Q. I’ve lost the love of my life. We met online right after school closed. No, this was not catfishing. We saw each other daily over FaceTime. We talked three or four times a day. He got me. He was my everything. And, now he’s gone forever. I’m sad. My dad says I need to get over it. How ...
Q. Here’s my question: What is wrong with people?I’m a senior. The end of my senior year is ruined – no prom, no final goodbyes, no closure, no musicals and plays, no track, no baseball, no cheerleading, no golf. No nothing. I’m angry. Sometimes I’m flat out depressed. I feel helpless ...
Q. I have a problem. I have a girlfriend at school. We live in different states and our college closed for the semester because of the pandemic. Yesterday, she called to tell me her period is 3 days late. She always starts on the Tuesday of the fourth week of her cycle. We were really, really ...
Q. I’m sick of hearing about this virus. I get sheltering in place. We live with my grandma and I want to protect her. But, can’t people talk about anything else? Can you please make your column be about ways to stay calm and make time pass. I’m trying not to be bored. I’m also trying ...
Q. Everyone is fussing about staying home. They should live in my house.My mom’s boyfriend is a pig. I mean it. He lays around all day in a raggedy t-shirt and his boxers smoking. I don’t know the last time he showered. He doesn’t do a thing around the house.My mom and brother and me do ...
We closed the Common Ground Teen Center, but I’ve created a Virtual Teen Center. We are hosting zoom meetings twice a day. Social isolation can be challenging. Anyone ages 13 to 19 who is interested in joining the Virtual Teen Center should email me at podmj@healthyteens.com for links and ...
