Do Your Friends Call the Shots?

When you wear your favorite outfit, one of your not-so-good friends giggles and asks if you’re trying to look like a dork. You:

Vow to banish the outfit to the back of your closet—for good.

Ask your best friend if you “look okay” every 15 minutes.

Let the comments slide off your back—which happens to be covered by your favorite shirt.

You’re planning to audition for the middle school band, but your friends say cheerleading is much cooler—band is for losers! You:

Say “see ya” to your sax—you won’t be making sweet music if it jeopardizes your rep.

Decide to try out for both, even though you’d rather not “go team.”

March to the beat of a different drum—you’ll show your school spirit in band.

Your friends have decided they’re “too fat” (even though they look just fine!) so their school lunches are going directly into the trash. You:

Follow their lead and trash the contents of your lunch box, too.

Secretly scarf down your lunch when your friends aren’t around.

Eat your healthy lunch as usual…and offer to share it with your friends.

When your friends decide to give the new girl the silent treatment, you:

Stop talking whenever she’s around.

Talk to her when your friends aren’t there—you don’t want to be rude, but you don’t want to make them mad.

Stay your talkative and friendly self no matter what your friends do.

Your friend Katie has started swearing a lot lately—and she expects you to do it, too. You:

Swear loudly and proudly…at least when Katie is around.

Mumble a few rude words now and then…just loud enough for Katie to hear.

Politely tell Katie that swearing isn’t your style.

You’ve always been into dolls, but your friends say it’s time you left “that baby stuff” behind. You:

Ship your dolls off to the Goodwill, and take up collecting celebrity autographs instead.

Keep your dolls, but “display” them in a dark corner of your closet so your friends won’t see them.

Bring your dolls to school on “Share Your Hobby Day,” so you can show everyone how totally cool they are.

All the girls in your group have gone boy-crazy, but a boyfriend is the last thing you want. When a guy asks you out, you:

Say yes, of course—your friends will be so impressed!

Avoid him as much as possible, but tell your friends the two of you are going out…really!

Tell him—and your friends—that you’re just not ready for a BF yet. Can’t you just be friends?

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