I went to a private school for 1st through 8th grade. Here I am, Ninth Grade, a city away from the town were my old school was, and I haven't even spoken with any of my old friends. I was pretty good friends with most of them, and I don't know where it all went wrong. I try being something I'm not and I am starting to scare myself. When I come home from school. I sit down and do nothing all day. I have no real friends, and my parents don't understand anything. If you have any ideas, comments, suggestions, or just anything to say at all, please post it. thanks.
brenden

I know what you mean I went to a private school for kindergarten through 9th grade and then this year I moved to a public school, I'm still friends with some people from my old school but it's not the same and right now I'm kinda just hanging with different groups during lunch. It's fun though

I don't know if anyone still needs help with this...

Join some after school clubs. Just being around the same people with at least one common interest week after week will, at the very least, get you some new acquaintances, people to say "hi" to in the halls. Who knows? You could end up making some lifelong friends...

*speaks from experience on this one*

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Originally posted by shyguy:
I went to a private school for 1st through 8th grade. Here I am, Ninth Grade, a city away from the town were my old school was, and I haven't even spoken with any of my old friends. I was pretty good friends with most of them, and I don't know where it all went wrong. I try being something I'm not and I am starting to scare myself. When I come home from school. I sit down and do nothing all day. I have no real friends, and my parents don't understand anything. If you have any ideas, comments, suggestions, or just anything to say at all, please post it. thanks.
brenden

brenden sounds like me and my brother a while back! you'll find that you will make friends, maybe you'll try and be someone you're not, maybe you'll find yourself, it's hard sometimes and you will get down and get upset and mad but it just takes time.
Frankly, if you always try and be nice and proper it should be okay, most people might think you're a little odd but some people wont and eventually it'll grow and you'll be as popular as you want to be.

Some kids are gonna be mean but thats kids, they are sometimes.
Go take a few classes or something in the area, just to increase your confidence being around strangers, and do things you wouldnt usually do just to face them and understand that rejection is rejection, a normal process of life.
But always keep a smile on your face ! Friends will come about, theres your whole life ahead of you !

I think that you should get to know new people thats what i have to do just about every year this is the one place i've stayed at and my parents are promising me that were staying this time so just get to know people trust me it will help alot

i know what u mean. just try to talk to maybe a couple people. have a party for halloween or something! invite some people over and get to know them

be yourself, & take heart! for in Christ's eyes you are very precious, that is why He died for our sins!

Try to be strong, for yourself! Find support from a counselor or even a teacher maybe. They rruly care, sometimes more than parents do. Try to keep a positive outlook on life too, even if it is hard. Pray and talk are two of the best things anyone can possibly do! Don't give up though, you have a long life ahead of you. It will get better eventually!

I know where you're coming from. I've been in a private school my whole life. While it's not considered really small, the whole school itself is still smaller than the junior and senior classes at Beverly Hills High. The friends I have are ones that I grew up with and I don't really talk to anyone else there. I don't do school activities except for Powderpuff once a year b/c I can't take the structure of it. The only advice I can offer is that once you get your license,organize things that you and your friends can meet somewhere and hang out. Just make yourself out there and such...that's what I do..
~S~

I guess shyguy says it all .
You know im the kind who finishes reading 3 books a day . I dont walk from one end of the school to the other without a book .
You would think i would have no friends .. introvert , book worm .
but i do . I have great friends . i dont know what they find in me but they drag me out . Make me act like a teen ager .
I havent changed . Still havent changed .
Just be yourself like alley says join clubs get involved .

im sorry about all the typos in my last post.... was doing it fast and didnt proof read it.... ^^

i kno where you're coming from. kindergarten thru 6th grade, i went to a very small private school.... then i went to a larger school. still private, but much bigger. most of my class went to the same school as me, but we didnt talk much. i was alone. then i just started talking with a couple of people. one day i just started sittin with them at lunch. we're awesome friends now. my suggestion is stop being someone you're not. go join a club. something you're interested in. play an instrumnet? join band. love to dram? join art club. love golf? join the golf team. jsut join a club/sport/whatever youre interested in and you'll find other people who have the same interests and most likely you'll find a few (if not lots) people who you cna be friends with. ^^

You have been sheltered for 8 years, but that doesn't mean you should be something you're not. Be yourself. That's one thing no one else can be. Keep that, it is the most valuable thing you can ever have. And in being yourself, you will find some friends. Believe me. It worked for me. I was trying to be something I wasn't for the last 8 years, and I rarely had friends. Now, in high school, I decided it was time for a change, and now I have tons of friends. Just be yourself. Leave the rest to everyone else.

Youve been sheltered for 8 years. Its fine being someone youre not right now, you'll jump around through friends and groups. You will find one that you fit in with. so dont stress.