Q. This is my final year of college. COVID made some of my experience less than perfect, but I adjusted. I’m not writing about school. I love my campus, I love my professors, I love my major. In a year, I will be qualified to sit for my nursing boards. I will be the nurse I’ve dreamed of ...
Q. I’m going back to in-person school in the fall instead of cyber. I’m excited, except for one thing. I’m afraid of speaking in public. I was a little nervous about it when I started high school, and then COVID made us all go virtual for a time. I could dodge my fear. I feel like I ...
Q. How can I help my parents to say no? They get involved in so much and then they’re exhausted. I get that it’s important to help our community, but it feels like they get taken advantage of too much.<em>– 16-year-old</em><strong>Mary Jo’s ...
Q.Why is my body changing already? I know about puberty from reading stuff online. I’m only 11 and I started my period last week. Am I OK? <em>– 11-year-old</em>Q.It feels like every other guy I know is going through puberty but me. Voices are changing all over ...
Q. First of all, I know I’m lucky to go on vacation. Not everyone gets to get away. I also love my family. It’s just that I really need a vacation to get over our vacation!My whole family loves camping. My grandparents, my parents, my siblings, my cousins, my aunts and uncles. You get the ...
Q. I am so frustrated! My family refuses to see things from my perspective. I know it’s important to have respect for my parents and I know sometimes people need to agree to disagree, but this is so difficult. I finished a degree in nursing. My parents ignore everything I say in favor of ...
