tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724702261393765604.post7179281429279284296..comments2023-06-12T11:38:10.356-02:30Comments on A Moving Tale: InsecuritiesJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624095059556750242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724702261393765604.post-70186481738552851222010-11-04T00:15:12.581-02:302010-11-04T00:15:12.581-02:30Hi,
I stumbled upon your blog tonight via Twitter...Hi,<br /><br />I stumbled upon your blog tonight via Twitter and the #metrobus hashtag. Your picture looked familiar so I clicked on your profile and noticed that you are not from here. I'm always curious why people would move to this place and started reading your blog. I found it so interesting that I've just finished reading the whole thing and now I am way past my bedtime.<br /><br />I understand what you say about making friends. I can so relate to "I'll be forcing myself where I'm not wanted, that people have plenty of friends, so they won't need me". I thought it was just me who felt that way.<br /><br />I wanted to welcome you to Newfoundland. It's not a bad place if you can get used to our weather - rain, rain, and more rain...until the snow starts. ;-)<br /><br />In an earlier blog entry, and you probably already know the answers now, you wondered why we have bed sheets on our lawns. That is indeed to keep the seagulls from ripping the garbage apart. And the salt beef is cooked with our Sunday dinner to add extra flavour to our potatoes, turnips, carrots, and cabbage. A lot of people don't use salt beef because it's not healthy for you.<br /><br />Anyways, I'll finish here in case you think I'm a complete nutcase. I'm chipmunk1304 on Twitter if you'd like to chat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625141570138967264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724702261393765604.post-32685796615525915242010-10-27T23:25:40.515-02:302010-10-27T23:25:40.515-02:30I totally understand where you're coming from ...I totally understand where you're coming from too. People are scary sometimes and making friends is hard. Remember - everyone needs more friends like you because you are awesome and a terrific friend. If you don't make friends with them they are missing out and you are depriving them of your friendship.<br />Love you and hope it gets easier soon.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15367200120823089485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724702261393765604.post-55940565059005168112010-10-27T18:24:52.130-02:302010-10-27T18:24:52.130-02:30I totally get this. When I moved to Vancouver, I ...I totally get this. When I moved to Vancouver, I already had several pre-made friends, namely people who were Aaron's friends, but it's definitely not the same thing.<br /><br />I remember taking a First Aid course and really getting along well with my randomly assigned CPR partner. We even ate lunch together at break time. But at the end of the day, I thought I would come across as totally lame if I asked her to go for coffee sometime, so I just said goodbye. And that was that. And I still sometimes wonder what Isabel is up to.<br /><br />I've also realized that making friends with women is scarier for me than making friends with men. At least with men, I can impress them with my nerdiness, and if we're not BFF's then I can just shrug it off due to gender difference. Whereas with women I'm more nervous about intruding on an existing set of friendships, I just assume everyone has all their friendship positions filled.<br /><br />Anyway, I hear ya.Diedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905632969982042411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724702261393765604.post-11250164708323386192010-10-27T16:10:44.949-02:302010-10-27T16:10:44.949-02:30I totally understand how hard it is to make friend...I totally understand how hard it is to make friends. I had the same friends all through school. When I got to University, suddenly I was expected to make new friends. It didn't go so well. But university is a very transient place, so I was mostly okay with that. Also, I had Andrew, which was enough at that point.<br /><br />Over the last ten years I've gotten better. I've learned that I have to make myself vulnerable, share about myself and be myself. It's not always easy. I'd prefer to guard myself. But that's what I did in University, and didn't work out so well.<br /><br />Mostly I've realized that everyone else is just as insecure and in need of friends as I am. <br /><br />It does take time, but I'm sure you'll soon have lots of friends!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514376793118060313noreply@blogger.com