Hey, Cherie! from Creators Syndicate

Funny Valentine Isn't So Funny for 02/09/2012

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I read this book you wrote, "Searching for David's Heart." It was a really good book. The guy in it, Sam, reminded me of myself. Like how he's smart and weird and kids dis him because he's short. I'm the shortest guy in the entire eighth grade. You just made Sam up, right? So I figured maybe I could confide in you and you would understand. So here goes.

Ever ...

Updated: Thu Feb 09, 2012

Teen Wants to Pursue a Different Path for 01/26/2012

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

What do you do when your parents don't approve of your career goals?

I am 17 years old, and I love clothes. Not just buying them and wearing them myself, but helping my friends choose outfits and accessories, seeing how garments are constructed, checking out different materials, etc. Everything there is about clothes, I'm into! I know how to sew and made my o ...

Updated: Thu Jan 26, 2012

Rumors Leave Teen Feeling Alone for 01/19/2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 17-year-old senior in high school. I enjoy doing all the things that you do in your last year of high school like going to lots of parties, playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends. Then over the winter break, a girl who I thought was my friend started a terrible rumor about me and one of my friends' boyfriends, saying we "hooked up" one night at a ...

Updated: Thu Jan 19, 2012

Parents Say No to Cellphone for 01/12/2012

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I am 12 years old, and I still don't have a cellphone! My parents have cellphones, all my friends have one and even my little cousin who is 8 has one!

My parents think it's not necessary for me to have one yet. I think they listen to what their friends say about their kids and texting and stuff, or what is on the news about kids and cellphones. I tell them all the tim ...

Updated: Thu Jan 12, 2012

Teen Developing Too Early? for 01/05/2012

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I have a problem that I doubt you can help with, but I still want your advice. I am almost 12 years old, and I have started developing way before my friends. Like I have been wearing a real bra since school last year, and my breasts keep growing! Like really fast — ridiculously fast. My mother says that the same thing happened to my aunt when they were kids, and she ha ...

Updated: Thu Jan 05, 2012

Can't be Cool Without Designer Clothes for 12/29/2011

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

All the girls in the 7th grade are so into labels and brand names. Expensive jeans, shoes and even purses. It's like the "Devil Wears Prada" just walking down the halls at school! Forget about a dance or special assembly at school. They are all about how much their clothes cost and who is wearing what.

My mom says that we can't get these things right now, a ...

Updated: Thu Dec 29, 2011

Teen Dreads Holiday Gatherings for 12/22/2011

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I am about to turn 16, and my family drives me absolutely crazy. Whenever we have to get together for these stupid holiday things, I am just miserable. My dumb little cousins, my annoying as you-know-what great aunts, my grandmother's creepy boyfriend? Pass!!! And my parent's are hosting this year's Christmas party, which means I have to be here.

I can't hide in my r ...

Updated: Thu Dec 22, 2011

Teen Has Problem With Stalker for 12/15/2011

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I'm a 17-year-old high school senior. Today, I just realized that this kid at my school is stalking me. I never paid attention when I saw this guy everywhere I went 'cause our town isn't all that big. But when I thought about how many times I have seen him somewhere that I am outside of school, I started to get kinda worried.

He is in 10th grade but had a ceramics cl ...

Updated: Thu Dec 15, 2011

Teen Needs Advice After Having Baby for 12/08/2011

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 16-year-old girl, and I recently had a baby. Ever since I found out I was pregnant, my mom has made my life well, hell. My son came down with RSV, a virus, because my grandmother smokes in the house. The doctors said that she had to stop, or we would have to move. She refused to stop, even knowing that it could kill my son.

After many attempts to make them und ...

Updated: Thu Dec 08, 2011

My Friend Treats Me Like Her ATM for 12/01/2011

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I'm a 15-year-old girl. I have been baby-sitting for three years for a bunch of people in my neighborhood, and I have saved almost all of the money I have made. Baby-sitting is great these days 'cause I get at least 10 dollars an hour. My friends know that I baby-sit a lot because whenever they call to do something on the weekend, I am usually busy already.

