Annie (AKA Hey Terra!) has been around long enough to have experienced a lot of what Life can dish out. But, it hasn’t been so long that she's forgotten what it's like to be your age. Check out some of the thousands of email questions teens from around the world have sent to Terra. You may learn something useful from her answers:
Parents:
“I feel really bad and my mom won't listen to me.”
Hey Terra,
I think something is wrong with me. No matter what I do I feel really bad. I barely smile. I feel alone and left out at school and home.Please, I need help but my mom won't listen to me.
Alone and Tormented
Dear Alone and Tormented,
Have you just recently started feeling "alone" and "left out at school"? Or have you felt this way for a long while?
And if this is rather recent (in the past 6 months or so) do you have some idea when it started?
Write back and we'll talk some more.
In friendship,
Terra
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