You know those moments where you don’t know what to do…well now you do. Ask away.
Questions:
1). New School. No friends. All Alone. What to do?
Well, everyone’s been through it at least once. You are new to school, don’t know anyone, and don’t want to be labeled in school as something you’re not. However, you don’t want to be unseen.
You can accomplish this by joining a club or team, preferably something that you like or have always wanted to do. Never EVER do something you don’t want to do. This path usually ends with tears and screaming. Joining a team or club will automatically introduce you into a society and will make it easy for you to meet other people that share your interests. From Pinnacle, the student literary art magazine, to the Romero Club, which is involved in outreach, there are a multitude of activities to participate in.
2.) You got cut from a school sports team. How do you deal with the embarrassment?
This is an extremely awkward situation. You’ve got to understand that other people will always be better in a certain subject, sport or activity than you. It depends on how you feel about the sport or activity. If you really like it, I suggest joining another team, like a club or travel team. You can always be the manager of the team you were cut from, which allows you to still be part of a team.
If you aren’t really that into the sport, you have a decision to make. Do I want to continue, or do I not? Maybe make a pros and cons list, including if you like the people on the team. Chances are if you don’t like the people on the team, you’re not going to work well together so maybe try a travel team or some other team outside of school. If you absolutely cannot stand the sport and your mom made you try out, talk to her about how you really feel about the sport.
As for the embarrassment, it happens to everyone, hold your head high and act like nothing is wrong, because it really isn’t that bad.
3.) How do you balance relationships with friends?
“Way to ditch me.” Yes, we’ve all heard this. I am talking about hanging out with your significant other over hanging out with your best friend or vice versa.
There is no simple solution, but I can tell you how to try to please everyone. Maybe pick a day that you can hang out with your soul mate and then another day to hang out with your BFF’s. You are going to have to tell your friends that you have to spend some time with your boyfriend/girlfriend, as well as telling your boyfriend/girlfriend that you want to hang out with your best friends.
Either way, they both have to understand that you are one person and you can’t be in two places, but you also have to understand that you can’t favor one person over the other or you truly will be ditching someone. You just have to be careful juggling your priorities.
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