Figuring Out Relationships By Myself
Names have been changed. When I started 8th grade, my friend Ashley posted a status on Facebook saying I was looking for a boyfriend. Soon after, I received a friend request from a boy named David. I accepted it and we started messaging. He told me that he was Ashley’s brother. I knew she had […]
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Opening Up to the Right People Helped Me
Some names have been changed Going into high school, I had my guard up. I was just coming home from two years in foster care and I was quiet and slow to trust. I was able to make friends, but I suffered a few betrayals. The first one was by a “friend” named Dustine. Since I was 11, I knew that I was […]
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Bullying and Jealousy Made Me Into Someone I Didn’t Like
Names have been changed. Being bullied and losing a friend made me loud and obnoxious. By high school, when I realized what I had become, it was hard to change. It started in elementary school. In kindergarten I had a good friend, Sam, and we did everything together. But in 1st grade, we began learning […]
Read MoreWriting Contest Winners Fall 2021
Four times a year, we ask our readers to write about the impact recent stories have had on teens around the country. In Fall 2021, we had a range of responses from writers connecting to stories about peer pressure, depression, and bullying. Congratulations to our winners and be sure to apply for our next contest […]
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