One of my favorite parts of the hilarious movie ‘Next Friday’ occurs when Day-Day (the very funny Mike Epps) and Roach (the late Justin Pierce) find themselves in a tough situation among a group of Hispanic “thugs”– the Jokers. Immediately, Day-Day begins singing Whodini’s classic song, “Friends,” to appease the situation. To his dismay, the “thugs” become agitated and one of the Jokers hilariously stated, “Shut up, I don’t even like Whodini.”
Whether you like the classic hip-hop song by Whodini or not, we all need to identify and move past the toxic people in our lives and embrace our true friends. For many individuals, though, it is relatively difficult to distinguish who their real friends are. Although this is not an all-inclusive list, here are five ways to assess those in your everyday microcosm to determine if they really are your true friend:
