What does it mean to be a true friend?
Does a true friend just tell you whatever you want to hear, because otherwise your feelings will get hurt?
Does a true friend tell you the truth, even though it hurts so badly you can barely stand to hear it?
Both of those things are extremes.
A true friend tells you the truth, but in a kind way, not in a way that can cause you to have a nervous breakdown.
I think one of the reasons we’re struggling right now in America is that we’re hearing a lot of truths, but they’re the kind of truths, and being told in a way, that can cause people to break down.
I just want to urge everyone to try to be kind, even as it stings.
Writing by Dr. Dannielle Blumenthal 