Q. 1: I liked your column about breakups, especially since I just went through one. I have a question for you. What kind of person breaks up a day before the other person’s birthday? We went out for six months. My gram said, “that’s nothing,” but six months was something to me and I ...
In honor of April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month, I retrieved a letter from my files. I’ve written the Ask Mary Jo column since January 2005, so I’m approaching two decades of weekly columns. I respond to every question I receive, but I do not always use them for the column. I continue ...
Q. I think my boyfriend is going to ask me to marry him after college graduation, which is in a couple of months. We’ve been together for three years. I remember you talking about relationships back in high school and I wonder if I’m too old to ask you how I can know if we’re really right ...
Q. How do you deal with a breakup and process your emotions properly? – 17-year-old Mary Jo’s Response: Break-ups can be difficult. You’re wise to consider processing emotions. There’s no one way to deal with a broken relationship. Have you considered this unwanted change in your ...
Q. I know your column is for teens, but I read it, and it helps me understand my 13-year-old. Maybe you can help me. She’s so different lately. She was such an easy-going child – few temper tantrums, even as a 2-year-old. Now, she’s hard to talk with. If I say, “Let’s talk,” she ...
Q. I feel like giving up. I was watching the Academy Awards with my family. I love theater, even though I’ve never had a chance to perform. I know all the songs to “Wicked” and “Hamilton,” and that’s only two of the musicals I love. I read screenplays. I love Shakespeare. My family ...
