Basically, who we are in this world has a lot to do with our family.

1. The outsider - April 10, 2010 - Nikki - age: 16 - female
   Dear Diary, I feel like such an outsider in my own family. I feel like I can't connect on a higher level with anyone. My mom doesn't want to take the time to truly get to know me. I'm 16 and I'm leaving home in a year with a odd relationship...

2. treatment - April 8, 2010 - matthew cherry neworleans ,la - age: 15 - male
   Dear Diary, i have been in treatment for 11 months now and first i started out in wilderness for 4 months and then went to eagle ranch academy wich is a treatment center for addicts and people who need to get on the right track. i am one of the...

3. ENOUGH!!!!! - April 8, 2010 - DALGAL - age: 13 - female
   Dear Diary, ive had it with my mother telling me to clean every thing!!!she also has a annoying bf who has cheated on her nd shes still with him.im tired of this!i quit!im DONE! i cant take it ....i think im gona move in with my dad...it seems like he cares...

4. Why? - April 8, 2010 - unnamed - age: 15 - female
   Dear Diary, i'm worried yesterday I found out that my sister showed herself to a boy she liked. She always had a good head on her shoulders why stop know. I need advice I can give her so something like this doesn't happen again because it alienated this family to a...

5. She always judges - April 8, 2010 - Stephanie - age: 13 - female
   Dear Diary, my mom is such a jerk to me sometimes! I just had a friend over, and we drove to the city near us, and went shopping (ok, tried on some clothes), and then went and got our hair cut. My mom spent 140 bucks on us to all get...

6. happy becouse im backh - April 8, 2010 - larry - age: 16 - female
   Dear Diary,ok so i was in the hospital for 1 week which wasnt the worst thing in the wourld .it was a good get away from my problems and i got to learn alot of things from my therapist ond sicologist. at the i felt really bad to leave the freinds...

7. Anonymous at Home - April 8, 2010 - silent1 - age: 15 - female
   Dear Diary, My parents are always working. Not because we need money, but because they're both obsessed with their jobs. They come home late and exhausted. If I so much as walk into the living room, I'm in trouble. If I turn on the television or some...

8. Oh, Brother - April 8, 2010 - Mirror on Forever - age: 14 - female
   Dear Diary, OH MY GOSHNESS! Of course, some people are going to have more hectic lives than mine. Any advice on what to do? My mother expects me to stand up for my brother, who is.. well... just plain dorky at school. He's a good kid and all, but sometimes he...

9. Parents. - April 8, 2010 - littlemiss - age: 16 - female
   Dear Diary, How can people who love each other so much fight so much? I'm so curious. My parents fight like two wolves claiming territory. It's ridiculous & childish. The name-calling, fist-throwing, spit-spewing couple rages on. It's almost like those comic books with all of the graphic material. I wonder why...

10. Lucky people - December 24, 2009 - Hurt - age: 13 - female
    Dear Diary, This goes out to all the kids who have parents who are happy with each other, or at least can stand to be in each other's presence. You have no idea how lucky you are. You can go to dinners as a family. You can go to report collections...

11. SMS: Save My Soul - December 18, 2009 - Carlie - age: 15 - female
    Dear Diary, I've been having a problem with myself ever since I entered high school. Being called or thought of by my parents as self-centered, moody, and unbearable is not new or insulting to me anymore, BECAUSE I AM. I know I am a horrible person. Temper tantrums, mood swings...

12. Lost them all! - December 16, 2009 - Burgh - age: 13 - female
    Dear Diary, My parents are on the verge of divorce. I stay with my Mom but spend weekends at my Dad's place. He stays with his ex-wife and children, while he looks for a place to stay, with my little sister. My Mom and my stepmother, and her kids, don't...

13. parents.... - December 4, 2009 - melissa - age: 14 - female
    Dear Diary, yesterday i found out that my step mom is leaving my dad. he is bipolar, doesnt take medication for it and accuses her of having affairs with other guys(she never has). Today, my mom finds porn up on the computer. it is only me her and my step...

14. broken - December 4, 2009 - daddys not-so-little girl - age: 14 - female
    Dear Diary, icant do this anymor. i cant pretend to my dad tht i lik his girlfriend. i just CANT. ever since she came along, my life has done nothing but SUCK. it went from me seein my dad evry weekend to me seein him evry other weekend. i barely evr...