To start, walks are pretty much my favorite. I've started walking with my mom most evenings (one of the perks of being back home) and I have absolutely loved it. It gives me a chance to download and just enjoy being with her.
I have always loved my mom and told her every insignificant detail of my day (the important details were also included, of course), but I, unlike many of the girls my age, described her as my best friend. I always had Brittney and Sabrina to fill that role.
Then, last year happened and my world was turned upside down in more ways than one. One of the most significant events was that Brittney left to fulfill her lifelong dream of serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. While I am so proud of her and I am so grateful that she gets to serve, it was more than a little difficult to have my best friend leave across the country. Mostly, it's hard that I can't talk to her for hours anymore.
In any case, my world changed. I'm convinced that, in most ways, it has changed for the better. I have grown in so many ways and I wouldn't change anything that happened because I LOVE who I have become.
Anyways, I noticed when I moved back home that my parents have indeed become my best friends. I tell them EVERYTHING and I love hearing about what's on their minds. I think that it's amazing and beautiful that I have been able to build on the relationship I already had with them. And you know? I think it's pretty awesome that my mom is the person I text most frequently. Best friends are just that: the best.
That is awesome. I love that you have such a great relationship with your parents. I try to have that with my mom but she's always busy.
ReplyDeleteI also totally know what you mean about missing being able to talk to your best friend. That's one of the main reasons I didn't go on a mission, honestly. My best friend is someone I met on an Internet chatroom when we were both 12. We talk via IM and email and text CONSTANTLY. I mean seriously. The longest we've gone without talking is like, a day. I can't live without her. I would shrivel up and die. She's my downloader. So... yeah. Not being able to talk to her every day was definitely a contributing factor in my decision to get married instead of holding out to serve a mission. Possibly a lame factor, but a factor nonetheless.