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...
Dear Carol, My parents are divorced. I live with my mom, and my dad lives three hours away. I see him once a month during the school year, more in the summer. I love my dad, but I never look forward...
Dear Carol, I’m 14 and desperately anticipating sex. Enough to where I simulate it. I promised myself I’d stop, but I keep breaking my promise. I keep thinking what my relatives and friends would think. I can’t talk to my parents...
Dear Carol, I'm turning 13 in less than two weeks, and I want to wear makeup. Every time I've asked my mom, she said no, but I think I'm old enough now. All my friends are allowed to wear makeup, and...
Dear Carol, I stay up late, get tired and then let it out on other people, like my family. When I'm feeling energized and I'm not too stressed, I'm happier. Do you have any suggestions on how to not let my...
Dear Carol, I became friends with a new girl last year and we became really close, but then her family relocated. But before she moved, we'd make plans and she'd blow me off. The week she was leaving, she even stood...
Dear Carol, I'm 16 and a serious over-talker, especially when I'm excited or nervous. People get very irritated with me, and I don't know how to stop. Please help me break this habit. —TalkTalkTalk Dear TalkTalkTalk, Don't just think, I have to...
Dear Carol, I am in love with my best guy friend, but I’m sure he would get all freaked out if he knew. I want to get over him, but I don’t know how. How can I make these feelings go away? —Hopelessly...
This is NOT a drill: <em>Tortured Poets Department</em> is out! The first track you fell in love with was...
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