What Is A Friend: And Thanks For Being One.....

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 1st grade your idea of a friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you and held your hand as you walked through the scary halls. In 2nd grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you stand up to the class bully. In 3rd grade your idea of a good friend was the person who shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus. In 4th grade your idea of a good friend was the person who was willing to switch square dance partners in gym so you wouldn't be stuck do-si-do-ing with Nasty Nick or Smelly Susan. In 5th grade your idea of a friend was the person who saved a seat in the back of the bus for you. In 6th grade your idea of a friend was the person who went up to Nick or Susan and asked them to dance with you, so that if they said no you wouldn't have to be embarassed. In 7th grade your idea of a friend was the person who let you copy the social studies homework from the night before that you had. In 8th grade your idea of a friend was the person who helped you pack up your stuffed animals and old baseball cards so that your room would be a "high schoolers's" room, but didn't laugh at you when you finished and broke down in tears. In 9th grade your idea of a good friend was the person who went to that "cool" party thrown by a senior so you wouldn't be the only freshman there. In 10th 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 11th 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 12th 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...... At graduation your idea of a good friend will be the person who is crying on the inside but managed the biggest smile one could give as the congratulate you. The summer after 12th grade your idea of a good friend will be the person who 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 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 behinde 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. Pass on to those friends of the past, those of the future, and those you have met along the way...Thank you for being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become, never forget who helped us get there.

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