The Best Friends Of Your Life

Toulon · 2021-02-08T21:03:03+00:00

Over the weekend, I rewatched the classic film, "Stand By Me". I was as struck by it this weekend as much as I was all those years ago. The closing line of...

KCee

I still have a few close friends from my home town. We don't get to see each other much lately, but still talk and text. I lost one of my best friends in a car crash just after college. I probably have more in common with my current close friends, but it's not the same bond.

braveheart

I did not remain in contact that well with friends from my pre-high school youth. I have a best friend that lives in Florida. I visit him yearly and he is the kind of guy regardless of distance or circumstances would come to your aid at 2 am if needed.
I share a good relationship with a few high school football teammates. States apart but we text regularly, especially on Turkey day and the Super Bowl. Locally, I have a couple close friends I met playing golf. We golf as often as we can together and are there for each other in times of physical or mental need. I also have some friends from FGI and Golfbuzz that are standup guys.
I have no social imprint ( no Facebook or instagram ) by choice and they all don’t either. So simple texts go a long way as I am not a talk on the phone kind of guy.
What I have learned though, is that some friends and that may only be a few can be better than your own family at being there for you. That is not sad, just a reality for some of us.

meagain

Went to 7 different High Schools, so not too many memories there. As soon as you are getting to be good friends with someone we were moving on. Basically down to my good friends here on Golf Buzz:
Weirfan, candukid, azgreg, professor, sneakylong, Ack8236, wishbone, etc. Strangely they all seem to be good friends with each other also. Hope I didn't leave anyone out. Don't want to hurt their feelings.

Par4QC

meagain Went to 7 different High Schools, so not too many memories there. As soon as you are getting to be good friends with someone we were moving on.

What kinda shit was 'the family' into?

😲

candukid

meagain
I see what you did there.... 😆

Toulon

Par4QC

Yeah, the Ozark family only moved once.

wishbone

accufitgolf

Awwww....We are just a big group of BFF's

mikeintopeka

Morbid exercise. I've mentioned our Sunday morning discussion group on several occasions and I love it for the topics that lead to wonderful conversations mixed with emotions, ethics, and the expertise usually shared from someone at the table. But, this topic one Sunday was uncomfortable and there are no experts.

We spent quiet time in examining our personal pasts and preparing a written outline for what we would like to have our obituaries look like and say. Then we were asked to list at least 6 close friends you hope your spouse approaches to be your pallbearers at your funeral.

Sobering.

Par4QC

mikeintopeka I've already told her, I put new wheels on the hand truck, and it's in the garage, waiting for the services(if any) to end.
She wouldn't go for the garbage bag/river thing. Said she couldn't drag me that far.

LBlack14

Not having any memorial or funeral. I want a damn party/celebration of life, no religious figures are to speak. I'm gonna be cremated and my ashes scattered at Diamonds 1 & 2 at Chamberlain Park in Deer Park where I spent a big chunk of my life from knothole ball @ 5, to softball leagues at 40 and thousands of beers with friends. Also some on the 1st tee @ Beckett Ridge Golf Club. It was my favorite course ever I played and worked. I've said, it's the only course I could be happy playing every time out.

sdandrea1

johnnydoom Grew up in a military family that moved every few years and didn’t keep up with friends from move to move.

Same here.

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