Having a best friend since childhood is a hard thing to do, but when it does happen, it creates a special bond between you and the person who has known you longer than any of your other friends.

To my best friend,

You know about that embarrassing crush I had when I was in eighth grade, all of my horrible mistakes and habits, and you know every phase I went through growing up. Even with all of those things being factors in this friendship, you still chose to be my best friend, and I thank you for that.

I am so happy we met when we were just little kids, and I still remember so many memories from those times. I remember when cell phones were not a thing for us, and we would have to call one another 's land line, and talk to each others parents just to see if we could hang out. We would beg our parents to drive us to the mall, we would take horribly embarrassing pictures on cheap digital cameras, and we had so many memories that trying to remember them all makes my head hurt.

I remember when we first bought our friendship bracelets from Claire's in the third grade, and how we knew that it would last forever. I am so happy it did, and I am so happy to still call you my best friend today. It is crazy knowing that one day we will both go into the real world, both go off and get married and have kids. I hope we always remain close, and I know in my heart that if we made it this far, we will be friends forever.

I am so thankful to have someone that knows absolutely everything about me. Thank you for sometimes knowing me better than I know myself, and for always leading me in the right direction. It is always a good thing to have someone there to tell me if I am being overdramatic, or if I am being extremely rational while I make decisions in my day-to-day life.

I am so happy to always have someone to lean on, someone to laugh with, and someone to call my best friend. I am happy that I had someone with me through all of the points in my life where I have grown as a person because you knew every person I ever was, until I finally found my true self. So, here is to best friendship, to being basically siblings, and to a long life ahead of us filled with (hopefully less embarrassing) memories. Love you best friend.

Love,

(As we used to say when we were 12) Your BFFL