be right there". When they get out of their vehicle...they have their own shovel in their hands. That is a "real friend". Smiles, G <€€€><
Now Joe...I KNOW you had to ATLEAST have one "brother" in the marines. Just water it down some and youre there for your little girl.:)
Butch that would sound like - Now ****** your *** friends **** shi* ************** and that is a true friend! :Rofl:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
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Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER
Butch,
yes my friend I had a lot brothers in the Marines !!!! my best friend was my Father 3 years Navy 27 in the Corps !!! today I put another true friend in the ground my boy Max !!!he is the Boxer !!! Attachment 245589
A true friend will not get mad at you (visibly) if you put your unwanted fish in his bucket. A true friend doesn't blame you for when you take him out in boat and motor won't crank.
Sorry for your loss. I know how it to have to let a best friend like Max go.
Thoughts are with you. Semper Fi!!!
sorry to hear of your loss of Max Joe I can relate to your pain
I just lost my friend Sassy a few weeks ago == I still catch myself
saving her a little bite of food or almost asking for doggie bag to
bring her something home when we go out to eat.. really miss her.
Sorry sorry for your loss Joe. It hurts when they leave us
A good friend will help you move, a great friend will help you move a body :)