Do you have any moocher friends?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I have one, and she totally uses my best friend for everything from lunch food to daily car rides home from school. It's completely annoying.</p>

<p>When my best friend asked her to go to the lost-and-found to look for something at lunch, how did my other friend respond?
"If you share your lunch with me."
W T F?! She didn't even go and she'll practically munch on all my best friend's food without consideration of how much she has left to eat (and if the food isn't good to her, she'll complain about it and tell my best friend to buy better food). Ew.</p>

<p>Share your experiences? I don't want to feel like the only paranoid person right now.</p>

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<p>Well.. my friends and i, we arn't stingy about money and things so like when we go out, one of us will say "i'll shout today" and she'll end up buying us all lunches and stuff.
And each one of us takes a turn (not organised or anything. Just common sense and politeness does it). W're neva like, "OMG you SO owe me $12 for that dinner i bought you last week!!".. and like, when I go shopping and I see a really cool top that would suit my bestie (and if she's not there and there's only 1 left of that size), I buy it for her (as long as it's in a good price range). And everyone does that same for each other.</p>

<p>BUT. There's this girl who's not really my friend but my friend's friend. And we always end up buying lunch for her and she NEVER has taken a turn in buying us coffee or something. And like, she'll always tag along shopping and be like, "hey OMG this is SUCH a cute top! I dont have the money but can you guys buy it for me? please??!!" and I'm like, "nah sorry i'm short of money today" and she's like "what? you buy every one of your friends things and never buy me anythign!" and i'm just like, umm yea whatever.</p>

<p>And once, I was at home reading a book and she randomly calls me up and says "hey you SO have to pick me up right now because I'm so drunk at this party and like, everyone's busy, so..you are the last resort!" and i'm like, oh, well, gee, thanks.. And I give her a ride back cos I didnt want her to get into an accident. And when I drop her off, she doesn't say thanks, or even in the morning. And the next day, she told everyone about how I was quite the pushover (which im not) and how I drive like crap (i was being cautious..she was like friggin half dancing in my car and annoying the hell out of me by kicking my chair and everything!)</p>

<p>Oh and she never brings money with her when we go shopping because she thinks that one of us will buy her food and clothes.. And like, I'm getting tired of this nonsense. And it's not like I can say, "hey i'm going to shout lunch today but not YOU" and single her out! (cos that's mean and I'm not strong enough to say that to her face lol)</p>

<p>Like, I'd totally understand if her family was in financial trouble or something. But she's quite well off and she always brags on about how her parents are going to get her a mercedez for chrismas and how she's going to get a Fendi dress for this and that party. But like, I never see her with these wonderful things. So she's either lying or just doesnt want to show off her stuff. I'm going with the former.</p>

<p>Yeah sorry. my little rant there. Im sure many people will be like, 'uhh big deal loser'.. but honestly, she is really really really really annoying. I try to stay away from her as much but she just pops up everywhere.</p>

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<p>Yes. RANTING IS GOOD FOR ME. And you.</p>

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<p>I know of people that do the same thing, but the only thing people want off of me is my homework or knowledge so they can earn good grades. Seldom do I give them any consideration unless they really need it (bad grades, and I almost never see this case anymore) or I have no pride in my work (busywork assignments; i.e. finding stuff directly out of books and putting it on a worksheet).
If said student has good grades and/or I have pride in my work (personal essays, long assignments, projects) then no help will be given.</p>

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<p>i hate it when i make awesome study sheets or review guides for tests (that take me a long time to make), and then random people in my class see me studying from it, and so they say "Make me a copy?" and i want to say "Hell no, FOO" but since i am chicken i end up doing it. argh</p>

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<p>argh there's this one girl who is a complete b---- and basically never stops insulting people. it's so annoying that she continually makes fun of one of my friends behind her back, but whenever we have to choose partners in chem, she immediately begs my friend to be w/ her (my friend's v.good at science) :rolleyes:</p>

<p>and ilovemath, don't get me started on studyguides! :insert exasperated noise: i love how i'm suddenly so popular when i'm printing out my study guide for a major history test the next day... :p</p>

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<p>My best friend is an emotional mooch or whatever. He can't do anything on his own. For a long time he told everyone that he wanted to go to California with me and make movies. Whenever I asked him why all he could say was "The same reason you want to man" I'd much rather him eat some of my lunch than belittle my dream. I have recently set him straight though. </p>

<p>On a sidenote, it seems as though I am the only one of the people I know that is going through with the plans of leaving this state. All I hear is "Wow you're actually gonna do it?" or "Hey! California kid!" everyone else has dropped their dreams and decided to go to local schools.</p>

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<p>"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers".</p>

<p>That was Blanche's motto in Streetcar Named Desire and it is mine in our school cafeteria meaning after I finish my lunch I walk around from table to table asking random kids, "Are you going to eat those fries/ nuggets/ chips/ tater tots/ burgers etc."</p>

<p>I am pretty much the biggest food moocher ever.</p>

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<p>No I don't have any. When I do get those kind of friends like those, I drop them like it's hot :p</p>

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<p>none of my actual friends are moochers. that would annoy me too much. there's a girl though that sits at my lunch table sometimes and ahhh she always asks everyone if she can have their food, and sometimes she just takes people's (that arent even very good friends w/ her) food right off their plates without even asking. everyone hates it.</p>

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<p>I mooch in sly ways...Some friends have tried to, but I'm too devious and cynical to let them get away with it. I use them for my diabolical plans, manipulating and twisting them in any way I see fit.</p>

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<p>My friend calls me at 2 in the morning - note, this is the morning before my giant, regional Japanese presentation - and asks for help on her Hamlet essay. Then she asks me for help on her Stanford essay. Trying to repress a scream, I ask what she has so far. She responds: "Nothing". She wanted me to write it for her.</p>

<p>So she's a moocher in other ways besides food and car rides.</p>

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<p>I ussually mooch food off of my friends =D</p>

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<p>I get a lot of people wanting to copy my work, especially in English. It's kind of annoying. I spend a couple hours a night doing my work, the only one in the class. Then the next day everyone expects that they can copy my analysis in about 5 minutes and go play poker. It really ****es me off sometimes. Same thing in Economics and History. I don't mind sharing work with my closest friends. I just hate it when other people ask as well.</p>

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<p>my friends and i do mutual mooching, its a very symbiotic process :)</p>

<p>however there is this one kid that none of us like, so whenever we go out to eat we make him buy us stuff and pretend like we're going to pay him back but we never do. basically we're making him pay to hang out with us.</p>

<p>i would feel bad but hes a complete bum and he doesnt care when hes making us mad at him so its completely his fault.</p>