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I'm getting ready to start middle school and I'm worried that I won't have any friends.

When I first started middle school, I was nervous, but excited at the same time.

I'm also worried about getting around because it's a much bigger school.

I was worried about being bullied or my not walk or not opening in gym class.

I'm a little worried about the classes and how they'll be hard on me.

This year as an eighth grader, I get to help the incoming six graders.

I'm excited about being an incoming six grader because I'll feel more grown up.

Well middle school is a time of transition. I think I heard the word worry in there at least seven or eight times.

There's a lot to worry about when you move from elementary school to middle school to junior high.

And we're going to ease some of those fears today. On focus on the family, your host is focus president and author Jim Dayley and I'm John Fuller.

John, I can remember when Trent and Troy started middle school.

I think it's all that apprehension. They don't really have enough confidence yet.

They're trying to figure out what they're good at, what they're strong at doing, and there's a lot of doubt.

And that certainly true on the boys side.

I can remember some older kid hit me in the chest in a PE class because he was defining for a friend of his how well built he was.

You were skinny. I was like he cracked my sternum and then he said, oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't know you couldn't take a light punch, which made all the worse.

But that is that's kind of middle school. That's what happens.

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