Every girl needs a tribe. No matter the size, even if it's just one other person. We need them. They are those people that know your deepest darkest secrets and love you anyway. The ones you can always count on when you need them most. Hold your hand through your darkest hour, and by your side during your happiest moments. I was lucky enough to meet my tribe 20 years ago. Together we have been through it all, the good and bad. They saw my kids come into this world, they each became aunts to my kids, and they held me up and gave me strength when my baby left this world. Weddings, birthdays, family events, deaths, and illness. We go through everything together because we are one. This is my letter to my tribe.
YOU ARE MY PEOPLE. MY TRIBE. We've seen each others every single heart break, weakest moment, greatest achievement, happiest moment, and through it it all we've held each other up. We have pride in each other, defend each other, cry with each other, take care of each other, and most of all laugh with each other. My family is their family and vice versa. We are four very different people that were brought together 20 years ago, and by a power much bigger than us, we were molded into one collective spirit.
YOU ARE MY FAMILY.
You are the sisters I choose. I promise to love you unconditionally like sisters do. I am eternally grateful that you chose to be a part of this weird yet beautiful club and will never lose sight of how blessed I am to have not one, not two, but three of the best friends on earth. I will always refer to your parents as mom and dad, walk in your house without knocking, borrow your clothes and probably not return them, be your emergency contact, bail you out of jail, defend you... even when your wrong. I will always be your shoulder to cry on, your bartender when you need a drink, your nurse when you've had too many, Aunt Kay to your kids, protector of your heart, your backbone in a moment of weakness, your biggest fan and cheerleader, partner in crime, sidekick, your secret keeper, ear to listen, giver of advise when you need it, and everything in between.
YOU ARE MY TRIBE.
It is forever imbedded in my heart and written on my skin. You are forever a part of me, and I will be forever grateful that God brought us together so many years ago, before our minds could even fathom how much we would need each other. We were 4 little kids that bonded over our odd quirks, we are now 4 strong women who stand tall together, hand in hand, and someday in the future we will be some weird sick twisted version of the Golden Girls! But one thing remains the same through the years. Our bond is unbreakable and our love for each other is fierce and strong, like that of a tribe.
