Ugh. My best friend kelly thinks she's a really good singer. The problem is... she sux! She's also going to be in the talent show and perform a song. When she does, she's gonna be sooo emmbarrased aftwerwards! Everyone's gonna make fum of her. I don't know what to do, or how to break it to her!! Should I just let her be TOTALLY embarrased? Help!! Please!!
If y'all are together, say maybe it would be fun to record yourselves, and let her listen to her recording. If she still doesn't see anything wrong with her voice, let her perform, you're not going to be able to talk reason to her without a huge fight.
useamobilphone answered Friday April 1 2005, 2:10 am: haha, that's funnie! ahhahaha! That makes me laugh! Anyway.. I guess you should just let her go at it.. it's not your fault she sux..
LoveNJstyle answered Wednesday March 30 2005, 11:08 am: o god. well you could try telling her but if she REALLY wants too, be nothing but supportive. get her confidence up before the shows and dont let it go down after. <3 [ LoveNJstyle's advice column | Ask LoveNJstyle A Question ]
hellome answered Wednesday March 30 2005, 8:14 am: you should be honest, even if it is painful to her. say something like,"Don't go to the talent show, because your singing is 'bellow standard' but dont be offended". [ hellome's advice column | Ask hellome A Question ]
xOtWiXi answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 11:43 pm: If she's your best friend- you really have to find a way to tell her- don't let her embarrass herself. Try video taping or recording her singing, and maybe she will realize, or just.. let her do it- I mean people won't tease her really, I've heard ALOT of bad talent show acts and the next day it was no big deal. If its something she loves, maybe she should do it. But if she's really THAT bad, tell her maybe she's just not ready yet for it. I'm sure taping her will help - and ask for opinions in front of her from other friends and family! Good luck and if you need anything just contact me! ♥ [ xOtWiXi's advice column | Ask xOtWiXi A Question ]
squirrell answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 6:39 pm: Ok this may sound harsh but tell her and if she doesn't listen there isn't much you can do so if it comes to that then let her see for herself. Hope I helped please rate. [ squirrell's advice column | Ask squirrell A Question ]
soccurboi48 answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 4:58 pm: You should tell her when she wont embarass herself...wen u tell her tell her that your not being mean and why you are telling her that BE AS NICE AS POSSIBLE!Good luck!
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Elle_Kristina answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 4:28 pm: Well if your friend is a rele bad singer talk to her. Maybe tell her that she is not a very good singer talk to her dont go up to her and say u sux! Well Hope I Helped
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Mandee answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 4:12 pm: You do know that there are two things you can do to help her. You could be honest and tell her the truth in a nice manner. Or you can let things go and see what happens. Meaning that, she would still do her preformance, and the results of her show would hint that she isn't that good.
If I were you, I would put myself in her position. Would Kelly want you to be honest with her before she embarrasses herself, or do you think she would take it the wrong way and it would be better if you let her find out for herself? You know Kelly, and I don't. I can't make that decision for you.
You can try to figure out what you'd want. Would you want the truth, or would you get mad if you were told the truth?
If you are going to tell her that she isn't a good singer, approach her in a supportive way. You could start off with something along the lines of "I just thought that you should know the truth, because I don't want you to be humiliated". Then, you might want to tell her that you support her, and understand that she loves singing. Tell her that she might want to work on improving her singing before she goes on with the show. She should get the message. Now, she might get mad or be thankful for your honesty. Let her know that if she enjoys singing and feels like she truly is good, don't stop her. Let her go do her show, because obviously she doesn't care about the audience's reaction.
If you think she just can't handle the the truth, and it's better to let it go then do so. Because not everyone understands the meaning of honesty. They might take what you say in a whole different direction. If that sounds like her, just cheer her on and let her sing! Support her and be on her side 100%.
xcuriousx0 answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 3:58 pm: today in my chorus class we had tryouts for solos. plenty of people sang infront of the class and no offense to any of them but they sucked. Nobody made fun of them. They still clapped and maybe made a comment or two afterwords but nothing over the top. Dont worry about it. If she was that bad they wouldnt have her perform in the show and embarrass herself. [ xcuriousx0's advice column | Ask xcuriousx0 A Question ]
jodie_272 answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 3:48 pm: jus give her support cus she must like it and enjoy it to want to be in the talent show! jus let it happen. but if u dont mind her being in a mood with you, u can tell her but be prepared for a massive mood swing!!! she'll thank you later though so just choose da method you think she will apreciate the most!! gd luk nd send me a message if you need sum mor help.
Julesianne answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 3:39 pm: I would break it to her gently. Maybe suggest she do something else in the talent show like a dance or something she's better at. But if she really enjoys singing and wants to do this i think you should support her 100% and forget about what other people think. And if you really wanna help it might be a good idea to get up on the stage with her and sing and just have fun. People might laugh at you, so what? You'll probably laugh at yourselves in the end too. Hope i helped
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Sherry answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 3:37 pm: I think you shouldent say anything because then she'll get mad at you. Let her go do the talent show and let her see for herself that she has no musical talent. She'll learn from it and hopefully stop singing. [ Sherry's advice column | Ask Sherry A Question ]
twstandshout32 answered Tuesday March 29 2005, 3:35 pm: hey if she is your best friend tell her that she sux(ina joking way...then tell her she probably shouldnt sing for the talent show...then you can add that the show will probably suck too...if she gets mad then she is a baby and wil get over it in a couple of hours...
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