Features by Amelia B.
June 12th, 2012 | If I Knew Then…
Your parents have probably said it to you a thousand times. I love you. Those three words seem like no big deal as you’re leaving for school. Those three ‘little’ words, however, don’t feel so little when saying it for the first time in a romantic way. Speaking that phrase aloud to someone can somehow be terrifying and exciting at the same time. It feels like a really big deal. And it is.
The first relationship you have that…
May 4th, 2012 | If I Knew Then…
If one of your friends was angry with you would you rather they go tell everyone about it or would you rather them come straight to you? The answer is pretty simple, right? Practically anyone would rather that their friends talk to them directly than talk about it with anyone else. Why then I wonder does the answer to that question seem more complicated when talking about Facebook or Twitter?
When it comes to social media no one understands it better than today’s…
March 12th, 2012 | If I Knew Then…
Teens that are blessed with good looks and clear skin are practically worshipped by their peers. When they pass through the halls, people notice. It’s a fact so much so that it’s an overly used plotline in most teen movies and shows. Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles. Regina George in Mean Girls. They’re the envy or secret crush of anyone who ever shared a textbook with them in English or sat near them at a pep rally.
There’s at least one…
February 17th, 2012 | If I Knew Then…
This is Valentine’s week and it’s got me thinking about crushes. Crushes are wonderful yet horrible things. You like someone so much that it brightens your day to see them but it ruins it if they happen to ignore you. My last real crush was on a boy at school named Jason.* He was cute, smart, and of course he made me laugh: in short, he was a classic triple threat to any girl in the 8th grade. Back in the day I thought the crush was mutual. At the…
November 16th, 2011 | If I Knew Then…
“Put your coat on.” “Look both ways before crossing the street.” “Don’t chew with your mouth open.” There a million things that our mothers tell us throughout our lives in an effort to protect and make us wise beyond our years. We kids, especially as teenagers, tend to roll our eyes and nod our heads while planning to not wear coats, run into four lanes of traffic, and chew with our mouths open even though we know it’s gross…
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