I was supposed to go to this girl's party today. I don't really know her that well, but she's a nice girl and we have a couple of classes together. Somehow, though, everything got screwed up. I had to tell her I couldn't make it and now I feel really bad. I really couldn't deal with a party today. My mom got her paycheck on Wednesday and decided to just take off for a day. She does this often,...

I've been in high school for about month now and so far everything's been going okay. My grades are fine, I found my classes, and no one completely hates my guts (or lackthereof).I just haven't been able to make friends like I want to. I've always been pretty shy, but now I've never felt so socially awkward. I really want to put myself out there, but I have no idea how. What do I say? What do I...

I don't want the summer to be over! Why, oh why, does it have to end! God, I can't believe I start school on Tuesday. I'm so not ready for this. Seriously though, I'm really not ready. I don't have a backpack, I don't know my locker combination, I think I messed my schedule up, and I only just found out about the summer reading assignment. I'm screwed! Well, at least I've made some friends. Now I...

It's getting to the point where my mom drinks every day. Then, my dad comes home angry, figures out she's drunk, and they get into a huge shouting match. They don't seem to care how this effects me. I feel like I'm losing my mind. To keep from having a nervous breakdown, I've learned to just shut off all emotion. As a result of that, people think I'm cold and aloof, so I have very few friends. For...

So, it's about 12:35 right now and I'm still up. I should probably be asleep, but if I get in bed right now i'll just wind up staring and the ceiling for hours. I'm not sure, but I think I have insomnia; or maybe I just think too much. As soon as my head hits the pillow all these thoughts just come rushing out. I'm pretty much nocturnal at this point, I sleep all day and I'm up all night. Anyways,...

I just graduated from eighth grade a couple of Sundays ago and I'm going to be starting high school in September. I'm going to a prep school super far away where I'm not going to know anyone. All my friends are going to the same school and I'm really gonna miss them. I'm not really nervous about going to a new school, in fact I'm anxious. Elementary school was just awful and I'm ready to get a...

It's not just my parents that drive me crazy, it's the rest of my family too. Aren't you supposed to be comfortable around them? So why do I always feel like they're judging me? I'm not good enough for one side and too good for the other. I feel like the black sheep of my family. My mom always tries to act like she knows what I'm going through because "she was a teenager too". She doesn't get me...

Most people that think they know me would think my life is all sunshine and rainbows. If you asked them they would say that my family is awesome or that my parents are "cool". Those people that think they know me are dead wrong. My parents can't stand each other. They fight all the time at home and it drives me crazy. My mom drinks way too much which pisses my already mean-spirited dad off. It's...