Dear Carol, Some of my friends smoke and vape—but, so far, I have resisted. -Smoking and Vaping Dear Smoking and Vaping, Nearly half of the adults who smoke try to quit each year, but fewer than 5 percent succeed. Smoking is an expensive, smelly...
Dear Carol, My twin sister died when we were a day old. I don’t know how to cope. I feel broken and no matter how hard everyone tries to glue me back together, I never stick. I have to pretend...
Dear Carol, I’ve liked this guy for over a year, and now he’s starting to like me back. We went on a date recently, and it was perfectly nice, but now I’m finding myself second-guessing my feelings and being nervous about...
Dear Carol, I watched some porn on my brother’s laptop and now I wish I hadn’t seen some of what I saw. -Grossed Out Dear Grossed Out, It’s a shame we can’t unsee things. Don’t berate yourself for being curious, and no need to...
Dear Carol, I’m 14. A lot of my friends have been through depression—even cutting their wrists and talking about suicide. It has been really hard to go through all this with them. I felt like I wasn’t doing enough and it...
Dear Carol, I can never remember where I leave things, especially my wallet, which holds my student ID and a credit card. My parents will kill me if I lose those, but I always spend a lot of time looking for...
Dear Carol, I went to Greece last summer and met my mom's best friend's son. We hit it off and even admitted that we love each other, but he has never actually called me his girlfriend, and I haven't seen him...
Dear Carol, I like summer, but I don’t like the way I look in a bathing suit. Help! Bikini Blues Dear Bikini Blues, Join the club. Most of us have at one time or another picked a fight with our bodies. But it’s time...
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