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I Want Her Back

But she’s my friend your 8-year-old argues. I want her back! Children always chase the one who got away. Reasoning does not work. Arguing works less. There is something diabolically appealing About the friend who got away, the one who Is snotty and mean to them. These are the “friends” they want back, And immediately. These are the ones whose accolades they Chase after. It makes absolutely no sense, Yet I see it every day.

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Rhona Mcferran

Date: 7/23/2018 1:22:00 PM

I've seen this many times, too. And sadly, some people never grow out of this behavior.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/23/2018 2:17:00 PM

It always makes me sad, because the victim wants to be friends with no one else.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/18/2018 7:27:00 AM

So true! Perhaps something they see that is past the nose. We have bigger snuffles that catch the bad scent, spent too long in the world. LOL!

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/18/2018 11:46:00 PM

Thanks for stopping by Kim. I suspect you have also seen this hundreds of times.