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" In the September issue, I asked you to share how you&amp;#039;ve stayed close with your BFFs over the years. It&amp;#039;s been so inspiring to read all of your BFF stories that I just had to share some of them here! Take a note from these readers and use the new school year to re-connect with your besties! Tweet me at @annshoket to tell me your BFF story. I&amp;#039;ll be posting more of your letters on my blog so be sure to check back soon! __ My best friend and I stayed close because we realized we liked the same things and we kinda hated the same things! We always had the wrong impression of each other until we realized that we literally were exactly alike but she&amp;#039;s girl and I&amp;#039;m tomboyish. One day, this girl had literally taken my best guy friend away from me and practically brainwashed him into believing I was the bad guy but my best friend defended me and told the truth to everyone. My best friend and I have stayed close because we defendeach other during the worst times. :) -Emilee H. Hey Ann! I&amp;#039;m reading my new Seventeen and decided to share how my best friend and I have stayed close. Mary and I have been best friends since 7th grade, but when we got to 10th grade, we started to drift apart. We had no classes together and we had both made new friends. One day I found a note from Mary in my gym bag saying how she thought our friendship was too good to just throw away, and I agreed with her. So every day since that day, we&amp;#039;ve written a note to each other, just chatting usually, but sometimes discussing bigger things. It&amp;#039;s such a simple and old school way to keep in touch but I can honestly say it saved our friendship.  -Anonymous  I live in a really small town \u2013 it&amp;#039;s no bigger than a thousand people \u2013 and my school has no more than 400 people. It&amp;#039;s not very hard to stay close with someone. My friends and I always hang out, try to stay close, and help each other out when we need each other the most. We like to have monthly sleepovers and talk about everything. If we need to talk something out, we do, and if we need help, we normally always say, &amp;quot;If I need you, you&amp;#039;re always there.&amp;quot; Friendship is all about stayingtogether and helping each other out, and having fun while doing it! -Katie M., Iowa Hi Ann! This year my best friend, Anna, and I were freshmen in high school. We went to separate schools but we stayed close bydoing things together. She came to my Homecoming and we hung out more than we did in middle school. I think the best tip for staying close to a bestie who goes to another school is to hang out more often than you did before. We love to do fun things and it keeps us close! -Sara V., Virginia My best friend is my neighbor, Hannah. We stay close by hanging out every day in the summer! We swim, share fashion tips, give each other advice, and everything else! She is a year younger than me too, so I want to vow to hang out at least twice a week during school! -Anonymous "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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