Myzen,

Great post. Your story is very similar to mine. The distance between myself and my family happened gradually and now that I live very far away, all contact is really gone.

I have one best friend and 2 close friends. My best friend being my husband. I can tell him anything and he is so wonderful and loving no matter what.

My close friends live back in VA but I speak to both of them several times a week. One of them I consider like a sister to me. She has always protected me and been there for me, even through the very tough times. When I was dx'd with depression and couldnt sleep for days at a time because of the panic attacks, she would come over and hold my hand until I fell asleep. She took it upon herself to learn as much as she could about what was happening with me so she could try and help me. To me, that go's above and beyond being a friend. I love her to death.

My other close friend is a gay male. We have so much in common that I sometimes think we were seperated at birth. I was there for him when he decided to come out and tell everyone he was gay. This was very, very hard for him as he put up with so much abuse from his family for it. I never left his side during all of it. I knew that I had to be his rock as he had no one there for him.

So, yes, I think that friends can definitly replace family. Just because your related by blood means nothing. Nothing at all.


I hoped I answered the question. I kinda got lost babbling along. LOL.



Huggles,


Jen