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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.
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In first grade, your
idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you
and held you hand as you walked thru the scary halls.
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In second grade, your
idea of a good friend was the person who helped you stand up to the
class bully.
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In third grade, your
idea of a good friend was the person who shared their lunch when you
forgot yours on the school bus.
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In fourth grade, your
idea of a good friend was the person who was willing to switch square
dancing partners in the gym so you wouldn't have to be stuck do-si-do-ing
with Nasty Nicky or Smelly Susan.
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In fifth grade, your
idea of a good friend was the person who saved a seat on the
back of the bus for you.
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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.
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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 had.
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In eight grade, your
idea of a good friend was the person who helped you packed up your
stuff animals and old baseball cards so that your room would be
"high-schooler's" room, but didn't laugh at you when you
finished and broke out in tears.
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In ninth grade, your
idea of a good friend was who went with you to that "cool"
party thrown out by a senior so you wouldn't wind up being only the
freshmen there.
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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.
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In eleventh grade, your
idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new
car, convinced you 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.
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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 you parents who were having a hard time adjusting to
the idea of letting you go.
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At the 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.
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The summer after twelfth
grade, your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you clean
up bottles from the party, helped you sneak out of the house when you
just couldn't deal with your parents, assured you that now 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 the 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 and send you off with a hug, a lot of
memories and 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.
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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 those who
try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at ties 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, and most importantly loves you!
Pass and share this on to you friends of the past, and those of the
future... and those you have met along the way. No matter where we go
or who we become, never forget, there's never a wrong time to pick up
a phone or send messages telling your friends how much you miss them
or how much you love them. " It takes 3 seconds to say I LOVE
YOU, 3 days to believe it and a lifetime to prove
it."
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