I woke up on Friday morning feeling the same as I do every morning. I rolled out of bed, tried to stop my hair from sticking up, and got dressed for school. Of course, something happened that doesn’t (usually) happen on a day-to-day basis -- I received gifts. It was a card I received from my English teacher that came as a slap to the face, and I’ll forever carry those words with me…...

There is something strange (and amazing) about the human brain. There is something even more amazing about how the human brain changes. Those who are eleven don’t think the same as those who are fourteen, and those who are fourteen don’t think the same as those who are seventeen. If they do, it’s obvious that a lack of maturation has happened within the mind throughout that span of time....

Let’s not think about the piles of summer schoolwork I have two weeks to finish, the college applications I have to start filling out, and the grilled cheese sandwich that won’t cook fast enough. Am I frazzled? Not slightly. In fact, I’m more than laid back about the situation. My mindset has been ‘I’ll get to it later’ all summer, and soon there won’t be a later to use. Am I...

First and foremost, I am not trying to proclaim that diets are the anti-Christ; there are people (adults, mostly, whose bodies have finished developing) that do need to ‘diet.’ There are overweight people who do need to lose weight (re: overweight). Chances are, if you are a teenage girl (or boy, self-loathing doesn’t discriminate), you would benefit from changing your eating habits over...

I understand that people ‘have problems’ and ‘need to vent’ — especially during the younger-side of the teenage years — but it bugs the heck out of me. You have it so bad?First. Take a look at your surroundings. Is one (or more) of your household members a violent alcoholic, prone to rages that might injure another household member? Is one (or more) of your household members abusive?...