Moral Support for

Chatterbox: Down to Earth

Moral Support for

Moral Support for Chatterboxers! Or MSC, however you'd like it.

See, I know that we all have different talents and different experiences. I'm also sure that tons if us have different problems that we need to talk about. There's no need to apologize for ranting – ranting is good for you. And if you don't have problems, try to encourage someone else. We have lots of different age groups, people with different hobbies and experiences. I think that together, we could improve and encourage each other. 

Or is this a really lame idea..? I can feel this thread dropping slowly to the bottom. 

submitted by FantasyQuill
(July 31, 2013 - 11:35 pm)

Thanks guys :)

submitted by the doctor, the tardis
(August 21, 2013 - 7:26 am)

Deja vu. That happened to Red this summer: the exact same thing. Please observe:

Turtle (as I shall call her): (an email) I just got married! 

As you can imagine, seeing as she sent this to about thirty people, there was a long debate about who she got married to. Naturally, Red said that she married Gollum, who is the group of friend's romantic scapegoat. (As far as I know, he's never been involved in any kind of relationship, but he always gets dragged into the more ridculous scenarios.) Turtle blew a fuse at that and promptly said:

No, I married Red. Didn't he tell you? (She was talking to me at the time. I was running messages.)

Red denied it, of course, Turtle insisted, of course, Red denied more forcufully, of course, and Turtle pulled out the big guns. She insulted Red about the topic that is most sensitive to him (and which I shall not tell you). Now, there are only a couple of things that make Red mad, but when he gets mad, he gets MAD. So Red asked her to take it back, and she wouldn't, and she kept saying the same thing about him. So Red had a screaming fit. I was there. It wasn't fun.

Then, I went away to camp for a week and I didn't have email access. When I came back, I found that Turtle had found this website and had gone through it, looking for the most embarrassing things we both had said and she had sent it TO HER ENTIRE CONTACTS LIST OF ABOUT THIRTY PEOPLE. She then threatened to tell you all my secret. It took an enormous amount of groveling to get her to not tell you all. 

And that is the story of why Red and I both do not like Turtle any longer.

Now: for the advice. 

Avoid your ex-friend. Just avoid them. If you see him, just tell him that you don't like blackmailers and you don't want to see him. If he tells people about you, deny what's not true and if people ask you about the true things say, "So what. That's who I am. What are you going to do about it?" or "Everyone makes mistakes. You're not perfect either."

It can be hard to have long distance friends. At least you have her email, right? Maybe something just came up. Why don't you email her and ask her if she's mad at you for something? Just be patient. I'm sure you'll be able to contact her soon, and in the meantime, don't worry too much about it, okay? 

submitted by Ruby M., age 14, Somewhere
(August 22, 2013 - 6:42 pm)

I think that she either: a) switched emails b) got grounded or c) can't email you/is way too busy.  I don't think she's mad at you--sometimes people, well, just can't email.

submitted by Legion I, age immortal, somewhere
(October 13, 2013 - 10:29 pm)

I'm sorry for my possibly biased political outburst that only the Admins saw.

I kind of invited one of my friends onto the CB is that okay? She doesn't get Cricket though.....

That girl that's ignoring you; have you emailed her recently? Maybe she thinks you're ignoring her.

Admin: It's okay if you're biased! It's not like you're writing for a newspaper. It was just the strong wording. Please, invite your friends onto the CB!

And please talk to an adult or close friend if you ever feel like "taking pills," whatever that means. It's not healthy to rely on "pills" to solve your problems. When life gets hard, talking things out with someone else helps almost every time. I know it's scary, but it's worth it. 

submitted by Maggie, age 12, Charlotte
(August 21, 2013 - 12:01 pm)

@Zach and Maggie: I have emailed her recently, so she's either ignoring me or at camp(let's hope it's that she's at camp). But do camps in the US ever last like 3 months?

submitted by The doctor, the tardis
(August 22, 2013 - 7:18 am)

Yes, they do.

submitted by Gollum
(August 22, 2013 - 9:45 am)

Yeah there's a few sleepaway camps that last the whole summer. Don't worry I'm sure she's not ignoring you.

submitted by Maggie, age 12, Charlotte
(August 22, 2013 - 10:53 am)

Is she a Girl Scout?  Because Girl Scout camps are rather long.  If not, there are still other really long camps.  Or vacations and such could be a cause.

submitted by Melody, age 15, Disney
(August 23, 2013 - 6:14 pm)

Agggggggggggggggggg! This guy in my grade keeps teasing me that I like him but I don't I really like this other guy who never even notices me but everyone thinks I like this other guy even my friends but I don't and gaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! MY LIFE IS RUINED SOMEONE HELP ME!!!

Sorry about the long rant.

submitted by Lola, age ?, The Universe
(August 26, 2013 - 6:46 am)

It's just a guy.  It may feel like the end of the world, but this is so easy to fix it's not even worth freaking out about.  Just keep saying you don't like this guy whenever someone teases you about it.  Don't overdo it, though, or it will just convince them more.  And keep dropping subtle hints about the guy you really like.  Someone will eventually get it. 

submitted by Melody, age 15, Disney
(August 26, 2013 - 9:03 pm)

I guess. But still!!

submitted by Lola, age ageless, The Universe
(August 27, 2013 - 7:40 pm)

I definitely get where you're coming from, Lola.:)

submitted by Melody, age 15, Disney
(August 28, 2013 - 9:46 pm)

My friend/enemy is so mean! She always makes us do whatever she wants and if we don't she getss all weepy and says we are excluding her. But that's not what excluding is right? And we were playing this stupid game called invisible ball kickball, stupid right? So we were playing and her team was up to "kick" first. I tried not to get her out every time because that's not fair right? But when we were up she got us out every single time when I told her that was not fair because we did not get her out every time she said that I was selfish and just wanted to win. I think she wants to be my friend but she is really mean to me every single day! WHAT DO I DO?!!

submitted by Eliza
(August 28, 2013 - 4:15 pm)

Invisible kickball? Just don't.

 

submitted by Maggie, age 12, Charlotte
(August 29, 2013 - 5:58 pm)

Surprised That's EXACTLY, well almost exactly, what my friend/enemy does, Eliza! She got jealous of me and my friends, and started calling us mean names, and that we were horrible friends. Then she wants to be friends with us again. I mean, she's thrown ROCKS and SHOES at us! And tried to get the grade against us! Now she wants to sit with us at our lunch table. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO TO THREE YEARS. The guidance counselor helps, but my friend/enemy STILL wants to be friends with us, even after she says she hates us. Eliza, once again, that happens to us at reccess: "You cheated STING! This is unfair!" And she runs away, then the next day she acts like we're friends, even after we've told her that we're done with her dramas. Suggestions????

submitted by Moss, age 12, Nanuet, NY
(September 5, 2013 - 1:45 pm)