Friends Forever??

We were all raised with our cousins... Raised like brothers and sisters.. We loved eachother.. We never did anything without eachother.. Then we grew up.... Then... We changed....

Its only natural that people change when they grow up... And along with that, their paths change as well... You can't force someone to do something that isn't part of their plan just for the sake of your relationship... Its only natural... But the LOVE is still there...

Hatha kela 6abee3i.. bss The new trend these days is the sudden jealousy of cousins. Ironically, it all starts when they reach the age of marriage.. All of my friends used to be really close with their cousins... until faj2a... their cousins started giving them the cold shoulder..

Example (1) --> Bride to be: Laa Laaa You don't have to tekshekheeen tra 7afletiii ma feha elaa bss e7na oo our cousins... Faj2a umat mu7amad and the girl wasn't prepared because they told her it wasn't a big party..

Example (2) --> The girls were raised together as sisters... all six of them... then 4 of them got engaged and started to ignore the other two... and after being best best best friends for 19 years of their lives... how do they find out enna Banat khalat'hum enkha6baw,,,,????? mnn el MSG!!! as in 7alhum mn 7al strangers...

Example (3)--> The mother of the bride: LATGOLEN 7gg a7add shbetsaween bel 3ers tesme3eeni?? akhaff ebogooon our ideas.... Then the mother of the other cousin eli mo makh6ooba:: SHEFTAYY?? sheftaaayyy Shlonn banat 3amech kelhum tezaawejaww ela entayy ya 7athii.. lebsaaay lebsaaay elaa et9eeereeeeen a7laaaaa mn el 3arooooss!!

Example (4) --> a guy proposed to a girl.. she didn't accept... He proposed to her cousin... She accepts... Suddenly... 3adawa bainhum....

Example (5) --> Girl: UMBAI I have to graduate with better grades.. I have to Go to Med school... (her friend): laish med? since when do you like med? (girl): HELLO since bent 3ametii got accepted into harvard!! oo bent khalti just khale9at CFA level 2.. oo bent 3ami is valedictorian of her class.... Tadreeeen Shkether ummi oo uboyyy lay3a chabdhum meni??

Example (6) --> Raised together for fifteen years... basically live in eachother's houses... suddenly.. reached the age of 20... el gherooor madre mn wain... suddenly their cousins only befriend certain "types" of people... Suddenly everything 3ndehum "halaga" oo "wain ga3deen"...


Come on people...

Mothers, slow down 3ala your daughters... If your daughter is getting married.. You should be happy and realize that its so much more fullfilling to have people happy for your daughter than it is to have them jealous... If your daughter isn't married, don't pressure her... This is the prime of her life.. She's young.. she has friends.. she loves her life..

Cousins, lat9eroon jealous... Remember the memories you had with your cousins, your childhood, your whole past.. Our history is what made us who we are in the present.. Don't let your parents compare you and create this hatred... If you grow to have different views, avoid fights.. but never let it reach jealousy...

For el banat eli fqedaw el amaaal mn their cousins (Like many people I know)... Look around at your friends... I personally am shocked by what jealousy has done to cousins.. but i realized that allah sub7ana e3aweth... Your girlfriends can replace your cousins... They're your sisters, your soulmates....

Everyone says a husband is the most important thing in the world.. Your family (cousins, blood relatives) is the most important thing in the world... Your Future is the most important thing in the world.. Don't give up those things for "friends"...

Well... When your husband/boyfriend breaks your heart... Isn't it your friend that puts the pieces back together?

When your cousins confuse you and betray you... isn't it your friend that brings you the bucket of ice cream to make you smile..

When you get fired and your future takes a different turn... isnt't it your friend that tells you "its okay... Where ever your future may take you, I'm right there next to you..."

Never underestimate friendship... its the most captivating thing this world offers...