Hey, Cherie! from Creators Syndicate

Teen Hopes to Learn More About Other Religions for 07/02/2009

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 16-year-old girl who is getting interested in exploring other religions. I have been raised a Lutheran, which is a part of Christianity. But I live in a big city and go to a public high school where there are kids of many different religions.

You may think that this is crazy, but religious discussions have occurred in the lunchroom. I always feel so dumb in the ...

Updated: Thu Jul 02, 2009

Bored Teen Wants to Return Home to Friends and Better Weather for 07/09/2009

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

My parents have ruined my summer and I am so upset. I am a 15-year-old girl, and both my parents are professors. One of them took a summer job at a school in Massachusetts, so we have moved from California to Massachusetts for the summer. I have to say that I pretty much hate it.

We are in the midwestern part of the state — it is very different from California. ...

Updated: Thu Jul 09, 2009

Teen Doesn't Want to Take School Seriously for 07/16/2009

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 15-year-old girl who is dreading the start of school in the fall. Though I am a pretty good student when I try, I don't like to apply myself. I think homework is about the most boring thing ever, and I mostly just don't do it. I went from having nearly all A's in the seventh grade to having an average that was between a C and D in the ninth grade.

My parents th ...

Updated: Thu Jul 16, 2009

Teen Has a Hard Time Controlling Himself Amid Home's Temptations for 07/23/2009

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am worried. I am a 17-year-old guy who has too much temptation in my house. There is temptation for everything, especially since I am home alone a fair amount of time. I am tempted on the computer, and you know what I mean. There is no filter on the Internet and I can look at whatever I want — there is a lot of raunchy stuff on the computer.

My mother takes ce ...

Updated: Thu Jul 23, 2009

Teen is Tired of Always Being the Friend Instead of the Girlfriend for 07/30/2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

How do you stop being the friend? I want to get the guys who see me only-as-a-friend to start seeing me as maybe someone they could go out with or even date. I am a 15-year-old girl and am friends with tons of guys.

These guys always say that they can tell me anything, and they usually do. They talk to me about their relationships, which is usually with girls that I k ...

Updated: Thu Jul 30, 2009

Teen Hopes to be Less Possessive Toward Boyfriend for 08/06/2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a possessive girl and want to know if I am too jealous. This all has to do with my boyfriend, of course. We are both 15. I am one of those girls who wants a lot of contact with her boyfriend. We live in different towns, so we don't get to see each other every day — mostly just at a swim club on Saturdays and sometimes on Wednesday evenings, too. But we text each o ...

Updated: Thu Aug 06, 2009

Teen Feels Guilty for Leaving the Scene After Hitting a Bumper for 08/13/2009

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am feeling guilty about something that I did in my parents' car. I am a pretty new driver and have had my license for about six months. A few nights ago, I took my parents' car, which is actually a pickup truck, to a party. I did not get drunk at this party — I do not even drink. However, I did cause an accident that night.

Actually, I didn't cause an accident ...

Updated: Thu Aug 13, 2009

Girl At New School Fears First Day Dork-dom for 08/20/2009

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 15-year-old girl, who always reads your column because you give good advice. But I don't know if you will have advice for this problem because it is kind of specific.

The thing is, I am going into 10th grade at a new school in a different state. We just moved here after living for many years near Pittsburgh. I have to tell you that my biggest fear is that I am ...

Updated: Thu Aug 20, 2009

What to Do with a Vengeful Coach for 08/27/2009

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 16-year-old guy. I'm a good athlete as well as a good student, and have been on my school soccer team for a while. I started as a freshman and a sophomore, always playing sweeper. I love soccer and believe it is a beautiful game. I never had a problem with a soccer coach, until now.

I have the same coach this year as I had my freshman and sophomore years. I als ...

Updated: Thu Aug 27, 2009

Help! My Ex-Boyfriend Won't Get the Message for 09/10/2009

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

My problem is simple. My boyfriend won't get the message. His name is Franklin, and we went out from the beginning of the summer until we went back to school. By the way, I am 15. He is not my first boyfriend, but I think I pretty much was his first real girlfriend. Before I go any further, I want to say that he is not a stalker and I am not afraid, but he is not getting the ...

