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Results for 03/22/2007 to 04/03/2007
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Last week, Cut me n or out! said:
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"Play or no play?
My choir is doing a play. It's really uninteresting. We have to dress up as a horse, do a line dance and sing a song about beef jerky for goodness sake! It's just plain not exciting! I don't know if I should quit or keep doing it for my friend's sake because she's not doing it if I'm not! What should I do?"
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240 SmartGirls replied:
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Even if the play is not exciting, have a good time with it! Try to make the most of the experience; if any thing, it could be a fun learning experience! |
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Explain to your friend that you don't want to be in the play. Maybe she feels the same way as you and she hasn't told you because she doesn't want to disappoint you. |
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Encourage your friend to make her own decision about staying in the play or not. Make sure she knows that whatever she decides you will support her and if she plans on staying in the play, you'll still go and see her. |
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It sounds like you don't enjoy being in the play. Quit immediately, who cares what your friend is doing, do what you want! |
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40% gave other responses. Some SmartGirls said:
If your friend is truly a real friend, then she should understand that you don't want to be in the play. You should try talking to her. For goodness sake, you don't have to do everything together; try to find something that you both want to do. ~Jess~ Although I understand your situation and I feel bad for you, I believe it's really important for us to finish what we start. If you made a commitment to being in the play, then you should follow through on that commitment, friend or no friend. It's always hard being a part of an activity that puts you to sleep. Why don't you try to offer ideas of things that might spice up the play, or make sure to give input for the next play so you don't have to sit through next year's play? One of my biggest regrets is quitting a high school activity that I commited myself to. Stick with it and make the best of it because it is a taste of the real world (where you will often times have to follow through on boring assignments because it is the job you took on). Do what you want, but keep an open mind. You never know how this play might turn out, or what friends you might make!
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