They say you can choose your friends but not your family. But what does this mean for young people?
| I get on with my family, but I don’t think I have to when we argue just because of who they are. I class friends as family as well. |
Melissa Skinner, 11, Cowgate
I get on with members of my family after an argument but when we are actually arguing it's different, although it doesn't often happen. I get on with all of them really. I think that it depends on what they have done for me not to. I class some of my family as friends as well as relatives. If I am in a bad mood with someone in my family then I might choose a friend over them. I agree with the saying that you can choose your friends and not your family because your family just comes but your friends don't, do they?
Stephanie Grey, 10, Blakelaw
I get on with my family. I think you have to get on with them even though they might argue, because you love them. I have never thought of a friend better than a family member because I class my family as friends as well. I never argue with any of my relatives, but I think that it's right about saying that you can choose your friends but not your family.
Samantha Hughes, 12, Blakelaw
Sometimes I feel as if I have to get on with my family because that's who they are. I argue with my family but it's not very often. We mostly argue with each other for being cheeky, although I think that I get on with every one in my family because I class them as friends as well. I do agree with the saying you can choose your friends but not your family, because I have thought of a friend that way.
Rebecca Browell, 12, Blakelaw
I get on with my family, although I feel as if I have to when we argue. I argue with my mam quite often and she goes into a bad mood. I get on with all of them but sometimes they can be nasty and make arguments. I class my family as friends as well, although I have sometimes thought of a friend better than my family.
Christie Newby, 11, Cowgate
I don't always get on with all my family. I don't feel as if I have to just because we are related. I argue with them often because they can be annoying. I don't get on with many in my family. I just class them as family not friends. I have never thought of a friend better than family. In fact, I have never heard of the saying.
Liam Sholder, 11, Cowgate
I get on with my family but I don't think I have to when we argue just because of who they are. I class my friends as family as well. I have never heard of the saying but I think that I agree with it.
Bryon Clift, 10, Cowgate
I sometimes class my family as friends because I always get on with them, although sometimes when we argue I feel we have to get along. I have sometimes thought of a friend better than my family, although I have never heard of the saying and I don't agree with it really.
Amy Soanes, 10, Cowgate
I argue with people in my family but it doesn't happen often. There are not many people that I don't get on with so I sometimes class my family as friends, although I have never thought of a friend better than my family. In fact I have never heard of it.
Samantha Smeaton, 11, Blakelaw
I always get on with all of my family and we hardly ever argue. I don't feel as if I have to get on with them just because they're family. If I don't want to then that's it. I think everyone has arguments. There is only one person who is a relative that I don't get on with but I do class my family as friends too. I have heard of the saying and I strongly agree with it.
Georgia Russell, 12, Cowgate
I don't really get on with my family all the time. In a way I do think I have to get on with them just because they are my family. We do argue often, but it's only for really stupid things. My family is my friend although my family will always come first before friends. There's not many people in my family that I don't get on with.
About the team
This story was produced by Lyndsey Smeaton, 12, Leighann Smeaton, 10 and Shellie Lockyer, 10. Junior Jury is a weekly column published in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
