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[ljlaura]

You know, if I randomly stumble across your photobucket album and you've uploaded a friend's photo of their own face and named it nasty.jpg, there's just really no positive way to interpret that. Yeah, I'd love to hear an explanation as to why you'd be a backstabber, but really, there's no way it can be explained.

Actually, I take part of that back. The two people aren't currently friends. I thought they were at one time, but there wasn't any drama surrounding an un-friending, so they must've just been friends with 1 degree of separation. Either way, it's very petty and childish.

Anyways, my point is. I thought I knew someone. And I clearly didn't. Which really makes me question a lot of other things.

Incidently, I've removed some of my oldest LJ friends from my list. It took me a long time to do it. A year or more of silence, or random posts. But when it really hit me was that my dad died and people I would've once considered super-important to me...never even knew, still don't know, because I'm not a part of their life anymore. So it was time for ME to cut a cord there. It wasn't that I didn't like them...just that they'd moved on long ago and I am done waiting. I'm personally worth more than updating in someone's "FILL ME IN ON ANYTHING IMPORTANT!" post with "Oh hai, btw, my dad died!"

Comments

[gnawtee.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about removing folks from my list who haven't posted in a year, or who pop in occasionally like they're SO busy and want everyone to give them a personal update.

It shouldn't be difficult considering I've never met any of them in person, but when you read about someone's life for 3+ years it's hard to just cut off communication and never know what happened with their rocky relationship or their 4-year-old you've read about since the day they were born.

But yeah, I get what you're saying and where you're coming from.

[simply-crystal.livejournal.com]

I'm one of the worst offenders of the "disappear" and "pop back in" people! I read everyone, every single day, I just have nothing that feels post worthy in my own journal.

[rehaan-shaik.livejournal.com]

Really like the post. It’s always sad when you realize the people you once knew have moved out of your life and started a new life without you. I'm sorry for your loss btw, I know saying that doesn’t help but unfortunately nothing really can.

[starloft.livejournal.com]

hey laura, sorry it's been a long time. i'm just sort of getting back into bloggging, and i hope to read more of your updates. i hope all is well with you!