I’m only 12 and I have nobody to talk to. My friends don’t understand completely, I can’t tell my parents something like this, and my sister is too busy with her baby and boyfriend.
I feel fat compared to ALL my friends!! They can wear a bikini and look amazing, but I have big love-handles. It’s winter and I’m not very active right now. I’ve tried eating less and now I’m to the point where I’m hurting my body physically. I don’t know what to do and I just want to be thin fast and easy. Please help!
-Marie
Dear Marie,
Thanks for your question and I’m glad you wrote in. It has never been harder to be a girl in our society I’m afraid. Girls are always being bombarded by the media with images of what beauty should look like and it seems like there is no escape as images are on billboards, TV, magazines, and the internet. My heart really goes out to you and all the 95% of girls who don’t fit into the perfect girl mold. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been brain injured for thirty years nearly and I do not know what to do with my life. I do not have children and I don’t seem to have any purpose. I cannot seem to figure out any.
-Jasper
Dear Jasper,
Thanks for your question and it sounds like life has been tough for you as your injury has been keeping you from being the person you want to be.
The key to overcoming difficulties such as your own, is deciding to not let the disability define you, but to rise above it and do great things despite of it. History is riddled with amazing people who have overcome great disabilities and who greatly have impacted the world. Think of Helen Keller and Nick Vujicic from Australia that was born with no limbs (his video is on the Videos 4 Life page).
I recommend that you pour your life into other people. It may be visiting the elderly in the nursing home or visiting people in the hospital who could be starting the journey that you have been living for 30 years. Just look for ways to help people (hurting, lonely people are everywhere) and let that become your purpose.
I assure you that helping others will do more for your joy than the people you are helping and it can radically change your life while greatly impacting the lives of others. I’m sure you are a special guy with a lot of great qualities that can really help people. Don’t let your disability destroy you, but rise above and thrive despite your brain injury.
I pray the best for you as you find this new purpose and keep striving to live life to the full.
Sincerely,
Ted
We adopted a beautiful girl at age 2 and she JUST turned 15. Her mom got pregnant with her at age 14, her grandma had her real mom at 14. NOW my daughter is acting just like her mom and grandma.
She has had a boyfriend for 17 days and they broke up on a Wed…the next day at school TO GET HIS ATTENTION, we think, she pretended to have taken a hand full of pills before leaving for school and pretended to be throwing up at school saying she was trying to KILL herself because she loved him. THEN she owned up to the school counselor she was lying.
The next day we sent her on to school, DID NOT WANT TO, but she insisted to GO. She hide a stainless steal knife in her boot and took it to school. When she was caught with it sticking out of her boot, she said she was wanting to CUT herself because she said she was a CUTTER….Well, her and her boyfriend got back together THAT DAY.
Yesterday, a week later, she broke up with him because he supposedly kissed her best friend in church on Sun. We sat her down to talk with her last night and she confessed that her GOAL was to QUIT school and find her a boyfriend to MOVE in with to support her.
We were shocked. We love her so much and want this fixed. She is so young to be making such awful decisions. We are hurt what can we do? She has never liked women, but loves men in her life……
-Sherry
Dear Sherry,
Thanks for your question and it sounds like you’ve been dealing with quite a bit of stress lately dealing with your teenage daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
My husband and I have been married for five years and have 2 wonderful children. About 2 years ago our family relocated to live closer to his family, now everything is a mess.
I cannot do anything right even if I wanted to for my mother in law. I don’t take care of my children right, my house is not good enough, need I say more? Anytime I mention her overbearingness, my husband thinks that I’m attacking her. He also wont say anything to her and lets her control my children even when we are there.
I don’t want to upset my husband… and I want to keep peace in the family. However, I want MY family back. My husband lets her tell him what to do and my kids repeat things she says about me to me. Its driving me insane and I’m about ready to exploded. Please help.
-Tresea
Dear Tresea,
Thanks for your question and you are not alone as many women and men deal Read the rest of this entry »
I have recently returned home after a rough year overseas in Ireland where I lived with my boyfriend.
I got very sick traveling and was in hospital and then pretty much in bed for 4 months straight. My boyfriend Wasn’t very supportive and believed my attitude was bad, and he put me down a lot to his parents. As I started to recover I fell pregnant to him and he would get so angry, yell, and call me every name because of not much at all.
One day I caught him chatting with another girl which he was supposed to meet up with and I was so upset. He just got really angry at me. I then had a miscarriage and his temper got worse everything was my fault. He was filled with bitterness for going overseas and leaving his friends for me, even though we were in Ireland where he is from.
He still was so angry at me and every time we had a disagreement his rage would take over Read the rest of this entry »
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