"Friendship" by Maya Q.

Hi year 7 student, 

I don't know you but I want to request your advice. I wanted to send  you this message because something has been bothering me, which is why I'm asking for your advice and opinion. 

It seems my friend is very mad at me and I don't know why. I have known him since 2 years old, and we talk everyday. This madness started 4 days ago. I have noticed a change in my friend's behavior and I would like a lot to have his friendship again. However, he is furious at me and I really don't know what to do.

I hope you see this message and return to me as soon as possible since I am desperate and need help. Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

year 9 student

Dear Y9 student,

Your friend is mad with you and you don’t know what to do, so you have been friends since 2 years old. I think that you could go and talk to your friend. You may control your emotions because you can make things worse if you don't control yourself.

In my experience, I think your problem is happening because your friend found other interests and wants to make other friends. If you talk to them, you will discover why they are mad at you. Basically your friend is mad at you for 4 days, and you are feeling bad. If I were in your place, I would go and talk to them, make them understand what I am  feeling, and try to understand what they are feeling, you must rethink your attitudes, if you rethink your attitudes, you discover why they are mad, you can be patient and wait what happens next, they can be passing through a difficult moment and are lashing out on you. You may understand that you have been friends since 2 years old, maybe he doesn't want to be your friend anymore, and this happens constantly,especially when the person is growing and is going through many things. You should give them time to think. If you gave time to your friend, they would have time to think about their life and why they are mad, and this could be good for you to think about if you did something.  

You are feeling bad, because your friend is ignoring and excluding you from the activities, and you are alone. You are feeling bad because you don’t know what to do. You can try to use this time to create new friends. This can help you, my suggestion is try to speak out what you are feeling to an adult or a person that you believe in, or you can try to write your feelings in your diary. If you write your feelings on a paper, you will feel light about your feelings. If I were you, I would write my feelings on a paper.

Don’t forget to control your emotions while talking with your friend, because as I already said if you control your emotions you can talk to your friend without being rude, I really hope that my advice works. I really hope that you feel better, and that you and your friend can be friends again. 

Sincerely,

Maya Q