The Stages
Of Friendship...
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 the 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 forth
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 the dork of the class.
In fifth
grade your idea of a good friend
was the
person who saved a seat
on the
back of the bus for you.
In the
sixth grade your idea of a good friend
was the
person who went up to 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 had forgotten about.
In the
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.
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.
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 your significant other
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 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
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 from that party.
Helped
you sneak out of the house when you just
couldn't
deal with your parents.
Assured
you that now that your significant other 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,
and send
you off with a hug, allot of memories
and reassurance
that you would make it in college
as well
as you had these 18 years.
But most
importantly sent you off to college knowing you were loved.
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 your 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 your sad.
Helps
you become a better person.
However
most importantly loves you !
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