Dear Carol, I’m thinking about doing a junior year abroad, and my friend said you did it! Did you? - Junior Year Abroad Dear Junior Year Abroad, Moi? Oui! I applied to a program called School Year Abroad (sya.org), got in and spent my...
Dear Carol, I’m 12 years old, and whenever I have sleepovers, I usually get homesick. Sometimes I even need to go home. I feel like I’m too old to be feeling homesick. When my friends ask me to have a sleepover...
Dear Carol, I have a really short fuse. But I can’t help it—a lot of stuff makes me really mad. Help! - I Get Mad a Lot Dear I Get Mad a Lot, Recognizing a problem is step one to fixing it. And while...
Dear Carol, My parents are fighting about my brother being addicted to video games. He’s 17 and spends almost all day in his room. He never really says good night or goes to bed—he just plays until he passes out (then...
Dear Carol, When talking to new people, everyone says to “give a compliment.” But how? I always feel like I’m trying too hard or like I’ll say something dumb. - Compliment Confused Dear Compliment Confused, Giving a compliment is a great icebreaker. If...
Dear Carol, My mom and dad got a divorce three years ago. For the past two years, my dad has had a girlfriend...and he just proposed to her, but I don’t want my dad to get remarried. What should I do? -...
Dear Carol, I broke up with my boyfriend a few days ago, and I developed a crush on somebody else. I already know my new crush likes me, so I told him I like him and now he wants to start...
Dear Carol, Starting off, I just want to say your advice column is so helpful, and I appreciate what you do so much! I have a good friend (I’ll call her Red). We hang out all the time and tease each...
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