Q. After I read your column last week, I thought, I’m just the opposite. I want to go to college, but it seems everyone is against me going. My school guidance counselor says I’m not “college material.” My mom says there’s no way she’s going into debt for a college degree I won’t ...
Q. What do you do when coming home to your family makes your Thanksgiving break horrible? I’m in my sophomore year at college and I hate it. It’s not being at college I hate, it’s taking classes in things I don’t enjoy and knowing I’m going into debt without any idea of where my ...
Q. Can you please talk about this in your column? Adults need to know how their choices affect kids. I started reading your column when I was 13 because my grandma asked me to and now, I read it because I want to. I don’t think you’ve ever written about my problem.The holidays are coming ...
Q. Why are all the people in my grade full of drama about having a boyfriend or girlfriend? It’s ridiculous. We’re 12. I hear kids talking about being in love all the time. We’re too young to be in love, right? There’s so much gossip and drama all the time, mostly on social media. I ...
Q. I used to think my boyfriend was the best person in the world for me, but now I’m starting to have doubts. At first, at least for the first three months, he was sweet. He’d say nice things about me, he helped me with homework (he’s older than me) and he bought me nice things. He even ...
Our Common Ground Teen Center (92 N. Main St. in Washington) will host its fourth annual 24-hour Seesaw Marathon from 4 p.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Saturday. Our daughter, Amy Podgurski Gough, created this fundraiser during the pandemic in 2020. She reasoned seesawing was the perfect distancing ...
