Childhood friends

17-Oct-21 13:50pm
Wendy Q
Yes, one of my riding buddies from the UK. We still keep in touch via Facebook.
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17-Oct-21 09:47am
Carolyn7 P
The only childhood friend I really loved was killed in a car-train accident when she was 13. The pain of losing her caused me to shy away from close childhood relationships.
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16-Oct-21 11:51am
Anna Rogers
A very sore point with me. My best friend from school days married “up”, and cut me from her life. When the internet came along I tried to reconnect through a friend reunion platform which I found out she belonged to with no luck. So much for Beaches style friendships outside of popular culture.
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15-Oct-21 22:09pm
2025
FB just to make Friends?
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15-Oct-21 21:28pm
lulu
Nope, social media has held us together.
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15-Oct-21 21:11pm
Priscilla R 316016
I was too busy moving around the state to keep any friends from school. I often wonder where they are, what they are now doing, and if their childish dreams came true. Mine did in a roundabout way.
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15-Oct-21 21:04pm
Leslie D 488751
There was four of us that was inseparable, but sadly two have passed on and the other one is a lawyer in Sydney now. True friends are few and far between today.
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15-Oct-21 20:31pm
Jasmyne M
No I have no friends
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- 15-Oct-21 20:52pm
  Mary M 329762
  You can be my friend
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15-Oct-21 20:19pm
Ruth v
No not really.
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15-Oct-21 19:34pm
Dimitri T 100433
Friends the saying goes "are for a reason or season"
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15-Oct-21 19:29pm
Amber 22
no did not have meany hope to find more now
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15-Oct-21 19:29pm
Catalina
Yes, I do...far, far away from each other, close as always.
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15-Oct-21 19:22pm
Mariaj
My best friend is still my friend from Kindy/Playschool but I live in a different country now so we just can’t go and hang out anymore
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15-Oct-21 18:50pm
2025
People do change...why be surprised!
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15-Oct-21 18:17pm
Maria B 89860
We moved around a lot, like sometimes only stayed in a place for a couple of days or weeks so didn't really get to know anyone closely except the last place we lived at overseas and started going to school was very close with someone who was one grade up from me and we left rather suddenly and ended up here in Australia (1947) then did not meet my friend again till 1977 when went back for a visit. We wrote to each other for years but then lost touch ago a few years ago and have stopped sending Christmas Cards etc as did not hear back nor did my letters get returned undelivered.
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15-Oct-21 17:38pm
Aisha A 379399
Out of sight, out of mind. That's what happened to me and my friends from school.
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15-Oct-21 16:42pm
2025
People that can't move on from old friends are a bit desperate. Get a life! Maybe those that morn for old friends can't make new ones. Edited 15-Oct-21 16:45pm
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15-Oct-21 16:06pm
Cely
No
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15-Oct-21 16:01pm
Melinda B 311794
I still stay in touch with childhood friends. My best friend is very busy with her kids, husband and career. I wasn't the sort of kid to have loads of friends, anyway, a bit odd and a loner. I try to keep in touch with the people I liked (and who liked me lol), though. Edited 15-Oct-21 16:02pm
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15-Oct-21 13:55pm
Mooi
It wasn't until I started work at the age of 15 years that I made a good friend. I was bullied all through school. Then I found a great job where I met my best friend and the people I worked with were fantastic. Then my dad decided we should emigrate to Australia from the UK and I left my friends and my beautiful dog behind. Don't get me wrong I mostly love Australia apart from the Government, I have been married since 1979, four wonderful daughters, four grandchildren and a greyhound who is now my best friend, companion and confidante, she never gossips.
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- 15-Oct-21 16:03pm
  Melinda B 311794
  Ha! My dog Buddy is the same. Even if I am grumpy, he always loves me.
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- 15-Oct-21 16:05pm
  MooiMelinda B 311794
  They truly are beautiful companions, they don't ever judge you and they know when you feel sad or grumpy and they comfort you.
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- 15-Oct-21 19:57pm
  Melinda B 311794Mooi
  Truly divine, in my opinion. Humans don't deserve them!
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15-Oct-21 13:55pm
Gail B 209535
I still have regular contact with a friend, I have known for 56 years.
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15-Oct-21 13:54pm
Frank N
I catch up with one every so often
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15-Oct-21 13:10pm
Jenny L 591463
Oh what a shame, that's quite sad. I have a friend who went overseas to live for some time and we are both 50 this year so we are catching up soon. I can't wait, we both went to school together so we have known each other for awhile and we have never lost touch. A lot of my friends got married, moved away etc etc and we have lost contact but that's life I am afraid, people seem to busy with their own lives and don't keep in touch much these days.
