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High school sucks. How do you make new friends?

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Originally posted by: Dezign
I have a pic of her, but I'll post it only if you guys promise to be nice.
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I promise not to say that I'm fapping to her picture. Is that nice enough for you? 😉
 
She's gotta suck it up and realize high school kids are cruel, and to expect them to befriend her immediately isn't realistic. But she needs to not let that effect her performance in school... if she has it in her head that nobody wants to be her friend then nobody will. People can sense that kinda stuff... self confidence and negativity... people don't like to be around negative people. I find it extremely hard to believe that everybody at the school has friends and doesn't wanna be her friend... so she just needs to be friendly and not give a crap about what other people MIGHT be thinking about her. She'll be much happier when she's not worried about what other people think... and that'll show, and it'll be easier for her to make friends.
 
If she lived about 400 miles south i'd go hang out with her but sorry im not gonan drive 8 hours to comfort her 🙂

Pics my persuade me otherwise though 😉 😛 🙂
 
Gah... okay, no picture. I wouldn't want to risk embarrassing her if someone around here actually knew who she was... *sigh* Poor sis. 🙁 Kids can be so mean, especially those in high school... I wouldn't go back to high school if you paid me.
 
Well tell her to try to stand out. Try being the class clown or something.

But right now is not the time for friends. She should be concentrating on her ap classes and sats (unless she already got 1500+ and is admitted to some ivy league already)

Being a highschool person myself, even I would of probably labeled her a loner. Kids these days (including myself) are selfish self centered egoistic b!tches.
 
btw, keep reminding your sister that once she goes to college everyone starts over again. this could be a good opportunity to try an be more outgoing and practice for next year.

if she makes a fool out of herself, at least it won't be for 4 years at her new high school 😛
 
Originally posted by: fatbaby
Well tell her to try to stand out. Try being the class clown or something.

But right now is not the time for friends. She should be concentrating on her ap classes and sats (unless she already got 1500+ and is admitted to some ivy league already)

Being a highschool person myself, even I would of probably labeled her a loner. Kids these days (including myself) are selfish self centered egoistic b!tches.
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yea you are a bitch noone doubts that 😛
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PM pics 😉
 
Originally posted by: iamme
Originally posted by: Dezign

LOL... I'm dyslexic and a poor typer today. M4H!!!! M4H!!!! M4H!!!!!!
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please don't chant his name, you'll only get him worked up....

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hahhahahahaha


i would 2nd the job thing...find a job that she knows other kids are working at and try and get a job there also
 
I was the target of some new kid who transferred to my HS back in '92 or so... at lunch, we have our group table, but he kept insisting on coming up to me and sitting with us. Being the kind-hearted guy that I am - I took him in under my wings...

If your sis is making the effort, it's not her fault. The other kids are just not worth her time if they don't even say hi back or make an effort. The kids must know she's new and if they were nice, they'd at least try to accept her. If that's not the case, at least your sis is in her senior year and about to get the hell out. Good luck to her.

HS was such BS. I hated almost every minute.
 
How does she like writing and such? Maybe she could join the newspaper, which would allow her to keep up with whats going on, attend/cover/report on the sports functions, dances, etc, all while meeting new people in the process.

Unless she can join some kind of group like that, there isn't a whole lot she can do, as people have said, high school kids are too cliquey.
 
there's a good chance of someone high school age in dallas being on AT, but your sis being friends with someone from AT will only make things worse socially. 😉
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7181
She's gotta suck it up and realize high school kids are cruel, and to expect them to befriend her immediately isn't realistic. But she needs to not let that effect her performance in school... if she has it in her head that nobody wants to be her friend then nobody will. People can sense that kinda stuff... self confidence and negativity... people don't like to be around negative people. I find it extremely hard to believe that everybody at the school has friends and doesn't wanna be her friend... so she just needs to be friendly and not give a crap about what other people MIGHT be thinking about her. She'll be much happier when she's not worried about what other people think... and that'll show, and it'll be easier for her to make friends.
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Very true... hard to change the attitude, but I'll definitely bring this up tonight.

And she hasn't applied to any colleges yet, but she will be. I think Georgetown is her first choice (she's thinking about law, but really has no clue what she wants to do yet), and I'm trying to get her to apply to UCLA so she can be closer to me. I'll stress college should be her #1 priority right now, not having people to eat lunch with... although sometimes, it's hard to see the bigger picture, especially in that situation.

I've gotta get back to work now, but I'll be back in a bit... thank you all for the input/advice/sharing of your experiences.
 
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I really feel for your sister, its hard to move in High School. I would reccomend what other people have said, find an interest and join some kind of after class club. Something like yearbook might be good for a girl.

In High School I worked in a movie theatre from freshman year till I went to college. It is a great job if your sister is looking to make friends. The pay isn't that great, but you work with people your age, and if you take weekday shifts it is DEAD so all you do is talk with your co-workers and mess around. Plus you get paid! Don't let her say she doesn't have time either, I went to school, worked 25hours a week minimum and got a 3.9 taking nearly all AP classes! Sure you miss out on a little sleep, but its worth it!

Also, tell your sister even if she is shy to speak up in class. Usually senior year you have some kind of Modern studies type class where you talk about current issues. If she makes it a point to raise her hand and speak twice a week her classmates will get a chance to see what her personality is like. If there is another talker in the class, she can make small talk outside of class to get the ball rolling.

Most importantly, tell her to SMILE big! Walk with her head up. Act like you won the friggin lottery! People will be scared to approach someone who is walking with their head down or has a big frown. Guys in HS are staring at girls all day long, if she gives em a look back with smile, I garuntee they will want to talk to her.
 
1) if she has a tight stomach-> crop top and show it off

2) wear tight pants and thong. make sure everyone can see the thong outline

3) wear a tube of KY around her neck

in other words, hints of anything sexual will get people to come to her
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Does she break dance also?

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That's actually a good idea. If she's into it as much as you are, that's a great way to gather interest.

While regular dancing is kinda dorky, even lumberjacks and pirates would agree that breakdancing rules.

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: JEDI
1) if she has a tight stomach-> crop top and show it off

2) wear tight pants and thong. make sure everyone can see the thong outline

3) wear a tube of KY around her neck

in other words, hints of anything sexual will get people to come to her
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Originally posted by: Dezign
1. NO SEX. My lil sis will NOT whore herself out for friends.
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- M4H
 
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