LETTERS TO AGONY AUNT

Dear Aunty Vera,

I’m fed up with my dad – he’s always on my case about the music I play. He says it’s rubbish and too loud, which is crazy. How can I do my homework if I can’t have music on, and if I think it’s not too loud then why should he tell me it is? If I could, I’d leave home and live with my mates in a flat somewhere, but I can’t do that until I’m 18.

Love, Michael (17)

Dear Aunty Vera,

My mum keeps criticising me because I want to be a model and wear really nice clothes. I could be an actress and a celebrity if she’d help me go to modelling school, but she’s told my dad it’s a waste of time and money because I’m not that bright and I’m just a wannabe. I think I should go for it. What do you think I should do?

Love, Amy (17)

Dear Aunty Vera,

I’ve moved to a new district where I don’t know anybody and I feel very lonely because all my friends live so far away. I can talk to them on the internet, but that’s not like chilling out together in the evening. What can I do to find some new friends? The kids at school seem unfriendly and don’t want to know me. I just want to run away and go back to my old house. I hate it here.

Love, Lauren (16)

Dear Aunty Vera,

My parents are driving me crazy with their constant nagging about the time I spend on computer games. I really like the Minecraft game – it’s brilliant and not the total waste of time Mum and Dad say it is. I don’t care if I don’t go to university – it’s not the end of the world. Can you talk to them, please?

Love, James (will be 18 next month)