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LIFE: Dear Carol

"Dear Carol, I want to be closer with my dad"

Dear Carol, I am 12, and my dad and I rarely talk. He is never home except for Sundays, and he watches TV or does something to get away from me. It is frustrating. I have talked to him, but there...
LIFE: Dear Carol

Dear Carol, I'm adopted, and my mom won't tell me anything about my birth parents

Dear Carol, I was adopted when I was just a baby and I am still curious about my real birth parents. Anytime I ask my mom about it, she just says that my real mom was young and moves on to...

LIFE: Dear Carol

Dear Carol, am I jealous of my mom's new BF or do I just not like him?

Dear Carol, My Dad passed away when I was 9. A year ago, my mom was dating a guy and I was fine with it. Now, my mom is dating this other guy and I don't like him. Yesterday we were...
LIFE: Tough Stuff

How to talk to your friends about your mental health

If you’re reading this right now, there’s a good chance you’ve probably struggled with something—anything—in your life. For many teen girls, that struggle comes in the form of mental health (depression, anxiety, ADHD, SAD, etc.). If you struggle with any...

LIFE: Tough Stuff

Thinking about coming out? Advice for LGBT+ teens

Although our society is generally moving in a positive direction in terms of accepting the LGBT+ community, coming out can still be an incredibly scary thing for many LGBT+ teens. June is Pride Month, so if you're thinking about coming...
LIFE: Dear Carol

"Help! I can't stop being mean to my mom."

Dear Carol, My parents are getting a divorce. I’ve been pretty good with the whole thing, but I still have a problem with my mom. You see, whenever I’m with my dad, I’m kind and sweet and never complain...

LIFE: Dear Carol

How to deal when your parents mention the "D" word

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 there...
LIFE: Dear Carol

How to get your parents to give you some space

I don’t know why, but I’ve felt like I need to back-talk my dad because he has so many rules—and most of them don’t make sense. All I want lately is to be alone, but I never get any privacy. ...

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