I'm homeschooled and I have no friends?

[Anonymous]

Hi guys and girls. I'm a 15 year old boy in 10th grade. I homeschooled and I'm really lonely. I have no friends and my only sibling is my brother in college in another state. When we talk he always talks about his friends and his girlfriend. I wish I had friends and a girlfriend. We don't go out much but when we do I'm always with my parents. I see people my age out with friends and it makes me sad. I can't join any groups cause they aren't any near me. I can't get a job cause everyplace near me you need to be 16. Please help I'm really upset and lonely.

[Dianneeee]

I'm 15 and homeschooled too. We can be friends if you want. You know you're actually luckier than me because you live in a place where you can work at the age of 16 unlike me.
It has been 4 years since my parents homeschooled me and up until now i still feel like a friendless loser or like i don't belong wherever i go. I miss being busy and having friends, doing projects together, sharing the latest news about our classmates last year and basically everything.
I also feel the awkward atmosphere when I'm with my old classmates that i only meet once (or twice if im lucky) a year when one of them invites me to their bday or i see them at the mall.

[OF_bb]

Same but I'm a girl. I used to go to school but I started homeschooling in 9th grade. All my friends from school stopped texting me and I got really depressed because I didn't have friends. Recently my mom's friend's granddaughters moved here and I'm friends with them now but I'm still hella lonely. Maybe ask someone to take you to the park and try to make friends there¿

[Anonymous]

im in the same boat lol. did you ever go to public school? maybe have some people that you know introduce you to more people. or do an activity at the local public school. i don't know the exact rule, but i'm pretty sure they allow you to do sports/clubs/etc. there if you're homeschooled. (im homeschooled too, i just have no interest in that type of stuff haha)

[Nathand]

volunteer in community.

community filled with different people to know.

[OlderAndWiser]

You need to involve your parents in addressing this problem.

[Anonymous]

I’m 13 at the moment I’ve always been homeschooled I had a couple of friends before until middle school then everyone started hating me for some reason it’s hard I’m alone and feel depressed a lot my parents want me to meet people at our new church and I have nothing in common with any of the kids I have 2 neighbors that are a bit older than me that I feel I might maybe get along with but I have no idea how to start a conversation..

[Anonymous]

Aren't their home school networks so kids like you can socialize with one another?

[kahxx]

there are, but a lot of times you can't find someone that lives near you. and just messaging people isn't the same as talking to them face-to-face, ya feel? although i do know someone that goes to my online high school (i don't go to public school as well, i'm technically considered homeschooled) who messaged another chick for a year or something crazy and they chose the same college and it was pretty neat to see that haha. sorry i went off on a tangent lol.

[FreyaDiermayr]

We can be friends v-v

[Asker]

Ok lol. I sent you a follow request.

[thewanderingme]

join some activity groups.