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Maryjopodgurski

Navigating home life during college break

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 ...

Learning to be assertive

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 ...

Parents need reminders too

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 ...

Teens share their thanks

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 yearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ comments especially thoughtful. To the young people in our ...

Thanksgiving has its challenges

Q. I used to love Thanksgiving. I love the food (well, not the cranberry sauce, but everything else), and I love my family getting together. Maybe I should say I LOVED my family getting together. Ever since last yearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ elections, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ like they hate each other. My mom won’t talk with her ...

Could teen be depressed?

Q. I never thought this would happen to me, but could I be experiencing depression? I’m a first-year college student and I thought I’d be happy at this point in my life. I’m at a college I selected carefully. I like most of my classes, I’ve made some friends. I feel like I’m managing ...