What are Friends For?

[Scooter's Mom]

Have you watched Sex in the City? Friends are what makes life sweet. We cannot choose our parents, in-laws or children and their friends but we sure as hell can pick our friends.
Mine have been there for me through the death of my mother, my first marriaga breaking up, painful times with my children.
I have been there for them in life, death, jail, abortion, suicide,
cheating husband, beating husbands. They have sobbed in my arms and I in their's.
I have also been there for the marriage, the birth, the first homes, the first grandchild, more laughs than anyone can count and more love, support, understanding and more fun then I ever thought I would have. We have laughed so hard that milk came out of the nose, we have peeded our pants, had extreme coughing fits and fallen over laughing. THAT'S FREINDSHIP.

I picked my son. I can't have biological children - and so my son and I mutually selected one another about 6 years ago. He is 22 now.

I've also chosen my "papa" - my mom's first husband (who is the father of 2 of my brothers but not my father).

Maybe I'm just an odd one?