Friends stick around

Are your friends sticking around while you are distracted by caregiving responsibilities?

Human beings are constantly changing, what they need from other people changes, what they can give changes, nothing stays the same forever. We grow at our own pace, and in different ways from the people in our life.

Sometimes we are ready to relate to people differently, we expect more from them, we wanted to be treated in a different way that reflects whom we have become or want to become. Some of the people in our lives can change the way they relate to us, to move in a more positive direction with us, and others can't or won't because they have too much invest in treating us the old way. Whether it is good for them or good for us. And so the relationship has to end.

It's a sad part of life. But on the other hand, as painful as change can be, it's how we grow. Real friends stay the course with us, even if it's not always smooth.