Dear Carol, I just started seventh grade and my mom says I’m not allowed to date until I’m a junior in high school. I get that she wants to protect me, but I’m smart and responsible. It’s not like I’m in...
Dear Carol, I hate cleaning my room. But I hate how messy it gets. Help! -Sloppy Slob Dear Sloppy Slob, I hear you loud and clear. My office gets beyond the beyond, and while I don’t like it that way, I don’t like cleaning...
Dear Carol, My best friend and I are very close, but she has such low self-esteem. She’s always saying things like “I’m dumb,” or, “I’m so ugly.” Then she says I’m so “pretty or smart or lucky,” and that I have...
Dear Carol, Lately, I have been having feelings for boys and girls. I know it’s okay to be bisexual or gay, but when I try to convince myself I am bisexual, the feelings go away, and when I try to convince...
Dear Carol, I love gymnastics, but 16 hours of training a week is too much. I often miss out on things people my age normally get to do. My time is so crunched I don’t always have enough time to do...
Dear Carol, All the info I get about sex is from my friends. I am scared to ask my mom about all this. –Nervous Dear Nervous, Some moms welcome the opportunity to talk to their daughters but feel nervous about initiating the conversation. It...
Dear Carol, Is it alright to have a friend boss you around? She borrowed $20 from me and still hasn’t paid me back. She said that’s what friends do. –Bossed Around Dear Bossed Around, That’s not what friends do. Find your backbone and ask...
Dear Carol, I met this really cute boy a few weeks ago and I can’t get him out of my head. I think I love him. My mind says like, but my heart says love. —Like or Love? Dear Like or Love?, Love means...
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