Today, my youngest sister who& #39;s 17 called me out on not having many friends. I responded by saying & #39;you know what I wouldn& #39;t want it any other way& #39; to which she responded with by scoffing. I hate to admit but when I was her age I glamorised the idea of having
a large number of friends. Most of the popular girls were in large groups and they all seemed happy. Growing up I lost alot of friends, friends that didn& #39;t value me or maybe I felt they weren& #39;t contributing to my happiness. When I started to lose them I would
blame myself for not being able to sustain friendships. For being & #39;the problem& #39;. But as I grew older, I realised that being in big friendship groups caused way too many problems such as failure to have your voice heard, favouritism etc I could really go on.
Now I must make it clear that not everyone will have the same experience as me. But I learnt it the hard way that as you grow up you will distant from people you once called friends and you& #39;ll learn to make new ones. There was a point in my life where I had
no one but honestly it gave me the time to realise my self-worth. My sister will learn in due time that quantity doesn& #39;t necessarily mean quality. I wasn& #39;t happy being in a big group neither was I happy being alone but alhamdulillah I had sabr and I put
myself first. Now I have many beautiful individuals in my life and there are many mutuals I& #39;ve met who have given me more happiness than people I& #39;ve met in real life. It may be like that sometimes. Just a reminder to those who may feel alone reading this.
You& #39;re not alone. And not having many friends does not say anything about you as a person nor does it make you feel inferior or superior than anyone else. We need to stop comparing ourselves to others and adhering to social expectations. You do you boohttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Face throwing a kiss" aria-label="Emoji: Face throwing a kiss">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❀" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">
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