It seems that those two comments come up quite often when discussions about free time are asked. I have always wondered just what it takes to be considered as "having a life." Does it mean involvement with activities, sports, work, and/or family, taking trips with family or friends, or just hanging out with movie nights or parties? Does loving to be home with family and doing nothing count as having a life?
How many friends does one need to have to avoid comments like "get some friends"? is having one good friend , good enough? Or does one need several wishy-washy friends?
What is the "under 20" view of having a life and friendship?
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Alright, first off? it's YOU'RE...ugh, that's really annoying.
And maybe some of us do need some friends? haha! The whole "get some friends" is just a retarded phase goin' around Redfield. I don't think they mean it literally (you know who I mean by 'they'), just for a laugh. I say it every once in a while, but do I mean it? Of course not! Or at least most of the time ;)
Getting a life? Well, I do need one of those also. I stay at home, do homework, watch movies, read, and sometimes hang out with friends on the weekend. That really isn't my idea of a "life." Being involved in not only school activites but community activities; being around those who really enjoy themselves; making a name for yourself. THAT'S what having a life means in my opinion. In a sense, I do have a life, but is it the one I would choose for myself? No. My life? It wouldn't consist of me staying at home so much. I cannot STAND my family and I don't think I can stand another couple of years here. I love hanging with my friends--it makes me feel welcomed and loved, which is a tad bit more than what I am at home. I'm needed at home, but wanted by my friends.
Now I'm sure everybody else has a much better viewpoint on what a life and what a friendship is, but to me, it's exactly that: being wanted and being accepted for who you are and what you do.
ugh. That anonymous...ashley l =P
get some friends makes sense if you do not have any. But I think that everyone must have some friends. I think that prase is retarded because when they say it, they also ask around to see if anyone is their friend. People deny that they are jut for a laugh as Ashley said. But there is something else on my mind. If someone new and not used to it, they might feel unwanted and they might get depressed. Not a good thing.
Now about getting a life what does that even mean? Everybody is alive therefore they must have a life. Unless the person is dead don't say anything. We are all alive so how can we get another life? Someone should really think this through before they come up with these sayings.
Hey, anonymous. If you are going to say mean things about people, at least be man or woman enough to put your name to your words. I have deleted your comment. Say useful and postitive things or don't bother commenting on the blog at all and wasting my time.
Mrs. Hansen u need a life and some friends cuz all u do is read all the time and/or do work. Go out and party a bit. Have some fun in yo life. U never know how long u have to live.
But anyway, the get some friends saying is a fun way to have fun wit some of your friends, family, or TEACHERS "MRS. HANSEN"!!!! It can also be so stupid to say cuz people say it all the time.
They really dont mean all of it but its the only combact they have in their mind.
We all should stop or do it a lil bit less to save our selves so problems.
Yes, Cody, but is it not my life to spend the way I want to spend it. I want to do things that make me happy. Is it really important the others approve of how I spend my time? I have some very god friends, but I don't feel need to be with them 24-7. I see them when I see them and enjoy what time I get to spend with them, but they are not my life. I like the life I lead- if I didn't, I would change it. I do like my life and my friends and have plenty of it.
I'm going to assume that you weren't talking about the first anonymous, right?? haha...cos that would be me.
...I'm confused :/ haha
I think those two phrase are way over used. I have to say though myself that when you hear it all the time you can sometimes get wrapped up in things and I do use those phrases once in awhile. I don't think most people mean them literally nor do I think the person saying them ever puts much thought into what is coming out of there mouth. To me personally I HATE IT when people tell me I have no friends because to me I really don't. I try to have friends but they have there good friends from elementary and don't ever seem to open up to me and let me be goods friends with them. I can't understand what I always seem to do wrong but that is the one saying probably out of all others that actually bothers me when someone says it to me. As for get a life I know that I have a life otherwise I wouldn't be here and I think as long as you enjoy what life you are living then I don't and nor should anyone else let that stupid little saying get you down.
~Caitlin~
Get a life. Get some friends. The two most over used sayings in Redfield High School. If someone makes a mistake or says something someone else doesn't agree with, those are usually the two comebacks I have heard. But it doesn't make any sense. I have had it said to me, and I believe that I have "some friends" and "a life." But both of these could be looked at differently by different people.
Having a life can mean plenty of different things, it's your life to live. My life might be totally different then someone else's, that's up to them. To some, having a life means going out and getting trashed, but to others, it may be staying home and watching a movie with your family. It's all how you look at it.
And about the whole "get some friends" thing, all it is cutting people down. I don't really understand it, and why it needs to be said.
I guess i havent heard this phrase this year...maybe its a younger aged thing for kids to say. But getting a life to me is making a name for yourself and making friends and new friends at that. Having fun is a major part of that too cuz your only in high school once and they say its the best years of your life but i second that and say college is..."you only live once" is the phrase to go by:)
okay judd i tell my friends to get a life and that they have no friends jokingly and i have to look around to make sure i have friends everyone has friends i know that but when people say get a life thats usually the people that just sit around all the time and then complain about how they were so board over the weekend well get your "friends" together and go do something just because you work on the yearbook all weekend doesnt mean you have a life and therefore in return means that you cannot call people retarded when they say these things
I feel that when people make comments like that, it's just a way to just make themselves feel cool. I think that you have a life when you still hang out with your family. I like to hang out with my family especially when my brother and sister come home since I don't get to see them very often. Doing activities sometimes gets to be too much that you need to just sit at home and relax. I think that it is better to have one really close friend than a ton of acquaintances. You never really have that one person then to go to and can tell everything to them and can trust them. I feel that people that say that they actually need to get a life and stop bugging you about it and that they aren't saticified with their own lives and have to get after people to hide how they actually feel about their own lives.
I also feel having a life is doing something that you love and enjoy to do! Even if it isn't someone else's cup of tea it might be your way of finding yourself. People say that I dance too much and that I need to get a life, but it is what I love to do and it's a huge part of my life, I've been doing it ever since I was in preschool and don't know any better than to dance. What you choose to do with your life and with your time is up to you. No one should judge you with what you do.
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