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"I don't have too many friends."
(Continued)
Hey Terra, Maybe I do need to encourage myself a little more. I know that everybody is a somebody, but when I say "nobody" I think what I mean is: not very social or quiet or something... but sometimes I feel invisible. I don't want to be popular anymore, now that I've learned about how popular kids' friends talk about them behind their back. I know my own friends don't do that to me. But sometimes I think they underestimate me.And to be a somebody, I would say I'd need to be a little more outgoing. I was like, 100% shy when I was little, but when I grew up, I became less and less quiet and shy. I think of a somebody as a person who always loves to have a conversation and who talks the most in a conversation. I, however, barely talk at all most of the time. And about the e-mail I sent my friend... I was kinda being mean -- almost. I was saying, "I'M NOBODY'S FRIEND!!!" with bold letters and everything. I don't have the courage to tell that to my friend when she is right in front of me. I really do have a shyness problem. Shy |
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Dear Shy, You say that your friends "underestimate" you. Sounds like you underestimate yourself! If you'd like to be a person who speaks up more, then that's something you can work on. When there's a great conversation going on around you and you've got ideas to contribute, what holds you back? In friendship, Terra |
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