Keep bugging him?

[Haunted]

So my best friend is doing something he shouldn't. When I found out I wanted to tell him to stop but didn't know how. I eventually did and told him to choose his path. He told me I was a great friend but hasn't stopped doing that thing. We're still super close friends but I don't know if I should keep trying to convince him to stop. I don't want to annoy him but I also want him to do the right thing. Talking to him about it again would show how much I care but I don't want him to feel like I think I know what he should be doing and have to boss him around and all.

What should I do??????

[HunterSteele]

Your friend has been exceeding the time limit for parking on the road?

We really can't tell you what to do without knowing what your friend is doing.

[Liam-O]

Yeah. You forgot to tell us what he is doing. What does he keep doing?

[Haunted]

That doesn't really matter, I just want to know if I should talk to him about it again

[FreeFall]

No, mind your own business and life.

You're not your friend's keeper and you've already told him your stance on whatever it is he's doing. No need to overstep the line now and cram it down his throat. You don't need to tell him again.
I'm pretty sure he's aware you 1) don't like what it is he's doing and 2) he's probably doing something bad.

The thing is people only stop when they want to/when they want help. It has to be of their own accord. Pushing and prodding to get your way either strengthens their resolve to do it because it's the control they have or/and pushes them away from you.

[TigerBoy]

Totally agree with FreeFall. The only reason I can imagine to interfere is if what he is doing is illegal or going to cause him or others serious and real harm, then you may have to tell an adult. in order to protect him from himself.

[HunterSteele]

That doesn't really matter
Of course it does. What do you expect us to do, flip a coin and tell you yes or no? We need to know what he's doing.

[Cicero]

Hard to say without you giving the situation. But its awesome how he recognized and said thank you for being a good friend to you. Try not to mention it to much, if its a life risk situation, you really should talk to his parents about it. No matter what, if hes contemplating something like suicide, he will thank you later for helping save his life. If its something like drugs, just bring it up every now and again, maybe every few months saying something like "I care about you and I hate seeing you harming yourself". In the end, hes the only one that can change, no one else can make him change.

[DerBear]

My advice would be to speak to him about it once more and explain that you care about him and tell him one last time to stop doing what he shouldn't be doing.

Then just leave him alone to let him choose what path he wants to take and he will suffer the consequences of his actions if and when they come. You can tell yourself you tried and you did just that you tried to make him see sense but he isn't seeing sense.

He is going to make his own choices in life regardless of what you could say to him so don't feel bad, just tell him what is what and let that be that. Then if he continues to do the bad stuff then let him do it and you move on with your life. He will eventually see sense of be caught for his inappropriate actions.

If it is anything serious e.g. endangers him or other, then I would recommend you tell an adult as perhaps it might be for the best to stop him endangering himself or other people as perhaps he might not be thinking of himself or others, however if what he is doing is relatively harmless then just leave him to his own demise after speaking to him one last time.

[Haunted]

No, mind your own business and life.

You're not your friend's keeper and you've already told him your stance on whatever it is he's doing. No need to overstep the line now and cram it down his throat. You don't need to tell him again.
I'm pretty sure he's aware you 1) don't like what it is he's doing and 2) he's probably doing something bad.

The thing is people only stop when they want to/when they want help. It has to be of their own accord. Pushing and prodding to get your way either strengthens their resolve to do it because it's the control they have or/and pushes them away from you.

Thanks, gonna do just that.