I feel guilty but I can't seem to reach out for the life of me

Friend who was once close (we'll call her P) is going through it since there's an issue in her family where someone is unwell. She reached out to me and I was there and let her know she can come to me in the future but we both agreed our friendship is going down a weird road where we both did not contact each other for a few months before she told me the news... I welcomed an open conversation once she's ready but just feel as if there's a new norm now.

Over those few months before she reached out about having just found out her family member was ill, I had gone through... a lot. it was like one thing after another and then got in an accident and heard crickets from her. What I went through left me a little stunned psychologically. She did not reach out during this period or on holidays we previously celebrated together and I confirmed this was way before she went through this family member falling ill.

All I can think about is how things have been weird for quite some time. Even before we stopped talking to now. She just began prioritizing her newer friendships, ditching me for those friends, and we encountered some very odd moments with these new friends. We were at a shared birthday party (P's and I) and her friends insisted it was HER party even though we were both celebrating our brithdays, paid for the venue, it was clear on the invites etc. Then comes her next birthday where I see people I haven't seen in literally maybe a year and her one friend is just... odd and sort of talks down my profession and mentions he hasn't seen me in a while (we've hangout maybe 4 times or so and never really had a full conversation since we all would be at loud events or went to the movies and I never 100% connected with him but I didn't really see our interactions as negative and just went with it and have never said or done anything odd and try to be supportive? Idk. I'm just not a rude person and think about things before I say them but also don't tend to get fucked up like other people. I tried bringing up how we made plans when she told me about how she was hanging out with one of her weird ass friends and she brushed it off and got upset with me and told me she felt I was attacking her which I apologized for (IDK WHY) but tried to explain myself and come up with actual solutions/flat out just told her we used to hangout more often and I missed her. I would also mention we didn't see each other for months and she'd tell me that I can "just call or text" ... we used to live a 20 min subway ride away and she does not respond to calls or texts. I'm just exhausted and feel I've done my part and am accepting that we may have grown to become different people. It just confuses me as to why her friends are so weird.

I feel like she has a knack for befriending mean/rude people. We once shared a friend who she introduced who had a loose cannon of a mouth and says really off putting and rude things to everyone in the room but P. P acknowledged this in private after someone else pointed it out but never said anything nor speaks up for anyone. I even connected P's friend with a job and bit my tongue when this particular friend would act passive aggressively mainly because she was P's friend and was fun outside of work until the rudeness got old. I'm starting to realize P's always around when someone is drunk out of their minds or on some shit and does nothing. I then confronted P's friend about her rude behavior through text and it went exactly how it did with P. I'm typing and realizing literally everyone I'm complaining about right now is always drunk and on something... typing/writing is great therapy damn

I've also noticed that P tends to stay in touch with people who have treated me oddly in the past through social media even though they've never formed an actual conversation in person. EX: my ex from college who I was friends with after he came out as gay and remained severely codependent with/I left the friendship behind because he could not talk things through/I eventually lived with him and he was a terrible roommate. I try to think about it as an oh! it's just social media and what if I'm being oversensitive but it's still ... odd to me because this isn't the only person she stays in contact with from my life that she has no reason to be connected with. I use social media once in a blue moon and shared feed pops up on my dashboard.

I feel bad but I can't physically make myself reach out though we've been friends since our early teens. I just don't get any of this and have always been the friend who is the opposite of all of this. I know her family and I'm sad they're going through this/have reached out separately but I just cannot reach out and feel like an asshole at the same time. This might be me looking for someone to tell me I'm not the asshole. I'm at crossroads

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u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 4 days ago

I feel guilty but I can't seem to reach out for the life of me

Friend who was once close (we'll call her P) is going through it since there's an issue in her family where someone is unwell. She reached out to me and I was there and let her know she can come to me in the future but we both agreed our friendship is going down a weird road where we both did not contact each other for a few months before she told me the news... I welcomed an open conversation once she's ready but just feel as if there's a new norm now.

Over those few months before she reached out about having just found out her family member was ill, I had gone through... a lot. it was like one thing after another and then got in an accident and heard crickets from her. What I went through left me a little stunned psychologically. She did not reach out during this period or on holidays we previously celebrated together and I confirmed this was way before she went through this family member falling ill.

