Q. Is it possible to re-invent myself in high school? I鈥檓 excited about leaving middle school 鈥� it sucked. I couldn鈥檛 find friends. I鈥檓 a writer and a poet at heart. I hope to hide those facets of my personality going forward, so I鈥檓 not made fun of so much. If no one knows me as I ...
My column about middle school friendships hit home with many readers. Here are two responses. Response 1: I read your column on Thursday with a great deal of interest and a little bit of flashback. I鈥檓 in my early 40s and a parent of two elementary school girls. When I read the question from ...
Q. Where are all my school friends? Summer is moving along quickly, and I feel abandoned. I try to connect but they ghost me. I don鈥檛 know what to do. I don鈥檛 think I did anything wrong, although I do know my friends are known to exclude other girls. I鈥檝e seen that happen. I just didn鈥檛 ...
Q. I just finished a week at a Leadership camp. One of the things I enjoyed the most was Open Talk time. The camp counselor posed a question, and we all responded. It鈥檚 the kind of thing you always do. I鈥檇 love to hear your responses to two of my favorite ones. First, if you could have one ...
Q. Please settle an argument with my mom. I drink what she says is too many energy drinks. I think I drink just enough to keep me sharp and they aid my cognition. She says in the hot summer they don鈥檛 hydrate me enough. I counter with the argument that, if I were stranded in a desert and only ...
Q. I can鈥檛 believe I鈥檓 saying this, but I think I need help with my online time. It鈥檚 only been a week since high school graduation and it hit me that I鈥檓 spending most of my days online. I should be happy. I鈥檓 all set for college in August, and the incredible effort I made to get ...
