Q. I鈥檓 one of the teen fathers you helped. I remember you treating me with respect and encouraging me. One of the last things you said to me when I graduated was, 鈥淐all me if you need me.鈥� Well, here I am, 25 years later. The baby we had as teens did well, mostly because her mother was ...
There's a famous photograph of Calvin Coolidge on the White House lawn wearing an Indian chief's headdress. Coolidge was a popular fella; he got away with it. Elon Musk, appearing last week in Wisconsin on the eve of that state's Supreme Court election, donned a cheese hat. He must have ...
Q. I鈥檓 freaking out. April鈥檚 coming, I鈥檓 nervous about PSSA tests. I hate them. They鈥檙e long. You can鈥檛 study for them, not really. And everything 鈥� I mean everything 鈥� rides on them. I want to go to college. My mom always tells me how proud she is of me. She didn鈥檛 get to go to ...
Author鈥檚 note: This column is a followup to last week鈥檚 Ask Mary Jo, where a father brought to my attention the toxic masculinity environment on some video gaming sites. After speaking with teens in our programs and at our Common Ground Teen Center, I concluded more research into the topic ...
Q. Mary Jo, if you could hear some of the vile and mean things the teenage boys (and men) say to our 15-year-old daughter on the video-gaming discords, you'd wonder where these boys' moms and dads are. If a woman dares to enter their gaming space, and actually beats them, it's an unusual day ...
Q. Please help me find the words to tell my mom I want to remain at college over the summer. Let me explain. This is my sophomore year. Unlike many freshmen, I loved school from the start. My mom always says she is proud of me. She鈥檚 a great mother and I know she wants the best for me. ...
