2004-03-16 - 9:57 p.m.
I have a friend, and for the sake of anonymity, this friend will be addressed as Friend.
Anyway, I have a friend. This friend is a very close friend to me, and has been for a very long time. We have gotten to know virtually everything about each other, and tend to share most of the things going on in our lives.
Unfortunately, Friend has been going through a bit of a funk lately. Friend doesn't know why, exactly, but for some reason things just haven't been looking up for him/her.
This has had quite an impact on me, because I care strongly about how Friend feels, and it makes me sad when he/she is sad. I try to do all I can to make things better for my friend, but I always seem to makes things worse. I know that my friend knows I mean well, it’s just that some things I do come off very wrong, and often the exact opposite that I mean them.
I am writing this as a public apology to you, Friend. Not necessarily for any one particular thing, but for not being as great of a friend as I should be, especially now that you need one. This is a time when I should be listening to your problems, and trying to help you through them. Instead, I always end up taking all the attention, and making things about me, and that's honestly not the kind of friend I want to be, and not the kind of friend you deserve.
So Friend, please forgive me and know that I will do better than I have, and that I really do care about you. And know that I'll try to be the friend you deserve, because you really do deserve the best.
