Friendship Isn't a Big Thing, It's a Million Little Things. Becca Anderson
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Название: Friendship Isn't a Big Thing, It's a Million Little Things
Автор: Becca Anderson
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Руководства
isbn: 9781642500684
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Friendship
Isn’t a Big Thing–
It’s a Million Little Things
Friendship Isn’t a Big Thing–
It’s a Million Little Things
The Art of Female Friendship
Becca Anderson
Coral Gables
Copyright © 2019 by Becca Anderson.
Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.
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Friendship Isn’t a Big Thing—It’s a Million Little Things: The Art of Female Friendship
Library of Congress Cataloging
ISBN:(p) 978-1-64250-067-7 (e) 978-1-64250-068-4
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019944130
BISAC category code: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Friendship
Printed in the United States of America
This book is for my beloved friends Abby, Beth, Leslie, Lillian, Maria, Nancy, and Nina who have been the rudders of my life. You are amazing, incredible, brilliant women, and I will love you forever.
Table of Contents
Introduction: In the Company of Women
Chapter One: Sister from Another Mother
Chapter Two: Companions through Thick and Thi
Chapter Four: Tips for True Friends
Chapter Six: Girlfriends, New and Old
Chapter Seven: Girl Talk (Except When No Words Are Needed)
Chapter Eight: With a Little Help from My Friends
Chapter Nine: Friends Are Some of the Great Loves of Our Lives
Chapter Ten: Time Well Spent Together
Introduction
As I write this, I am looking forward to a girlfriends’ night out tomorrow evening. Even though we are no longer twentysomethings dancing into the wee hours every weekend, we still get together regularly. Time spent with each other is absolutely essential. Truth be told, it is a combination of group therapy, the latest news, sharing helpful tips and recipes, and a whole lot of what we call processing. We process the state of the world, our jobs, and our relationships. This week, we’ll be featuring the “Ex Files.” One of my dearest friends has a crazy ex-husband who is a rage texter. And now he has a crazy new girlfriend who completely loses it if any photos of the good old days show up on Facebook or Instagram. Such is life in the twenty-first century where you not only have to plot a course through each day of our over-busy schedules, but also have to navigate the sometimes-tricky waters of social media.
What’s a girl to do?
I say we stick with the friends who know us best and see us through all the ups and downs of life; I have always said that our friends are some of the great loves of our lives. My friends have seen me through everything, from crushes and fashion disasters to shared vacations and long, lazy days of sheer delight. They are also there when the chips are down. I have weathered breakups, makeups, financial woes, career crises, and everything in between, thanks to my good friends. Good friends make the world go ‘round, so treasure yours, dear reader, and you will reap the benefits tenfold.
In closing, I remind you of the wise words of this memorable wild woman:
It’s the friends you can call up at
4 a.m. that matter.
—Marlene Dietrich
Chapter One
I remember my first good friend. I met her in the first week of first grade, and we are still friends today. We could not be more opposite, but, for whatever reason, Abby and I just clicked. We literally saw each other through every stage of life: awkward braces phases, first crushes and first dates, first heartbreaks, homecoming, and prom. I was also a СКАЧАТЬ