I met my best friend just days after she was born. Her parents and my parents went to college together. We were babies together and I know (in the future!) we will have our babies together! (Maybe not at the exact same time but you know what I mean). Growing up with the same best friend all these years has taught me a lot. If you are still besties with your childhood best friend, here are 20 things you guys will be able to understand! Here's to the next 22 years and more!

1. You Have the Best Photos

If your childhood bestie has been in your life for as long as mine has, you have the best pics for the gram becasue you can always do a good side by side of then and now. Everyone loves a good re-make photo!

2. Shared Photo Albums

Speaking of photos, you probably have an huge shared photo album. This is handy when you need to pull up old and new photos, hilarious screenshots, or that cute sweater they showed you that you have to grab for their bday!

3. They were there for Awkard phases... and won't let you forget it.

My best friend NEVER lets me forget my awkward phases I've had over the years. While it can be painful to remember those dark times, it works out perfectly because I remember her awkward times as well! Who else had a Justice-crazed phase?

4. They know all your secrets!

Your childhood best friend probably knows all of your secrets. Sometimes I forget how much she knows! But

5. You can walk into their house uninvited

Their family is your family. I can easily waltz into her house without knocking and it won't be weird. If my bestie isn't back from work yet, it's no big deal I can just hang with her dog and mom. When you grow up with your childhood best friend, you grow up with their family and vice-versa. It's nice to have a home away from home!

6. They have saved you from disasters for years... literally.

I can't count the number of times my best friend has saved my butt from a crazy situation! Whether it's literally coming to my aid or just talking me out of doing something I'd later regret, she has time and time again had my back.

7. they were there for some low points...

My best friend has been there for every pivotal moment in my life. She was there for the first break up, my dad passing, the first F on a test, and many other low points in life. Your childhood best friend has been through it all.

8. ...but you were also there for all the high points.

As much of the tough times, my best friend has been around for, she has also been there for so many good times! Our first trip to Disney together, getting her first dog, every birthday, and so much more.

9. Next-Level Reminiscing

For every new memory you make, it is so easy to sit there and think of the countless others you've had over the years. "Remember when we..." is a common conversation between the two of you.

10. You have a lot of matching stuff

... Let's not talk about my haircut, but we can talk about these matching mugs! Having a childhood bestie means you probably have a lot of the same faves and therefore get a lot of the same things!

11. Distance won't end your friendship

As great as it has been growing up with my bestie so close by, I know it won't always be a reality. The dream of each having a mansion with a tunnel that connects them may have dwindled with our Skater girl phase. My bestie goes to college 2 states away, but we still feel just as close as we did when we were kids!

12. You have a "We've been best friends for __ years" card

This is a great card to have! It often times has its perks. For example, below is a photo of a time we got a giant chocolate cake for free because we were out celebrating our 20 years of friendship. If you and your bestie have been around since the beginning, you probably use this card at times too!

13. They give the best advice

Your childhood best friend gives the best advice out of all your friends because they have been doing it the longest. They know you and they know how to get through to you! They know just what to say and when to say it.

14. You Have a super special bond

Because you grew up with your childhood best friend, your bond is much different than it is with your other friends. You have grown up together and done everything at the same time. You connect in a totally different and very special way!

15. You may be different, but that has never mattered

My childhood best friend and I have a million similarities, but we also have our differences. I am more outgoing and my best friend is more introverted but it has never been a problem. We balance each other out!

16. When one of you makes a new friend, there's a little jealousy

I don't expect my bestie to only have me around. But I can say, when new friends come around it can sometimes be tough to not be a little jealous! I just know I will always have a special place and just because she or I get more friends, we will still always love each other no matter what.

17. Inside Jokes

You quote vines, tweets, and memes you love as easily as you repeat things form the past.

18. You can use telepathy

Sometimes you can just look at each other and know what the other is thinking.

19. You hardly ever fight, and when you do it never lasts

I can count the number of fights I've had with my childhood best friend on one hand. From the time she snuck onto my Webkinz account and sold everything to more grown-up fights, they usually last about 5 minutes. Your life-long friend is forgiving and accepting at all times.

20. No matter what, they will always be your Best Friend.

I know that my best friend and I may go on different paths in life but those paths will always be close by. I know that no matter what life brings, she will always be there! It is comforting to know that no matter where life takes us, she is one thing that will never change. Lifelong besties from childhood are a treasure and the most special kind of friendship. If you are lucky enough to have one, you know how much better life is with them by your side!

Thank you for the laughs, tears, memories, and for being my best friend all these years.