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| Dear Help My Friend, You sound like a person who wants to DO things. Well, in this case with her school work, I don't think you can do very much!! Other than praying for her, encouraging her to do her school work and try hard, and letting her know of the consequences of her actions, there isn't much you can do. The consequences of her failing classes is for HER to deal with. She knows what bad grades can do to her future. Be sure to remind her nicely and advise that she takes her grades more seriously and let her know why. I wouldn't tutor her unless she asks. Plus you don't have much time. Let her know that what her parents are punishing her with is fair. Don't take sides, but let her know that not trying at all deserves punishment. You don't like the fact that she is being punished, but you agree with the punishment. Tell her the best way out of the punishment is to try in school. Try to motivate her. Be careful not to FORCE her to try harder. It won't work. But know that the situation with her grades is mainly out of your hands. You may have to watch a friend be held back. Hopefully, she'll learn from her mistakes. God uses many different ways to teach people things. Maybe this is one of them. Pray overall and hope that she sees her mistake before its too late. You can remind her, but you can't make her remember. Miss Weird |
| Dear Miss Weird, This is Help My Friend. I would like to thank you for your advice. I really want her to be connected with God and I pray for her. I also learned that she is failing in some of her classes. She complains a lot about her grades, but she does nothing about it. She says that her parents will ground her from many electronics that she loves, (i.e. the computer, phone, t.v, and stereo), until the first report card of next year, and that is if she gets better grades. She complains about how her parents are being unfair to her. She asks me if I think it is unfair. I think that everything except the stereo is fair, because she deserves it. She needs to get better grades. I don't want to have a friend being held back. Is there anything else I can do to help her with her grades, so she won't flunk this year. I pray for her, and I would help tutor her, but I am fairly busy, otherwise. Please give me advice, Miss Weird. Help My Friend |