Dear Carol, I’m shy and I can’t stand it. I can never think of anything to say to people I’ve just met or to adults. I’m worried that people will think I’m stuck up or boring. Since I’m so quiet...
Dear Carol, There are two girls who are really nasty to me. I want to be their friend, but it is hard because of the way they treat me. –Trying Hard Dear Trying, Maybe it's time to stop trying so hard with them and...
Dear Carol, My little brother is everything to me. I love him so much, but he is rude to the family. I tried to teach him to be good, but he won't change. He's only 7, and I just want him...
Dear Carol, My dad and new stepmom took me ice skating with them and my stepsister. I thought it would be fun, but it wasn't. My dad kept holding hands with my stepsister (she's 8 and a bad skater), and I...
Dear Carol, My brother is seven years older than me and he doesn’t know I exist. I don’t expect to be best friends, but I want him to see I’m not just a little kid. What should I do? –Big Brother Blues Dear...
Dear Carol, I’m 13 and I hate menstruating. I always get very depressed when I have my period. I have these awful crying fits and I feel totally miserable. I feel that having my period at such an early age is...
Dear Carol, I’m a computer game/videogame/TV junkie. Every time I go on the computer, I become a zombie. I shut out my parents and friends, and they get really angry when they have to pull me off the computer screen to talk. I want...
Dear Carol, My friend tells her mom everything, and I mean everything. She even spills my secrets, so I don't share them with her anymore. She thinks that her mother's opinion is the truth. When my other friends and I...
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