Q. I just got my first job. I鈥檓 excited because I can use the money. Imagine my surprise when I got my first check and all sorts of deductions were taken out. Why do I need to pay taxes? I鈥檓 too young to vote. Doesn鈥檛 that equal the 鈥渢axation without representation鈥� that started the ...
Last week鈥檚 column received several responses. Here are a few. Q. Your column last week made me think. My mom and dad split up when I was 10 and mom was alone for a while. Then she met and married my stepdad. I pushed back at her 鈥� and him 鈥� at first. I think I was just a scared ...
Q. My mom has a new boyfriend. I鈥檓 wrestling with feeling jealous. I never knew my dad, although my mom speaks highly of him. I don鈥檛 contradict her, but I think to myself, if he鈥檚 so great, where is he? It鈥檚 strange to grow up without a father but I鈥檓 used to it. She鈥檚 never had a ...
Q. I鈥檓 anxious about prom. This happens every year at this time. I鈥檓 a shy person. I do well enough in school. My grades are okay. My teachers don鈥檛 seem to mind if I鈥檓 quiet and keep to myself as long as I do my work. But socially, I鈥檓 not exactly popular. I have a few friends but ...
Q.My grandpa stepped on my dream last night. He lives with us and what he says goes. I want to act. I can鈥檛 remember a time when I didn鈥檛 want to be in theater. I鈥檝e been in every school play, and I dream of acting for my life鈥檚 work. My family gathered together to watch the Oscars ...
Last week鈥檚 column about phone use drew some reactions. Here are a few of the emails/texts I received: Q. Thank you! I have a 14-year-old, and we fought about phone use on the regular. I read your column of March 5th and took the suggestion of creating a contract with our daughter. We sat ...
