Should I Exclude My Needy, Sensitive Friend?

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🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Should I Exclude My Needy, Sensitive Friend? - 17-year-old Brooke is having a birthday party and wonders if she should invite a girl who is a good friend but a little needy and not well-liked by some others in their social circle. - Dr. Laura: "Life's easier when we surround ourselves with people who really care about us." | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time on serious XM.
0:10.0	Try and 1-11 mom and Brooke. Welcome to the program.
0:14.0	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:17.0	Hi, I'm very welcome. How old are you, Brooke?
0:22.0	I'm 17 today.
0:25.0	Really? Okay, here it goes. Now, I'm not going to hit the notes, but here it goes.
0:30.0	Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Brooke.
0:40.0	Happy birthday to you. There you go.
0:44.0	Thank you. That was beautiful.
0:46.0	You're very welcome. So now, tell me, how can I help?
0:51.0	I'm having a birthday party in a couple of weeks.
0:56.0	And I have quite a few friends that I'm in waiting.
1:00.0	And I come across this problem every year where I want to invite this one friend that I've had for a few years because she's a really sweet girl and she does.
1:10.0	She goes out of her way to get me birthday gifts and she always likes to be invited and always invite me to things.
1:18.0	And I'm one of her closest friends.
1:22.0	However, my other friends don't necessarily like to be around her.
1:27.0	And sometimes I don't really like to have her around either because she's very needy and can be sort of manipulative.
1:34.0	And what I mean by that is she will do and she can to stay longer and be around me as long as she possibly can and
1:46.0	she can make it attention like she loves to post with me, which is just kind of.
1:51.0	If you don't invite her, I hope all your teeth fall out and never grow back.
1:57.0	If I don't want, I'm sorry.
1:59.0	If you do not invite her to your party, I hope all your teeth fall out and never grow back.
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