Q&A
When my friends dumped me
By Jennifer Johnson
Q: My friend dumped me. I want another best friend, but I’m still mad—and scared of getting hurt again.
A: When I was in middle school, the popular kids isolated me for a mistake I’d made and then admitted to. This was so hard for many reasons, but the biggest was that they’d been my friends. Also, I’d been honest about my mistake, but others in the group didn’t admit the role they’d played. Yet I was the one everyone turned on.
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Getting a stepmother
By Name Withheld
“We’re getting married.”
It was the beginning of spring break when my dad broke the news. Our family had gone to Florida to hang out at the beach, and there he was, holding hands with his now-fiance. My stomach dropped; it was going to be a long week.
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