Hey, Cherie! from Creators Syndicate

Teen Doesn't Agree With Parents' Philosophy on Medicine for 07/10/2008

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

My mother is crunchy — she’s a hippie who never stopped being a hippie — and my father is pretty much the same way. They still listen to the Grateful Dead and the New Riders of the Purple Sage, we have a vegetable garden that provides us with food, and they even have an old Volkswagen microbus that we take on some family trips.

My father is a college ...

Updated: Thu Jul 10, 2008

Teen Needs to Resist Falling in Love with Older Boy for 07/17/2008

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am a 14-year-old girl who is working at a summer day camp. I am a counselor in training and so far the summer is going pretty well. I take care of second grade kids, and they like me. The only problem is that I am falling in love with one of the lifeguards.

I am serious. His name is Neale; he is 17 and going into 11th grade. Neale is really hot and nice. We have had ...

Updated: Thu Jul 17, 2008

Teen Should Avoid Cheating on College Essays for 07/24/2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I have a moral problem. I am 17 and applying to colleges this year. I am a good student in mathematics and science, and in fact have taken several advanced placement classes in those subjects. I have also signed up for a class this fall at the local college. I would say that I am in the top 2 percent of my high school classmates in those areas; however, I am not as strong in ...

Updated: Thu Jul 24, 2008

Teen Feels Fearful After First Earthquake Experience for 07/31/2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey Cherie!

We just had an earthquake in Los Angeles; I feel pretty weird. My family moved to southern California from Ohio a couple of years ago, and I know that this is southern California, which means there are earthquakes. We even studied the fault lines in 10th grade physics. But it is one thing to learn about it in school and another to feel the room shake back and forth like a rid ...

Updated: Thu Jul 31, 2008

Teen Procrastinator Needs Help Focusing and Finishing Assignments for 08/07/2008

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am dreading the start of school. I will be a 10th grader and am probably the world's biggest procrastinator. I never do my school assignments on time, and I am usually late with my reading too. This summer I have two books to read: "The Kite Runner" and either "Jane Eyre" or "The Golden Compass." Right now I have "The Kite Runner" on ...

Updated: Thu Aug 07, 2008

To Avoid Frustration with Lost Calls, Caller should Ring Back First for 08/14/2008

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

This may seem like a stupid question, but is there any rule on who calls back first when a cell phone call is lost?

This happens to me almost every day — it is annoying when you are calling your friend back and getting their voice mail, while they are trying to call you back.

Why don't cell phone companies put in an automatic call-back setting when a call ...

Updated: Thu Aug 14, 2008

Teen Hopes to Pursue Olympic Dream by Trying Less Common Sports for 08/21/2008

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

How do you get to be in the Olympics? I don't mean how you become a gymnast or a swimmer - that's pretty obvious. But I am referring to the less known sports that are on TV now: trampoline, team handball or archery.

I am a guy who's a pretty good athlete, but not the best. I play doubles on the high school tennis team, and consider myself the third best runner on the ...

Updated: Thu Aug 21, 2008

Save Intimate Chats for the Telephone, Avoid Internet if Possible for 08/28/2008

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

This is a little weird. I am 16 years old, and I have been flirting with this new guy through the summer. We are both going into 11th grade. I work in a frozen yogurt store, and he comes in almost every day to buy a frozen yogurt. We started to talk; it turns out that his family moved here over the summer and we will be in high school together. We have never gone out on an a ...

Updated: Thu Aug 28, 2008

New Student Won't Leave Classmate Alone for 09/04/2008

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey Cherie!

I have a social problem at school; I don't know what to do about it without being a jerk. I was hoping you would have some ideas. I am a nice girl who is in 10th grade, and school just started a week ago.

I try to be nice to everyone and not judge people by their appearance or reputation. I have quite a few friends and even had a great boyfriend last year, even though ...

Updated: Thu Sep 04, 2008

16-year-old Teen Probably isn't Ready for College Life for 09/11/2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I'm been back at school for only two weeks, but I am behind in my classes. I am in an unusual situation — I am a 16-year-old who is already at college. Last year, I applied for a program called Early Admission, which is for kids who are in 11th grade. This means I started college, even though I am only 16. I will be 17 in November.

It is weird living in a dorm w ...