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15-Oct-21 13:09pm
Bugalugs
We did but at a critical time my parents decided we should move to another country so we lost touch.
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- 15-Oct-21 16:46pm
  2025
  Go back then!
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15-Oct-21 13:03pm
GRAEME W 313058
Sure do, even though we are spread across the country we still get together reguarly
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15-Oct-21 12:45pm
Paul J 94868
No...
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15-Oct-21 12:43pm
Larry S 382961
I have lost contact with most of my school friends but got a couple now on Facebook. I moved away from my old home state and now have heaps of friends here in Sydney and rest of Australia. I have some very dear friends in USA, Singapore and my wife going Filipino more there. Yes I miss my old friendships but life now is newer for me with new friends and relies in Cebu
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15-Oct-21 12:32pm
Colin L 88398
It all depends on what the person does now. As I do not move int he same circles as a mate from school I do not see him that much but if I did see him often it would concern me more as he is a Judge these days and it might mean I'm appearing before him and I do not work in the law so it wouldn't be good for me.
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- 15-Oct-21 15:41pm
  Phyrephly
  yes, difficult people to be friends with, judges. your every word could potentially come up for question for the friend, and for the judge. Edited 15-Oct-21 15:41pm
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- 15-Oct-21 16:20pm
  Colin L 88398Phyrephly
  Not so much that as I've lost count of the number of times that I've been warned off by people who think he is dangerous when ihe is just a Glorified Member of the Bar which as certain obligations connected with it but overall it's not an issue. If you go and boast about doing criminal activities to every one and their dog you get what you should expect and I have threatened to apply for an AVO if he did not stop following me around though no problems with his wife and kids. There was one occasion where I appeared before him as an "Expert Witness" which caused no end of problems as the crowd who subpennied me did not put my name on the list of witnesses and they did not expect the Judge to excuse himself when he found out. Another guy I know is a surgeon who everyone knows as a guy in a suit and tie and very propper while I only see him is a Tee Shirt and stubbies with worn out thongs and the T Shirt reads "F it I'm Going Fishing" Most people are very different when they are comfortable.
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15-Oct-21 12:26pm
diane c QLD
i think childhood friends are wonderful. i havent kept in touch with mine as im in another country, but most have died now.
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15-Oct-21 12:24pm
IdentifyAs
Oh yes!!! My dear bridesmaid, a few friends from primary and high school...some friends for 50 years!!! I had friends who have stood by me through some really tough times, better than family who stab you in the back!!!!
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15-Oct-21 11:54am
Carolyn H 319412
My best friend from primary school now lives just around the corner from where I am.
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15-Oct-21 11:50am
Rifat H
I think Friendship is an actual 'ship' that either drops it's anchor to settle nearby or can settle some place far away. i.e. Possible to have long distance friendship. Either way, it's the 'Togetherness' that makes it Friendship and yes, it can be quite a journey! Poem titled 'Togetherness' by Ernestine Northover. "The years roll by from girl to woman, The years roll by from boy to man, Then one of them will find the other, A 'fusion' part of God's great plan. For this Bride and Groom are on an adventure, Which will sometimes give a bumpy ride, But they will travel well the journey, As long as they stay, side by side. There's love, joy, smiles and laughter, There's happiness along life's way, We wish them a path that is calm and peaceful, As they proclaim their vows today. We wish them health along life's highway, We wish them blessings from above, We wish them God's own hand to guide them, That their life together be filled with love."Edited 15-Oct-21 11:54am
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- 15-Oct-21 13:14pm
  Jenny L 591463
  Oh that's beautiful, nicely put Rifat H.
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- 15-Oct-21 21:13pm
  Priscilla R 316016
  What a lovely poem!
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15-Oct-21 11:29am
Pam G 449028
Yes very similar
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15-Oct-21 10:42am
Joe B 288252
No, we moved so often that I never formed a lasting friendship in my childhood, but I have some good cronies from my work days
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15-Oct-21 10:31am
Tanya K 164105
Yep my best friend since Year 7 - friends for 42 years !!
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15-Oct-21 10:26am
dale k 247571
none
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15-Oct-21 10:18am
Sonya F 68771
Nobody
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15-Oct-21 10:13am
Mr Blobby
I had a friend who was in my class all the way from Primer 1 to Standard 4. Then his family went back to England. Years later I met up with him again in a pub in Wanganui. I still see him from time to time and we have a "catch-up"
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15-Oct-21 09:32am
JANN R
I have lost touch with some of my friends but still keep in touch with others I went to school with its great to catch up when we can but phone calls keep us going
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15-Oct-21 09:30am
Stephen F 84899
I lost contact with my friends when I moved countries several years ago. Thank goodness for social media, have managed to find a few old friends
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15-Oct-21 09:04am
Joy L 68767
I have one friend still from when I was young. But most of my friends now are from my teenage and early 20's. We are all still in touch and meet every year or so.
