An Ideal Friend

September 10, 1998

I have known my friend Sara since we were born. When we were little babies, less than a year old, we would play together for hours. Her mother and my mother were best friends in college and managed to keep in touch. Sara is a good listener, she is very caring, and she understands my point of view, since we both went through basically the same experiences. She is tall with (really) dark brown hair, but when her sister got lice, she dyed it light brown so that she would not get them.

Sara is very caring and would gladly put her friend before herself. I wanted a nice blue dress when we went shopping, but didn't have enough money. She lent me the money, even though she wanted something and if she gave me the money, she wouldn't be able to get it. There have been many times when she has given me things she loves when I just mention that I like them. Also, one time I broke one of the dishes when I was washing them. She told her mom that she did it, and she got punished. Later I told her mother what really happened and she took the punishment away. I thought that was very kind of my friend. 

Sara is a good listener and she is very attentive. She has listened to me rant and rave about my parents and their divorce, and she really understands and cares how it affects me. She listened and offered advice when I asked her about vacation and where my cousins and I should go. I was so thankful that I invited her and we all had a great time.

Sara understands my point of view because we went through many similar experiences, such as divorce, younger siblings, and new babies in the family. We discussed and agreed on many points about our parents' divorces. She understands as we talk about middle school and how high school is going to be. We share many of the same problems in our families. We have mischievous younger cousins, sisters and brothers, and cute little babies that we always brag about.

Sara is significant to me because she is the only person whom I can completely trust 100% to back me up. She is very important because we have been lifelong friends and always will be for the rest of our lives. Our children will grow up together and so will their children, and it will go on forever. She is the only person whom I have known all my life, and we have affected each other and changed each other's lives in many ways. She will always be special to me for the rest of my life, no matter what happens.