DR. WALLACE: I'm in the seventh grade and I get good grades in school. To be honest, I get straight A's. Yes, I wear glasses, and yes, I'm thin. I guess you could call me a stereotype. In one of my classes the boy who sits behind me bugs me constantly. He pulls my hair, writes on the back of my clothes with his pencil, and keeps calling me "Egghead." I guess he is mad because I don't let him cheat when we take a test. He is always trying to see my answers.

I've asked the teacher to change my seat because of this boy's highly immature behavior, but the teacher said that she has a policy not to change a student's seat unless the student has poor eyesight or a hearing impairment. Since I have neither one, I can't be moved. This causes me to remain the butt of this nerd's jokes. What can I do to put distance between this boy and me? — Nameless, Minneapolis, Minn.

NAMELESS: Have your mother or father write a brief note to the teacher asking her to make an exception to her rule of not changing students' seats. Have your parent list the ways this nerd ... I mean, boy, pesters you.

If the teacher refuses, have a parent set up a meeting with the school principal. No student should ever be subjected to this type of constant annoyance. I promise that the principal will solve this problem if the teacher won't.

P.S.: I was impressed with your writing skills, vocabulary, penmanship and sense of humor. I can understand why you are a straight-A student.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

DR. WALLACE: I need your help. I have a good friend who is grossly overweight. She is 14 and weighs at least 200 pounds (she admits to that). The problem is that this girl eats much too much and she eats a lot of the wrong foods. I would like for her to start losing weight, but she won't listen to me.

What can I do to help her? I'm afraid that she is always going to be fat. — Nameless, Atlanta, Ga.

NAMELESS: School nurses are wonderful at handling this type of problem. Discuss the situation with the nurse, or if your school doesn't have one, talk to your friend's counselor or P.E. teacher or the assistant principal.

Your friend and her family need a lot of guidance concerning diet, nutrition and good eating patterns. Keep up the good work! Don't quit until you see with your own eyes that your friend is actually losing weight and eating properly.

I'LL DONATE THE MONEY TO A CHARITY

DR. WALLACE: I bet my dad $5 that you would answer my letter in your column. You did and my dad paid off — five one dollar bills. Since it was you who got me the money, I'd like to donate the money to a charity of your choice. I'm the "Nameless" teen from Nashville, Tennessee who is 18 and catching flack from family and friends for dating a guy who is 16. Thanks for telling me the guy is a keeper. Do you remember me? — Nameless, Nashville, Tenn.

NAMELESS: I do remember you, and the Salvation Army will say, "Thanks for your gift!"

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 [email protected]. 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.

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