Updated: Thu Sep 11, 2008

Teen Feels Sadness After Losing Cyber Buddy for 09/18/2008

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I have an Internet friend who pretty much bailed out on me, and it's kind of freaking me out. I am a 16-year-old girl who met a cool guy on an online community website.

He also liked my page so we started chatting. I live on the East Coast and he lives in Colorado; therefore, there was no way to actually meet. We talked by Webcam. I know that he is not an old guy arou ...

Updated: Thu Sep 18, 2008

Teen is Bored with High School Classes for 09/25/2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

At some point, doesn't school just seem stupid and you should just be required to pass? I'm a 16-year-old guy in 10th grade that thinks school is incredibly dumb. I hate wasting my time in classes like gym and art that have nothing to do with the rest of my life, and I am bored in the rest of my classes.

We're reading "Beowulf" in English. I have to ask, wha ...

Updated: Thu Sep 25, 2008

Teen is Embarrassed of Hippie, Odd-Dressing Father for 10/02/2008

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I must not be the only girl in America whose father is an old hippie, but I might be the one whose old hippie father is the most embarrassing. I am a senior in high school and am a good girl. I have an after-school job at a bookstore, receive good grades and dress normal. I don't drink or take drugs, and definitely believe in keeping my clothes on, even at concerts.

M ...

Updated: Thu Oct 02, 2008

Teen Feels Pressure of Economy Through a Decreased Allowance for 10/09/2008

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey Cherie!

I am just in eighth grade and don't pay a lot of attention to the stock market and the economy, but my parents sure do. My father is a stockbroker and my mother is a teacher. While they never talked about money often before, recently it seems that is all they discuss.

I know that this is a big problem everywhere, and that my family is lucky because we are not poor or d ...

Updated: Thu Oct 09, 2008

Indecisive Teen Needs to Choose a Language Class for 10/16/2008

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

This is a practical question and I wonder if you have any ideas. I am in an academic high school and all kinds of languages are taught here: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Arabic. I signed up for French because it sounded cool, but my French teacher and the class are kind of boring.

I am thinking about switching to a different language, since t ...

Updated: Thu Oct 16, 2008

Teen Needs to Improve Grades Before Trying to Change Schools for 10/23/2008

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

I am in 10th grade and hate my school. Even though it is a liberal religious school and they do not try to pound religion into me, I still think that I would be a lot happier at my local public school. I have attended religious schools all my life; I would like to go to a normal school with kids from all over, instead of only kids from my religion.

But my parents are ...

Updated: Thu Oct 23, 2008

Mother Shares Daughter's Personal Details with Strangers for 10/30/2008

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Hey, Cherie!

How do I get my mother to shut up? I am a girl in 10th grade, and I swear that my mother has the biggest mouth on the entire planet, if not in the universe. She is the kind of person who will strike up a conversation with complete strangers, revealing the most intimate details of her life. Then, she tells them the personal points of my life — I am not just talking abou ...

Updated: Thu Oct 30, 2008

Teen Can't Get Over Ex-Boyfriend for 11/06/2008

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Hey Cherie!

I have a really big problem. I am a girl in 11th grade, and I broke up with my boyfriend of six months, Hector, at the end of the summer. Actually, he broke up with me and didn't really give me a reason. He just said he didn't want to be boyfriend and girlfriend anymore. At first I thought it was because he might be interested in my friend Korina, but he hasn't asked her out ...

Updated: Thu Nov 06, 2008

Teen Recalls Embarrassing Bathroom Incident for 11/13/2008

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Cherie!

I remember in some of your other columns you used to write about embarrassing moments, but you haven't written about one in a long time. Since I've tried to get into your column before but you didn't choose my question, I thought I would tell you about a humiliating moment I had last month.

I am in eighth grade. My class was on a field trip to a different school to se ...

Updated: Thu Nov 13, 2008

Teen Explains Disastrous Bus Ride for 11/20/2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Hey Cherie!

I just had the worst experience of my life. I took the public bus. I live in a big city, but I have never taken the bus to get from one place to another. I should say that I am 16. While you may think that's old to never have been on the bus, where I live everyone either drives or gets rides with their parents because it's safer.

Here are all the things that went wrong ...

Updated: Thu Nov 20, 2008