Tag: making friends
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Bake Them A Cake
When I was little our Sunday school teacher said if there is a person you don’t like you should bake them a cake. The idea being that doing a kindness for someone you don’t like might make them more bearable, and you might even become friends. I think it’s a nice thought, but what if…
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Accept This Bribe and Be My Friend
When I was in kindergarten it was the era of Lisa Frank. Neon rainbow unicorns and dolphins were all the rage. When shopping for school supplies I was allowed to get a pack of Lisa Frank pencils. These were the ultimate currency. Now to backtrack a little, we had a thing called Kindergarten Roundup when…
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Discovering the Ick
I don’t often use modern “slang” because I’m a snob and I like to think I’m cooler than that, but some words just make sense. One term I find myself over using is “ick”. As a snob there are a LOT of things that do give me the absolute ICK. As I navigate this world…
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Making Friends as an Adult
Guess what’s hard… making friends as an adult! Why? Because small talk kills the soul and it’s so weird to invite adults to hang out. Does it have to be awkward? No. But do I end up feeling awkward 90% of the time? Definitely. I am going to start introducing myself as a “recovering anxious…
Redheaded Jill 