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.
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 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 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 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!
Pass on to those friends of the past, and 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.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.
You know who you are, pass it on to someone who you want
to remind.
So..Send this to all your friends and maybe those who
aren't but just
watch and see who sends it back.
If you love someone, tell them. Remember always to say
what you mean.
Never be afraid to express yourself. Take this opportunity
to tell someone
what they mean to you. Seize the day and have no regrets.
Most importantly, stay close to your friends and family,
for they have
helped make you the person that you are today and are
what it's all about
anyway. Pass this along to your friends. Let it make
a difference in your day
and theirs. The difference between expressing love and
having regrets is that
the regrets may stay around forever.