DEAR CAROL: My Friend Does Drugs

Dear Carol, My 13-year-old friend is into drugs. She’s tried to quit, but kids at school ask her for drugs and she gets back into it. I’ve told her that drugs will ruin her life, but she says there’s no...

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Ask Lucky: Popular Peeps Say I'm Hanging With Losers

Dear Lucky, I ’m in a new school, and a popular girl told me the people I hang out with are losers. They’re nice, but I don’t want to be labeled the dorky new girl. I never cared before what people...

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DEAR CAROL: My Friend is Acting Like My Mom!

Dear Carol, My friend acts like she’s my mother, and I hate it. She yells at me and even punishes me, and I don’t know if I should be her friend anymore. —Friend or Mother Dear Friend, Have you...

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Ask Lucky: My Friend is Fierce About Grades

Dear Lucky, My friend is competitive over grades. If I do better, she gets sulky. But if she does better, she acts all thrilled. Aaarrggh! Uh, yeah, that’s annoying. No one likes a friend to constantly compare grades and gloat when she’s...

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DEAR CAROL: My Crush Asked My Friend Out

My friend and I like the same guy, and he asked her out. My friend doesn’t want to go out with him because she doesn’t want to hurt me. I told her to go ahead, but I secretly don’t want...

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Ask Lucky: Am I REALLY Different Around Guys?

My friends say I act different around guys. I guess it's my way of flirting. How do I make myself stop? It’s very important for a guy to like the real you, so be yourself at all times. Ask your friends...

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