DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: The girl I thought was my best friend snitched on me to my mother about the lip balm I took from the 7-Eleven. I thought it was a joke when I did it. I was going to take it back and pay for it and say I meant to do that, but forgot.
I am not a thief, but that isn’t how my now ex-best friend sees me. She said she couldn’t believe what I did, even though it was super small, and she ratted me out to my mother as soon as we got back to my house, and I got into a s#itload of trouble.
She was never a snitch before, and I would never, ever, ever have ratted her out the way she did to me, and don’t you think friends help, not hurt each other? --- SNITCHED ON
DEAR SNITCHED ON: It may seem wrong to you your friend told your mom what you did, but it’s very troubling to me that you found stealing, even a small item you planned to later pay for, an acceptable act.
If you honestly think your friend reported your theft to your mother out of malice, then I can see why you’d be in the market for a new best friend. However, it might just be that — believe it or not — your friend had your best interest in mind when she told your mother about what you did. Granted, if she knew what you were up to at the time, she would have done you an even better turn if she’d been able to either prevent you from taking it in the first place or persuade you to return or pay for it immediately. But at the end of the day, if her intent was to keep you from getting into bigger trouble down the road, even if it risked making you angry at her to accomplish that goal, then she truly is a good friend, and one well worth holding onto.