We Beat the Street

Reading We Beat the Street as our school-wide read-aloud we have learned how a friendship pact can lead to success.  Can you share a story how a friendship has helped you or someone you know make a better decision than would have been made without the friendship?

Comments

[Emily]

Well,I personally believe that without the help and encouragement of friends and family that I would not have made it this far in school or life and would not be going to college.

[Max]

I believe that friendship can have a big impact on what decisions you choose to make. You may make a decision that was influenced by a friend that would've had a different consequence if made with your friend there. I don't have apersonal experience to share, but I am a witness to most of these experiences.

[Eutopia]

A while back one of my friends was going through a difficult situation involving her family and ex-boyfriend.This person was dealing with getting over a complicated break up with her boyfriend while trying to deal with the reprocussions of her parent's potential divorce. If it wasn't for me and that persons other friends there is no telling what she would have done because of the stress of it all.

[bob the builder]

alot of times a desision can include a friend or can be about a friend so i think a friendship can affect a desision strongly

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hi every one

[Anglydrai]

a time when a friendship has helped me make a good decision is when i was in a bad relationship and my friends were concerned about my well being..and talked me out of staying with him when we had a huge fight and he ended things and then wanted to get back together with me..

[Kaetzchen]

I met a girl, "Jane", in 8th grade who had cutmarks on her arms. I went though that about a year before that, and told her "I know those aren't scratchmarks." We started talking about self-mutilation, and I ended up telling her how to help them heal well and not leave as many scars, rather than not cutting at all. When she was ready to, I helped her take the initiative to stop. She knew that she was supported by someone who understand her reasons and didn't judge her, and that made a huge difference.

[kittykatkilla]

we beat the street was wonderful book. i cant believe people actually go through stuff like this in real life, its crazy. I am just glad that i have parents who love me. i dont really have an inspirational story but i do have alot of really good friends who are crazy and just dont give a what!

[HAS]

Friendships have encourage me to do better in life! My boyfriend has kept me out of lots of trouble that would have hurt me in the long run. If it wasnt for him than i would not be the same person i am today!
THANKS HUNNY!

[Beautiful_DisplayxXLiebenXx]

Meh,all my friends are pretty much people who would jump off of the bridge and break their leg for a marshmellow cause they are all fattys...j/k but they are pretty cool and I wouldnt trade them in for the world(ha I almost typed fro)But nope they save my butt and I save theirs...there never seems to be a dull moment with them.So without them I guess I would be boring........Oh I remember back in like 7th grade montrell laughed at me when I had just gotten Braces and started puking every where....he laughed at meand we just became freinds from there.... ^.^

[Lunar's moon]

I "heard" somewhere in a book, that the main character's mother told them that if there is ever a friend they would jump in front of a car for, then that friend is something special. Some friends just don't know how special they are to some people or to the world.

[kay]

Alot of decisions are influences by the people who surround you...friends, family, peers, teachers..they all are influencial people who will either push you in a good direction or bad..

[C.Lo]

Me n one of boys keep each other on check 2 make sure that we dont go back to becoming the hoodlums that we once were

[moo]

i dont really like this book, its borring...or however you spell that.

[anonymous]

before this year I wasnt doing real well in school. but then i found some friends that helped me to realize that education is important. I am now applying for a scholarship and my gpa is improving.

[you know who.. wink wink]

metaphorically a pellican dinosaur was puffin the magic dragon and i like no sisterhood, and she was like why not..? i totally drop kicked her mind with unbelieveable knowledge and she was like "wHOOAAA!!!!" AND that made our friendship closer. And then the mystical fairies came, it was clayton duff muffin butt and he put his mystical rusty spoon and a mocha chokeca latte was like yeah and he sprinkled fairy dust a cross the land! the end

[clayton]

i think that this book is the best
ever, friendship is really important
and you know what a true friend is
when you see him/her : D

peace,love

[Kshizzle]

We all compare and contrast each other within looks, and not personality or sense of humor. We rate each other and never bother to learn anything about anyone else, cause we judge before we even speak to a person. Our society today isn't correct, but maybe thats just my opinion.

[Matt A]

A choice one of my friends help me make was to look smarts and obtain sucess that way rather then going into some type of military. In my opinion he kind of saved my life because I'm not sure if I can handle something like that and also I am fairly interested in the field of psychology. So by not enlisting i can go to some kind of university and get a degree in a career I love and not have to worry about getting killed. Thanks for your time reader.

[Artimis]

I've experienced that the best form of learning doesn't come from the time spent in class, but spent privately by myself.

[Chad Holley]

well its an alright book actually. It just takes some time to get into it. I would hate to go through what they did. It would be a hard life.

[kbs]

And he was sayin, man you need to try this product right here. And i was sayin, man i don't know about this. And he was sayin, come on it only helps in everythin. And i was bout to try it then my other friend snitched on me and i got a beatin from my pappy. My other friend has not been my friend since but i learned that this product aint good for you.

[Justin Day]

Well, when I lived in Illinois I had many friends that made rather appalling decisions. I was what they considered "The odd man out" because I had some inner morals. One day they were talking about trying some illegal substances. Most "friends" would turn there head and look the other way. These are not true friends. I on the other hand am a true friend and I did whatever possible to stop and help them. Two weeks later a friend of mine died because of those harmful substances. It took the death of one of my close friends to make them see the light. But, I was the one there that stood by them , helping them through it all.

[Cody Barnes]

I probably wouldn't have gotten in to jrotc if it weren't for my friends and jrotc has helped me decide that I want to join the army.

[The one and only]

Teenagers have it hard, right? Puberty, hormones raging, hair growing in places that you didnt even know hair could grow. That akward faze, where no body is ugly, but they arn't good looking either. Body parts growing faster than others. Yeah, take all of that, add in some divercee parents, a little depression, and low self esteem, and you've got me. I moved in with my dad when I was 13 years old. I had just found out my mom had cancer, and she was to go into the hospital for a little over a year. Me and my mom never really got along. I was more like my dad, in both looks and personality. So I thought it was best to go live with him and my 4 other siblings. I started school, fearing the worst. YOu see those movies where there is this akward new kid that no body likes, a creature that doesnt look anything like the other kids, and nothing they have seen before. Pretty scary. But I made it through the year, with little problems. About midway through, a wave of depression hit me like i've never felt before. I was sad, wouldn't eat, didn't even want to get up in the morning. So i resorted to what I had heard other kids doing to make themselves feel better. I cut myself. A couple of my friends found out, and we joked about it, me not wanting them to really know what was going on. It lasted for a couple of weeks, untill one of my freinds got serioulsy worried about it. She threatened to go to the teacher, if I didn't stop. Of course, she thought I was just doing it, just to do it. Her and my other good friend, started asking questions, and i eventually spilled everything. After about an hour of her crying, and him goading me to stop, i finally agreed. I felt so much better after I had got everything off of my chest. If it wasn't for those two, i probably wouldv'e continued to do it, hit a never and die.
We arn't axactly close anymore. 3 years later, and we have all changed. But I still remember them looking out for me, and finally realizing what friends truly were.

[WILL]

SOME TIME BACK I DID NOT THINK I'D GET A SHOT AT WORKING ON PC'S MUCH LESS THE SCHOOLS BUT THEN I GOT TO KNOW JUSTIN HE TOOK A SHOT ON ME
THNKS JUSTIN FOR HELPING ME MY LIVE DREAM