Should I stop being friends with someone.. how to tell them?

Posted by help541 @help541, Apr 7 11:45am

I have a friend I've known since 7th grade. I'm currently a junior in high school. Ever since I've known her, she's mothered me like I was a kid or something. comments like "be a nice child" '"don't do that" .. etc... (We're the same age.) At first, I tolerated it, but it eventually got old fast. I don't like to be bossed around at all. I would ask her to stop and she took it well, she said she would stop. A week later she kept mothering me. 3 times later I was like "Hey stop I don't like when you do this. " It got to the point Instead of asking her to stop, I was telling her to stop. She won't stop. The last time I told her to stop, I said "Look if you do it again I'm done being your friend, I ask you to stop doing something that bothers me and you don't stop. " Well, she's doing it again. Even my teammates are noticing it, and asking me how I put up with her and that it annoys them and they aren't even friends with her. I'm genuinely done with this friendship, I don't really want to mend it, and I don't know how to end this friendship nicely. We see each other every day, so ghosting her isn't really an option. Am I being too harsh?

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@help541

You did say you are a high school junior now so you also need to focus on your upcoming senior year…the best year in high school. I hope all the turmoil doesn’t distract you from your current studies and your future plans. Your former friend’s behavior is not normal ..whether classified as bullying or smothering. It doesn’t sound like you have labeled her behavior to anyone but be careful not to do that. Just be wary of her, don't trust her, don’t talk about her if you can. This is taking up too much of your time and not good for your physical and mental health. You really need to move on and hopefully things will calm down during the summer. Hoping she moves on too.

FL Mary

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