One frie ...

Updated: Thu Dec 01, 2011

Daughter Concerned About Parents Fights for 11/24/2011

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 15-year-old girl, and my parents are really driving me crazy. They don't ever seem to talk anymore, and I think they are going to get divorced. My dad never sleeps here more than one night a week. He comes in, checks his mail and gets some food from the kitchen. Then he will ask my brother and me some school stuff or something. After, he just goes out to the garage an ...

Updated: Thu Nov 24, 2011

Easily Distracted for 11/17/2011

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I am in my senior year in high school, and it's a lot more demanding than I thought it would be. I am in AP English, which takes up a lot of my time.

The problem is that my friends, the Internet and my love of word games all easily distract me. I guess that's why I love reading and writing.

But now I have essays due, and I can't get motivated to finish anythi ...

Updated: Thu Nov 17, 2011

Teen Feels Bad About Being Good for 11/10/2011

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I've got a problem, and I really would like your advice. I am in the 11th grade and have been on my school's basketball and softball teams. I go to a small school. I am also on the newspaper and the yearbook.

I try to help out a lot around my town, too, and I have volunteered at the animal rescue shelter and with other animal clinics. I want to be a veterinarian, so ...

Updated: Thu Nov 10, 2011

A First Kiss Dilemma for 11/03/2011

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 14-year-old girl. I told my best friend, Erin, that I had kissed this guy that I like at a school dance. I was acting like it was no big deal, and that he was a good guy to learn on. I guess I made it sound like I had done it before. It was such a shock to me when it happened. I had my eyes wide open! It was also not really what I expected it to be like. What I mean i ...

Updated: Thu Nov 03, 2011

Embarrassed by Bold Move for 10/27/2011

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I'm a 13-year-old girl. I know this may sound vain, but I know I am pretty. I have been getting attention for a long time, and I am always called "the pretty one."

Well, now that I am developing, guys think I am like 17! I love it because I think my best friend's older sister's boyfriend is so fine! He is 16, and I just had to try to talk to him one night a ...

Updated: Thu Oct 27, 2011

No College for This Guy for 10/20/2011

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I'm a guy who is in his senior year in high school. I play basketball and football. I swim. I get good grades and a very good GPA. I try to be a good brother to my younger siblings. I don't even really hang out with my friends all the time, and I like being at home playing online video games with my buds.

The thing is, I don't know if I want to go to college. In my f ...

Updated: Thu Oct 20, 2011

Teen Guy Too Shy for 10/13/2011

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

This guy I know sent me a message saying he wanted to hang when school started, and I haven't spoken to him since! I thought that he liked me and that we would at least text or something by now. But it's been like three months since he sent me that message! I even have a class with him. His friends always surround him, and I am not the girl to make the first move, or the se ...

Updated: Thu Oct 13, 2011

Teen Worried About Mother's Changing Habits for 10/06/2011

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 15-year-old girl whose mother has started acting very weird. I think it has to do with her new boyfriend. He is a lot younger than her, and now she is trying to act all young and dress young. She stays out late almost every night of the week. I think she has even started doing drugs or something because she just isn't the same mom.

We used to talk a lot, and I ...

Updated: Thu Oct 06, 2011

Teen Worried About The Economy for 09/29/2011

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

So I keep hearing that the economy is bad and that lots of people have lost their jobs and even their homes. In my neighborhood, I have noticed a lot more stores going out of business. It looks like there isn't as much building going on either. But my family and all my friends seem to be OK, so far. I am worried, though.

What will happen if my mom or my dad loses the ...

Updated: Thu Sep 29, 2011

Thinking About Sex for 09/22/2011

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I have been going with this guy for almost 6 months, and we are both 16-years-old. Neither one of us has ever had a real love relationship before, and I know it feels real to me. He says the same thing. When we are together, nothing else matters. It's just like the love songs say. I feel like he is my soul mate. Like we can finish each other's sentences, and we are just so h ...

Updated: Thu Sep 22, 2011