Hello, everybody! I'm sorry I haven't been able to blog much over the last little while, but I have been bombarded by homework, tests, and tight schedules. I know that I should probably be writing about something fun and heart-lifting, but I feel it is time I adressed a serious issue that is ever so present in modern day High School. Another thing I am quite aware of is that this issue is not the most dangerous or serious as many others (bullying, suicide, etc..), but it is probably the most frequent. The issue I would like to write about is fighting between friends. This whole thing is getting seriously out of hand. These (it seems like weekly) fights are so immature and juvenile that it is just silly! I'm not saying that you should just suck it up when people are extremely rude to you, but you should not be exploding at the slightest thing! People must learn to look at things in perspective, if they don't, they will be ruining all of their friendships by scaring everyone off with them thinking that you'll get angry with them if they ask to borrow your highlighter (or something equally stupid). Some people should really just take a moment and think back over the last two weeks and review all that you've gotton angry at. Now, figure out if you a) Was totally cool about it until you cooled down OR b) Started to ignore them for a long period of time (while glaring)/totally freaked and yelled at them. If you answered B to ANY of the things you have been upset about, then you need to COOL DOWN and try to suck it up. Okay?
The only time that it would be okay to inform the person that they made you angry is if they did something absolutely SERIOUS. Like if they cheated off of you on a test and got all the credit while you got none. Then, it would be okay to politely tell them that you feel they should apologize for their rudeness (Make sure to do this uber-politely!). If it's anything really serious (like if they stole your boyfriend/girlfriend or something), THEN (and only then) it is okay to completely freak on them.
Yet, this also goes the reciprocal, if you did something wrong (and you know you did) you CANNOT deny it or make excuses. When you do something wrong, you must say "I am sorry. I wish I had never done that to you, I didn't mean to hurt you this much. What can I do to fix this problem." But when you say this, you must say it nicely (like you mean it) and just suck it up and admit you did something wrong. It will feel so much better in the long run. Trust me.
Wow. That's a REALLY long blog post! Sorry...
Well, enough of my random ranting... Au Revoir!
"Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings." -Anonymous
The only time that it would be okay to inform the person that they made you angry is if they did something absolutely SERIOUS. Like if they cheated off of you on a test and got all the credit while you got none. Then, it would be okay to politely tell them that you feel they should apologize for their rudeness (Make sure to do this uber-politely!). If it's anything really serious (like if they stole your boyfriend/girlfriend or something), THEN (and only then) it is okay to completely freak on them.
Yet, this also goes the reciprocal, if you did something wrong (and you know you did) you CANNOT deny it or make excuses. When you do something wrong, you must say "I am sorry. I wish I had never done that to you, I didn't mean to hurt you this much. What can I do to fix this problem." But when you say this, you must say it nicely (like you mean it) and just suck it up and admit you did something wrong. It will feel so much better in the long run. Trust me.
Wow. That's a REALLY long blog post! Sorry...
Well, enough of my random ranting... Au Revoir!
"Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings." -Anonymous
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