friends

Have you ever wondered if people like you for you, or for who some of your friends are?

Not directing this at anyone, just a question I have sometimes.

At times I wonder if others like me just because I am a friend to so and so.. or in other cases, they stop talking to me because I am a friend to so and so..

I try to be frends with just about everyone, I know I have some issues, but I am trying to work on them. Turning a new leaf so to speak.

So when it seems like people are trying to make me choose a side in their battle with another friend... it just makes me a bit sad and a lot annoyed... why do they feel the need to drag me right into the middle of whatever they have going on?