Eric‘s friends have been making fun of mattie‘s small muscles every day in the locker room eric knows this hurts and mattie‘s feelings but he is afraid his friends are like one i pay him if he doesn’t join in the teasing what should eric do

Eric should stand up for Mattie.

Major sources of stress, such as a death or divorce, problems in family relationships, job loss, school, and substance abuse, can trigger or aggravate some mental disorders in some people. but not everyone who goes through those things develops a mental illness