Why It’s Hard For Me To Befriend a “Guy’s Girl”
I have never witnessed this level of disrespect
My daughter and I were going to the store when she began talking about some of her friends. These dance girls ride on a pendulum, you never know which way they are going to swing, so I was surprised when she boxed some of them into a category. There is one of them though that doesn’t falter. She’s one to not invite my daughter to her birthday parties, even though they have been “friends” since they were 9.
“Mom, she only worries about what the boys think of her. You know, she is a guy’s girl.” But, I didn’t really know, I could only speculate what I thought she meant.
She went on to explain that she is a girl’s girl. My daughter does have a boyfriend but she treasures her friendships and will always be there for her “girls”, not one to worry about what the boys think of her. She doesn’t need male validation but enjoys her relationship.
It seemed she was giving this friend a free pass to act like a jerk to her girlfriends. I shook my head. If that is what she needs to pause the pain, then that is her choice of how to cope.
Shortly after her explanation, I break the news that my brother is coming to town. He comes often and stays for a while. When I said he was bringing his new…
