Last week’s 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 – and him – at first. I think I was just a scared ...
Q. I’m anxious about prom. This happens every year at this time. I’m a shy person. I do well enough in school. My grades are okay. My teachers don’t seem to mind if I’m quiet and keep to myself as long as I do my work. But socially, I’m not exactly popular. I have a few friends but ...
Q. The Olympics are over and I’m bored. I don’t know what to do with myself. It’s not really that the Olympics are over as much as my parents monitor my social media use on my phone and Chromebook. And I’m allowed to watch only the TV they approve – which is how I got so into the ...
Q. I saw your recent response to a parent and thought – I can ask my question too! I hope that’s okay. I’m the mom of a very inquisitive 5-year-old. When I say inquisitive, I mean there isn’t an hour of the day when I’m not asked something. I actually enjoy it. She keeps me on my ...
I decided to rerun this column from Feb. 13, 2020, for three reasons. It echoes sentiment I continue to hear from young people, the peer educator response was honest, and it is especially poignant to me since it ran about a month before the pandemic. Q. I hate Valentine’s Day. I once loved ...
Q. I noticed that most of your columns deal with problems teens bring to you. I thought it might be refreshing and bring you a smile to know I’m doing very well. I just finished my fifth college semester. I have a healthy relationship (you taught me to hold out for that), I get along with my ...
