11-year-old questions: "WHAT'S A FRIEND?"

Have you ever thought about what a good friend is?

When a person wants to be your friend what do you think about? Do you think about if they are a nice person, or how they really think about you? How about if they are a Christian? If they say they are not a Christian because they were not baptized tell them you don’t have to be baptized to be a Christian. That it is good to be baptized, but you are still a Christian.

Make sure you like the way they treat others. I had a person that wanted to be my friend only if I wasn’t friends with this girl that I had been friends with since the first grade. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be her friend, because I was friends with that girl for five years. Then two months later after that girl asked to be my friend I found out she was a bully.

So next time you want to be friends with a cool kid think about WHY THEY WANT YOU! Then you can pick if you want to be that kid’s friend or if they are just going to make you a bully one step at a time.

By Brooklyn…6th Grade 

Comments

[Your sister n Christ]

Brooklyn, WOW what an important topic you picked to write about. Kudos to you on your topic!!!!!!

You will be the type of friend who will have a positive influence on others.

Keep up the writing!!!

[David R. Brumbelow]

Brooklyn,
Good points about friendship. Not many your age look ahead at what the consequences of their decision might be.

Keep up the writing; I think you might have some of you grandmother's talent in you.
David R. Brumbelow, an old preacher :-).

[Karen]

Brooklyn,

Fantastic writing! I was just telling some kids in my Sunday school class about baptism not making you a Christian. That is great advice.

Your dad would be very proud of your choice in friends. No one wants to become a bully! Keep writing!

[Tony Kummer]

Brooklyn,
Good post - thanks for sharing your story. I'm going to let me kids read it too.

Keep writing and one day you'll be more famous than your grandma (but she will still be your friend).

[Brooklyn]

To everyone, thank you! I really like writing. I just usually write on paper. Now when I type my thoughts into a computer I feel GREAT. Watch for my next post. WHEN YOU MISS A LOVED ONE. And again thank you a lot to all of you. Brooklyn

[Rose]

Dear Brooklyn,
You sound like a very wise young lady! Letting the Lord lead us in choosing friends is so very wise.

God bless you, and keep up the great writing!