We all have that one friend, or maybe that group of friends, who we have known since we came out of the womb. Those friends are something special and we should truly cherish them. No matter how amazing your high school and college friends are, they just can’t compare to the friends you have had from the very start of your life. Childhood best friends are a different breed; they follow a list of rules that don’t necessarily apply to the rest of your friends.
1. Nothing ever changes between you all.
Sometimes you stay inseparable with your childhood best friends, but sometimes you go down separate paths in life and don’t see each other as often. No matter what your story is, it doesn’t matter…every time you do see them, it is like nothing has changed: you catch up on what you’ve missed and then get back to the normal stuff.
2. A fight that could end a normal friendship just puts a dent in a childhood friendship.
Friends fight, it is inevitable. Childhood best friends can be extremely brutal to one another, but that is because they know that no matter what, they will always get through it. A fight might never fully be forgotten, but it will never ruin your friendship forever.
3. They would fly across the world for you.
Just went through a horrible break up? Got fired from your dream job because of a misunderstanding? These are catastrophes and your childhood bestie will be by your side in no time (as long as planes aren’t delayed for once).
4. You can't stop being their friend because you would miss their family way too much.
5. They watched you grow up and know all of your stories.
And even with knowing all of your stories, the good and the bad, they still want to be your friend.
6. They stuck with you through your awkward years.
That is true dedication!
7. They know your weaknesses, but don't use them against you.
That is true love. You can push each other’s buttons, but even when that happens, they wouldn’t dare bring up your weaknesses, that is just plain wrong.
8. Going out with them is always a blast because every moment together brings back amazing childhood memories.
You’ll be out together and walk past a restaurant and it will be remembered as that place you had your 10 th birthday party.
9. Even if you don't see each other for a long period of time, when you're back together, it's like nothing ever changed.
You haven’t seen each other in awhile, but when you reunite, you get right back on their bed and start filling each other in on your lives like you were never apart.
10. Their parents are like the second parents you never knew you needed.
Sometimes you get sick of your parents and when that happens, you just head over to your childhood bestie’s house and chat with their parents, duh!
11. You have the best throwback pictures together from when you were kids.
No one can deny a good throwback pic.
12. You know that no matter what, you will always have at least one true friend in your life.
And that is the best part of it all.
