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Anyone can write in with their problem. I respond to a few letters each week. You can also read my advice to people who have similar problems to you.

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My embarrassing day

ye me and my 2 friends went to my crush and I told him J liked him tben ran away I cane back and my friend told me he...

What my friend said

So ive been incecure about my body since forever and i started getting better and better and until a few weeks ago i ...

i feel ashamed

hi sam, i am 15 and a lesbian and i feel really ashamed. whenever people bring up gay people it makes me feel uneasy ...

Intrusive thoughts

Hi Sam, Recently i’ve been worried about something that I know doesn’t matter but i keep thinking about it. Basically...

Help

i havent been doing great ive been crying all night something stopping me from asking for help do you have suggestions

How do u cope

my mum is horrible and never loved me etc and now i don't know how to cope i get so attached to any adult figure that...

Message from Sam

You can write to me about anything you want and I read every single message sent. I can only reply to a few each week and I always do this in public on my page. I’m sorry if I don’t answer your letter but it’s likely there are others just like it that I have answered before. If you want a definite response or need support then talking to a Childline counsellor is the best way to do that.

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My mum is dragging me down

Hello.. I suffer from anxiety (OCD, GAD, panic disorder) and depression. I was housebound all through last year, and ...

Both parents work away

Hello, i am a 16 year old girl and ever since I moved house 5 years ago, my dad has had to keep his old job, so he ...

Alcoholic mum

My mum is an alcoholic. There are times when she'll have a break not drink. But when she starts she doesn't stop. Whe...

Please advice me :(

My father always complains about my mother in front of me. he says mean things about my mother to me and it makes me ...

After adoption

I'm 14 and I'm adopted , my birth mum loves me and sends letters all the time , I want to live with her when I'm 18 a...

help me home

I want to go to court to get back to my real family, ive lived with my adopters scince I was a baby, I have my own ro...

I don't think he's dead

Hi Sam I've been told my dad killed himself since I was 7 but I've been researching his death and apparently he's al...

How can i help her?

My family and i are a happy family, we love each other and we live all together....exept this one little problem. Sin...

What is happening to her?

I am worried about my mum, her and my dad seperated a few months ago after years of fighting and horrible things so w...

Hate going home?

Hi Sam. For years, my parents have neglected me and insulted me since I'm not the perfect kid they wanted (I've got ...

not sure

i have a very important question wich i would love for you to answer, i am twelve and for all twelve years of my life...

my privacy

I'm unsure, if i can or cannot tell my parent's taht i don't want them to invade my fanancial privacy, my parents are...

My dad

My dad left me on the bus I have told my mum they have broken up and I worried about my little brother he is 3 and  m...

My Mother's Suicide Attempts

Hello Sam... My name is Anoymous. I am 10 and I am horrified and worried about my mother. Everyday, whenever I come ...

problems

Hello, A couple off weeks I have went to one of my friends 16th birthday party. Both of my parents knew about it, but...

Mum and alcohol

Hi Recently my parents has separated due to my dad having an affair and his nasty behaviour. This has been upsettin...

I need some advice...

My name is ***. This is my first time writing to Childline, but here goes...My parents' relationship with my younger ...

Don't know what to do

Hey Sam, I'm writing to you because I'm quite worried . My parents are always arguing and I always stick up for my mu...

Talking to parents

Hi Sam, This is the first time I have ever wrote to childline and I am actually quite nervous...I really need some ad...

Beer

Dear Sam my dad away goes out  and he comes back drunk and if I trie to do my homework my mum and dad fight I don't l...

Parent problems

I think I'm doing this right... Well, first off this is about my mum. I think she's bullying me but I'm not sure. Is ...