This post is designed to be modified as you see fit but it is ultimately the opportunity to be sent to your friends. I don’t have any sisters so this letter is for all of my family members, female friends and sorority sisters that I view as sisters:
Dear MY SISTER:
Man, I can’t believe that we are still friends after all of these years. It’s amazing that we still talk. Can you remember all those times I called you asking about things from a ‘woman’s perspective’? And yea, yea, I can still remember you calling me an “IDIOT” for not recognizing the great woman I have (Fortunately, I listened because we are married and happy to this date! lol). And OH, don’t think you’re special. How many times did I have to tell you that MEN think like this or think like that? I TOLD you about going over to his place unannounced! SEE!?!! BUT NOOOOO, you didn’t want to listen to a brother!! LMAO!
And I forgive you, my sister! Forgive you for what??? Let me tell you! LOL. I forgive you for FORGETTING that I’m a guy and that I don’t necessarily want to hear about your cramps or your encounters with men. I forgive you for FORGETTING that I”m a guy and calling me “Girl” or “Girlfriend”. LOL. I forgive you for making me your De Facto Boyfriend in the club so you can get rid of the ugly guy and let the cute guy come and talk to you.
It’s all good because you’ve had my back. You’ve cussed me out when you thought I was being soft. You let me cry and you didn’t make me feel like I was being soft. You understood that sometimes a Man can truly appreciate a Female Friend and that is exactly what you are, a friend.
But, you must, also, forgive me, my sister. Forgive for what?? I know that there are times when I don’t seem as patient and understanding about listening to you complain about the man that you like. I know that there are times when I don’t seem as patient when you talk about the lack of good men. And, oh, there’s a reason I don’t introduce you to any of my single friends. It’s because they fall into three categories: 1) Too young, 2) Too old, or 3) Too THEM (you may not be ready for him or he may not be ready for you. Don’t ASK me what that means! Trust me when I tell you that I am just looking out for you! LOL).
Years ago, I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve had people wonder about my ‘sexuality’ because I had so many female friends. What they didn’t know was that 1) I had just as many male friends and 2) my female friends are equally as opportunity as my male friends.
Today, I’m in the best place I could ever be. I married my best friend. When the time came for me to marry her, YOU were there. You kept her from stabbing me and you kept me from going ‘coo coo for cocoa puffs’. lol You were there to help me move and you were there in the wildest of times. I’m going to always be protective of you because, in the end, you will always be my sister. Peace and Love.
