Broadcasting Life

for my friends

i got this from my first and always best friend laura. i just wanted to send it on to all of my other friends to let you know that you are all loved! (love ya laura!)

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 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 Nick or Smelly Susan.

In fifth 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
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.

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.

In eighth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped
you pack up your stuffed animals and old baseball 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 would
go to a 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 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/university,assured you that you would get into that college/university, 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 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
university 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 i t in college as well as you had these past 18 years, and 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 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!