Editor’s Note: A reader favourite, author and neighbor, Aimee C. Trafton, takes his place today.
Friendship is one of the most important parts of our lives. It can bring us incredible joy, comfort, and support. But it can also come with challenges that are often difficult to navigate.
When you find the right friends, they become your lifeline through life’s storms, offering laughter, love, and unwavering support. But the wrong friends? They can bring heartache, confusion, and lasting damage to your self-worth.
As a child, friendships felt easy and natural. I don’t remember much drama in those early years. For me, things started to shift around the time of that universally awkward milestone: puberty. Almost overnight, I went from a confident, trusting girl to someone filled with anxiety, self-doubt, and a painfully heightened self-consciousness….
As a child, friendships felt easy and natural. I don’t remember much drama in those early years. For me, things started to shift around the time of that universally awkward milestone: puberty. Almost overnight, I went from a confident, trusting girl to someone filled with anxiety, self-doubt, and a painfully heightened self-consciousness….
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