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Feb. 09, 2010

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A girl at school is annoying and really scares me. She’s stolen from her mother and I think she takes Ecstasy. She’s asked me to “be late to class with her” and has referred to herself as my girlfriend. I have no interest in her, but she has latched on to me. I really don't need this sort of trouble, any ideas?

One of my good friends has recently been acting very distant. I know from many sources that he smokes weed, drinks and smokes. He is only 15. Now he is refusing to go to school. How do I approach him about my concerns?

I go to a private catholic school. All of my friends are white and I have always talked like them. When I get home people pick on me and tease me and call me white girl, but I am black. What do I do?

For some reason I am not happy at school. I was bullied last year by a group of girls who used to be my friends and now most of them have left. I still have the feeling that I'm being left out of things, and that they don't really like me. What can I do? I don't want to confront them and I've told my mom, but it hasn't helped.

My parents found out that one of my friends (before I knew her) did drugs. Now, they won’t let me spend time with any of my friends. What can I do?

I’m temporarily 300 miles away from my ex-boyfriend because of Hurricane Katrina. We still talk a lot, but now he’s saying he misses me and that maybe we should start dating again. He told me couples do it all the time. If he really liked me, wouldn’t we still be dating?

I have two best friends. Recently I’ve started feeling like I’m the odd one out and that two’s company, three’s a crowd. I don't want to lose my friends. How do I stop this?

What can I do to have more confidence in myself and not care what other kids say about my looks?

Some of my teachers have said they're worried about me because I'm too shy and my mom thinks I should talk to a counselor about my "shyness" problem. I know I'm shy, but is it really necessary for me to talk to a counselor?

I feel like I am the only one making the right choices while my peers make me feel like an outcast. They engage in heavy drug and alcohol use, frequent sex and don’t pay attention in school. Every kid I see gives off an image as if they are like that too. I feel like a loser. Do you know what’s going on?

I met this guy over AIM (aol instant messenger). I think I like him. Is it OK to meet him?

One of my best friends has had unprotected sex. She is 13. She says it's fine and that I shouldn't worry about her, but I am worried. How can I knock some sense into her before a sperm gets knocked into her first?

I'm 14 years old. I've been home schooled all my life. I'm always uncomfortable around school kids, even ones my own age. Would you have any suggestions, other than start going to real school?

I’m a control freak. I don’t even realize when I’m becoming bossy. Apparently, it’s upsetting my friends. How can I not be so controlling?

I'm a 14-year old girl and I’m very secretive. I want to talk to someone about it, but it's hard to speak to anyone frankly and comfortably anymore. My friends and sister are getting upset with me because I don't tell them my secrets, but they tell me their secrets. What can I do?

I'm 13 years old and really want to have fun this summer. Whenever I call my friends to get together, everyone always seems to be busy, and I don't want to call back and be annoying. What should I do to have fun with my friends over the summer?

I'm 14, in all honors classes, music, sports and so on. I usually get straight “A”s, but I've noticed my friends treat me like I'm some kind of freak. How can I make them stop thinking this way besides quitting everything?

I am deaf and I asked my deaf friends if they wanted to go to the mall with me. They didn’t want to go because they are scared of being humiliated because they are deaf. What should I do to encourage them?

Last summer, my best friend starting hanging out with a girl who started telling stories. I don’t think these stories are true (dogs telling her that we have to go on a mission to save the world, portals opening,etc.), but at first I joined in because it was entertaining. Then my best friend started believing her. I’m worried about them and what they will try to do next. I tried to talk to my friend about it, but she’s on one of her “missions.” Am I wrong to try stopping her from doing this and should I stop worrying about them?

I've been a loner for two years now and I'm getting sick of it, but I'm so used to being a loner that it's really hard to change. What can I do?

I'm a 13-year-old guy and it seems like everyone in my grade is against me. The people I used to think were my friends now make fun of me. Everything I do I'm made fun of, even for who I am. What can I do to make them stop?

I'm always around a group of people who smoke, but I don't. I know I consume a lot of second hand smoke, but how much damage is that really doing to my body and what can I do to prevent this more?

Recently I took my ACT's for the first time and scored a 29 composite. However I feel REALLY bad when people ask me what I got. I don’t want to make them feel bad because I scored so well. When I do tell them my score, I tell them I really studied for the test, even though I didn’t. What’s the best way to handle this question?

I'm deaf and I have some friends, but not a whole lot. Some people at school feel like they have to talk loudly for me to understand. I can hear them perfectly well, with hearing aids. How do I tell them I can hear and there’s no need to shout? I've also been feeling down about being deaf. My sisters are perfect, but I am deaf. Why me?

My friend has been talking to a guy on the Internet. She told him she was 16, but she’s only 14. He’s 20. Now, they are planning on meeting. I’m worried about her meeting him. What should I do? If I tell her mom, I’ll risk losing her friendship.

I'm usually quiet at school, but at home I'm not. I don’t know how to act like myself because I'm confused with the personality I have at school around my classmates and the different personality I have at home. What can I do?

I am scared that I might lose my best friend of two years when we go to high school. I’m afraid our different interests will separate us. How do I deal with it, or stop it?

I'm a 13-year-old male in the 8th grade. Girls are always messing with me and telling me how cute I am. I guess other guys get jealous and start calling me names like "gay." What should I do, tell the girls to leave me alone or just confront the guys?

One of my good friends is going to attend my school. At first I was excited, but now I don’t know if I want him there. I act differently at school than I do around him. How can I cope with this?

