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May 12, 2018

DO PEOPLE ONLY LIKE ME BECAUSE I WON SOMETHING?

Dear Brandon, 

I’m getting tons of attention at school now that I’ve won the eighth grade singing competition. A bunch of CCPs have asked me to sit with them at lunch, and you won’t believe what happened next… MY CRUSH ASKED ME TO HANG OUT WITH HIM! The only thing is that they never noticed me before I won the competition. It was like I was invisible or something, but now they’re all acting super nice and stuff…is that normal?

Sincerely,
Singing Sensation

Hey Singing Sensation,

Well first of all, congratulations on winning the singing competition. That’s so cool! You must be really talented.

But, I can see your problem. 

I mean, on one hand, the singing competition made people notice you. Plus you probably worked really hard and you’re super-talented. However, you may wonder why they never noticed you before.

It makes you wonder if they’re sincere, and if they’d still want to be your friend if you hadn’t won the contest. If the answer is no, then why would you want to be their friend now, right?

Everyone needs to know that there’s a lot more to you than just your singing talent or whatever fame you’ve got going on right now. If you’re confident about sharing who you are aside from singing and ready to show what makes you a great friend, maybe this is an opportunity you can use to build some relationships. Sure, it took the singing competition for these friendships to start, but there’s no reason they can’t succeed now. 

(Does that sound super cheesy? Sorry. But it’s true! 🙂 ) 

But if people aren’t sincere, that’s another thing. You don’t need people who only want you for your fame. I think it’s probably not super hard to tell who those people are. Like, if all they want to talk about is the singing competition, or if they only want favors from you, they’re probably just users. But usually, you can just give people the benefit of the doubt. Most people aren’t horrible, in my opinion.

Though I will say, if you already have an established group of friends, don’t dump them to go running off with the CCPs. I mean, I’m sure you wouldn’t, but I just want to put that out there. Because that would NOT be cool. The friends you had before the singing competition like you for who you are, singing or no singing. So they should be your top priority.

I hope this helps. I also hope you enjoy your talent and the fame it has earned you. Don’t hesitate to dump people who are just using you, but be open to some genuine new friendships, too.

Okay readers, have you ever become famous for something totally awesome you did and people suddenly wanted to be your friend? What would YOU do if you were in Singing Sensation’s shoes? 

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  1. DorkGirl says

    June 1, 2018 at 9:35 pm

    This happened to me! I had a singing solo once and all of a sudden a bunch of people started talking to me about it xD

  2. Unicorn says

    June 1, 2018 at 1:11 pm

    Im already popular so yea I have won awards ( tennis, karate and running ) but when I win an award more ppl notice me!

  3. Dork Queen says

    June 1, 2018 at 11:50 am

    Stick with my old friends and ignore the new ones.

  4. Soup says

    June 1, 2018 at 10:10 am

    I need big advice on how to make friends! No one likes me!

    • Dork Queen says

      June 1, 2018 at 11:52 am

      Open up try to be yourself and try to be nice to people. Someone likes you you just need to find who

  5. #Unicorn says

    June 1, 2018 at 7:44 am

    If you want to hang out with someone who admires you, hang out with someone you liked before the competition because they are your true friends that aren’t just admiring u because they liked you after you won

  6. Anonymous says

    June 1, 2018 at 7:10 am

    Go girl! Stick with your old friends! That’s what’s best for YOU!

  7. Dorklover says

    June 1, 2018 at 6:26 am

    Totally true

  8. Singing Star says

    June 1, 2018 at 2:31 am

    SO true, It happened 2 times for me, the first time when I was 7 and I won 3rd in a talent show with 2 friends and again when I was 9 in a age 9/10/11 year old group talent show and won 1st place. It got to my head but I made so many new and totally cool friends because of BOTH times.

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