My parents are missing my birthday

My parents travel a lot for work, but they never miss my birthday...until this year. I feel like they've just stopped caring and that I'm going to be all alone on my special day. What should I do? It makes sense to...

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Expensive daughter feeling guilty

All of the activities I’m involved in cost a lot of money. I love doing them, but I feel bad about making my parents pay for my fun. Right now, I do youth and government, dance, summer camps and maybe a summer...

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How can I help my fam get through a tough time?

Right now my neighbors are going through a tough time. My mom tells me to not worry about them or her, but I know that it's causing a lot of stress on their family as well as ours. How can I help...

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Should I share my pain?

I have a disease that affects my hips and is incredibly painful. I started a new medication and the pain went away for a while, but now it’s back. I can’t sleep and my hips hurt really badly, but I...

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Dealing with the loss of a pet

My family's dog is very sick and in the veterinary hospital. Things are looking like we're going to have to put her down soon. We've had her since I was 7, and I'm gonna miss her so much. Do you have any ideas...

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Is my cuz in danger?

I have a cousin who’s a year younger than me that I'm worried about. She's dating a boy who's a couple years older than her, and he's in a gang. She said that she told him she doesn't like him...

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