Dear Patrick, My English teacher asks me to collect homework for her every day, but my best friend always doesn't do homework and tells me not to tell the teacher. I want to stay friends with her, but I also want to follow my teacher. What should I do? Hanhan |
Friend or Duty?
Hi Hanhan,
Thanks for writing to me. You can have a face-to-face talk with your friend to ask her why she can hardly do her homework and tell her how this may stop her getting good results in study. Still, don't think she's lazy before asking her. There might be some other reasons. She may meet a big difficulty in study or other problems in her life.
Another thing you should talk with her about is how it makes you feel bad and hard between your friendship and your job. If she cares about you and sees you as a friend, then she should know it's not OK to put you in such a difficult situation. But if she still doesn't make a change, then I'm afraid she isn't a friend indeed. You should stop the friendship as soon as possible.
Finally, if it doesn't work, you can ask the teacher for help. Tell your teacher the truth and your worries. As your teacher, she must understand you and give you a hand to solve the problem.
I can tell you're a lovely person, so I believe you will have your own true friends.
Good luck to you.
Yours,
Patrick
