Ouch! The other day, you cut yourself and it really, really hurt.

One night last year, you went to bed and woke up a year later. It wasn't magic or because you were really tired. It happened because it was New Year's Eve: you went to sleep in 2012 and woke up to 2013. Next December, you'll do it again with a whole...

Your best friend, for instance his family came from Mexico. A classmate of yours had ancestors from Africa, and another classmate's Mom was born in China. Maybe your own grandparents immigrated from Germany , India , or Israel.

Don't play with matches! Even before you entered first grade, that was a lesson you learned from your parents, grandparents, teachers and neighbors. Matches were cool, but they burned hot, and not only could they destroy things with the fire they...

Your friends all know better. They know they're wasting their breath when they try to tell you to do something. They know it won't work.

Mom says you ask too many questions. But seriously, how else will you ever learn anything? You have to ask to know, right? And most of the time, one question leads to another and pretty soon, you've spent the afternoon asking why and how and what...

What did you do on your summer vacation? It almost seems hard to remember that far, doesn't it? Summer's been over for months, and while it was good and you had fun - hanging with friends, finding a job so you had some cash, maybe taking a little...

You thought you might roast to death. Yep, it was hot last summer. The hottest you could remember, and your Mom said the same thing. All you wanted to do was spend the day inside or in the pool, except that it was dry outside, too, which might've...

The boy you like is a very sharp dresser. He always looks so fine. He's tall and he smells good, he's got a smile that makes his eyes crinkle, and hair you want to touch. The boy you like is so sweet. Unfortunately, the boy you like isn't yours. But...