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Real Girl: Leah

Name: Leah  Age: 14   Sign: Capricorn Faves: My favourite colours are turquoise, blue and silver. I love apple cider and chicken Alfredo, the bands ‘New Cities’ and ‘Theory of a Deadman’, and the TV shows ‘Lost’ and ‘Fringe’. I love Kenya, Africa where I have traveled with my dad, the Winter and going to the movies. Hobbies: Piano, guitar, reading, ...

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Real Girl: Adisa

Age: 17  Grade: 12  Sign: Scorpio   Faves: My favourite colours are pink, red, purple and black. I love staying at home for Hanukkah and my favourite seasons are fall and winter. I love carrot muffins, Green Tea Lattes from Second Cup and my favourite band right now is Fall Out Boy. Hobbies: I like reading, drawing, playing games on the computer, making jewelry, playing the guitar and ...

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To SHAVE or not to SHAVE

GIRLFRIENDS, October 2009, by Jenifer Merifield To SHAVE or not to SHAVE And How and When and With What?!? We all get to that age where all of a sudden we start noticing things that didn’t have much importance to us before. You know, like now it matters if your clothes match, and now you actually WANT to take a shower. As your friends’ ...

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When Joking Isn't Funny

BODY IMAGE & EATING DISORDERS, October 2009, by Jen Charbonneau When Joking Isn't Funny Dear Jen, My dad makes fun of me and calls me 'jelly belly'. I know he's kidding but it really hurts my feelings. I got a little belly but my best friend said it’s really nothing and my dad's just old-fashioned. He jokes a lot and when I say, “don't”, he smiles and says, “you know I'm ...

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Bad Driving

ASK LORI AND LIANE, July 2009, by Lori Clemente & Liane Knoll-Kowk BAD DRIVING ...what if it's your own parent? Dear Lori and Liane, I'm scared of my Mom's driving. Last summer she did this really dangerous thing on the highway that really freaked me out. She won’t even let me tell my dad about it. She always drives way over the speed limit and complains about the "slow" car in front of her. I ...

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Real Girl: Sandra

Age: 15 Grade: 9 Sign: Gemini Favourites: My favourite colour is green. I love drama, basketball, being outside, and I love to eat. My favourite food is spaghetti and meat balls. Hobbies: I like to hang out with my friends, play basketball with my Dad, watch funny movies, listen to the radio, and just be outside doing active things because I don't like sitting around. School & Stuff: I love drama ...

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Are You ALLOWED to have a BOYFRIEND?

BOYS, June 2009, by Jenifer Merifield Are You ALLOWED to have a BOYFRIEND? Letter #1 Dear Jenifer, My mom won't let me date until I'm 16. Most of my friends already do and they're 14. How do I tell her I'm ready to date? ~ Emily, 14, Victoria, BC Letter #2 Dear Jenifer, It's funny, I was just thinking about how parents are so protective of their teenage daughters. It's really annoying... I can't ...

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Family Break-ups

Dealing with divorce and family breakups divorce is hard on teens and kids and divorce is very common.

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