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DR. WALLACE: The guy I date is a "pothead." He smokes a lot of marijuana. Sometimes he even smokes marijuana while he is driving. He says that he is in complete control at all times, even when and after he has smoked pot. He says that …Read more.
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Why Take Geometry? I'll Never Use it
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Yearly, 7,000 Lives Are Saved
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I Don't Want to Run Away AgainDR. WALLACE: I'm living in Coos Bay, Ore., with my grandmother because my mom couldn't handle me. Last January, I ran away from home for 10 days. (I'm 16.) During that time, I met a guy in Marysville, Calif., who was 26. I fell in love with him and, yes, we had sex. After the cops sent me home, I kept running away to see my boyfriend. I knew it was wrong, but I just couldn't help it. My parents gave me a good home. I love them, but it was as if this guy had a spell over me. So far, I'm doing pretty well at my grandmother's, but I'm afraid the spell will come over me again and I will run to him. Help! I really don't want to run away again. — Nameless, Coos Bay, Ore. NAMELESS: This guy doesn't have a spell over you. You became infatuated with him because you felt grown-up, free and important when you were with him. But those feelings are illusions, as you clearly see, and it is completely within your power to end this destructive relationship. You have already surmounted some tremendously difficult obstacles, first, by admitting you have a problem and second, by asking for help. Anyone who can do that is well on his or her way to getting her life back. Coos Bay is a beautiful city with good schools and offers you a chance to be a teenager again. Get involved in school, church activities and community affairs. Once you meet and date a boy from Coos Bay in your age range, you will forget about this older man who could, and should, be behind bars for statutory rape. I WANT TO HEAR, 'I LOVE YOU' DR.
My best friend is telling me he might be afraid to say those magic words because he's not sure that he's in love with me. Is this possible? - Nameless, Tupelo, Miss. NAMELESS: Some guys have trouble with those words. I doubt that Allen's reluctance to utter them means he is harboring secret doubts about the relationship. More likely, he just isn't sure what they mean. He needs your help. The next time you're with him, tell him you love him. When he follows with, "Me, too," gently say to him, "I know that you love me, but I would enjoy hearing, 'Laurie, I love you.'" I'm sure he'll comply. The words will get easier to say once he breaks the ice. 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. Email 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 2011 CREATORS.COM
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