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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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You can ask me about anything you want, there's nothing too big or small. I read every single letter but I can only answer a few each week. My replies are published here on my page.

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  • Sam reads every letter, but can only respond to a few each week
  • Sam's replies are public, never private, so others can read them
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  • if yours is chosen, you'll see it under one of the topics below
  • if you need support now or want to talk privately, contact a Childline counsellor.

latest letters

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 future after school

My parents are always pressuring me about my future. it is hard for me to go to university when I know my family cant...

GCSE

I don't know what to do, i am so confused. I had big plans to go to uni and achieve a masters degree and develop my c...

PE teacher seems sexist

Dear Sam, Two weeks before the summer holidays, me and the rest of my year got new timetables because we were moving ...

How to get a job

I was just wondering how old I have to be to, and how I can, get a job at nearly 15, Thank you so much in advance, I'...

Leaving home

I'm 17 years old and I will be 18 in five months and I'm wanting to move out of my parents house, but they won't let ...

nits

hi sam my freind has nits and i dont know what to do and i have to sit next to her HELP please she smels and she dirt...

Friend I want to get rid of

I have a friend who I have started to dislike now because he always makes weird noises or sings random songs in class...

my friend

My friend at school always wears the same uniform to school and doesn't have any of the things everyone else does for...

new school

Hey sam  i really need some help .. erm I'm just starting a new school tomorrow and im really nervous and super scare...

what should i do?????????????

My friendis ill and am not aloud to see her.Everyone at school is asking where she is and she told me not to tell.one...

a worried sister

Hello Sam, Im writing this for my older brother. He is currently in sixth form and has a lot of work. He has dyslexi...

Best Friend?

I always come home looking sad. It's because my best friend is always being mean to me. Sometimes in my mind i say I ...

everyone has BBM but me!

all my friends have blackberrys and im not allowed one but they all have bbm so they are always talking to each other...

School

I miss my old teacher so much and I don't really like our new one. She may just be a replacment while my old one is o...

my school PE teacher

hi, i may be overreacting but i feel weird about what happened at school today, i had pe and im a girl and my pe teac...

Being Autistic

Hi Sam, I have Autism and Asberger Syndrome and I heard about World Autism Awareness Day on the 2nd of April. People ...

Taken advantage of

Dear Sam, I am quite gifted at school and am good at academic subjects, music, sport and art. However some people ta...

Upcoming college interview

Hi Sam My college interview is in a couple of weeks and I'm SO nervous!   I don't know what they're going to ask and...

School troubles

School is stressing me out alot, they are putting so much pressure on me. I never get to spend time with my family an...

Me

Hey sam, Life is hard. Exams etc. But i am now especially worried about my speak dyslexya. btw i dont quite know h...