Issue 5

I like to go to the skateboard park.  (I bought my board with money I earned mowing lawns.)  But some of the kids who hang out there just sit and play cards for money.   My friend Tyler lost twenty bucks last week.  If I tell them I don't want to gamble, they'll think I'm a dope.  Oh, yeah, and one of the kids who gambles tried to sell me pot, too.  I told him:  Get lost.  I still want to do things with Tyler.  What would you  do?

Joe-Age 13

Dear Joe:

Ask Tyler if he wants to help you scout out a new place to skateboard.   You also might need to tell your parents and whoever's in charge of the park that somebody was trying to peddle drugs there.  If Tyler wants to stay at the park and gamble, maybe it's time to find a new friend.  I know it's tough, but believe me, you'll be happier in the long run.  Let me know what happens.

Andy  

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