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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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Running Away!

I feel like running away from unfairness and arguments i wish someone could look at this from a different view and se...

Someone is stealing money

Dear Sam, someone in our small family keeps taking money from my mothers wallet!There Is only three children in our f...

My stepmum

Ever since she's been here she's made my life better and worse at the same time. She's so strict about everything. Sh...

Emotional Abuse?

Hello , My name Is G******. Im 17 The past three years have been hell for me with my mum since my grandma died in 201...

I hate my birthday...

Hey Sam! Last year my gran died a couple days before my birthday. It was horrible, I wasn't allowed a birthday party ...

Hi sam

My name is l* and i am 17 years old. I was wondering about what i should do about my parents getting divorced. The re...

Heartbrake for my Dad

Dear Sam My Dad has recently been left by his girlfriend has had become quite emotional about it every time it's ment...

My stepdad beats my mum

Hi, it's been going on for around 8 years and I haven't told anyone. My stepdad physically verbally and mentally abus...

Allowing

Hi my parents won't let me post my face on social media my cause we a e afghans from Afghanistan hats racist they onl...

Noone understands me at home

Hi i'm 16 & this is has been ongoing that my parents dont understand me, i am from a pakistani backgroud & my family ...

physical and verbal abuse

Hi SAM, my parents if I get into trouble hit me and verbally assault me. There of Bengali descent (immagrents) so the...

i have no freedom!

hi sam, i am 14 years old and i have no freedom at all. my parents will not let me go out at all with my friends, but...

I want my parents to divorce

Dear Sam, i really want my parents to divorce, it may sound really selfish but me and my father just don't get along,...

Moving to Girlfriends House

Hello,I am a male, aged 15, and 16 in 5 months. I have a girlfriend which I think the world of, and I couldnt think o...

Can I move out

Things are getting really bad at home there's atleast 5 arguments every night between my parents me and my sister, th...

Help

Hi im 17 and i live with my mum dad and brother my dad is a very strict person and is always saying if i dont stop be...

I'm 16 and want to move out

I'm 16 and I want to move out its not that I being abused or that my mum isn't a bad mum but I just feel that I want ...

moving

hi sam so my mum is keen to move away at the end of the school year -she hasnt found a house and she hasnt even put o...

Help.

I know this is a bit extreme but my family and I do not get along. I have tried to sort things out but my efforts are...

dear shelter

dear shelter,me and my friend have run away from home and we dont know where to go next

My dad and moving...

Dear Sam I am writing to ask if i am aloud to leave home...my dad emotionally abuses me everyday and i cannot take i...

I have nowhere to go...?

Hi Sam, I have lived with my aunty for the past 4-5 months due to my mum being an alcoholic and attempting suicide oc...