Recently
My Friend's Mother Helps Her Cheat
DR. WALLACE: We have homework four days a week in world history. I do all my homework by myself, but my best friend's mother helps her with hers. I average a B on my homework, but my friend averages an A. I don't believe this is fair. Both of us are …Read more.
Cousins Don't Normally Date Each Other
DR. WALLACE: The End of Semester Fling is the biggest dance party and school-sponsored event at our school. Even the teachers and administrators show up and have fun. Most students attend the Fling as couples, but those not dating can show up as a …Read more.
I Feel Abandoned and Alone
DR. WALLACE: I'm 17 and about as sad and depressed as a teen can be. My boyfriend left me for another girl. I loved Jeremy more than any human on earth. He was my life. I went out of town during the Christmas break. My parents and I spent the …Read more.
Please Tell Me How to be Happy
DR. WALLACE: I'm 14 and down on myself. I feel like all the girls at my school are prettier and smarter than I am. I know they have more money to spend than I do, and they always wear nicer clothes than I have. When it comes to dating, I don't think …Read more.
more articles
|
Love Has Nothing to Do With ItDR. WALLACE: I'm 15 and my boyfriend is 21. My mother read my diary and found out that Eddie and I have been having sex. She said she was going to call the authorities and have him arrested for statutory rape. How can this be? He didn't rape me. We made love together. — Nameless, Jacksonville, Fla. NAMELESS: Statutory rape occurs when an adult (Eddie) has consensual sexual relations with a minor (you). Love has nothing to do with it. Eddie is guilty of statutory rape. COLLEGES FOR STUDENTS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS DR. WALLACE: Our daughter is in her junior year in high school. She maintains a 4.0 grade point average and is a very bright young lady. Shelly moves about with the assistance of a wheelchair. She was born with a spine deformity and will be bound to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. That is her only slight setback. She is a wonderful young lady, full of life, and has a smile that brightens the recipient's day. Of course, Shelly will be attending college in the fall of 2011. She is very bright in science and math and would like to work eventually as a scientist. I know that most schools of higher learning provide ramps for students who are in wheelchairs, but I was wondering if you know of any school that encourages mobility-impaired students to attend. Thanks much for your consideration. — Mother, San Mateo, Calif. MOTHER: Contact your local library for the book, "Colleges that Enable" (Park Avenue Press). Authors Jason and Prudence Tweed investigated over 2,000 college and university campuses and recommended nine that provide excellent services for students with mobility impairments. All of these schools have excellent academic credentials.
Thank you for your inspiring letter about Shelly. She is a living example of how the human spirit can prevail over hardship, and she lets us know there are no real handicaps, just challenges. My best wishes to your whole family. WHAT IS A NERD AND AN UGLY DUCKLING? DR. WALLACE: What is your definition of a nerd and an ugly duckling? I'm aware that the nerd is masculine, while the ugly duckling is feminine. — Olivia, Porterville, Calif. OLIVIA: These words have no precise definitions. They're simply insults — cruel ones — which people often apply to themselves. Those who have overcome such labels know how meaningless they are. Actor Harrison Ford, for instance, considered himself a nerd as a teen, and actress Julia Roberts said she used to think she was the ugliest duckling of all. Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column. E-mail him at rwallace@galesburg.net. To find out more about Dr. Robert Wallace and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS.COM
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
