are all friends the same?maybe you have all kinds of friends in life. did you have a good friend when you were growing up?childhood friends often become life-long friends.“i only talk to bill every two years,or so,but he's still very special to me,”says tom.“he knows things zbout me that no one esle knows.and he knows the pepole from my childhood.he knew my grandfather.he remembers eating my aunt betty's pies.he is,in a way,like a brother.” another kind of friend is a special-interest friend.these are friends who share an interest with you you might play tennis once a week with a special-interest friend,or go shopping,or go to the theater.we don't tell them too much zbout our selves. but that doesn't mean they anen't important in our lives.and many times these friends are getting our good friends another interesting kind of friend is a friend who is much older or younger than you are.the younger friend enjoys talking to an older person who is not a parent.janie's friend is 67岁。she is older than my mom ,but i can talk to her zbout life ,janie says.i tell her things that i wouldn't tell my mom. finally,there are best friends.best friends are special pepole.they will come running to help you when you need them.as a saying goes,a friend in need is a friend indeed.you can tell tnem your deepest secrets and they will always love and support you