Dear Fatima

What’s your struggle? What stones has life thrown your way? Everyone has them- problems that constantly linger on your mind and you just don’t know what to do about them. At Stones to Bridges, we believe that everyone should have a place to unwind and address what’s on their mind. It's time to take those stones and build your bridge.

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Confusion

I am a 16 year old girl and I became friends with this very nice Muslim boy and we became close and he told me he had feelings for me. We never acted upon the feelings and just continued being friends but his parents took his phone and read some texts and are very angry. ... Read More

Problems

Dear, Fatima I’m 16 year old girl who is confused about homosexuality in Islam. Not that I’m gay or anything or ik confused, I’m confused in the sense of relationships like friendships with them. I figured out my old friend in childhood was a lesbian, so no chance of friendship there,but then when I got ... Read More

Doubts

Hi, I am an 18-year-old girl. I have a lot of doubts during wuzu and prayers. I always think that I broke my wuzu because sounds come from my stomach or from my bottom, but I’m not sure if I released wind. I know that I shouldn’t pay attention to these doubts, but they seem ... Read More

Continuous Problems

Dear Fatima, I’m trying to be a more confident girl, not because I’m a senior in high school and I have a reputation to build but because I really want to present myself well so that I am myself and don’t shy away even when I’m not the perfect star everyone loves. My father however, ... Read More

struggling to stay alive

Dear Fatima, These next 3 weeks are going to be complete hell because I have so many tests and things going on at school. Then on top of it, I have a sister who is really self centered, nosy, and mean. I have never come across anyone worst my entire life. In any and every ... Read More

Fake

I am a 17 year old girl. I have problems with concentration on studies. I have not managed to sit through a full 3 hour practice ACT exam even once. The one time I did I drank coffee before taking it. I have taken the real ACT exam twice. The first time I messed up ... Read More

Alone

Dear Fatima, I’m 15 years old female and my parents have decided to move to a new house, I know this is going to sound really stupid but I actually was sad when I heard this. My problem Fatima, is that I already feel alone as is, and this home that I live in now ... Read More

In desperate need to rebuild myself

Dear Fatima, I am a senior in high school and I have 2 major issues right now on top of everything else. First of all, I say a lot of bad words, which I know I need to stop. but how? 🙁 Also, I rarely ever respect my parents. It is not like I don’t ... Read More

Domestic Abuse

Hi, I’m a senior girl in high school living in the United States. I was born in the U.S., but my family is from Iran. My mom and dad came to the U.S. for his job. We went back and forth from the U.S. to Iran. Since second grade, we have stayed here without moving. ... Read More

Abnormal behaviors

Salam. I am going to be an 18 year old girl on January 4. Sadly, I still have childish, abnormal behaviors. I believe these behaviors overlap with OCD, which I have been diagnosed with. Almost every day, I pick all the skin off of my lips. I don’t even care about the pain or the ... Read More

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