An important statement Nia makes also applies even to the grown ups. Friendship must be nurtured. Personally I can get so engrossed into my own political activities that I forget that. Luckily many of my real friends give me a pass as they know where the heart really is. I guess real friends take the time to judge their friends based not on the frequency of communication but the quality of communication as well as if one will be there in the time of need.
Again Nia, good job. You will make many of us think, both the young and the not so young.