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When You Know Your Best Friends Have Become "Family"

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Jenna Pagley

Nov 21, 2016

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When You Know Your Best Friends Have Become "Family"

"Friends become our chosen family" is a well known quote used by many when talking about their close friends.

This quote really came to life for me when I came to college and met my forever friends. The friends I have in college will stick by me forever (especially my college friends and roommates).

Reaching unprecedented levels of comfort is definitely a sign that you and your friends have become family. You do not hold anything back anymore and you feel comfortable doing literally anything in front of them. These conversations you have are probably humiliating and oftentimes disgusting to anyone else, but they seem to be "normal" with your friends.

You willingly spend your money on them. You might start throwing parties for them, giving each other dinners and surprise celebrations. Maybe there is cake or your favorite candy waiting for you in your apartment when it is your birthday or "just because" you had a bad day. You do not just buy each other birthday gifts because you feel obligated, but you actually want to. You start buying them their favorite thing just because.

Your extended families start to intermingle. All of a sudden, you end up just as close with your friend's family as you are with yours. They take you out to dinner, they check up on you, buy you gifts for your birthday and holidays and call you their own child.

You print and frame your pictures you have together. And place them allllllllll over your home.

You check up on each other throughout the day. You text them to make sure they're still holding up after your intense group chat about your significant other or your least favorite co-worker. You probably get more "good morning how are you" texts from them than you do your significant other.

You introduce your best friends to strangers as "so and so who is basically my sister." They are basically just related to you at this point.

Everything is assumed to be together. Party invitations, clothes bought, meals cooked...you do not do ANYTHING without one another.

You're use to them being around so much, it just kind of feels normal or second nature. Long silences do not feel odd or awkward. Just sitting around watching TV on a Friday night is also pretty cool because you do not have to be "entertained." You just hang out, no other pretenses needed.

You realize that you're stuck together forever, and you really wouldn't want it any other way.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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