Am I selfish ?

This isn't KPOP related or anything..

 

I have this friend and she is so beautiful. I mean, she is the kind of friend whom grabs the attention of every guy who walks in, you know. Like, a lot of guys just added me on FB, or texted me to be closer to her. And, I'm used to it. It's okay. I'm not the beautiful friend, she is.

It's funny 'cause she is the beautiful one but in fact she doesn't have her own personnality or style. She's always doing the same things I do, wearing the same clothes my bestfriend and I wear etc. And, well, it can be annoying but I'm okay with that, 'cause I know she is insecure. ( Which is weird 'cause sometimes she just acts like she owns the world, but I know it's just a mask. )

 

But you know, she always follows me everywhere I go. And I love her, I do, but.. I just.. Just let me tell you, how she follows me everywhere..


I met her when I was 14. I ended up in her class and at the beginning we didn't like each other. We became friends anyway, and when we finished school, we had to choose which High School we were going to.
She chose the same as me.


In high school, we had to do internships. And in my 3 years of High school (3 years in France), in my 3 internship, she chose the same as me.


Then, when we gratuated high school, I started to take some classes from home. And she did to.


My mom then passed away so I couln't afford my classes anymore. I stopped, and she did the same.


I chose to help people. I started volunteering, I helped some kids that needed it, and guess what ? She did the same, one more time. In the same place, of course.


I continued volunteering and I worked for free as a waitress during a music festival. She was there, with me.


She then found a boyfriend, and I practically didn't see her anymore. She was always with him, and when I told her that I wish we could have some time together, she didn't care that much. Yes, I was kinda pissed that she did eveything I did, but she was still my friend.


When her relationship started to have some problems, she came back to me for advices, that I gave of course.

In the meantime, I found a job in a school, where I help a kid with a handicap. She was still not working, and she wasn't even looking for a job. She was living with her boyfriend, and he paid for everything. Then her boyfriend told her that she needed to get a job 'cause he couldn't just let her live and paid for everything by himself. She wasn't happy about it. She complained because he was too harsh on her, when really, she didn't do anything during 3 whole years.

Anyway, since she didn't have a choice, she began to search for a job, but since she doesn't have any diploma, she couldn't find one. So, she started to do some internships. And really, good for her that she finally started to do something with her life but..


This job was mine. I work here for almost a year, and I love it. The kids are cute, and nice, and they always ask for a hug, and for me to tell them stories. But one day, without even telling me, she asked for an internship in the school I work, to do the same job as me, in the same class. And all of sudden, kids were all over her, saying how pretty she was, and asking her for stories. Hugging her and playing with her.


And I just.. I just wanted to have one single thing just for me. I wanted to have something that I didn't have to share with her.  I wanted this to be me. Not us. Not her.

And I don't know, I'm probably being selfish and I feel bad for thinking like this but..

I just.. I just don't know how to stop thinking this way..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Shrysea
#1
I'm curious about how it went between you two.

What you said about how you felt when she started working at the same school than you and how the kid improve greatly working with her, I thought you were kinda selfish but due to some sort of insecurity and hence jealousy. You kept comparing yourself to her. Friendship is not a contest and in your job the purpose is to help not to be better than someone else but to help students the best YOU could. Her succeeding was not meaning you weren't with your own students. Her having everything she wants with no or little of efforts doesn't mean she is better than you either. You are both Différent despite doing the same stuff. Different doesn't mean worse or better than the other. You have to change your perspective if you want to remain friends because she won't change the way she is I think.

You can't impose your feeling to her as well about what you thought about mother day. I understand you miss your mom but it doesn't mean that she has to miss hers the same way, or to see her on that particular day. She is true to herself in that case. She can want to see her mom another time. Mother/father/grandmother/father's days (and all those weird holiday including valentine) are artificial you can show love to your family anytime and not waiting for those weird days. That's forcing feelings onto someone else in my opinion and putting unnecessary pressure by triggering an expecting behavior when feelings and expression of them should be natural and genuine instead.

Thought I find it weird that she was duplicating your whole school life and career/activities. Maybe she was not aware of what was her dream, she didn't know what she loved to do so she relied on your taste instead, not wanting to split your relationship in the orientation process 🤔. Did you ask her what she would love to do as job/activities? What she liked to read/watch/listen/eat/where to travel...?
Did she help you in anything in the past, did you trust her enough to confide yourself about some boy/friends/family/job issue? Did you cry in front of her and did she solace you without turning the situation about herself? Those answer should have determined if you were actual friends or not and not just comrades/colleagues.

I hope you are feeling more free and confident after all those years. I'm sorry about your loss for your mother, mother day must be difficult each year for you. I'm happy you have a best friend who is not copying you too^^.
Je te souhaite Courage, confiance, persévérance, et honnêteté envers toi même et les autres pour cette nouvelle année !
Bises.
Wootaeclover #2
So here is the thing about what you are going through. There are few reasons why she could be following your footsteps. I would ask her about it. Tell her that you need some space to be you. If she refuses, 1-she is probably trying to prove that she thinks she is better than you or 2-you could have that weird stalker friend like from the movie the roommate or 3-maybe she thinks you are her only true friend ans she doesn't want to lose you. But you will only know if you ask about it.
_ChrisArrow_
#3
I love you. ♥
KimChaeyo
#4
omg I didn't know how much you have already been through, I'm so sorry *hugs and brings Kaisoo to hug you*
Okay listen, you are not selfish. SCRATCH THAT. YOU. ARE. NOt. SelfisH. ok?
you are the nicest person I know like I can't handle you, you are just so nice....
And you and your thinking are absolutely correct, you are right. It's not her thing. She's a lazy girl and you work hard, she might be a nice person, a nice friend, but that's just simply unfair.
Like... you work your of and she just needs a snap of her finger and her life is perfect.
I can relate to you so much, sadly the world is unfair and those who have good hearts (*aggressively pointing at you*) end up sad.
Please take care of yourself. The kids will eventually get bored of her and will chose the nicer person (*POINTS AT YOU*)
until then I'll just Jongin.
buttercup_pp
#5
You are not being selfish!
Seriously wtf is wrong with her!!
I personally think you should stop being frndz. i know its gonna somehow uncomfortable cause she is literally everywhere. But try removing yourself from her things. If she wanna ask something or ramble ty things tell that you are busy.
In all honesty. I am like super pissed at her even though i never meet her -_-
poiscnedrose #6
She's obviously not a true friend if she doesn't care of what you feel. In fact, she's the selfish one.
People like these are ones that shouldn't matter in your life. If you feel like she's affecting you so much then let her go, especially if you think it would be a benefit for you.
jade3579
#7
yea you should talk to her,there is no better way to solve this.Tell her what you feel and what will follow will clear the path for noth of you,hopefully.
your not selfish.its okay to want something for yourself.its perfectly fine.its your right.
BlackRosesTears
#8
I don't think you are selfish.
Maybe you should talk to her.