Girls Only: Ask Dr. M: Friends

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Dr. M is the author of five advice books, including Getting to Know the Real You: 50 Fun Quizzes Just for Girls, and Girls: What's So Bad About Being Good? How to Have Fun, Survive the Preteen Years, and Remain True to Yourself, both written with her teenage daughter. Dr. M shares this advice column with Molly, a middle school student who loves to play soccer, dance, write and spend time with her friends.

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Dear Dr. M and Liz,
My friend Katie just got her school supplies. She got the exact same bag as my other friend. Katie thinks the other friend is going to get mad at her.

—Lauren, 10, lowa


	Dear Lauren, Friends often have similar likes and dislikes, so it's not surprising that two of your friends would get the same bag. When Katie sees her friend with the same bag, she might want to say something like, "Gee, we both have good taste, don't we?"


	Dear Lauren, If Katie explains to your other friend that she didn't mean to get the same bag as her, that it was just an accident, then I'm sure your other friend won't get mad at her.

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