Katie

My best friend Katie and I have known each other since we were in Kindergarten.  We didn’t become really close friends until our first year of high school.  Ever since then we’ve been really close.  Katie and I are extremely different people.   It’s hard to understand how we get along.  One thing Katie and I differ on is our expression of emotions.  I have never seen Katie cry in my life.  Katie is the kind of person that gets angry rather than sad, which can be pretty frustrating since I am someone that likes to talk about my feelings.  When Katie and I get into arguments, we usually agree to disagree.  One thing we do have in common is our stubbornness.   If Katie and I take sides on something, there is no getting either of us to back down.  This can come in handy when we are teamed up against someone else, but when it’s one against the other, we both have realized we will never come to a conclusion.  We’ve had some pretty heated moments where we wouldn’t talk to each other for a couple days, but we end up working things out.  Over the years we have to come to recognize each other’s tendencies and we try our best to understand that “oh that’s just the way she is.  She can’t do anything about it”.  We usually end up laughing about it together.   There are some things about Katie I just don’t understand.  And I’m Katie could say the same thing about me.  One example of our differences is our cars.  I like to keep my car very clean and in good condition because I value it so much.  On the other hand, Katie has no respect for her car.  Once a year on Katie’s birthday I give her the present of washing and cleaning out her car.  If I didn’t do that for her I don’t think it would ever be done and the backseat would be so full of garbage you couldn’t even use it.  I think it’s pretty disgusting, but it’s just one of those things I’ve had to learn to say “Ok, I wouldn’t do that, but Katie does”.  I know Katie and I are very different people and I’m glad we have learned what each other’s boundaries and differences are.