Q.Why don’t I have a boyfriend? I’m not ugly, but I’m not all beautiful and sexy either. I think I have a nice personality, and I try to be interested in other people, not just in myself. All my friends have someone. I’m sick of being single. What’s wrong with me?15-year-oldMary ...
Q.Weird question, but it’s bothering me. I’m getting hairy. My back is hairy, my arms are hairy, my legs are hairy and even my feet are hairy. Like a Hobbit’s feet. What’s wrong with me? How come men in magazines and on TV are practically hairless? Most important – will anyone ever ...
Q.I’m so angry I don’t know where to turn. Maybe you can help. I’m a dad, and I take that role very seriously. My oldest son is 16. He has his first girlfriend. I like the girl, and I thought her family was much like ours. But it’s not. The other night my son came home from spending ...
Here’s another vintage column in honor of the Ask Mary Jo 10th anniversary. This one is from May 31, 2005, before I began seeking peer educators’ wisdom. The first question made me smile; the second is so common I could probably include it in this column monthly.Q.Do you teach sex ed ...
Q.Can you help with an argument I’m having with my dad? He says I’m not “mature” because I get so happy when there’s a snow day. He says when I’m an adult, I’ll realize how lazy I am right now. I agree I’ll understand life differently when I’m a grown-up. I also understand I ...
Q.I understand from a friend that you help teen parents. I wish I lived closer to you. My baby is due in May and I don’t have much support here at all, especially since I started to show. My mom is helping me. My doctor is pretty cold to me. I worry about how I’ll be treated at the hospital ...
