So I need to know: If you could have written a letter to an advice column in High School* what kinds of things would you have asked about? (My concerns may not have been entirely, um, of general interest.)
*Bonus points if you’re actually IN HIGH SCHOOL. Use LOTS of CAPS in your COMMENT, and then I’ll KNOW.)
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I'd write about boys… if I was in High School. Boys and their crazy hair. Okay, maybe not. How about relationships with parents or how to date. I think we all needed that in high school. =)
I'd write about boys… if I was in High School. Boys and their crazy hair. Okay, maybe not. How about relationships with parents or how to date. I think we all needed that in high school. =)
I exploit too, whenever I can get away with it. I take it you're writing a column then. Don't you have a fourteen year old daughter?
I'm definitely not in high school, but I remember those days very well. Here's what I would have asked if we'd had a paper at my school–Why do boys always pick the trashy girls and how can I be liked and still keep my standards? But that's just me.
I exploit too, whenever I can get away with it. I take it you're writing a column then. Don't you have a fourteen year old daughter?
I'm definitely not in high school, but I remember those days very well. Here's what I would have asked if we'd had a paper at my school–Why do boys always pick the trashy girls and how can I be liked and still keep my standards? But that's just me.
Dear Becca,
My world has ended. The guy I liked showed up to the dance with a new girl. What can I do to get him to notice me?
Thanks,
Desperate and Broken Hearted
Dear Becca,
I recently moved into a new high school. Over the summer I made friends who share a common interest. But now that school has started I feel stuck. I feel stuck and defined by my friends. I NEED NEW FRIENDS if I'm ever going to be popular. How can I nicely ditch my old friend for better ones?
Help,
Wanting to be in the IN crowd
Dear Becca,
I have decided that I want to go to art school. It is the only thing that makes me happy. But my parents told me they will not support my decision. I have thought a lot about this choice and I know it is the right thing for me to do. How can I convince my parents that I am not a little kid anymore?
Thanks for you help.
Struggling Artist
Dear Becca,
My world has ended. The guy I liked showed up to the dance with a new girl. What can I do to get him to notice me?
Thanks,
Desperate and Broken Hearted
Dear Becca,
I recently moved into a new high school. Over the summer I made friends who share a common interest. But now that school has started I feel stuck. I feel stuck and defined by my friends. I NEED NEW FRIENDS if I'm ever going to be popular. How can I nicely ditch my old friend for better ones?
Help,
Wanting to be in the IN crowd
Dear Becca,
I have decided that I want to go to art school. It is the only thing that makes me happy. But my parents told me they will not support my decision. I have thought a lot about this choice and I know it is the right thing for me to do. How can I convince my parents that I am not a little kid anymore?
Thanks for you help.
Struggling Artist
Wow, Amber did a fabulous job answering your plea for help!
I would've asked for advice on how to survive a math class whose teacher had a Vietnamese accent thicker than a plank. Where to find cheap but fashionable clothes. How to clear up acne. Etc…
Wow, Amber did a fabulous job answering your plea for help!
I would've asked for advice on how to survive a math class whose teacher had a Vietnamese accent thicker than a plank. Where to find cheap but fashionable clothes. How to clear up acne. Etc…
I'm not in high school but at the time, what I would have written about would have been my friends. I would have asked advice about those relationships and when do you stop being friends with a person.
I'm not in high school but at the time, what I would have written about would have been my friends. I would have asked advice about those relationships and when do you stop being friends with a person.
I would have been dying to know if a boy would ever notice me. Ever!
I would have been dying to know if a boy would ever notice me. Ever!
Dear Becca,
Why is it that only the nerdiest of nerds are interested in me?
Help!
Sincerely,
The Marching Band Drum Major/Member of National Honor Society
Dear Becca,
Why is it that only the nerdiest of nerds are interested in me?
Help!
Sincerely,
The Marching Band Drum Major/Member of National Honor Society
Dear Becca,
How come everyone else gets to go to Hawaii and I have to stay here in the freezing snow?
Sincerely,
Warm At Heart
Dear Becca,
How come everyone else gets to go to Hawaii and I have to stay here in the freezing snow?
Sincerely,
Warm At Heart