I ____ up in a family that ____ affection. I knew I was ____, but it was rarely expressed, either in words ____ with a hug. Then, at the age ____, I met Judy. I quickly noticed how ____ she told her kids she loved them and how she ____ everyone hello and goodbye. As with any ____, I picked ____ up, and ____ I did so, the ____ it became for me. Now I never fail to hug ____ or family members, and it has completely changed how I ____ to them. It’s an awesome feeling! Oh, I love you, Judy! Five months ____ my husband, my two-year-old daughter, and I moved ____ miles from home, I ____ to a beautiful baby girl with severely clubbed feet. This marked the beginning of a long series of doctor ____. Taking care of two young children, one of whom required constant medical attention, meant that I was always tired and behind on my ____ chores. One day, we came home from yet another doctor’s visit to find the ____ ajar. I cautiously proceeded into the house, only to find the ____ spotless, the dishes ____, and the dirty ____ washed and folded. Upstairs, the beds ____, and there were even ____ in a vase beside my bed. It turns out that my friend Joy was ____ my home and noticed my car was gone, so she ____ to help me out. I learned an important lesson that day about ____. And this friendship was ____ for life! Because we are all over the ____, my three closest friends (Miranda, Rachel, and Johlandi) and I keep in touch via ____. We share daily ____, complaints, triumphs, and, most of all, laughs. These special ladies respond ____ to whatever I tell them, allowing me to be as vulnerable as I please. Conversely, it’s a ____ to help them through their difficult times. Having such receptive friends has ____ me that life is more fun and ____ when I ____ myself with others. After my wife of 44 years died, I ____ the urge to socialize. But that didn’t ____ my friend Tony from ____ me to join a group of guys who got together every Thursday ____. I told him I wasn’t ready. He called again the next week, ____ I said no. He ____ calling every week, and finally I said, “OK, I’ll go. Anything to ____ you ____ calling me every week.” It has now been six years since my wife died, and thanks to Tony, I have been going to dinner every week with the gang we’ve dubbed ROMEO— ____ ____ ____ ____ Out.

Friendship Short Stories

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