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Dear Bella: I am a 16-year-old young lady and I ran away from my parent\u2019s home for a few months now and I have also dropped out from school.<\/p>\nDear Bella: I am a 16-year-old young lady and I ran away from my parent\u2019s home for a few months now and I have also dropped out from school.<\/p>\n
Currently I’m staying all over the place with boyfriends and I have sex with several different guys. I enjoy what I\u2019m doing though I know that it is wrong and it’s killing my parents to see the path that I have taken.\u00a0 I have sex with men for money and I just have sex for fun sometimes.<\/p>\n
Many people have spoken to me about what I am doing to myself but it’s like I’m blinded to see it as that. I want to change my life but it is hard. I also have a problem for taking stuff that does not belong to me and the thing is I was not brought up in a bad family. I was always taught to have respect and to be decent but I’ve taken a different path.<\/p>\n
My family on the other hand always supported me and it’s not like we can’t afford to live a good life style.\u00a0 The friends that I associate influenced me into this kind of stuff that I am doing today.<\/p>\n
I need some answers.<\/p>\n
Fallen Child<\/strong><\/p>\n Dear Fallen Child: From reading your letter it sounds like you\u2019re seeking attention and sadly this column is not the right place.<\/p>\n You have stated that you come from a good family who can afford a \u201cgood lifestyle\u201d for you. You also mentioned that your parents and other relatives have always supported you and that \u201cmany people\u201d have spoken to you.<\/p>\n I am sure these \u201cmany people\u201d as well as your parents have advised you to cease and that you may be putting your life and others in danger of catching sexual transmitted diseases. You also run the risk of getting in trouble with the law by your admittance of stealing.<\/p>\n Based on the letter you admit that you are aware of what is right from wrong. You also admit you know the source of your problems: peer pressure. So madam having said all that why are you writing to me? You already seem to have all the answers.<\/p>\n If you cannot listen to anyone then you will not listen to me repeating the same advice you have been getting all along.<\/p>\n If you cannot hear you will feel.<\/p>\n Bella<\/strong><\/p>\n Have a problem? Write to Dear Bella at dominicanewsonline@gmail.com. Dear Bella is published Tuesdays and Thursdays. All letters are subject to editing and the editor has the right to not publish an article if it does not meet the company\u2019s editorial standards. Also, the advice given is not necessarily expert advice, and is basically an opinion, therefore we accept no liability that result from giving any opinion. As such we encourage you to seek the advice of a professional counselor.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Bella: I am a 16-year-old young lady and I ran away from my parent\u2019s home for a few months now and I have also dropped out from school. Currently I’m staying all over the place with boyfriends and I…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":15184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dear-bella"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n