January 7, 2021 SHOULD I LEARN A NEW HOBBY TO IMPRESS MY CRUSH??? Hi Nikki,So I’ve got a problem: my crush is WAY into snowboarding. All winter long, every single weekend, it’s like his favorite thing to do!! I may have made up a TEENY-TINY fib and told him that I LOVE snowboarding too (Confession: I don’t. Read More
September 13, 2020 SHOULD I BE SPORTY OR GIRLY? Hey Brandon, Okay, here’s my issue—I love playing basketball and soccer, and I’m pretty good at both. I want to try out for my school’s teams this year… but my cousin says that if I keep playing sports and if I dress too “sporty” instead of Read More
January 11, 2020 I HATE TEAM SPORTS IN PE!!! ☹️ Dear Brandon, Please help me! At my school, teams in P.E. are SO unfair. All the sporty kids are picked for the same team, and then they DESTROY the rest of us. If I do end up on the same team as the sporty kids, they yell at me for not being Read More
November 23, 2019 WILL THE STAR ATHLETE OF MY SCHOOL EVER NOTICE ME?! Dear Brandon, HELP!!! I have a crush on a super cute STAR athlete. I have P.E with him, but the problem is… I’m TERRIBLE at sports! While he's competing nationally, I'm losing in every game, race, and activity! We never talk, and all he Read More
July 28, 2019 Should You Quit a Team Just Because Someone is Picking on You? Hey Brandon! I’m on the soccer team at school and there’s this jerk that’s always picking on me. He’s poured Gatorade into my cleats and tripped me during our games. I could almost understand his behavior if he were on the opposing team. Read More
June 30, 2019 Am I A Quitter?! Hey Brandon, I’ve been playing soccer FOREVER. My dad coached when I was little, and then I moved up into school teams. But lately, I just don't enjoy it anymore. It lost its spark and I want to quit, but my parents are so proud of me doing Read More
March 30, 2019 MY FRIEND WILL BE MAD IF I TRY OUT FOR SPORTS!!! Dear Brandon, Me and my BFF have always thought popular people like athletes and cheerleaders were mean, rude, self-centered, and obsessed with their team sport. But…lately I’ve wanted to try out for cheer and basketball! I’m scared my BFF Read More