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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Conversely, 15:28, no teen has ever later regretted the decision to continue hanging out with friends that their parents or teachers are concerned out. It always ends well. There’s never any negative consequences to being “a good friend” to a troubled person. You parents will always be able to rescue you from any fallout from this continued association.[/quote]

Of course, this isn't true, but that's part of why learning to manage your friendships is an important part of social development.  Leaning on the crutch of my mom says we can't be friends anymore or just ensuring this person is excluded from events doesn't do anything to help with learning to set boundaries.

My point was not "weed, nbd". OP stated this person wasn't a close friend, and it may be entirely appropriate to step away from the friendship if this seems like it's going to be a recurring theme.  But even if that is the case, it should not be for reasons that reinforce the idea that social standing should be your top criterion for making these decisions.  It leads to a future of bad decisions. Either because the teen tries to fit in with the "right crowd" when they bringe drink or take Adderall because their life will just end if they don't go to an appropriately prestigious college.  Even assuming they avoid those kind of bad decisions, there are so many other things that this plays into: decisions about career, family, and budgeting.  [/quote]

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