What happened to me?

20 • They will say they are a friend, and if you are their friend you will do as they ask or tell you. • But they are NOT a friend. • They are using you and trying to get you to do bad things, say bad things, or think the way that they do. • As I have said, they often lie and make things up about other animals and people that is not true, to try and make you think the way they do. • So, Duck, you need to talk to people, like me and your teacher, if anyone ever tries to get you to think like them or influence you in any way. • No one should try to MAKE you think like them; that is wrong. • They are MANIPULATING you and EXPLOITING you. That means they are trying to control you into thinking the same way as them, and that is very naughty indeed. I am so relieved I talked to Mom. If I had not, I could have been in real danger.