佚名 /Anonymous
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 f irst 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 friend was the person who was willing to switch square dancing partners in gym so you wouldn't have to be stuck with Nasty Nicky or Smelly Susan. In f ifth grade, your idea of a friend was the person who saved a seat on the back of the bus for you.
In sixth grade, your idea of a friend was the person who went up to Nicky 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. In seventh grade, your idea of a friend was the person who helped you to study the social studies homework from the night before that you had. In eighth grade, your idea of a friend was the person who helped you pack up your f luffy toys and old baseball cards so that your room would be a “high schooler's” room, but didn't laugh at you when you f inished and broke out into tears. In ninth grade, your idea of a friend was the person who went to that party thrown by a senior so you wouldn't wind up being the only freshman there. In tenth grade, your idea of a 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 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 had a date to the prom. In twelfth grade, your idea of a friend was the person who helped you pick out a college /university, assured you that you would get into that college /university and helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time adjusting to the idea of letting you go.