I love traditions. One of my favorites is collecting New Year’s Resolutions from teens! This is my 21st year asking this question. First, a quick story. In the early 2000s, our Outreach ran a program called Ambassador for Respect over several years. Each district participated in an essay ...
Q. I’m coming home for a month for winter break. Will you please print this? My parents read your column regularly. Please tell them that college sophomores (like me) have been on their own for an entire semester for the SECOND year of their lives and they do NOT need to be asked when they ...
Q. This may sound like a trivial problem, and I know it is, in the scheme of things, but I am still stressed about it. I went to get my hair done for the Christmas formal. I had pics of the way I wanted it to look, but when it was finished, it didn’t look anything like what I wanted. I paid ...
Q. I’m honestly confused. I should be feeling good about life and about myself. I’m finishing my first semester at college. I’ve made friends, I think I’ve adjusted pretty well, my grades are all A’s and B’s, and I like my classes. I was a little homesick at first, mostly for my ...
Q. I don’t have a question this time. I just wanted to report back. I wrote to you about my family fighting, and you answered me in your column. I showed the column to my parents, like you suggested. A miracle happened. They got all weird, kind of embarrassed. They asked me if I told you my ...
This column continues a 20-year-old tradition: I ask young people to share what they’re grateful for each Thanksgiving. It is humbling to know at least two generations of teens were part of these columns! I find this year’s comments especially thoughtful. To the young people in our ...
