Growing up I never had more than a handful of close friends, though many people knew me. I hung out with kids from both sides of the track. I would go home with one who had cable TV, swimming pools, nice cars, and then the next day go home with some one who had a jug in their bedroom to pee in. I always said that too many friends cost you friends. At some point some one was going to be angry at another and force you to choose.