i have a friend and she's been an "angst ridden teen" and "problematic child" always and right now she is desperately trying to change that. i know she relaly needs me and i want to hellp but i dont' know how. her mom doesn't care about her and her brothers do drugs and she is just in a very bad enviornment. the teachers and some kids have problems with her because of those issues. she is constantly getting into toruble and swearing even if overall she is pretty much polite with parents but this year she has set herself to becoem better and she's slowly improving starting to do homework and coping with her problems better, but it's still not going that great. i really want to help her because she says she needs help form her friends but i don't know what i can do and if it's really just hopeless for her i hope not THANKS!
~ann~
Answers:
1. Well sorry to hear about your friend's trouble. Sounds like she's having a difficult life, but is trying to make smarter choices and get her life on the right track. The best thing that you can do is be supportive and encourage your friend to continue to work hard in school and be the best person she can be! Don't judge her because of her family or other peoples opinions of her--she is YOUR friend and deserves someone to care about her honestly and openly w/o judgement. Remember.....Nothing is hopeless as long as you put your mind to it!
2. You can't make people change unless they want to! She needs to do all the work and face the challenges. You can only encourage her and advise her (only if she asks for your advice). You have good intentions for your friend, but don't let the lack of them for herself drag you down with her!
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