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Dear Abby, I have a lot of close friends. I can tell every secret to them and they will not tell, but lately there have been a bunch of rumors about me. People come up to me and say stuff like, "Why did you tell so and so this?" Truthfully, I did not talk about them, but every time I walk down the hallway I feel like people are talking about me! I talked to one of my friends about what has been going on and they always tell me I did not talk about you, but I heard whoever say something. What should I do?? I am sick of having to go to school every day and listening to all of it!! Signed, |
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| Don't Want to Leave! | ||
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Dear Abby, My mother is making me move to Florida and I want to stay here. She never listens to me and she never hears what I wanna do or what I think. I told her that I have friends here and I have to stay here. She never listens to me. HELP, SHE IS GOING CRAZY!!!!!! The Kid Nobody Listens To... |
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| Far, Far Away | ||
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Dear Abby, I have lived in the same small town my entire life and it's about 30 minutes away from Hammond. My mom is always late for work and she says it's because we always have to drive so far just to get to school. Is there anything we can do to try to get to school faster so that she won't be late to work anymore? |
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This summer, I dated this guy who was super nice. Well, about a month before school began, he broke up with me and it hurt me a lot. I thought I had gotten over it but then I ran into him at the movies and realized that I still like him. Then, a few weeks after school started, I started to like this other guy who is really funny and overall... awesome. So now I like two guys and I can't decide which one would be best for me. I already tried asking my parents and that only made it worse. HELP!!! Girl who can't decide!!! |
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| Depressed Friend | ||
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Okay, so I just moved here from Virginia, and I have been having a great time here. I had a best friend back in Virginia that I still miss very much. We have been keeping in contact with each other, but lately I've been noticing that she's been acting pretty sad. She used to call me every day back in Virginia, and she would ALWAYS be cheerful and laughing. Now she only calls me every once in awhile, and when she talks it sounds like she's lost all of her emotions or something. I'm worried that she might be becoming depressed. I tried to cheer her up, but it doesn't seem to be working. Is there anything else I can try? Please help me!!! Worried Friend |
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| Undecided For a Friend | ||
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Dear Abby, I have a friend and she is very nice to me. My friends thinks she's weird, and she keeps following me a lot. I want to talk to her but my friends keep pushing me away from her. They say like why are are you hanging out with her. I want to get a chance to talk to her but I'm scared my friends will see me talking to her. I know it sounds really rude but she is really weird but nice. What should I do? -Love from the Undecided Unknown |
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| Too Scared To Say | ||
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Dear Abby, I like this guy, but he obviously likes this other girl. I have liked him for a while and I am starting to change my mind. My friends tell me that they think we look good together. I want to tell him how I feel, but I am afraid of what he will say!! Only a few people know who I like and it was a big step to tell them and I can't imagine telling him. What do you think I should do??? -Love from afar |
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| Too Young ................ | ||
#1: My friend recently got a boyfriend, and whenever we hung out ALL that she could talk about was him. No matter what I did to change the subject she would NOT let us talk about anything else. Then about a week ago they broke up. She STILL can't talk about anything else but now it's all "I miss him SO much!" And now it's not just her, but BOTH of them! I don't want them to get back together but to just get over it. The only problem is I don't want them mad at me and I can't think of a way to say what I want to say nicely.   Just Get Over It #2: Okay. So I'm growing increasingly farther apart from one of my friends. She's just growing away from me and we don't hang out anymore. She thinks we're still great friends, but I'd like to tell her that our friendship is done. Advice? #1 is by Laurie Stanek #2 is by Rose O'Brien |
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| Dear Abby | ||
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I have a relationship problem. And I don't mean all that hilarious middle school drama junk, I mean a friendly relationship. Everytime I do not sit with this friend of mine, she acts affronted. She rolls her eyes and sighs and won't talk to me. It's extremely annoying and she acts like I'm doing something mean to her when I sit with my other friends! She'll be mad and then call me stupid! What can I do to stop this abusive and extremely excruciating relationship?! Sincerely, Annoyed and Unappreciated |
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| Dear Abby | ||
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My mother's old friend from college has a son who is either ten or eleven, two years younger than I am. We hardly ever see him (they live in Ohio), but he has recently told me that he likes me. As more than a friend. Well, at least I assume that's what he meant. I think that's really sweet, but I don't like him like that. I barely ever see him anyway. Unfortunately, (or at least on my side) my mom and his mom are still really close, and we might spend some time at the beach with them this summer. So, I don't know what to do. I don't want to lie to him (that always seems to backfire anyway), but I really don't like him all that much and don't want to crush his spirit. Please help! Signed, The Slightly Nervous Older Party |
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| Dear Abby | ||
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I have a small problem about people teasing me. I play an instrument and I am pretty good. However, in the higher band that I play with, I get last chair. I'm not worried about that, because I know I'm good. It's rather the teasing that is my problem. The people who are in higher chairs seem to have no tact whatsoever. They constantly ask me, "What chair are you again? Last? Oh." and it really upsets me. I wish they wouldn't look down on me so condescendingly. What can I do to stop this, or at least tolerate it? Sincerely, Muddled Musician |
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| Dear Abby | ||
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I am on an after-school team with none of my friends. I feel left out a lot of the time because no one is my age!!!! I try to strike up conversations but the other team mates think I'm weird trying to talk to them... how will I survive the rest of the year with this team? The "I" in Team |
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| Dear Abby | ||
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I need help. One of my friends has a problem, but he doesn't know about it. He says he likes this one girl and obviously believes it, but it appears otherwise. I still think he likes her... but he also seems to like someone else. He is constantly talking about the other person -- retelling every single funny thing that she does -- and he totally likes her. The problem is, he hasn't seemed to figure this out. If that wasn't bad enough, the person he thinks he likes used to like him back. But now, she's moved on. She likes this other guy. My friend still wants to ask her out, though! How do I keep him from totally embarrassing himself by asking someone else, besides who he now likes, to be his girlfriend? (Just so you know, I'm thinking about just telling him, but he might kill me for not telling him already...if anyone had any other ideas, I would appreciate it :) ). Thanks, An Innocent Bystander. |
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| Dear Abby | ||
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Dear Abby, I have a slight problem. Everytime I try to find someone to be my partner, everyone else is already taken. I always end up working alone or with someone who is a less desirable project partner. What should I do? I don't want to be whiny or obsessive, but I'd really like to get a good partner just once!! Sincerely, "Beggars Must be Choosers" |
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| Dear Abby | ||
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My friends and I came up with this joke. It was just between the few of us. After a few days the joke somehow got out. Now people think it is really happening and make fun of me for it. It's not true and I don't like it anymore, how can I stop it and keep a good humor. What now? |
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