Listen to Lola

Hello, my lovely readers,

I wanted to preface this first edition by introducing myself. I am but a humble student, much like yourselves. (That is unless you are a teacher looking for advice, in which case I may not be able to assist you in your grading-related escapades, however exciting they may be.) I am hoping to find solace in telling others what to do, which is something I find that I truly excel at. I pride myself on being right, so let me share my gift with the world and solve your problems! While advice from adults can be helpful, it’s often outdated. No one can truly understand the struggles of an LHS teenager living through a pandemic more than a fellow LHS teenager living through a pandemic. No one else has experienced the epic highs and lows of high school football.

While I may not actually have all the answers, I think I may come pretty close. My unbiased point of view may be just what you need to figure out your situation.

Love,

Lola

‘Chair’ writes, “I am at school.”

Dear Chair,

I am horrified. This single sentence has ripped my world open like a bag of chips and revealed that it contains mostly air. How did this chair gain sentience? Perhaps the science department has been tampering with things they shouldn’t be and has found a way to give a school desk chair a brain. My first question is this; where does the brain go? I wouldn’t think that a chair is large enough to fit a brain, but just the fact that this chair could write a sentence proves that I don’t know anything. Secondly; how dreary an existence it must be to be a chair. To be sat on, to be abused, and to not have the ability to fight back. I promise, I will find you Chair, and I will put you out of your misery.

Love,

Lola

‘Cupcake’ writes, “One of my best friends recently got with my ex and I’m really upset…. what do I do? Do I confront her? Do I confront my ex? She really likes him and I want her to be happy but she didn’t ask me first and I don’t know how to feel. We broke up a year ago and I’m over him but it still bothers me.”

Dear Cupcake,

That is a really difficult situation. You don’t want to hurt your friend, but you are hurting yourself in the process. If I were you, I would have a private conversation (In-person… absolutely not over text or Snap. So much can get lost in translation, no matter how many 😭 you use…) and tell her how her actions are affecting you. Tell her that you aren’t mad at her and that you want her to be happy but you wish that she had talked to you about it first. I’m sure that she has a reasonable explanation as to why she is doing what she is doing. It is my experience that no one wants to hurt others; no one wants to be the ‘bad guy’. She has her reasons for dating them, and I’m sure that if you talked to her about it you would both be able to come to an understanding and your friendship would be better because of it. And come on, it’s been a year. The mature and healthy thing to do is to move on, however hard that may be.

Love,

Lola