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fromReader's Digest
2 days agoWe've Been Best Friends for Nearly 10 Years, and We've Never Actually Met
Online friendships can develop deeply and meaningfully, even without in-person meetings.
The night before the Thanksgiving holiday, I received a message that I was being let go from my job, leaving me reeling in shock and tears, as I faced a holiday season with five kids and no stable income. As a freelancer, I'm somewhat used to instability in my work, but as my writing jobs have slowly vanished over the course of the past year, having my last contract gig taken away really stung.