Forever Friends

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.

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 scary halls.

In second grade your idea of a good friend
was the person who helped you stand up
to the class bully.

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.

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 Nick or Smelly Susan.

In fifth grade your idea of a good friend
was the person who saved a seat for you
on the back of the bus.

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.

In seventh grade your idea of a good friend
was the person who let you copy the
Social Studies homework from the night
before that you didn't get done.

In eighth grade your idea of a good friend
was the person who helped you pack up
your stuffed animals and old baseball
but didn't laugh at you when you finished
and broke down in tears.

In ninth grade your idea of a good friend
was the person who would go to a party
thrown by a senior so you wouldn't wind
up being the only freshman there.

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.

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.

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. . .

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.

The summer after twelfth grade your idea of
a good friend was the person who
helped you clean up the bottles from the 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 the 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.

And now -
your idea of a good friend is still the person who
 gives you the better of the 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
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!


 
Remember:
There's never a wrong time to pick up the phone
or send a message telling your friends how much
you miss them or how much you love them.
 

This message was sent to you
because you mean something
special to someone.

Pass this on to your friends of the past,
those of the future and those you have met
along the way.



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