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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.
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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.
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Wise Parents Don't PressureDR. WALLACE: I'm responding to the girl whose parents are pressuring her to attend the University of Pennsylvania and major in pre-law. Her mother and father are both attorneys and graduates of Penn. She was happy about being accepted at Penn and wanted to attend, but she didn't know what her major would be. She knew, however, that she wanted nothing to do with being a lawyer. I'm glad you told her to enroll at Penn and see how things work out, because a college student usually doesn't have to declare a major until her or she has finished her second year. Before then, she would take mostly required subjects. I was in a similar situation. Both of my parents are dentists. They met in medical school and were married when they both began practicing dentistry. All I heard when I was in high school was that I, too, was going to be a dentist. Ugh! I detest going to a dentist and wanted no part of working in other people's mouths. Well to make a long story short, I was accepted at the University of Tennessee and enrolled in pre-dentistry. I didn't do well at all grade-wise and dropped out of the university during my second year. After completing a year at a community college where I received excellent grades, I enrolled at Memphis State University and graduated with honors. My major was elementary education. I am now teaching third grade and I love every moment I'm in the classroom. My parents are disappointed that I didn't become a dentist, but if I had, I'd be miserable.
TEACHER: Wise parents offer career suggestions, not pressure. Pushing one's child into a career she doesn't like is, quite simply, a flagrant abuse of parental authority. All children should be allowed to make their own career choices. They have a right to live their own lives! I couldn't agree with you more. Mom and Dad's foolish disappointment is nothing compared to their child's lifelong misery. JUNK FOOD WON'T CAUSE PIMPLES DR. WALLACE: I'm 14 and starting to get pimples. I heard that if you stop eating junk foods, your complexion will clear up. So, I have stopped consuming chocolate and all other candy, french fries and soft drinks. It's been three weeks, but so far, my pimples haven't gone away. How long does it take for my pimples to vanish after I stop eating junk food? — Zack ZACK: Avoiding candy and other junk foods is great for your health, but won't eliminate pimples. This common scourge of adolescence is the result of clogged pores, excessive oil in the skin and other factors, but is not from what you eat. In the last few years, many medications have become available to help those who suffer from pimples and acne. Have your parents make an appointment with a dermatologist. Your complexion can be dramatically improved. 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
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