Archive for June, 2008
Friendship by the Book: An interview with Alexa Young, author of Frenemies
Some of the most painful and unexpected girlfriend breakups occur during the roller-coaster middle-school years. Alexa Young’s engaging new teen novel, Frenemies (HarperTeen, 2008) is a book that moms will want their daughters to read in preparation for this rude awakening. The book tells the story of two eighth-graders and BFFs, Halley Brandon and Avalon Greene, who have always agreed on everything. But after spending a summer apart, they’ve changed—physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually.
Dear Hillary, Do You Need a Female Friend?
Remember me? I introduced myself and welcomed you to Chappaqua in a letter that appeared in The Washington Post in 1999. You even took the time to acknowledge it, writing me a personal note afterwards. Like other neighbors in our small leafy hamlet (the way it’s referred to disparagingly in the press), we never really […]
The Unexpected Gift
An unexpected gift from a friend can lift spirits and make a rainy day seem sunny.
Reader Q & A: Help! Can collateral damage be avoided in a breakup?
A woman wonders whether she can avoid collateral damage after a breakup.
Best Friends Day: Also a day for ladies-in-waiting
Oops, I blinked and I missed it. I just found out that Sunday, June 8th was Best Friends Day, which completed passed me by. I don’t know how. I didn’t even pause to pay homage to my own Besties on that day. Shame on me! That morning one of my closest friends called while waiting […]
Graduating? Give yourself the gift that keeps on giving
If you haven’t yet realized it, graduation from high school or college can be a friendship-killer. When you are no longer living side-by-side or seeing each other every day, it will never be quite as easy to keep up once-close female friendships or to make new ones. With more than $55 million in domestic box […]
