"To throw away an honest friend is, as it is to throw your life away." - Sophocles

Everyone has a friend that is openly honest when no one else is. That friend that will tell you when something looks terrible on you, even when everyone else lies and says you look great. That friend that knows how to tell you, straight up, that the guy you're talking to is not worth the pain. I just want to say thank you.

Thank you for always sticking by my side through the countless times you hit me with the ugly truth, rather than a lie that would only make me feel better for the moment and would hurt worse in the end, even if it did end up with us fighting. You never even threw it in when I didn't follow your advice and ended up getting hurt in the process. Never once did you say, "I told you so," you just came to my house and picked me up, and together we did what we do best: We ate, and ate, and ate until we were too full to move, and then just talked about everything other the sun.

Thank you for being the one to tell me if I had anything to complain about, I also have to power to change it. I never knew how strong I was until you pushed me way past my limit in order to become who I am today. You made me outspoken and taught me that the world is always in my hands, and I can do anything that I can put my mind to. From pushing me to go to my professor to ask for that extra point to make my grade go up one letter, to telling the guy I like how I really felt. You gave me that extra push to change everything that I wanted to in my life.

Thank you for refusing to let me leave my house in less-than-pristine shape. You always tell me if I need to fix my hair, put on a longer shirt with my leggings, and also if those said leggings are see-through or have a hole. You have saved me from many fashion mistakes even when I thought I would never recover from my awkward middle school phase, which do honestly make the best #TransformationTuesday Instagram posts, just saying.

Thank you for telling me everything I needed to hear, from what clothes don't look good on me to telling me I need to get my life together. When your parents tell you to get your life together, it's normal, but when your friends do, it means that you're close to hitting rock bottom. Thanks for catching me before I actually hit it.

Everyone needs a blunt friend to tell them what they need to hear, and I am more than thankful for mine. Without her, I would still be wandering around with crooked eyeliner wings, awkward mom jeans, and wearing my booksack so low it hits the back of my knees.