My whole life I always believed family would only come from blood, growing up and maturing makes you realize that’s not true. Having a strong true friendship with someone is a very rare thing in life. Sometimes you get blessed with a friendship so good they turn into family. Happily I am one of those people who are blessed with a friendship so strong that they become family.
Friendship is something that I cherish a lot. When I was lacking support at home I was able to get help and the support I needed from friends. I feel like everyone needs a friend to lean on when times are tough and need the extra support and help. Friendship is also important for combating loneliness and staying healthy, in body and mind. People who have friends and people they are close to are more satisfied with their lives and have a more positive mind set.
Good friends are hard to find because true friendship requires trust, understanding, loyalty, and support, which take time and effort to build. Not everyone has qualities that match with your values, making genuine connections rare and hard to find.
Luckily I am blessed to have found a friendship that has turned into a family-like bond. Over the years I have had the worst luck with friends. I have been used for the wrong things in friendships, talked badly, mistreated, left out of group activities with friends on purpose, and many other terrible things “friends” have done to me in the past. It wasn’t till almost a year ago now I have found the most amazing people to surround myself with and created amazing bonds with. Being able to have these bonds have changed my life completely. My friends have helped me when my family couldn’t, supported me when family couldn’t care less, and let me into their home when my home didn’t feel like home anymore. That’s why I truly believe friends can become family.
Being able to have a close friendship has so many benefits. When having a good friendship you are able to feel loved, wanted, and feel belonging. Many people my age in middle school-high school struggle finding friends, because some people are not good people, have bad intentions for the friendship, lie, gaslight you, put you down constantly, do not support your dreams, take advantage of you, and many other things.
Sometimes it takes time to find a good special bond with someone. Sometimes you have to go through some problems first, like thinking you found a good friend, but they end up not being real, in the end it’s all worth it.