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Friends 1. In
kindergarten, your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the
red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one. 2. In first
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom
with you and held your hand as you walked through the scary halls. 3. In second
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you stand up to
the class bully. 4. In third
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who shared their lunch with
you when you forgot yours on the bus. 5. In fourth
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who was willing to switch
square dancing partners with you so you wouldn't have to be stuck
do-si-do-ing with Nasty Nick or Smelly Susan. 6. In fifth
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who saved a seat on the back
of the bus for you. 7. In sixth
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who went up to Nick or
Susan, your new crush, and asked them to dance with you, so that if they said
no you wouldn't have to be embarrassed. 8. In seventh
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy the social
studies homework from the night before. 9. In eighth
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pack up your
stuffed animals and old baseball cards so that your room would be a
"high schooler's" room, but didn't laugh at you when you finished
and broke out in tears. 10. In ninth
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who went to that
"cool" party thrown by a senior so you wouldn't wind up being the
only freshman there. 11. In tenth
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who changed their schedule
so you would have someone to sit with at lunch. 12. In eleventh
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their
new car, convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded, consoled you
when you broke up with Nick or Susan, and found you a date to the prom. 13. In twelfth
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pick out a
college, assured you that you would get into that college, and helped you
deal with your parents who were having a hard time adjusting to the idea of
letting you go. 14. At
graduation, your idea of a good friend was the person who was crying on the
outside, but managed the biggest smile one could give as they congratulated
you. 15. The summer
after twelfth grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you
clean up the bottles from that party, helped you sneak out of the house when
you just couldn't deal with your parents, assured you that now that you and
Nick or you and Susan were back together, you could make it through anything,
helped you pack up for college, and just silently hugged you as you looked
through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories you were leaving behind, and
finally on those last days of childhood, went out of their way to give you
reassurance that you would make it in college as well as you had these past
18 years, and most importantly, sent you off to college knowing you were
loved. 16. Now, your
idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of two
choices, holds your hand when you're scared, helps you fight off those who
try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there,
reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind
you, but understands when you need to hold onto it a little bit longer,
stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make
time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps you deal with pressure
from others, smiles for you when even they are sad, helps you become a better
person, and most importantly loves you. Thank you for
being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become, let us never
forget those who helped us along the way. There's never a
wrong time to pick up a phone or send a message telling your friends how much
you miss them or how much you love them. Tell the people who you love
about the way you feel. Most importantly,
stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the
person you are today.... and that's what it's all about anyway. ********************* |
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