Dear Carol, I have a pretty big problem: I'm 12 and I still have a security blanket. I know I should have dropped the habit a long time ago, and trust me I've tried, but I just can't. I hide it...
Dear Carol, I have glasses that I have to wear all the time. Recently I found out I’m getting braces. I’m scared of how I’ll look and how people will think of me. I told my friends this and one said...
Dear Carol, I got accepted into a special program for high school, but that means I'll be separated from all of my friends! I'm a straight-A student and really care about my education, but I'm worried I'll be all alone at...
Dear Carol, My parents have been fighting a lot. I'm usually asleep, but I wake up when I hear them. I'm afraid they're going to get a divorce. –Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned Daughter, There's not much a girl can do when her parents fight...
Dear Carol, I’m jealous of this girl. Everything about her seems perfect. I know her life probably isn’t perfect, but she seems put-together, popular, has a family who loves her and is super spoiled. She has everything I don’t have, including...
Dear Carol, I think I like my BFF's BF. He's into everything I'm into. I can't stop thinking about him. What's wrong with me? —Guilty Pleasure Dear Guilty Pleasure, Nothing is wrong with you, and it's not really even wrong to like your...
Dear Carol, My older sister’s friend sometimes drives us places, but she talks and texts on her cell phone while she’s behind the wheel, and it makes me nervous. –Traffic Hazard Dear Traffic Hazard, Studies show that driving while texting is as dangerous as...
Dear Carol, I’m 16 and two of my friends are 18. We want to go on a road trip to stay at my grandparents’ house (they won’t be there) for the weekend. It is the next state over and about a...
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