Friendships

​When you think about your friends what is your very first thought?

I went to the Urban dictionary and typed in “What is friendship”. This is what I read.
“A friend is someone you love and who loves you, someone you respect and who respects you, someone whom you trust and who trusts you. A friend is honest and makes you want to be honest, too. A friend is loyal”. There was a lot more to read however this was the message that stood strong.

This week our team write about their experience with friendships and what it means to them.
 
Shout to all my mates and friends that I have made online the past few years,
In real life or online, thank you for those who joined me on this blog. Today I want to shout out to my best friends online and allow me to talk about why they are my friends and how I have met them and my boyfriend as well (funny enough I met them online).
So I’ll start with the obvious one to start off this topic, My boyfriend, for privacy sake I’ll stick with his online name along with the others as well, His name is Maltssie or Malts for short and I met him through a online game back in 2018, funny to think it has been five  years since he and I got together but originally a friend, we grew closer and closer until I confessed to him that I liked him, he was surprised and shocked at first so he didn’t give me an answer until the following day as he had to think about dating me and we are still together to this day with promise rings.
Now on to my other online friends, this may be a long list but I want to give a shout out to these amazing people online who have helped me move forward.
Jay or his username JayTeeDawg is a loud but very funny guy and his antics always make me laugh with his voice acting and silliness he delivers. He himself just lights up the whole room and he’s a joy to be around, he does a virality of games on his twitch channel alongside his girlfriend which I will talk about soon, he and I do roleplay together and we always have a blast. I met him in 2019 through mutual friends as we had the same problems online with someone but we stuck together to get through that problem.
My other online friend is Jay’s Girlfriend JesziiDuck or Jeszii in general, we met online as well in a VR game called VrChat, we both do roleplay and play games together, we even share the same birthday, she is honestly like a little sister to me and I’m grateful to even have a friend like her. She is an amazing drawer and I want her to follow her dreams, she is starting college soon and I’m so proud of her. – Holly


Friendships to me are special because when I have friends, I feel special inside and that feeling of being special is a really nice feeling. Friendships can be a bit difficult when you have fights or arguments, all you need to do is work through it with your friend and yourself and understand that we all feel things differently and see things differently, but the important thing is to talk with your friend.  I’m lucky because I have good friends in my life because they support me, they’re fair to me and they respect me, What do friendships mean to you? Quote: friends can come and go but the TRUE friends always stay! Do you have a TRUE friend? I do have true friends because they respect my feelings, and they haven't left my side. Who are some or all of your TRUE friends?  Angelina


It's good to have friends because they make people happy and make working together fun. If I want to make friends I ask people if they want to hang out with me. I always make sure my friends are good, feel love and let them know I'm a caring person and that I care for them. A good friend is like a teammate and they have been a friend for a long time. I work for Amstel and the Every1 Café. I like that I work with my best friends.
I have a few best friends their names are Dan, Jo, Jess C, Cindy, Cody, Daz, Scarlett and Charlotte. We hang out at dinner with friends and we go bowling together my friends make me happy and I feel good when I hang out with friends. Tyson (TJ)


Welcome to the world of my friendship I have lots of friends from all different states. 
FRIENDSHIP What is it? 
 Caring, supporting, honest trustworthy, a loving friend who is always there for you when you need it. How do friendships start? They start in various ways and at various places but for me Umbrella Support is where a special friendship started and it grows each day,   I need these people as they respect me and love me for who I am and are always there to support and encourage me.  
 Communication to me is the most Important part of a friendship. To me fake friends are not worth talking to or wasting the time with. How do you feel about fake friends? 
I am so lucky to have all my friends around me. How about you? Jess


Do you have a good friend?
Let me tell you about my good friend.
His name is Connor we’ve been friend for 4 years.
I met him at Marnebek School Cranbourne on my very first day. As I walked through the school gate and went straight into my new classroom. I met everyone there when I sat down in my chair and then I got told to get up and come up to the class to introduce myself to my class.
How did I feel? I was very anxious. It took me two weeks to settle into my new school and make new friends helped me be more comfortable at school. My friend and I worked together as Vice Captain and Sport Captain.
My personal opinion about friendship is that it's very difficult to make friends also something I've learnt through school is if you want be friends with someone you need trust.
Do you have a good friend or a good friendship with someone? - Charlotte


My four close friends
Brooke P. What you need to know about Brooke is that our close friendship started when I first started at another disability program. It was there our close friendship blossomed. We did everything together such as we invited to each other birthday’s, we went to bowling together, we went to Australia's Got Talent auditions together, we had lunch together including her nephew and her sister’s boyfriend, we went away together.
Delta Goodrem. What you need to know about Delta besides that I have a huge crush on her. I went to her live concert and she is a part of a disability family due to the guys from the all abilities dance crew doing her songs. They put a performance on with her songs and she inspired me to continue to just keep writing more songs and never stop singing.
Guy Sebastian.  What you to need to know about Guy is we both grew up in Christian homes and we go to two separate churches. We grew up with singing Christian songs. I have a church friend that use to work with Guy’s relative.
Jessica Mauboy. What you need to know about Jess. I am a still friends with Jessica Mauboy’s relative from my church it is Jessica Mauboy’s cousin 
I am very lucky to have these friends. Phillip

Shout out to all of the friends out there. Keep being the best you can be and making this world a better place.