 |  | | From Ellen Friedrichs, your About Teen Life Editor | | | With the return to school on the horizon, you might be thinking about all the friend issues that you are going to have to deal with again. As much as you may have missed hanging out with your besties every day, there might be a certain amount of drama that you avoided. Here's how to handle it, if it starts to creep back. | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters: | | | | | Drama is something we find wherever we go-- it’s inevitable! Ever since the playground days, there’s always been some sort of rumor going around. Some girl did something with a certain guy and someone was upset about it, and because of that, everyone had to know about it. Sound familiar? Not much has changed since elementary school. People are still bitter, jealous and mean (if not much more so than before). It’s the issue teens are faced with every day. Consider trying out a couple of the following tips before becoming involved in any drama. READ NOW | | | | Do you have people in your life that like to create dramas? Do they who like to stir up energy and conflict, adding fuel to the fire and then reveling in it? Do they fit the term “Drama Queen”? READ NOW | | | | Ending a friendship is a difficult thing to do and many wonder how to accomplish it without hurting their friend's feelings (or causing too much drama). Should you just stop calling your pal? Slowly pull away from them? You want to move on from your relationship but you don't want to be intentionally cruel to someone you once called a friend. Here are some tips on how to break up with your pal the right way. READ NOW | | | | Fake friends are phonies that use others to meet their needs. They also tend to bully and be part of cliques. Likewise, fake friends are one-dimensional and care only about themselves. For this reason, it’s important that kids learn how to distinguish between real friends and fake ones, because being associated with a fake friend often results in being bullied. READ NOW | | | | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | | | | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics
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