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Thank You to the Friend I Didn't Know I Needed

You walked into my life when I needed you most and for that, I am forever grateful.

Jacqueline Parker

Oct 19, 2016

Point Loma Nazarene University

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My beautiful and cherished friend,

How do I begin to thank you for who you are? Good friends are few and far between but somehow I was lucky enough to let you slip into my well-protected world, and you changed it for the better. I know this sounds dumb and mushy, but I am sorry, you my friend, mean more to me than you will ever know. I traversed a great deal of my life on my own. Through the trials and tears I was utterly alone but then God brought me you.

You understand me in a way I am not used to being understood, and instead of shying away from my weirdness, you embrace it. You accept me with open arms and let me fully be who I was created to be. I do not feel the need to perform for you, in fact, it is quite the opposite. With you, I am able to be weak because you know I am strong. I am able to be undone because you know I don't have to keep my life together 100% of the time. I can get stressed and freak out for no reason because you know how to make me stop over thinking. We can be weirdos together with no makeup on, our ugliest pajamas and our hair a mess watching Netflix while crying our eyes out about the boys that just broke our hearts. You love me just the way I am and I am so grateful.

Even when distance comes between us, you are still my best friend. Distance has only brought us closer and I never thought I would say it, but I am thankful for our time apart. Even through our rough patches, you have loved me. I tried my hardest to push you away and you continued to love me through the pain I caused you. We communicate not only about the good things but also the bad and it brings us closer. You have seen the darkest parts of me and my deepest flaws and yet you stick around.

I love you so much friend. We have been through so much individually and apart and I am ever so grateful for the strength and acceptance you have brought me. I know we will be friends for the rest of our lives and I can't wait to see where our lives take us. Through distance, trials and our own stupidity, I know we will be there for one another. I love you babe, don't ever change.

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

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2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

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Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!