Time for another clue in the 20 Things in 20 Days hunt. Answer clues and challenges to earn points toward the 20 Things grand prize, including 6 signed books from 2009 debut authors! Get a clue… June 11th-30th at 20 Things in 20 Days!
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Anyway, on to clue #17:
Just like Anna and Frankie in Twenty Boy Summer, best friends don’t always tell each other how important their friendship is or how much they care. Sometimes there’s an old hurt in the way, or a grudge or a stupid fight that no one remembers. Other times we just take for granted that our friends already know how we feel – but that’s not always the case. Actions may speak louder than words, but sometimes, a few little words can mean the world to a friend. For 20 Things clue #17, call or visit someone important to you and let her or him know how much you care. Leave a comment here telling us that you did! 5 points.
You must have been reading my mind. I did just that last night. I wonderful friend of my haven’t talked for ages, just lots going on for both of us. Last night I was thinking about her and so just decided to call. It was as if we hadn’t missed a step. This wonderful person has been one of my best friends for double most YA kids lives. I am lucky to call this person my friend.
My best friend I’ve known since I was born. I moved when I was 6 months but our moms are best friends. I see her all the time know that I live pretty close. Every summer she comes and stays with us for a week and that week is in two weeks! She has been in NYC for the past two weeks and I haven’t talked to her so when she came back we talked on facebook and we talked about how much we missed eachother and how excited we are to spend a week together.
My best friend, since fourth grade, was in my thoughts the other day when MJ died. She is a big fan and I knew she would be crushed. I called her up to tell her I was there for her if she needed me. We haven’t been in touch lately since she works and I am going to college. We had a nice chat and I told her how important she was to me. I wouldn’t be who I am today without her, my best friend.
One of my favorite clues so far
Well I used to be good friends with this girl at my school, but she started hanging out with the wrong people, and she changed a whole lot so we kind of stopped being friends. Last night on Facebook, she randomly started talking to me on the chat..which was weird because we hadn’t talked for months. At first it was a little awkward because I wasn’t sure what to say, but after awhile it was just like old times. I started saying stupid, funny things that we used to always laugh about and that’s when she said it: She was thinking about suicide because she’s been really depressed lately and has been cutting herself. I was completely SHOCKED. I had NO idea. We ended up talking the rest of the night and she thanked me over and over again for making her feel better. Who knew? If I hadn’t of talked her out of it… well something really bad could have happened.
Sorry this is so long! I just think that it’s a really good experience.
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I just called my friend Laura last night, who lives out in Colorado right now and we chatted for hours on how things were going for both of us. It had been a month or so since we last chatted. I do miss her tons since she left Illinois 3 years ago.
I called my old BFF who moved away 4 years ago. We used to talk a lot, but we haven’t spoken to each other in a while. It felt really nice to catch up with her because I missed her a lot. It almost felt like she hadn’t moved and I’m even going to see her soon. I can’t wait because we used to have so much fun together and I’m sure we still will.
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I spoke with my cousin, who is also my best friend. We live in different states, so I don’t get to see her that often, but I love talking with her, it’s easy and we make each other laugh. And she’s the only one I’ll share secrets with.
Jessica-MJ@live.com
I talked to my friend Kirsten the other day. I met her in 5th grade, she had moved here from New Zealand with her family, because her father is a traveling minister. Since she began moving again in 6th grade I hadn’t spoke to her in too long. We talked about how the weather was like where she was, how was her summer going and her family. It was great!!!
infinitemusic19 at gmail dot com
I contacted one of my friends today who I haven’t spoke with in quite a while. Last time we talked she was having a hard time with some things and it’s probably been way longer than it should have been since I’ve talked to her. I love just letting people know that you’re there for them, it can make such a difference to someone.
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This really nice. I went to visit my greatgrandmother in her nursing home. I admit that I don’t go as often as I should, just because I’m too lazy to drive half an hour. Still, it was nice to visit her yesterday and bring her some baked goods (apparently the food at her nursing home is very bland so she hates it) and then play a few card games (she always wins).
Kristin (email = dazdnconfusd@comcast.net)
Does this count? I spent some time talking with my mom and told her that I care about her and love her. Sometimes I don’t spend enough time talking with my family.
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