ST RICT LY T WEENS
ST RICT LY T WEENS
OVER
COMER
STORY
FRIENDSHIPS
CHANGE
I think it’s strange that some loose friendships can later end up as your closest
friends, and some tight bonds can break in an instant. I believe that the word ‘friend’
is taken too gently and its meaning is being forgotten. I used to just call any classmate
or everybody that I didn’t dislike a friend, but now that word means so much more
to me. One of the biggest changes was probably switching from public school to
homeschool. It’s not very easy to make friends in homeschool because my only two
classmates are my older brother and my younger sister. Being homeschooled also
means that I don’t get to meet with kids my age very often so it becomes harder to
create friendships and to socialize. I experienced friendships changing when I moved
into 6th grade, some of my elementary school friends either moved away or went to
a different school than me, but there are some friendships that I feel could never be
broken
A while ago I also had my closest friend Shianne move to Georgia, and we haven’t seen
each other in about four years now. Through all of these changes she still remains
one of my best friends. We still send each other letters in the mail, FaceTime, and
talk to each other about our problems as good friends do. Your best friends are the
ones who stick with you through the toughest challenges. I stuck with her for a huge
challenge, before she moved she was in a parade and she got run over; I thought
she was dead. However, she came out without a single broken bone or scratch. I was
there with her encouraging her and FaceTiming her every night with a goal of making
her smile. Despite how far apart we are we have high hopes of being reunited.
Friends are hard to make but even harder to keep. Unfortunately not everybody gets
lucky enough to find the perfect friend that will stick with you through anything. I
feel as though we all tend to forget that friendships are double-sided. We all have
bad stories of friends ditching us or choosing somebody over us. I, as well as many
others, tend to forget that we might be doing the same thing to somebody else. I
encourage you to compliment your friends and to build up their self-confidence, try
to be a good friend. You never know when somebody needed those words or when
you could have been the highlight of their day. Remember to spread compliments, be
friendly, and just do your best to make middle school a little more cheerful.
30 October 2016
Sarah, 13
So many kids say that they have trouble making
friends. I don’t think that I have ever really
had that problem. I am not a shy guy! I really
like to meet people, especially new kids at
school. However, I do have different groups of
friends. Sometimes that can be very difficult.
One group of friends are the ones who play all of
the sports—The Athletes. I do play basketball,
but at times these athlete friends don’t really
seem like friends because I may not be as
good as them. Sure, playing a game is about
winning, but it should be about having fun too.
My other sets of friends are my “gaming”
friends. All kids (and some adults) have gaming
friends. Most of these guys I only talk to during
the time I am playing my XBOX. Some I talk
to at school too, but they don’t really like all
my athletic friends. My athletic friends don’t
play XBOX with me
much because they
may not like or know
my gaming friends.
I WANT
EVERYONE
TO BE
HAPPY
This can get difficult.
I want everyone to
be happy. What I
don’t like is when
someone from one
group says something bad about one from the
other group. Don’t get me wrong, I know I say
things too, but then realize that may not have
bee n a good choice. I try to apologize. It all
comes down to something all of us are dealing
with today…..MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA! It’s
just stupid. I know both sets of my friends
probably say things about me, but guess what….
If
someone
makes fun of
me, I just move
on. If you can’t
say something
nice, don’t say
anything at all.
DON’T BE
SOMEONE
YOU ARE
NOT, JUST
When it comes
to friends, we
are all going to
have
friends
that we have for
a lifetime and
then those that are only there for a short time.
That’s just the way it is. Don’t be someone you
are not, just to make a friend. You have to be
yourself and that is when you will find your
best friends.
TO MAKE A
FRIEND
Quintan, 13
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