It made me wonder, hearing from certain people who faced discrimination and harassment. They were hurt every single day intentionally and some of them had PTSD caused by their harm and became incredibly jumpy and traumatized. Would that make the person who caused the harm evil?

I do

My sister Lena’s friend regularly screamed at her, made fun of people, was ableist, etc. She is on-and-off nice and mean. Right now, she’s nice. Before, she hated Lena. Now, she likes Lena. In a few months, she’ll hate Lena again. Lena’s friend believes nothing is ever her fault and refuses to get help. She is very secretive and guarded, and acts very paranoid. Along with her defensive behavior, this makes me think she’s sadly being abused if she isn’t just a jerk. She has quite the ego, but I’m not sure if it can be justified. Lena wants to be her friend and help her even with her behavior. (She apparently has NPD)

My sister Lena (14F) used to be friends with and is in some friend group with a sporty girl named Ashlyn (14F). She is essentially what the teens call a “pick me girl”, or someone who puts other women down to gain attention from men. She’s nice to people she doesn’t know. She’s nice to guys. She’s nice to the teachers, and even nice to the few girls she genuinely likes in her friend group. But every other girl? Hell nah. She thinks she’s more masculine, likable, and better at sports than every other girl and has successfully convinced her friends that her rudeness is just “a joke”, but I know damn well it isn’t. She seems to be well-liked in the school despite not liking anyone but a few people because she doesn’t show her true colors. She also has a completely different demeanor in public than when they’re alone, and as I stated, is a very manipulative and self-centered person. When she’s around others, she’ll be pretty nice or normal towards Lena, and like I said, played it off as a joke the few times she showed her true self in public, then said “It’s not your fault, Lena”. When they’re alone, however, she acts the same way as the friend group does when Ashlyn’s around: dry, distant, monotone, etc. Ashlyn asks Lena to do her favors but hasn’t done ANYTHING for Lena. Whenever Lena asks her a question or tells her something, she just says “Mhm/K/Cool” or nods/gives a thumbs up without making eye contact. She then told Lena she doesn’t care about what she has to say, never has, never will care about **her,** and doesn’t care about anyone or anything. And it’s pretty odd that she wants Lena of all people to know that. Ashlyn also believes she’s entitled to girls’ boyfriends and tries to steal them from the girls. Lena’s male friend tried to excuse her behavior and say “She’s just having a bad day/People don’t like it when they’re asked questions or others talk about their achievements”. Number 1: A bad day consistently for years?? Even so, it’s not an excuse. Number 2: Most people will congratulate you, they don’t behave like this. And most people don’t like when they’re asked PERSONAL questions, not just innocent ones. I know she’s 10 years younger than me (I’m 24) but I don’t like her either.

My sister was born in September 2010. She’s going to be in high school this autumn and one of the first freshmen to turn 15 during the school year. I was 15 years old when I started freshman year and 16 by the end of the year, so I graduated high school at nineteen. (College grad since age 23 last year).

As someone who’s never drunk a full thing of it besides a beer once at around 18(?), I can say I have never gotten drunk before. I’ve also had some sips but definitely not drunk. I want to try actually having some alcohol besides that beer since I’m drinking age in the United States (I’m 23). I decided I would order a daiquiri for dinner with my girlfriend. (If this helps, I’m 135 pounds, 5’6, and female.)

For anyone who uses or used TikTok, I can view their profile and posts but it says I can’t message them “at this time. Report if there was a mistake.”

Native speaker of English & Spanish. Born in the US, technically, but we moved because of some job my dad had, I think. He decided to stay in South America, and when I learned about certain things via friends, school, and the Internet, they happened to be in Spanish. My parents, who I spoke English and Spanish with, didn’t really teach me certain adult stuff, so I learned through literature and school assignments (but also TV). (So sexual topics and topics related to drugs I learned in Spanish)

This guy at school who my sister knows keeps meowing. My sister also has him added on social media, where he sends random videos of farting, burping, or him saying stuff in a weird voice to all his contacts of people his age? Is this just typical teenage boy behavior? I didn’t talk to many boys at that age, nor were they American/English-speaking boys so I don’t know.

I’m still fairly young and hear many women my age making certain references, using slang, or memes related to the U.S. and American culture. Sometimes, I don’t understand the references though, as I do speak English but grew up where people did not. My parents grew up in the US and speak English but of course, only really know the pop culture of their day. Does anyone else (especially people who grew up somewhere else) not understand Anglophone slang or pop culture?