Writing with a panel of 30 teenagers, Lauren Forcella, a mother of four and founder of Teens-Matter, brings you directly into the world of teens. Her column appears every Sunday in Lifestyles.
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Straight Talk for Teens
- Our friends say 16 is too young to know true love
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- Dear Straight Talk: Is 16 too young to know if you're truly in love? My boyfriend, "Jackson," and I both feel we are truly in love. We want to spend the rest of our lives together. We realize it will be a few years before we can marry. My older... Full story
- Will searching for my birth parents hurt my real parents?
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- Dear Straight Talk: My sister and I are both adopted. Nothing will ever change the fact that our adopted parents are our "real" parents and we are "real" sisters. However, now that we are teenagers, we are curious about meeting our natural parents.... Full story
- Many young fans feel 'Avatar' blues after seeing film
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- Dear Straight Talk: I have a grandnephew, 15, from Kentucky and a grandson, 16, from California. Both say "Avatar" is the best movie they've ever seen. When I asked why, I expected to hear about the amazing graphics. But they surprised me saying it... Full story
- 'Friends with benefits' stand at the corner of Heartbreak and Pain
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- Dear Straight Talk: A boy I like asked if I wanted to be "friends with benefits" instead of boyfriend and girlfriend. We're both 18, seniors in high school and I use birth control and condoms. What I'm wondering is, is he just too lazy to have a... Full story
- Millennials might be next 'Greatest Generation'
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- Dear Readers: What's wrong with the world? How can we improve it? Here is Part II of the panel's vision for 2010. As I said last week, the millennial generation are old souls when it comes to understanding root causes and psychological processes... Full story
