Group 1: So there's this group of 3 guys, 1 is new this year, and the other 2 were friends since 6th grade(now we're in 8th grade). I'm friends with the new kid and one of the others, but they're all really good friends with each other. Unfortunately, they're a tad obsessed with dating, but they're horrendously unpopular with the girls (for good reason, might I cruelly add). They often have parties where they play video games and flirt with 16-year-olds on Facebook. I honestly couldn't care less about their social lives, but they always discuss their newest planned get-together in front of me, which I am horribly offended at. I told them that in October, and they stopped until just now. Grrr.
Group 2: Then there's another group of guys; 3 of the most "popular" kids in our grade (they only FIT the stereotypes of popular, loads of people hate them, so I guess they aren't really popular... =/). They've all had several girlfriends over the past 3 years, but now they're all single(they didn't respect their gf's boundaries, I'm guessing). So now all they do is hook up with classmates 16-year-old cousins and whine about how dumb everyone besides them is.
Then theres the typical teenage guy stuff in Group 2; (let's just call it "stuff that is a highly profitable movie industry that sure as hell ain't Disney." That should cover it, eh?). Well, today we were being talkative and dirty in science, and they starting talking about their favorite.....films (if you could call it that). Turns out they watch this stuff every night on their cable TV (probably on the "Family Cable Plan," if anyone appreciates irony) and are totally addicted to it.
Now I'm not super-moralistic, but I have my ethical standards. And I don't believe 8th graders belong watching that stuff. Plus, isn't it illegal or something? So I just ignored anything they asked me.
These friends (group 2) are decent other than that. They can be annoying and hookup obsessed, but they're hilarious and not too awkward to talk to. But I still call them the "(English term for WooHoo)-obsessed
faces" when I'm around their exes; I'm just a backstabber like that, and it's the truth.I don't really wanna ditch 'em yet, but I don't want to go down the same path they are. Any advice on what to do with either group 1 or group 2 of friends? Or are they all just a lost cause *hums A Litle Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me" (Fall Out Boy)*This whole business reminds me of Rihannah's "Hate That I Love You," except it's friends, not hubbys/boyfriends's.
Anyone agree with me here? Or am I the only teenager with ethical standards?
2 comments:
You are not alone, dude.
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