you can't choose your family but you can ignore them. yet they are the people who keep you grounded with their criticism and support.
friends on the other hand, you can choose. or they choose you. it's all in the chemistry of personalities and egos that determines how long they stay in your life.
my immediate family is rather small. and most of our offsprings have not married yet or just starting to establish families of their own. i'm very choosy with friends and the very few really close ones i have, like my family, know it's in their best interest to leave me alone for as long as they can.
i'm not a very social person, in fact, i am deathly afraid of people or even talking to them. i am in awe of people who at the slightest opportunity can tell you their life story. but i think i have an incredible ability to observe people and i know almost at the outset if someone is going to be a friend, or just someone i know well. there is, if you don't know, a rather stark difference between the two. :-)
thank you for your kind visits and comments; know that they are truly appreciated.
have you visited the "Toys on 365" album? click @365toygroup and visit us for some fun and if you have your toy alter ego, introduce him/her to us. the more the merrier, as they say. my little wahoo goes on there every friday. read all the toys' adventures this week as we observe thanksgiving week.
already voted for #3! Pushing you to a win!