I dislike the notion of a "no matter what" friend. I'm not a fan of the notion of "nothing you do will make me leave". While I understand that we need to help those around us and we need to encourage them and support them and be there for them, there should absolutely be a point where you walk away. Nothing saying that you can't reconnect later, but someone who knows that no matter how terrible they are to those around them that they will never leave, it gives no incentive to be a decent human being. They know that they can say the most horrific things to those that love them and they'll still be there. I posit that realizing that there are ways that you can't treat people, things you can't do, things you can't say, without losing those people in your life gives them a boundary point. It makes them assess how they treat their friends and family. And just like a toddler who is throwing a fit, if you eventually realize that bad behavior ...
One word, one phrase. That's all it takes to send your mind in a million different directions. But what is the right word? What is the right phrase? That's the Sparkk.