Dear Dish-It, I Keep Skipping Periods
Dear Dish-It,
My sister and I are exactly 10 years apart. She's 25 and I'm 15. She's just getting out of a terrible divorce and has a baby that's five months old. My mom says that my sister and I are jealous of each other but no matter what, we end up fighting. I can't stand to be around her. I try to be nice because she is goin' through bad times and things, but it's over now and I wanna move on. I was happy being the only kid at home and now, two more people live in my house. I don't like it! I'm a private person and she's always in my room borrowing clothes. My mom says that our fighting is driving her and my father insane. I don't wanna go to the point and say this but I don't love her. She's always been mean to me and I've never forgiven her for putting my family through a ton of chaos when I was little. I just wanted to know if there was a way that I could make her leave me alone - or tell me why I feel this way about her?
Batman
Dear Batman
Boy - this is a whole, big can of worms, isn't it? I've got some words of wisdom for ya, but you may not wanna hear some of it. Brace yourself... you need to grow up. You may have been happy being the only kid at home, but your sister is in need of her family right now so deal with it. You say you try to be nice, but I'm not getting that from your letter. In fact, it sounds like you think that the whole family should revolve around what you want. Maybe your mom is right about the jealousy issues. It seems like you're jealous of all the stuff your sis gets (like being able to move back home with her baby.) And, I can see why your sis might be jealous of you... you've got your whole life ahead of you and you haven't made the mistakes she has.
But here's the deal - your sister has made some mistakes and has some problems to work through. You need to be respectful of that. Stop letting her get on your nerves. Everytime she says or does something that annoys you, take a deep breath and ignore it. She's probably not pushing your buttons, she's just messed up right now. I don't think it was her life's dream to be divorced with a baby and living with her parents again. Give her a break. As for her going into your room - ask your rents to speak to her about privacy, and giving you yours. Eventually, your sis will hopefully get out on her own again and you'll have the place to yourself. Hang in there and take the mature road, okay?
Dear Dish-It,
Is it normal to skip your period for almost three months? My mom is getting worried. Beats me why, but I want to know if it's normal?
Ivet
Dear Ivet,
It can be normal to skip your period - or not have a regular period - for the first couple of years of menstruation. The reason it's not uncommon to have irregular periods is because your bod is going through a billion changes during puberty and it can take a while for it to regulate itself. There are a lot of great sites out there that can explain it better than I can. You can check out the section on periods at kidshealth.org or the teen section of www.healthywomen.org. Your mom might be worried because she thinks you're sexually active. If you're not having sex, then pregnancy is not an issue, and you might wanna tell her that so she relaxes. If she's still worried, maybe it's best to make an appointment with your doctor.
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