All I can think about is how things have been weird for quite some time. Even before we stopped talking to now. She just began prioritizing her newer friendships, ditching me for those friends, and we encountered some very odd moments with these new friends. We were at a shared birthday party (P's and I) and her friends insisted it was HER party even though we were both celebrating our brithdays, paid for the venue, it was clear on the invites etc. Then comes her next birthday where I see people I haven't seen in literally maybe a year and her one friend is just... odd and sort of talks down my profession and mentions he hasn't seen me in a while (we've hangout maybe 4 times or so and never really had a full conversation since we all would be at loud events or went to the movies and I never 100% connected with him but I didn't really see our interactions as negative and just went with it and have never said or done anything odd and try to be supportive? Idk. I'm just not a rude person and think about things before I say them but also don't tend to get fucked up like other people. I tried bringing up how we made plans when she told me about how she was hanging out with one of her weird ass friends and she brushed it off and got upset with me and told me she felt I was attacking her which I apologized for (IDK WHY) but tried to explain myself and come up with actual solutions/flat out just told her we used to hangout more often and I missed her. I would also mention we didn't see each other for months and she'd tell me that I can "just call or text" ... we used to live a 20 min subway ride away and she does not respond to calls or texts. I'm just exhausted and feel I've done my part and am accepting that we may have grown to become different people. It just confuses me as to why her friends are so weird.

I feel like she has a knack for befriending mean/rude people. We once shared a friend who she introduced who had a loose cannon of a mouth and says really off putting and rude things to everyone in the room but P. P acknowledged this in private after someone else pointed it out but never said anything nor speaks up for anyone. I even connected P's friend with a job and bit my tongue when this particular friend would act passive aggressively mainly because she was P's friend and was fun outside of work until the rudeness got old. I'm starting to realize P's always around when someone is drunk out of their minds or on some shit and does nothing. I then confronted P's friend about her rude behavior through text and it went exactly how it did with P. I'm typing and realizing literally everyone I'm complaining about right now is always drunk and on something... typing/writing is great therapy damn

I've also noticed that P tends to stay in touch with people who have treated me oddly in the past through social media even though they've never formed an actual conversation in person. EX: my ex from college who I was friends with after he came out as gay and remained severely codependent with/I left the friendship behind because he could not talk things through/I eventually lived with him and he was a terrible roommate. I try to think about it as an oh! it's just social media and what if I'm being oversensitive but it's still ... odd to me because this isn't the only person she stays in contact with from my life that she has no reason to be connected with. I use social media once in a blue moon and shared feed pops up on my dashboard.

I feel bad but I can't physically make myself reach out though we've been friends since our early teens. I just don't get any of this and have always been the friend who is the opposite of all of this. I know her family and I'm sad they're going through this/have reached out separately but I just cannot reach out and feel like an asshole at the same time. This might be me looking for someone to tell me I'm not the asshole. I'm at crossroads

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u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 5 days ago
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Is it normal for agencies to ask you to upload work auth when applying to jobs on their website?

Example: I'm currently applying to a role on British American Household Staffing and they're having me fill out a basic profile (resume, reference letters, profile photo) but they're asking for proof of my work auth document at the end?

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u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 6 days ago

Thoughts on Macaulay Culkin in a WL season?

It just makes so much sense to me. The more I think about it, the more I can see him shining.

Also fun cameos like I would love to see Alexa Chung for some reason.

u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 1 month ago

General fancasting for who I would love to see (not in order)

I can't add more images! Will list actors that didn't make it below:

- Felicity Jones

- Christina Ricci

- Molly Ringwald (would be iconic)

- Krysten Ritter

Definitely need to see Gael Garcia Bernal and Roberta Colindrez in a Latin American White Lotus season.

u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 1 month ago

I need a season in Latin America

So far I'd have: Gael Garcia Bernal, Roberta Colindrez (a bit of an unknown but was amazing in the show Vida and acted in some episodes of Girls), and Penelope Cruz.

u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 1 month ago

Film crew, please share the worst production stories you've heard

Here’s mine: A Truck PA decided to reorganize the trucks based on his perception of which departments he thought were most important to least. He ended up moving full clothing racks to the back of the truck, resulting in squished garments. Costume was incredibly behind that day. He also moved kits and cases around last minute, which resulted in broken kits and missing camera EQ.

Later, the director used the same truck, still full of equipment and costume, to move apartments. The dude posted a picture of what the inside of the truck looked like on his Instagram story. Crew had no idea.

I wish I was kidding.

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u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 1 month ago

I hear it's suspected the dutch couple caught it from bird watching. Why are we not focusing on other individuals outside the ship who were also in proximity to this bird watching area?

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u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 1 month ago

Hey! Does anyone know how Tribeca Film Fest works in getting crew to attend the festivities?

I'm a Hair & Makeup Department Head for one of the Features in the U.S Narrative Competition. I'm currently getting hit up by PR agencies and management trying to guide me through the festival etc. upon hearing the news but I didn't receive a pass or word from Tribeca. Colleagues are telling me to contact PR for the film. I'm wondering whether anyone has encountered this in the past?

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u/EmotionalAffect6917 — 1 month ago