I need help! Trouble with my best friend

Papa-scars-Roach · 11-20-2008, 02:04 AM

I've been friends with this girl for ten years. She lives down the street from me and we've been best friends since we met. But we're in high school now, and she still seems to be living in elementary school. Lately she's annoying me more than anything. She's still completely obsessed with Pokemon and Disney channel. The only things she talks about are cartoons and the Jonas Brothers. I'm starting to think we have nothing in common anymore, and it's worrying me. I can't just distance myself from her, because people have done that to me before and it hurts. She doesn't see this happening. What do I do?

Jasmine · 11-20-2008, 06:37 AM

Some people just have different interests. It takes some people a little longer to grow out of their interests that they're so used to. Eventually she will grow out of it, it's part of finding herself. Show her other things she can be interested in. If those are her interests, you can't really change it. Some times people grow apart and go their own separate ways. It doesn't mean that you completely drop her as a friend, it just happens naturally. If you care about the friendship then wait it out and try getting her interested in some of the same things you're interested in.
hope things work out

Support Leader,

Jasmine

Hazelicious · 11-25-2008, 07:53 PM

Well, you can't control what she likes, so just let it be....

Just tell her that it's still kinda childish, but if she ignores it, then just forget it..

What matters is that the two of you are good friends together...

AccessDenied · 11-25-2008, 11:12 PM

Yes, I think Jasmine has said all that I was intending. You will have to be a little patient with her. After all, you and your friend go back one heck of a way. Ten years. That is just fantastic!

daxman7 · 11-26-2008, 12:06 AM

I don't think just going to high school means you immediately drop what you liked when you were younger. Childish is a a relative term. I know a lot of people that think video games are childish but I love them. There are people in there 50's that collect comic books and baseball cards.

Why does society have to dictate what you should like at any age.

I don't care how old I am I would like to see some one stop from picking up the next batman comic.

While you may think you friend has not grown up she might be thinking you have grown up to fast.