Q. My mom says I’m too young to have a boyfriend. But I really like someone and he likes me. I’m not stupid. I know I’m too young for some things, like sex. But I’m not too young to have a boyfriend if all we do is hang out at school. My mom said to ask you. Please do me a solid and say ...
After a five-year absence due to COVID and my health, our Washington’s Got Talent fundraiser is back! The finale will be held at Chartiers-Houston High School on Jan. 26 starting at 1:30 p.m. The community is invited. Tickets are available at our website at ...
Not only young people write to me through my column. To kick off the New Year, I selected a parent and a grandparent email to share. Q. I appreciate the way you support teachers in your column and your social media posts. I taught for 45 years, mostly middle school. My teacher colleagues ...
As we look forward to 2025, I am honored to share some teens’ New Year’s resolutions. I began this tradition in 2005, the first year I wrote the column Ask Mary Jo, and I am pleased to offer young people’s voices again. Astrid, 17: I want to be true and honest with myself. I want to work ...
Q. I feel like my mom gives me mixed signals. She wants me to be popular, to the point where she tries to oversee how I dress and asks me detailed questions about my friends, like who did I sit with at lunch and what was our conversation? I like school and my grades are good, but she mostly ...
Teens share gratitude for Teen Center, community Last week, the teens at our Common Ground Teen Center held their monthly Teen Executive Board meeting. The center is staffed by teens and our alumni supervisor, Landan Weakland. The executive board plans activities and monitors our guidelines of ...
