BFF dilemma of the month: how can I keep my best friend from feeling left out when she has to be home so much earlier than the rest of us?My BFF BFF Best Friends Forever (chat) BFF Best Foot Forward BFF Ben Folds Five (band) BFF Born Free Foundation BFF Binary File Format BFF Boston Film Festival BFF Biotech Finance Forum has an earlier curfew than the other girls in our crew. We want to have fun this summer, but she can't hang as late as we do. Some days you should go home the same time as your friend with the early curfew. This way, she won't feel left out. Personally, I know what a bummer bum·mer n. 1. Slang An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug. 2. Slang One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints: Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer. it is to have the earliest curfew, and it's easier if, once in a while, the party ends when you leave. --Chauve' Nikole, 13 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] See if your friend can ask her parents if it's OK for everyone to hang at her house when it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to go in. That way, the night doesn't have to end as early, everyone can still be together and she won't miss out on any of the fun. --Alex, 10 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Have your BFF ask her parents if she can stay out past curfew as long as she stays close to home and calls to check in every so often. These exceptions to the rule should be requested on special occasions, like birthdays. --Emily, 12 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Instead of dwelling on the fact that she has an earlier curfew, do fun things with each other during the daytime. Try a matinee mat·i·nee or mat·i·née n. An entertainment, such as a dramatic performance or movie, presented in the daytime, usually in the afternoon. or mini-golf in the afternoon. This way, you guys can enjoy the time you have instead of watching the clock tick One increment, or pulse, of the CPU clock. See clock speed and clock. . --Melanie, 13 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You can totally still have fun, even with your friend's curfew! The easiest solution? Plan a sleepover so no one has to go home. Everyone can bring snacks and stay up late watching chick flicks n. 1. A sentimental n. os>, movie. chick flick n (col) → filmetto rosa . --Alex, 17 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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