Updated: Thu Sep 10, 2009

How to Survive Your Mother, the Driving Teacher for 09/17/2009

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 16-year-old girl, and I just got my learner's permit to drive. Yes, I waited a little longer than some kids, but that's not why I'm writing to you. I'm writing to you because my mother is my driving teacher and she is basically driving me nuts from the passenger seat.

We are practicing in her old Saturn, which is a decent car, but not one that I would choose to ...

Updated: Thu Sep 17, 2009

Parents to Teen Girl: No Boyfriend For You! for 09/24/2009

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I broke up with my boyfriend, Devon, of two years. That was three weeks ago. Well, actually, I didn't break up with him; we just knew that it was over because I got into trouble for having a boyfriend. I am 14 years old. My parents are really strict about boyfriends — about not having a boyfriend until I am 15. I think about Devon every day and every night. I even writ ...

Updated: Thu Sep 24, 2009

Correcting Adults: Right Thing or Big Mouth? for 10/01/2009

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I'm the girl with the big mouth, and I'm proud of it.

I am a 16-year-old girl, and when I see someone doing the wrong thing, I am not afraid to say so. For example, when I am shopping for my family at the supermarket and trying to go in the express line, which is the line for 15 items or less. If there is someone with 20 items in the same line ahead of me, I am not af ...

Updated: Thu Oct 01, 2009

Teen Claims: I Like Her and I am No Stalker! for 10/08/2009

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

Here's the thing. I'm a 14-year-old guy, and there's a girl I like in my class. Let's call her Dianne, although that is not her real name, which starts with a Q. I'm serious that I like this girl a lot, but she already has a boyfriend.

What am I allowed to do or not do?

Like I said, she has a boyfriend. Let's call him Alex. Now, you and I both know that the lif ...

Updated: Thu Oct 08, 2009

When a Teen Wants to Fire a Weapon for 10/15/2009

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I hope you can answer a question about guns and help convince my parents that they are OK. I am a guy in 11th grade. My dad has a friend who is a Green Beret. I am serious. He was in the Army's Special Forces and is now in the National Guard. His name is Rich and he is a great guy. He is the kind of guy who would make me want to go into the Army, which is actually something ...

Updated: Thu Oct 15, 2009

Teen Laments: I'm Good at Everything! for 10/22/2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am an overachieving guy in ninth grade. That is my problem. I am a really good student, a really good athlete, I can sing pretty well and play guitar, and I have a cute girlfriend who I really like. I can do art, I am involved at my church, and I volunteered on the Obama campaign last year by handing out campaign literature in my neighborhood.

I do well on standardi ...

Updated: Thu Oct 22, 2009

Christmas Away from Family? Teen Asks Why Not? for 10/29/2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a girl in 11th grade and I have a fantastic opportunity. There is another girl in my class named Sasha, and her family has a ton of money, which I don't mind saying. Her father didn't believe in stock and bonds and instead bought gold. Plus he is a doctor, so between his gold and his job, Sasha's family is kind of rich.

They have a ski house in Colorado near a to ...

Updated: Thu Oct 29, 2009

Teen Asks: When is it OK to Hide Your Voice? for 11/05/2009

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

This is going to sound like it is from a Disney Channel movie, but I swear that it is true. I am a 15-year-old guy and am a really good singer. I mean it. Anyone who hears me sing thinks that I should go on "American Idol" when I am older.

The thing is, I like to sing but don't love it. I am much more of a jock than I am a singer. I play all sports; I am on ...

Updated: Thu Nov 05, 2009

If Parent Invades Retirement, Can Teen Invade College Fund? for 11/12/2009

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

As you may know, it is not easy to find a job these days if you are still in high school. Believe me, I am in 10th grade and have tried and tried. I feel like I do nothing but go for after-school jobs and weekend jobs. But whenever I hear about an opening, it is filled by the time I get there. Or there are about a 100 other kids who are applying and I never get it.

My ...

Updated: Thu Nov 12, 2009

I Ruined a Surprise Party … Just Kill Me Now for 11/19/2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I'm writing to you because I don't know whom else to write. None of my friends want to hear from me. Here's why: This past weekend, I ruined the surprise party of the year. Me and my big mouth!

Here's what happened. I'm a 16-year-old girl. I am really not a popular girl. I mean, I'm not unpopular, but I'm not one of the cool kids. I am friends with Magda, one of the c ...

Updated: Thu Nov 19, 2009