Category Archives: Relationships

Forward this to your Mom or Dad: How THEY can Handle YOUR first Heartbreak

Heartbreak. It’s something that happens to all of us. But that doesn’t make it any easier, especially not when you’re right in the middle of it. My first real heartbreak (aside from my little girl crush on Robbie, an older boy who lived down the street) was in high school. I broke up with my [...]

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Talking About Pressure from Boys in TWIST magazine

I’m so excited to be in the March 2011 issue of TWIST magazine (yes, that’s Justin Beiber on the cover).  They contacted me and asked me to answer some reader questions about pressures from guys, all asked by girls like you. Since it’s a tough world out there and YOU WEAR THE PANTS, I think [...]

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Will Work for Prom Dress: The Hairstyle Tells the Real Story

The talented Aimee Ferris, whose new book WILL WORK FOR PROM DRESS just came out on Tuesday (congrats, Aimee!), has an ongoing PROMAPALOOZA with various YA authors and their prom pics. Here’s the game: she posts the pictures but doesn’t reveal who the author is. Readers guess and then, Aimee lets the secret out. It’s [...]

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dear sarah: What to Do When You’re in Like but Can’t Date?

The most recent “dear sarah” question really made me think. What do you do when you like someone but you aren’t allowed to date? And what if your parents have an extra reason for being a little protective? As if the teen years aren’t hard enough, this girl has a lot on her plate. I’m [...]

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What you do OR what you say?

You know that saying “actions speak louder than words?” Well, it’s true for parents, too. I mean how many times has your mom said not to talk on your cell phone while driving but she chats away on the freeway? If parents expect teens to really do what they say they’re going to (or not), [...]

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Prom on a Budget

The theme for my senior prom was “Angel.” Now, I appreciate all the effort the senior class officers put into planning a great prom, but Angel? Really? If my date (and then boyfriend) would’ve called me angel I would’ve puked all over my burgundy dress. It was based on that Sarah McLachlan song, appropriately titled [...]

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Ask Sarah B – You Ask, I Answer – Questions from Real Teenagers

Here’s your weekly Ask Sarah B sesh. Remember if you want to ask a question and get some advice, you can email me at: AskSarahB@gmail.com Question:My best friend broke up with her boyfriend a few weeks ago and he just asked our other friend to go out with him. And our other friend said yes! [...]

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Ask Sarah B – You Ask, I Answer – Questions from Real Teenagers

Here’s your weekly Ask Sarah B sesh. Remember if you want to ask a question and get some advice, you can email me at: AskSarahB@gmail.com Question:There is this guy I really like that rides my bus. Today when my friend and I were sitting on the bus he came over and asked to sit by [...]

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Ask Sarah B – You Ask, I Answer – Questions from Real Teenagers

This is the first of a recurring feature I’m going to do on my blog. I have tons of cool teenagers who email me with questions about their lives–everything from their parents getting divorced to dying their hair to telling they boy they like how they feel. And since I know a lot of you [...]

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I’m in Teen Vogue!!

Really, I’m in there as an expert on mother-daughter relationships. It’s the April issue and it just hit newsstands so if you don’t have a subscription, you can get it at the drugstore or grocery store or bookstore (you see where I’m going with this). Anyway, not only does the magazine have some totally fab [...]

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