Writing with a panel of more than 30 teens and young adults, Lauren Forcella, a mother of four and founder of Teens-Matter, brings you directly into the world of teens. To ask a question or become a panelist, go to StraightTalkTNT.com.
Straight Talk TNT: Tweens 'n Twenties
- Here’s to you, 'Mrs. Robinson'
- Dear Straight Talk: I'm 17 and being seduced by a "Mrs. Robinson." She's a rich, divorced friend of my mom's in her 40s, in great shape and very attractive. First she offered me good money to do yard work. Then she started giving me wine afterward. ... Full story
- Should Mom share her prom-night story?
- Dear Straight Talk: My daughter, 17, always attends prom. She is curious about my prom experience. I wasn't popular in high school, but right before graduating, a boy I'd just met asked me to his school's prom. I thought, wow — I was making pro... Full story
- Shy freshman mortified about school showers
- Dear Straight Talk: I'm a high school freshman and very private about my body. I can't handle anybody seeing me naked except my sister and my best friend. Not even my mom. Our gym teacher told us, with hot weather coming, everyone will have to showe... Full story
- Brother blackmailed over condoms
- Dear Straight Talk: I'm 16, sharing a room with my 13-year-old sister because our single-parent mom can't afford otherwise. My sister snooped, found my hidden condoms and now she's blackmailing me. I have to pay her from my part-time job, which barel... Full story
- Do I tell on sibling for Adderall use?
- Dear Straight Talk: After reading the warning signs of Adderall abuse in your March 19 column, I'm 99 percent sure my older brother is on Adderall or something similar. He's paranoid about his grades being perfect so he can get into a top college. O... Full story
- Getting past a false reputation
- Dear Straight Talk: I'm 16 and my sister, a senior, has the deserved reputation of a "slut." Our mom is an alcoholic who will sleep with anybody, even with my sister and me right in the next room, so I think my sister learned from her example. I am d... Full story
- Hung-up over 'using the facility'? We don't think so
- Dear Straight Talk: I'm 16 with a 14-year-old sister and 11-year-old brother. We live with our mom in a three-bedroom apartment with only one bathroom. Everyone needs to get ready at the same time in the morning. Our mom says she and her sisters sha... Full story
- Straight Talk: Gay stepsister presents changing quandary
- Dear Straight Talk: I'm 16 with a stepsister the same age. We share a room during visitations and have become good friends. She has confided that she is gay and is having gay sex with a gay friend. She said she is not ready to come out, but needed to... Full story
- Straight Talk: Hover-parented girl needs to find herself
- Dear Straight Talk: My parents have always dominated my life. I'm a junior at a college I hate. I play college sports and a musical instrument I'd rather not play. I've never worked, being too busy being "enriched." I sound spoiled, but I'm actually ... Full story
- Is boss out to lunch regarding wages?
- Dear Straight Talk: My boss keeps telling me young people have it easy today. But I've worked 40 hours a week at $12 an hour for eight months and have been unsuccessful at saving money for college. I ride a bicycle six miles to work, do not own a ca... Full story
