Update- She called!

emilykristene2006

Just as I was sitting down to eat dinner my old BFF called. DH grabbed my plate to put in the oven and I went to talk. We talked for over an hour.

The best part was her saying she was never  angry at me for being honest and doing what was best for my family. She said, "I was into stuff that just wasn't your cup of tea."

She was medically discharged from the Army, got married to a man that beat the crap out of her and then divorced. All in 3 1/2 years.

She is living 12 hours away right now, but I am so glad we are talking again. We talked for an hour while the kids were awake and then I called her after everyone went to bed and we talked for 2 1/2 more hours. We just have so much to talk about! We really just picked right up where we left off.

It's awesome!

Jodi&Joe

That is so awesome!  I love reconnecting like that.

oparcm

That is great!

amiamish

aw that's awesome!!! YAY!!!!!

mattslady

Now I'm curious - what was the falling out even about?

emilykristene2006

It was not really a fallen out. She has always been a really wild child. Drinking, drugs, guys, lots of guys. We were friends for 20 years.

I was pregnant with DD and she had no plans at all to settle down. We were very honest with each other through our entire friendship. I don't remember what the last bad decision was, but I just told her that I had something to tell her. I didn't want to upset her, but I had to be honest. I had a family to think about now and I need to evaluate who is in my life and do I want my kids to grow up around that. I chose, no.

She didn't get angry at the time, but I'm sure it hurt. She told me last night that she never hated me for it. I was always the best friend she ever had. Sweetest, kindest most loving friend. She knows I would have done anything for her. I just couldn't change her. I couldn't hold her hand through her bad decisions anymore. It was the hardest thing I had to do.