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I Instantly Disliked Her

I instantly disliked her.
I don’t know if it was her 
Height or her red hair or
Her loudness,

But I immediately
Thought we can never
Be friends. But then 
She sat with me at lunch
And I had never laughed so
Hard in my entire life.

Ever

So we became friends
And I have never told
Her that my instant
Impression was that
We could never
Be friends

Why would I
Hurt my
Best friend
Like that?

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/26/2018 10:42:00 AM

wow, Caren. I had a friend like this too, back in junior high. I instantly disliked her because I beleived she had her eye on the same guy that I did!! She was so cute. We somehow ended walking home together and both of us forgot about the lame guy who barely seemed interested in either one of us. I think her name was Chris or Christine. Sure wish I knew what became of all these folks from my past. FAVE

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/26/2018 2:35:00 PM

Thank you Andrea. This is definitely a true story. I cannot believe it but many times my besties start out with an impression that somehow "puts me off".

Mark Toney

Date: 5/26/2018 10:26:00 AM

Love it, Caren. Been there done that :) Just goes to show what breaking bread can do for a relationship.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/26/2018 2:35:00 PM

Yes it does.