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Toxic friendship II

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  Hiiii.... Sorry for the long delay but as promised here's the second part  To read the first part... Click here 5. THE BAD INFLUENCE OPERATING MODE: What are you, chicken? SIGNATURE MOVES: Telling their parents they are spending the night at your house then going to a party instead; cheating on tests; pressuring you to do things that are unsafe, illegal, or just unkind. WHY IT’S TOXIC: Friends are supposed to bring out the best in us—not the worst. They can help us be more confident by supporting us when we feel nervous or insecure, “but nobody takes care of someone by pushing them to break the law, hurt themselves, or hurt someone else,” says Niobe Way, a professor of developmental psychology at New York University. The pressure may be subtle—maybe you just don’t like the situations you ...