I don't believe my friends envied me and our absence of wealth... but I certainly have seen that I am grateful that I didn't have what they did... Many of my friends who had such wealth growing up ended up chasing dreams with alcohol or immorality and ended up with unhappiness. Even those friends who didn't delve into those things I have since realized, have still had to walk through many difficult trials... some of them weren't prepared for life being so hard and had a much harder time walking through those refining moments of life.

Underneath we aren't so very different.

Cryssa

hAD a childhood friend that wanted to follow me in all I did and had to have anything new I got. We weren't rich and she was 5 years younger than me but she did keep up with me as she was spoiled by her parents as an only child. But we were great friends anyway and i got in touch with her just the other month as I had lost track of her. Friends are nice and nice to get in touch with again too.

...if only the shoes shared...could have dressed up the reality of walking in one anothers also...sizing it up up later...would have found it all so fitting from the very beginning. A true friend is a true fit forever.
excellent write Bonnie...
John

As they said...the neighbors grass is not always greener?

Georg

What an excellent write my friend, I too had a friend like this...when we had an outside toilet, she had indoor plumbing, when I shared a room with my sister, she had a beautiful bedroom with a walk in closet, her mom drove a nice new toyota celica, my mom drove the big old impala! At time I envied her, for she had it all, even the entire set of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys books, her mom was a librarian...but at special holidays, evenings spent with mom at the drive in lounging on a quilt, wading in the creek, I didn't envy anyone...and I too years later found out that she envied me...thank you my friend for this wonderful write and the trip down memory lane! Well done...you've touched me.
Blessings,
Joyce B.

very wise write--hard to to feel that envy though

Powerful message in this, Bonnie; very well penned! BRAVA! Love the drawing!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Never know what we have until we see someone else - a powerful reminder in loving lines - well done, Bonnie.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.