The best way to make your superficial friends disappear is to ask them to help you move.
In all fairness, some good friends have funerals, weddings or are out of town. The superficial friends will say they never got your message or another lame excuse of some kind.
Others have been burned out by helping you out too many times in the past. You can certainly burn people out. If you move every year or two, you will most likely find that people have to do important things, like rearranging their cummerbund collection.
One can hardly blame them. I had one friend who developed a, 24 hour plague. Another said he joined the army and even though he hadn't been through basic training, he was so good, they were shipping him out anyway.
Moving stinks, any way you look at it. It's the worst. It ruins your Saturday, and always seems to take longer than expected. Donuts help, and pizza is terrific, but you're still sore at the end of the day.
So, why do people do it? Because they care. They care about you and your family. They want to be a part of helping you get set up in your new home. That is a true friend and is awesome. Either that, or they can count on you to help them.
In my case, I'm disabled, so I can't lift anything heavy, so my friends are helping out of the goodness of their hearts. Those are the kind of friends that I have. There are many more who would help out if they lived closer. I know that.
For all of my friends and neighbors who are helping out tomorrow, thank you so much!
Now, if you don't mind, I need to make a doctor appointment for next Saturday. Someone has asked me to help me move.
See you tomorrow.
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