{"id":132,"date":"2012-02-06T21:32:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T05:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2012-02-06T21:32:45","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T05:32:45","slug":"loyalty-is-one-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":"Loyalty is One Shade"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got to thinking today about loyalty. There are times when I think most of us don\u2019t possess it. And that\u2019s the worst, to think that your close friends won\u2019t stand up for you. Or that your close friends won\u2019t really be there when you need it. They say they will, but when the time comes, they\u2019re nowhere to be found. I\u2019d hope that my friends wouldn\u2019t let me down. I\u2019d hope that my friends wouldn\u2019t make me feel so hurt. But it happens. And that lack of loyalty will only make me stronger, even if the initial sting is sharply painful.<\/p>\n

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But I\u2019m certainly not saying all of my friends have been that way. I have some fiercely loyal friends who will fight for us until the end. And for them, I am ever grateful. They are the people I can call about anything. They\u2019ll always be on my side. I would do anything for these friends, and it\u2019s nice to know that they have my back. And they know who they are. And for that, I will always remain loyal to them. Because what\u2019s friendship without loyalty?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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