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Jenna's Childhood Friendship Pattern and Early Best Friends
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Jenna Fischer opens her childhood friendship story with Beth, a cul-de-sac neighbor she was inseparable from until Beth's family moved suddenly, leaving Jenna without a close friend for years. Then came Lauren from school — another inseparable bond broken by a move, this time in middle school, leaving Jenna devastated enough that her mom arranged a solo trip to visit Lauren in Boston. In high school and college, Jenna made close friends who she still knows, but she describes having 'gone through periods without a true tell-you-everything best friend' [1] — Jenna Fischer "Jenna Fischer had two childhood best friends — Beth and Lauren — both of whom moved away suddenly, leaving her without a close friend for y…" 29:54 . She credits Angela as the one who finally stayed, and Angela responds that their friendship is the product of being in charge of their own lives as adults — able to maintain contact on their own terms. The team shares their own childhood friend memories: producer Cassie bonded with Amber over a canyon and animals, and Sam knew Jared from Watertown, Wisconsin until Jared entered the military post-9/11.