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15-Oct-21 08:56am
Igor A
Too busy. No way to bring "Past Tense to Mind".
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15-Oct-21 08:35am
Beverly I
Lost touch a long time ago
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15-Oct-21 08:32am
Asesh S
I have kept in touch but we are in different countries so don't see each other much.
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15-Oct-21 08:26am
Robin L 79437
lost touch
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15-Oct-21 07:55am
Sandra C 12043
I still keep contact with my first friend from when I was 5, that's 73 uears ago. she was my bridesmaind. We live in different states but still visit whenever we are in either one's state. Also keep contact with a few friends from High school but on a more irregular basis. We all email occasionally.
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15-Oct-21 07:43am
Julene P
My childhood friends have all gone there separate ways, a few I keep in touch with the others were nasty to me
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15-Oct-21 07:37am
Grommie
had a few, now only two left from childhood. When one's career takes one away from your country of origin for over 30 years, one tends to shed friends.
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15-Oct-21 06:42am
kristian s 513441
I don't have childhood friends when I were growing up until now.
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15-Oct-21 06:41am
Joanne R 561977
Sounds like you just told my story, exactly them same, lol
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15-Oct-21 05:29am
Leonie N 638126
I had a few high school friends, but once high school ended we lost contact, no if Facebook had been around then it would of been a lot easier to keep contact, Facebook is extremely handy.
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15-Oct-21 04:56am
Christina C 466456
Yes very similar but my friend moved overseas. We still message each other one in a blue moon though.
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15-Oct-21 04:28am
Claude H
At my age my childhood friends have died
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15-Oct-21 04:24am
BLACK LIVES MATTER
never had childhood friends (was dealing with childhood abuse) - became a teenager runaway - I still STAY in contact with people I met on the streets (and some of them live in foreign countries - now) - who like me - pulled themselves off the streets (without any assistance from society - aka benign neglect on society's part) - which lead to me despiting capitalism - it would not surprise me - if donald trump (since he has not been charged with any crimes against society when (or while) he was POTUS - HAHA) - will won the republican party nomination in 2024 (again) and win being POTUS - again (in capitalism ONY the rich get BREAKS and end up with childhood friends) - the rest of us TRIED not to look back at our childhood (too much pain and misery involved in our childhood)Edited 15-Oct-21 07:57am
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15-Oct-21 02:46am
Sheree T
No unfortunately we lost touch once we all started working and got married. Now I live in a different country and have no idea where they are.
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15-Oct-21 02:09am
Helen A 395807
Yes. Unfortunately.
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15-Oct-21 01:55am
APB
My family moved around a lot...I tried to hang onto people but in the end just gave up....new schools, new people, new friends
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15-Oct-21 01:35am
Julie K 348980
My “round the corner“ friend (from the age of four onwards) and I were inseparable for a long time. We lost contact when I left home to go flatting but caught up again when we were both in our mid 60s.
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15-Oct-21 01:11am
Disie
I do with my High school bestie
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- 15-Oct-21 21:14pm
  Priscilla R 316016
  Lovely to hear that, Disie
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- 16-Oct-21 19:38pm
  mary c
  Same..my two besties from Form 7- we lost touch when i moved cities but then when i became a mum too i got back in touch with both and now we chat by text and messenger most days- i am so grateful and happy to be in their lives..they don't talk to each other even though they still live in same city. I had two very very best friends when we studied together for 3 years- and sadly we didn't stay in touch. Life is funny isn't it. Not funny haha but funny how things happen and how things change.
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15-Oct-21 00:26am
Linda C
No my best friend was my sister. She was my maid of honour also and we travelled the world together and around Australia over the years. She has passed now and I miss her. I have other friends I started work with over 55 years ago and we keep in touch regularly by phone and if in same state try to see each other. However, as we marry, have children etc. our lives do take separate paths and we can lose touch. I guess it is up to you to reconnect and see where it goes from there.
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- 16-Oct-21 19:40pm
  mary c
  i am very close to my 2 sisters too- one is 7 years older and one is 12 years older. They both live in diff cities to me. My eldest sis turned 70 this month and it has hit me how special she is and the reality of her getting older. i wish i lived nearer to her and realize time now is precious- especially in these insane covid times.
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15-Oct-21 00:22am
Rhonda D 522615
Yes. We both have moved and life gets busy.
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15-Oct-21 00:17am
'smee,SWQ!
indeed, indeed!
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15-Oct-21 00:05am
2025
Move on...the past is the past. Stop living in the past. Go make some new friends.
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15-Oct-21 00:04am
2025
This has been discussed before. People do change...and move on in life...you know!
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