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BY CAROL WESTON ON 9/1/2011 3:41:00 PM

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Middle school? For me, middle school was easier tham elementary when it came to ammount of homework. Now I'm in High school. Just wait 6th and 7th graders!

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by cuteychica on 9/1/2011 5:02:34 PM

 
 

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I have a problem. Ok, first of all, let's call my best friend D and the guy N. I've had a crush on N since he started at my school in sixth grade. He's popular, and I never really talk to him. N has been bothering D, and she told one of the really strict teachers about it, and he got yelled at. The thing is, N isn't mean, he's just annoying. D tends to overreact, but she has a lot of bad stuff going on in her life, and she has trouble dealing with even the small things. But when I asked, none of the things she said that N did sounded all that bad. Today, I saw N looking really sad after he got yelled at, and I felt terrible. I never really talk to him (he's in a different crowd), but I want to talk to him and explain that it wasn't really his fault, or do SOMETHING. I'm not sure what to do, I just feel so terrible. And I'm worried he's going to hate me because my best friend got him in trouble. What should I do?




Hey cutie!

Go for it!  It can't hurt to be a good friend and try to help this "N" out. Who knows, maybe it'll turn into a friendship and you'll get to talk to him more often.  Just go up to him and ask what happened, and then tell him what you wanted to say.  Good uck! 
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by GoldenGirl113 on 9/1/2011 4:46:02 PM

 
 

:/ I totally know how that feels.. I've got some advice on that if anyone needs it!

So if you need to talk, I'm listening, because I have a lot of experience in giving advice. Feel free to drop by my advice page, by "foreverme!" (Or go to my profile and then click on the advice page from there).

Good luck girls, and have an awesome school year! Smile

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