Dear Carol, I met my first boyfriend when I was 12. He was older, and I didn't want him to see me as a little kid. So when he kept pressuring me to do stuff, I reluctantly agreed. Until one day...
Dear Carol, My parents were going to get a divorce because my dad sexually abused me. It was without me knowing it was abuse, I just grew up that way. Well, he told my mom he would take counseling and that...
Dear Carol I'm the only girl in class who doesn’t have a boyfriend. One friend whines on weekends about how much she misses her guy, then says, “You wouldn’t know because you don’t have a BF." -Boyfriendless Dear Boyfriendless, Go through your school directory...
Dear Carol, I always think people don’t like me. I have no reason for thinking this – I just do. So I don’t talk to people and am easily intimidated by them. A friend recently called me on this bad quality...
Dear Carol, My parents are divorced. I live with my mom, and my dad lives three hours away. I see him once a month during the school year, more in the summer. I love my dad, but I never look forward...
Dear Carol, My parents are separated. One of my friends asked me about my dad, and I found it hard to even sputter, "I don't like to talk about it." I could tell she was embarrassed and so was I. Is...
Dear Carol, I have been friends with my BFF for 10 years. I love her to death, but I've started trying to avoid her. She is constantly telling me what to do. When I don't act how she likes, she tells...
Dear Carol, Before school each day, I would put just a little bit more tissue in my bra. When it looked like I was truly developed, some tissues popped out, and now everyone knows I stuffed. The other day, a boy...
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