Amber

Here's mine

--I'm a white girl who lives in the suburbs = I must lead an easy life without problems

--My parents are divorced = I'm deeply disturbed and I want you to talk to me about it even though this is the second conversation I've ever had with you

--I am very into art and have taken or will be taking all available art classes at my school = I must be a weird art nerd who only hangs out with her weird art friends

--I play violin = I must be a stuck up orch dork

--I've never had a boyfriend = I must have little to no social skills

--I am christian = I must pass judgment on all I encounter with my nose in the air

--I have anxiety attacks from time to time = my parents must have screwed up (or maybe I just have anxiety attacks from time to time?)

--I get good grades, take difficult classes, and am on the academic decathlon team = I'm an overachiever and I must have absolutely no life and think myself above everyone else because I'm lucky enough to have academics come easily to me

--I frequently restyle my hair or change it's color slightly and I usually wear a bit of makeup = I have low self esteem

So how does your school/community/society categorize you?

I'm 15 years old, 5'9" and i want to lose weight. I jog everyday and do sit-up's but I don't know how many calories I should be taking in. Any help?

I'm 15 and my little sister is 11. Our Mom is at a concert with friends tonight so i was in charge of getting her to bed on time (9:30) at 9:00 I told her to start getting ready for bed and to be in bed at 9:30. she told me to back off and she would get it done and I was being too bossy.

I went upstairs to check on her at about 9:25 and she was sitting in bed texting. I told her i'd take the phone away if she wasn't ready next time I checked on her and she's going to be in trouble if she isn't ready by atleast 9:45. She said i was being a nag.

At 9:45 she still hadn't started getting ready so I took her phone away, she snatched her phone, yelled that i'm not the boss of her and locked herself in our moms room.

Now it's 10:15 she's taking a shower and i wanted to be in bed 15 minutes ago. and i don't want to involve my Mom in our fight right now because she's been really stressed lately and i don't want here to lose her fun night to tell us to stop fighting. How can i get her to go to bed without sounding bossy?

My parents recently divorced because my dad cheated on my mom (multiple times). They didn't give me any say in who I wanted to live with and decided everything on their own. I want to live with my mom all the time but as it is now I'm spending about a third of my time at my dads apartment. Every time I bring up the idea of living with my Mom my parents threaten to send me back to therapy. I've been to therapy before (though i don't really know why) when my parents first got separated and I absolutely despised it. How can I talk to my parents about where I live when every time I bring up the matter they want to send me to a therapist?