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Hey stephanie,
its lost and annoyed again.
you helped me alot last time but now i have another problem and i really don't know what to do, and im hoping you can help.
this "friend" again is really beginning to bother me more and more while im doing my hw. I have a really important paper due and im trying to find information about it and my "friend" basically stays in my room begging to use the internet (our internet is currently hooked up to a cord right now). She needs the internet to download pictures and send emails and i need for hw that is due the next day. Not only that but the privacy thing isn't working anymore. I NEED my privacy, so i lock my door because she never knocks. In order to be able to understand this question a bit better, you must know that my room is connected to my sibling's room with a door. That door does not lock, but my sibling has another door that does lock on the otherside of the room. My sibling doesn't like to get in trouble, so she keeps it unlocked (my parents are strict about that). Well anyways this"friend" gets to the otherside of the door (again without knocking) and intrudes in my personal bubble. My "friend" doesn't understand when i want to have some privacy. and i don't feel right being mean to her and telling her to leave.
please help....
lost and annoyed...
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heeey,
i understand about your locking your door, and it's a good idea when you really need privacy and the other person just can't take a hint. have you talked to your parents about your friend getting into your room without your permission and trying to use the internet while your working on a paper? your parents, i assume, would understand the importance of needing information for your paper. also, do you have any print resources that you need to use? you can try looking at your print resources while your friend is on the computer--that way, you're doing work while she's online. you could also try telling her that you really need to be left alone for one or two hours to look up info, and then she can have the computer for the rest of the night--you can do a quick search and print out everything that you find on your topic that might be useful.
you can also remind your friend that she can use your telephone to talk to her friends--phones are a faster way of communication!
i know that you don't want to be mean--and i admire you for that. you can try explaining your situation to her, telling her that you don't want to be mean, but that if she doesn't understand the concept of you needing your privacy, you're going to HAVE to start being rude to her just so that she'll take a hint.
good luck!!!! i hope your paper rocks!
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