Don't allow your attitudes and actions to cause you to be someone the other students hate to be around.
- The pity seeker feels sorry for him or her, trying to get the attention and pity of others.
- The bragger talks about him or herself, what "I have," what "I can do," and what "I know."
- The loner isolates him or herself from others, making it impossible for others to get to know them.
- The gossip always talks bad about others in the school, including those who are supposedly his or her friends.
- The roller coaster goes up and down emotionally. One minute they are happy and a minute later they are crying.
- The bully constantly demeans and picks one person that they perceive to be weaker than him or herself.
Source: Every Teenager's Little Black Book of Hard to Find Information
by Blaine Bartel.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
