Only one person. I hardly ever see him anymore though because he is a work-a-holic and works both day and night. I speak to him on the phone every now and then though.

Yes, absolutely! I have friends I've stayed in touch with for 30, 31 and 39 years. We're all 45 years old.

None. I'm a much different person from back then. There's one person from college with whom I exchange emails occasionally and that's it. My closest friends now I've all met in the last 15 years after I graduated.

sextonseven said:

Just like me.

Not really. With facebook and myspace i've gotten in contact with a few people i grew up with. i think in 10 years i've seen one person i went to school with, cause we planned a dinner and than i ran into another one at the airport. he's in the navy and stationed here in san diego and we had the same flight back from kansas city one year at christmas. i avoided him seeing me at MCI and on the plane but he saw me at baggage claim at SD. other than than all of my friends are people i've met in the past 10 years.
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paintedlady said:

But, for real, mama, why do all your stories involve you issuing beatdowns OR slicin' an' dicin' with a machete???

I don't think any of the friends I have now will me friends with me 10, 20, 30, years from now.
I love them to death, but I just can't see that. We're not compatible like that. I'd rather discuss the abstract than boys. I'd rather talk about Malcom X than DMX. And their political views make me sick.
I've been getting kind of sick of them, lately, but God, I do love them. And I'd rather not lose contact with them. But I can't see that NOT happening.

Yes. My oldest friend has been in my life since the 3rd grade. We see each other every day (because we work together, side by side). I have another friend that I've known since the 3rd grade but we're not as close. She dropped out of my life to be a crack whore for awhile but she calls every now and again. And I have another friend that I've known since the 6th grade and we're pretty much family now.

HELL NAW, FUCK DEM HOES!!!!







j/k There were 4 of us growing up, people slowly fell off but 2 of us still talk on a regular basis (once a week or so). We've known each other over 30 years!!! Where's my cane!

Still in touch w/ my friends from Junior High, we don't get to talk a lot but we're still pretty close & they're great friends, so that's over 20 years for the 3 of us

CalhounSq said:

what part of the bay area did you grow up?

bboy87 said:

EAS'SIDE, FOOOOL! j/k, East Oakland

Yes. I've known most of my close friends for almost 20 years. I've been friends with my best friend since kindergarten. I am actually closer to her than I am to my own siblings.

CalhounSq said:

Foreal?!

I went to Havenscourt for like 4 months when me and my family moved back out here from Virginia. You should've seen my mother's face when she saw Seminary Ave, where she grew up She went to Havenscourt and Fremont High. She had a class with Felix Mitchell in JH I think

bboy87 said:

OH HELL NO! I never went to Havenscourt (was that jr high?), went to Whittier for elementary & chose North Oakland schools for jr high/high school. However my sisters went to Frick & Fremont That's so funny, Seminary was a few streets down from me

CalhounSq said:

You should've seen my reaction when I had to enroll there. I was one pissed off 12 year old. That was the first time I EVVVVVER talked back to my momma

I was like "Now I KNOW you don't expect me to go here, right? I ain't goin' here!"
Here I am moving to East Oakland after spending most of my life in Hampton Virginia. I went one day, refused to go for a damn month(my mother tried but knew there was no point)

tell me why when I finally transferred out 4 months later, I had the second highest grade in at least 6 of my 8 classes?! and I barely went!

There would be days where I'd be at school and so disgusted, I'd wait until lunch, walk out and walk down East 14th and go home

Still almost 9 years later, my mom will drive through E.O and get sad because she remembers how it used to be

bboy87 said:

I don't drive through anymore, it's just changed so much. It's really trippy

CalhounSq said:

We got out faster than you could blink

I have ONE good friend whom I've known since 9th grade.

...i sorta know where at least threee of them are.


You ever had a relationship where you genuinely loved each other, ya just didn't like each other that much....??? Life can be funny like that.

yes, i have one good friend from childhood bilie jo, she's sweet, and i love her lots!!!

another friend i've had since age 15, she's also sweet!

hell no, they decided not to talk to me anymore. because i decided to go to college. now they just talk shit about me. i figure why do i need friends like that!

Protege said:

yes but Prince has a way of finding and stalking your ass

SCNDLS said:

Its the truth.... dang its how my disfunctional azz grew up.

I have several friends that I've known >20 years. My two best girlfriends I have been frinds with for 30 and 23 years.

And my husband and I have been friends for 25 years. We dated in high school, broke up, and started dating again 17 years later.

JessieJ said:

And I've been friends with mine since we were nine. I have another friend who I learned to walk with (he was born a month before me and lived down the street) and we still keep in touch and another friend from elementary school that I see regularly and another neighborhood kid I keep in touch with. Also, a few high school friends as well.

bboy87 said:

Good for you guys I grew up in that bitch & didn't get out until my mid 20's

I don't see why i couldn't have. I have two friends i've known and have spoken with since the second grade....we're almost 40 sumthin...


everyone else....i hear about them from time to time.

InsatiableCream said:

Prince BUTNOCE

Nope.

No.