Friends -- fake or real?
FAKE: They go along with your lies if you go along with theirs.
REAL: Give it to you straight, and expect the same from you.
FAKE: Tell their truth, then avoid responsibility by saying "I was only joking".
REAL: Cop to their words, and the intent behind them.
FAKE: Mess up and cover up.
REAL: Mess up and go responsible for the damage they've caused. They clean up their messes.
FAKE: Pardon you when you fuck up.
REAL: Forgive you when you fuck up. They call it, then let it go
FAKE: Bail you out of gaol and tell you what you did was wrong.
REAL: Sit next to you in gaol and say "Damn, we fucked up."
FAKE: Never see you cry.
REAL: Cry with you.
FAKE: Know a few things about you.
REAL: Could write a book about you with direct quotes.
FAKE: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.
REAL: Will be by your side when the times are tough, just in case.
FAKE: Will knock on your front door.
REAL: Will walk in the back door and say "It's only me!"
FAKE: Will agree with the person who talks shit about you.
REAL: Will give your critics no energy at all.
FAKE: Give you agreement.
REAL: Give you a second opinion, and support you anyway.
If you have at least at least 5 such Real Friends, you are richly blessed, but you already know that, don't you?
