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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 in gym so you
wouldn't have to be stuck do-si-do-ing with Nasty Nicky or
Smelly Susan.
6. In fifth grade your idea of a friend was the person who
saved a seat on the back of the bus for you.
7. In sixth grade your idea of a 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 friend was the person who
let you copy the social studies homework from the night before
that you had forgotten about.
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 into tears.
10. In ninth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who
went with you 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, 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 inside 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 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 come over an send you off with a
hug, a lot of memories, 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 the two choices, hold 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 on to it a little 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 they are sad, helps
you become a better person, and most importantly loves you!
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