I go to an all girls’ school, and I'm afraid I don’t have enough guy friends to be considered a "normal" teen. I’m very well liked at my school, but at other schools they call us lesbians. My mom says they are "jealous" because it’s such a wonderful school. What should I do to not feel so self-conscience about this?

I'm deaf and go to a school with people who can hear. I don't have friends there. I think it's because they don't know how to talk to me. What should I do to make some friends?

I'm 17 and recently I've been attracted to younger girls, mainly my best friend's 12-year-old sister. What should I do?

I'm 16 years old and my 15-year-old cousin/best friend was killed in a car accident about a week ago. I easily become angry and frustrated. I take my frustration out on my boyfriend sometimes. He says I'm changing, but it seems as if he is not giving me enough space. I really don't know what to do because she was always here to tell me. What’s going on?

I'm a 14-year-old boy, and have problems meeting new people. However, I’m really involved in local politics. This has made it easy for me give speeches and get along with older people. I just want to know what to do to meet people my own age. I am even afraid to speak to people that sit next to me in class and because of this, I act conceited and arrogant. What should I do?

I just made National Honor Society. I’m worried about my relationship with my friends who aren’t in the National Honor Society. My parents are also putting a lot of pressure on me to do other activities so I have a better chance of getting into college. What should I do to try to stay close with my real friends, and to get my parents off my back?

I used to have a really good group of friends. Now, they are all getting into smoking, drugs and sex. I want to find a new group of friends, but I’m shy. How can I figure out who are the type of people I should hang out with, and who will accept me?

I have this friend at school. She’s one of my good friends but lately she has been acting strange. When I talked to her the other day, she snapped at me and said, "Do I look like I care?" She was being all weird on me. She has told me before she thought I was a bad friend, but she still thinks I am her best friend. I am so confused.

I like this guy. He told me he thought I was very attractive and sweet. I told him that I liked him. He didn't say that he liked me, but he didn't say he didn’t like me either. He told me he was too emotionally unstable to go out with anyone right now. Do you think he likes me? And if so, what can I do to make him realize that I am better than his ex girlfriend?

I have a friend who is supposed to be my "best" she's not that cool though. I also have these others friends who are nice and are supposed to be the "coolest.” We all hang out in the same group. Whenever I start talking to my "best” about my other friends, she'll tell me something that they said about me like, "they say you get pimples, because you don't wash your face enough." I don't even have pimples. I've found out that everything she's said isn't true. And it really hurts my feelings that she can just say that without a care. Could someone give me advice on how to tell if she's lying or if she's jealous and how to fix it.

I love this guy at school, I met him this year and we've become friends. I don't think he likes me, but I love him! I'm in 12th Grade so it's not a crush. How do I get him to like me? Also, my best friend likes this guy but I think he’s interested in me? What should I do? I don't like him like that.

There is this new girl in school and she lives next door to me. When she moved here, I was the only one nice to her. Now she's telling lies about me and turning all my friends against me. This is really stressing me out. What should I do?

Why do teenagers change to suit their friends?

I have a friend who is extremely intelligent, does so well in all of her classes and is a talented musician. I feel so inadequate around her. I feel unworthy of everything and like I can't accomplish anything worthwhile. I can't talk to her about it because she doesn't know what it's like to feel this way. How can I not punish myself so much and not be so depressed?

I was a friend with this girl for nine years. Then she got a boyfriend and didn't want to hang around with me anymore. This happened about a year ago and we've been fighting ever since. I've tried everything! I want to be her friend again, but I don't know what else I can do.

I’m 13 years old. This school year I had over seven relationships with a boy who hurt and ran over me and dumped me every time. I also lost my virginity to him. I think about him everyday and ask my best friend about him. I still like him but I don’t want go back with him because I know he is still the same. What should I do to get over him?

I don't have that many friends. I don't know why peole don't like me. What should I do to keep friends?

A group of girls in my class have suddenly ganged-up against me because they have become friends with a girl that doesn't like me. Now they criticize everything I do, and it's so irritating. What do I do?

I'm having a problem with a guy friend. He is a super guy and we were really good friends in the beginning of the year and now we have drifted apart. He ignores me and when I talk to him about it, he apologizes, but then does the same thing the next day. What do I do?

I am in the 7th grade in a small town with a very small school. My class only has seven kids and two of them are going to a different school because of this teacher we have. The teacher is very mean and we all hate him. Is it all right to cry about my friends going away?

These two girls at my school hate each other BUT they both like me. How can I be friends with them separately? Our school is not that big and everyone seems to know what everyone else is doing. Help!

I am very concerned about my friends. They have become in volved in self-mutilation. Two of my friends frequently slit their wrists with razors. Another recently cut her ankle. I am really worried, but I don't think they are trying to commit suicide. What do I do?

How can I talk to my friend about her eating disorder?

I hang out with a group of friends both boys and girls. Recently, one of the guys has been hinting around that he wants the two of us to go somewhere together. How do I know if I will like him as a date or if I should stick to being friends?

Last week my best friend was involved in an automobile accident. She was charged with driving under the influence. I don’t drink but my parents keep acting like they think I do. Should I do anything?

I am just starting in a new middle school and want to make a lot of friends. How can I tell who I should be friends with and who I should avoid?

I like one of my guy friends very much, but he doesn’t know it. I want to know if he likes me too. But I'm scared, because if I ask him our friendship maybe ruined. What should I do?

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