I feel like I'm being used.

[dominow]

So at school I am the top math and foreign language kid in my grade. All of my friends are not the best in math. So they go to me for help. I'm like yeah sure because I'm a nice person. But as of now it has gotten out of hand. Because now I will try to tell my friends things (I am currently trying to come out) and they just say yeah sure what's the math work I don't get it. I'm thinking um i thought I was your friend. What should I do? My school is very small so it's not like "get new friends" is an option. All the friends I have are in my math class. So it's like do I have any real friends? Because I try to talk to them over the break and they just say oh BRB I am busy and NEVER respond. I honestly don't know what to do. I don't want to move schools because I love my school. So it's so conflicting. Help please what should I do????

[James Dean]

Understand that most of the time, every school has cliques and groups. Usually when each type of group hangs out with someone of a different group, it is for their own gain. Like in your case, you are seen as more of the brains at the school so people come to you for help, anytime you try to associate yourself with them away from schoolwork, it doesn't work out.

I mean to be honest you have to stop biting your tongue about it if it is bothering you this much. Maybe offer a deal of some sort. Say you will help them out but they have to buy you lunch or a soda or something. I mean, I'm not saying that they are taking advantage of you, but it's weird they want nothing to do with you away from helping them with schoolwork. Just be positive and surround yourself with positive people. There are different levels of friendship, so please understand that.

Best of luck to you. :)

[SethfromMI]

^great advice. if you feel you are being used, don't help them. have them buy you something or even charge money for helping, depending on how much help they need

[Abhorrence]

They're assholes that's for damn sure. Nobody should just expect you to help them, especially if they don't even give you the time of day afterwards. My advice is to just say "fuck them" but I mean, everyone is different.

[Freckles]

They may not know they are stressing you out. You need to tell em that you will help but you can't do it for them. If they're really your friends they should understand. If not then they are using you. I like the idea of charging money for the help.

[Wyatt 13]

i think you are doing right by helping them, thats nice and maybe asking them whats their opinion about you man wud help

[VictoriaShadows]

I think that ypu should help them a little less and just have a serious conversation with about this situation then just see how it goes from there

[twirlgurl]

you can still help, but help less. You know? Like i always did good in history and science and stuff so my friends were always texting me about homework and i would help them. but then it got like you are, like ALWAYS answering their questions. so now when they have a history question instead of telling them the answer i'll say something like "its on page 205". That way they actually have to READ it and get the answer for themselves. I hate math too. but telling how to do it and teaching it is different. maybe tell them to ask to ask your teacher..you know -- the professional person in charge? Or just say like "im not sure, you have to ask Mr. soandso cause i dont want to give you the wrong info". or something like that.