One of the most rewarding things in life is having friendships. But the road to friendship isn’t always smooth, and sometimes the road you’re on might turn out to be the wrong one. Here, Miss O Club members CheerChick2007, cutieyas94 and sportychic101 impart their advice on one of the greatest gifts you can give somebody…your friendship.

Do You.......?
By: Jessica, 11, KY (aka CheerChick2007)

Do you have this one friend that always is talking about nothing but herself? Is it time to let her know how you feel? I think so! Many girls will always have this one friend in life that is self centered. Don’t you just hate that? Well, I’m here to help. Read the following situation and I’ll help you fix that problem in your life.

Rebecca is having a really hard day at school. She just wanted to talk to someone about it. So she went to her friend, Jill.

‘Jill,’ Rebecca said. ‘May I talk to you for a second? I really have had a bad day and no one seems to understand. First, I,’ Jill cut Rebecca off by saying, ‘I hate when I have bad days. It just makes me feel lousy for the rest of the week.’ Jill kept talking and talking about nothing but herself. Rebecca couldn’t get a word in. So, she walked away and let it go. This made Rebecca’s day even worse.

Does this sound like something that has happened to you before? Well, maybe it’s time to tell that person how you feel about what they do to you. Just sit down with them and tell them that it makes you feel [bad, sad, etc.] when you are trying to tell her how you feel and she talks about herself instead, when you really just need her to listen.

Of course, some people may get mad at you. Why? That’s just how some people are these days. But, if the person is a really good friend, they will understand and try to quit doing it. Maybe before you talk to them, think about how they feel about you. Let them have a chance to say what’s on their minds. Maybe you both just have secrets about each other that you have been holding in for quite some time now because you’re scared of what the other one will think or if it will ruin your friendship. Truth is, it’s good to get the truth out.

I really hoped that I may have helped you in some way.