Middle-schooler grapples with stress and jitters
Your school librarian might point you toward study tools that you would find helpful. Your school counselor can also help. And talk to your folks about this. Your mom or dad might also experience these feelings, and they can share their tricks and tips with you.
Dear Amy: Every year we get together with my brother, his wife and their two adult daughters for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
A couple years ago, I suggested discontinuing our practice of exchanging gifts. However, you would have thought I was asking for an arm from each one of them. They don't want to stop the gift exchange.
This past summer I retired and would like to broach this subject once again.
None of us are in need of anything. The girls are in their early 20s and on their own.
We are not close, so it has become increasingly difficult to find suitable gifts.
For the most part, the gift exchange has turned into a gift card swap.
I am hopeful you can help me find a way to bring this up again to my brother and his family in a way that they will be able to understand and appreciate my point of view.
Can you help?
-- Wondering
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