PLEASE READ THESE TERMS: Wednesday, August 26, 2009Y
9:07 PM
1a) List two reasons why teens are reluctant to call helplines despite the promise of anonymity and professional help.b) According to Ms Lily Chu, how does Touch Leadership and Mentoring prefer to help troubled teens?
2) Have you confided in your friends or family members about the problems you face in school/ life? Why or why not?
Have you been betrayed by your friends before? If yes, how? (You may change the names of the people involved for privacy)
Yes, i have been betrayed by my school friends who i considered as "good and true friends" in both primary and secondary school. In secondary school, i had 2 good friends who always were with me. The problem between us was that, they did not like me joining with other friends and wanted me to always stay with them only and not go out with other friends. But i could not be like that as i wanted to mix around with everyone. Therefore i still mixed with other friends. And one day, i needed money for my school fees and i asked my mom for that and she gave me. But due to the very difficult situation i was in at that time, before paying my school fees i spent it all. And i did not know what to do the next day when my mother asked me if i have paid the fees. But i told her that i still kept the money and hav not paid yet and she too trusted me. So on that day, when i needed quite a large amount of money, i approached one of my my "true friends" - the ones who ruled me not to mix with others, for it. She said that she will lend me that sum of money but then when the next day she came to school and i asked her, she say she have it with her and she does not want to lend it to me, even knowing that i was in real need. I felt bastard. I had a loose face and it was very embarassing for me. And what's worse is that she cheated me saying that she wil bring but she didn't give and she told me in a rude manner to ask my other friends. And i did ask them and i got the sum i wanted and paid the school fees. Only then i knew who to trust and who not to.