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The 5 Types Of Friend You Need In Your Life Right Now

November 24, 2017 by Jennifer Millard Leave a Comment

When I was a kid, all I wanted in a friend was someone who liked the same stuff as me. Ideally, we’d have the same toys so she’d know the “rules” of each game—but her stuff would be slightly better because what’s the point of hauling ass down the block to play with junk? In simpler times, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Life Tagged With: friends, friendship, The Cheerleader Friend, The Known You Since Forever Friend, The Mom Friend, The Realist Friend, The Up For Anything Friend

Making Friends In Your 40s (Without A Cottage Or Boat) Is Brutal

June 26, 2017 by Scarlett Ballantyne 8 Comments

Even as an adult, you never shake the feeling of being that kid in the schoolyard, awkwardly standing with your arms outstretched, asking, ‘Hey, wanna be my friend?’ Now it’s more likely to happen in a fitness class, at work, when you're hanging around your kids' sports activities or at their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: 40 year old, couple friends, friendship

Why It Stung So Much To Be Rejected By Mom Friends

November 8, 2016 by Heather Dixon 1 Comment

Facebook is great for so many things. Keeping in touch with family. Seeing pictures of my friends’ cute kids. Watching video after video of babies and puppies and other things that make me cry. And then, at other times, it really kind of sucks. Especially for sensitive gals like me. I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Life Tagged With: Facebook, friendship, mom friends, rejection, sting

You Gotta Have Friends

December 1, 2014 by Sara Leave a Comment

The month of Will starts tomorrow. December. I have one night booked to go out with my book club and that's pretty much it. I'm looking forward to it. November was a month chock full of activities for both of us. And while the two of us have tons of plans in December, they're all together. But I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Life Tagged With: friendship, importance of friends

The F***-It List

April 13, 2014 by Alice Leave a Comment

You've heard of bucket lists... The F***-It List, by Julie Halpern Feiwel & Friends, ISBN: 978 1 250 02565 4 Alex had a crap summer both grieving her dad's death and being mad at her bff Becca, but she's pretty much ready to forgive and make up now that school's back in. She looks for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: friendship, issues, love story, teen lit, young adult book review, young adult fiction

Reading Rainbow (Rowell)

March 10, 2014 by Alice Leave a Comment

Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor and Park was, last year, a phenomenon, and for very good reason. I loved it. Loved it so. hard. So I was super excited to read her new one not long ago. Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN: 978 1 250 03095 5 Cath is upset and a bit adrift when her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: fiction, friendship, growing up, love story, teen lit

That One Amazing Night

March 2, 2014 by Alice 1 Comment

There have been plenty of movies based on this - the one amazing night that changes things. Or morning, for that matter - Breakfast Club being a perfect example of this. These two books are about just that - how one night's adventures bring some clarity to each of the teens involved. Tag Along, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: friendship, growing up, school, teen lit

Much Music

February 19, 2014 by Alice Leave a Comment

I love books where music plays a key role, and these two new ones hit all the right notes. Blues for Zoey, by Robert Paul Weston RazorBill, ISBN: 978 014 318328 0 Kaz has never met anyone like Zoey, and he's fascinated right away. With her, her music, her sense of style, everything about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: friendship, music, teen lit

Mike From Canmore

January 22, 2014 by Amanda 1 Comment

I just got back from a glorious mini-holiday to the heart of the Rocky Mountains with one of my dearest girl friends of all time. We hiked, we toured Lake Louise and took in the ice carving festival, we sipped hot cocoa, we watched weird independent films and stayed up late eating junk food, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adulthood, Friendship, Life Tagged With: Alberta, Canmore, caramel apple, friendship, Getaway, ice carving, lake louise, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, solo vacation, winter

The Last Party

November 18, 2013 by Christine 3 Comments

Cuyler turned eleven last Wednesday. Yesterday he celebrated his birthday with friends. It took me a while to figure out where to host it; I needed somewhere age appropriate for the friends he was inviting at the same time be able to hold Cuyler's interest. Cuyler's first suggestion was to invite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Life Tagged With: arcade, autism, birthday, birthday party, bowling, Champs, friends, friendship

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