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How I Knew Who My Friends Are by KingDonPablo: 1:33pm On Mar 20, 2022
I don't know if this is the right section for this. I just wanna share my experience.

I lost my job a couple of months back so things were a little tight for me. One day I called a 'friend' who had just received his pay and I asked him to please lend me 2k. I promised to pay back in a little time. He said he'd get back to me. Months later, I'm still waiting for him to get back to me. Lol. It hurts because I remember when this same dude wasn't working, I did a lot for him. Even when he started work, I sometimes lend him money until he gets paid.
After that incident, a former colleague chatted me up on WhatsApp and asked me to send my account details to him. I informed him that my main account had issues ( it was hacked weeks earlier) . He asked if I had another, I said yes then he asked me to send. Few minutes later I received a message from him. He told me he sent me a little something and I should manage it. I was shocked. I nearly cried that night because I never expected something like that. This is someone I didn't even take as a friend. We were just colleagues. He said he knew how hard life could be when someone is unemployed.
The one I saw as a friend and a brother failed me while someone I didn't take even as a friend was thoughtful enough to send me money. How do I explain that?
Luckily, just a few weeks later I got another job. I'm thankful to God for the true friends I have and the ones I don't even know I do.
God bless. By the way it's my birthday.
Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by Bilabong(m): 1:35pm On Mar 20, 2022
When u realize u don't have a friend you will have peace.
People tend to associate with you when u have what to offer them.

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Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by MadamVanessa(f): 1:41pm On Mar 20, 2022
shocked


You don't help to get help from the people you help, because few people that you have help will come to your rescue in your worst situation. It is does you never regarded or see as anything that will help you in your down moment.

The earlier we understand life the better for us.

Again, I see no reason of one keeping friends. Friends are so useless.
Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by yanabasee(m): 1:42pm On Mar 20, 2022
I don't keep friends... I have acquaintances like very many....

Friendship is what I keep when I was younger... Not as an adult....

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Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by KingDonPablo: 1:42pm On Mar 20, 2022
Bilabong:
When u realize u don't have a friend you will have peace.
People tend to associate with you when u have what to offer them.
it's sad
Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by sheanzy(m): 1:56pm On Mar 20, 2022
Fvck friends

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Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by Polynek(m): 2:47pm On Mar 20, 2022
Such is life, atleast uv learn something from Dix experience, but on the contrary, U can't jox conclude about ur friend, bcox u don't know why he was unable to send u the money
Is well I pray u get another job
Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by Cerebellum: 10:54am On Mar 21, 2022
yanabasee:
I don't keep friends... I have acquaintances like very many....


Friendship is what I keep when I was younger... Not as an adult....

You're intelligent
Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by Nobody: 6:23pm On Mar 21, 2022
Your story is life's summary. Those closest to us are often the most reluctant to help us, while strangers or individuals we never expect give us a helpful hand we never see coming. Cheers bro.

Happy birthday.
Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by SnowfieldRealty(f): 4:27pm On Mar 22, 2022
Such is life. Happy birthday by the way.
Re: How I Knew Who My Friends Are by DigitalStepdad: 11:40pm On Mar 22, 2022
Its worst when those that fail you are those you call family

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