Q. I鈥檝e been at college almost a week and I鈥檓 still anxious. I thought I鈥檇 feel better by now. There are so many new people and strange experiences. Getting used to a roommate is the easiest part, and that鈥檚 not easy. I鈥檓 happy with my college choice. I鈥檓 excited about my major, but ...
Q. I鈥檓 not sure how to handle this. I really like my boyfriend but I don鈥檛 love him. He tells me he loves me all the time and I say 鈥淚 love you too.鈥� I feel horrible. Should I tell him? Should I just break up with him? Should I keep on with this lying? 鈥� 15-year-old Mary Jo鈥檚 ...
Q. I have a lot of friends who graduated. I鈥檓 a senior this year. My friends are pretty much all going to college in the next weeks. My mom keeps saying how next year I鈥檒l be doing the same thing. But I want to go to cosmetology school. I went to tech the last two years and I鈥檓 good at ...
Q. I鈥檓 leaving for college in a few weeks. I鈥檓 excited about so many things, but one of the biggest is having only one roommate. See, I share a room with two siblings, and I have 3 more siblings younger than me. I can鈥檛 wait for less noise! I love them and I鈥檓 sure I鈥檒l miss them, but ...
Q. I leave for college in 5 weeks and I鈥檓 not coming back. I know that sounds dramatic. Here鈥檚 the truth. My parents are toxic. I live with adults who are mean and unkind to each other and to me. My two older siblings left home for college and never returned; they only connect with me. I ...
Q. I feel so dumb. Everyone I know seems to know slang and I have no idea. How can I keep up with slang? 鈥� 14-year-old Mary Jo鈥檚 Response: What an interesting question! I鈥檓 not surprised you鈥檙e curious about slang 鈥� it seems to change rapidly. Slang is a type of social code. It ...
