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" In an earlier blog post, I wrote about all of the awesome BFF stories you&amp;#039;ve been sending! Since then, I&amp;#039;ve received so many inspiring letters from Seventeen readers that I just had to share more of them! Here&amp;#039;s how girls across the country are proving that the bond between best friends is a powerful thing: __ My best friend and I have been friends since kindergarten. In first grade I found a friend that distracted me from Sarah and we ended up doing everything together. When we got into 4th grade, we were considered one of the &amp;quot;Populars.&amp;quot; Unfortunately, Sarah and I grew even further apart. In 5th and 6th grade the other &amp;quot;Populars&amp;quot; started treating me like dirt - and it sucked! I put up with it for a while because my friend Becca was a great friend even when the others were so mean. I went over to Sarah&amp;#039;s house one night and told her how I was feeling. I finally decided that I would just leave the &amp;quot;Populars&amp;quot; and spend time with my old and greatest friends. Now I am in 9th grade and Sarah and I are inseparable! She is like the sister I never had. We still have arguments once and a while, but what sisters don&amp;#039;t? I am also happier than ever now that I left the &amp;quot;Populars.&amp;quot; Fortunately, I was able to talk with Becca this past school year. We are now friends again, but nothing could beat the bond that me and Sarah have. (:  -Mikayla My best friend Jacky and I stay close because we tell each other everything and we both have a crush on the same guy! That used to cause some jealousy problems, but now we look at it differently. We can both drool over him and talk about how cute he is in front each other without feeling stupid!  -Gabby D. Hi, my name is Lyanla. My best friend and I have been friends since kindergarten. When we entered middle school, she reunited with some of her preschool friends and when that happened, she and I grew apart. Luckily, we noticed what was happening and decided to start hanging out more. Now we hang out every other week so that she has time for me and for her new friends. Even though she is my best friend, we still make new friends. But, I know that we will always be there for each other.  -Lyanla My friends and I stay close by taking one day a week to be with each other. Sometimes it&amp;#039;s dinner at a restaurant, and other times it&amp;#039;s watching old movies at each other&amp;#039;s houses, or having a spa day. It&amp;#039;s time to bond and catch up from our busy lives!  -Gabbriele F. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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