I received this email from erica in PSmail.. i love this, made me cry in the end.. teehheee... Ü
In kindergarten,
your idea of a good friend
was the one 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 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 do-si-so with nasty nick or stank susan.
In fifth grade
your idea of a good friend
was the person who saved a seat for you
at 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 feel so embarrassed.
In seventh grade
your idea of a good friend
was the person who let you copy the social studies homework
that you had forgotten about.
In eighth grade
your idea of a good friend
was the person who helped you pack up your stuffed animals and baseball cards
so that your room would be a "high schoolers room"
and didn't laugh at you when you finished and burst into tears.
In ninth grade
your idea of a good friend
was the person who went with you to that "cool" party being thrown by a senior
so you wouldn't be the only freshman there.
In tenth grade
your idea of a good friend
was the person who changed their schedule
just so you would have someone to sit next to 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 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 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
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 that party,
helped you sneak out of the house when you couldn't deal with your parents ,
assured you that you and nick or you and susan were together, you could make it through anything,
helped you pack up for college and silently hugged you
as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories you were leaving behind,
and finally on those last few days of childhood ,
went out of their way to come over and send you off
with a hug, a lot of memories, reassurance that you would make it in college as well as you had these past 18 years,
and most of all, most importantly,
to send you off to college knowing you were loved.
Now,
your idea of a good friend
is the person who:
gives you the best of two choices,
holds your hand when you're scared,
helps you fight off those who 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 onto 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 the pressures from others,
smiles for you when they are sad,
helps you become a better person,
and most of all,
loves you!
Yes,
whether I've known you since kindergarten
or just met you yesterday,
you are truly my idea of a good friend.
"No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever."
