Dear Fatima, I’m a teenage girl and my parents are killing my soul. They can’t think of one damn thing that is good about me. All they see is that I’m a terrible person. Imagine that every time someone said something bad about you, your parents reaffirmed that in your face. Today I volunteered somewhere ... Read More
Dear, Fatima I’m not sure if you guys got my other submission form, hopefully not because, I didn’t put certain things I should’ve if I did sorry about that. Anywas I’m now 16 years old Palestinian obv raised in America, I don’t really know where to start, so I’ll just start with my family, there ... Read More
I am an 18-year-old woman who is facing difficulty among the family unit. I have posted before, but I am torn about how to act. I know that a man should love his wife and honor her, but I do not speak up against my father when he talks behind my mother’s back, saying that ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am a 17 year old girl struggling with family relationships. I never understood my low self-confidence but now I’m certain that the source of it must be my father. I absolutely abhor him at this point and am trying to repair myself but the more I tell myself to let him fight ... Read More
I am a high school senior and I am sometimes lazy with my homework. I procrastinate so much and get distracted on the internet. My mother complains a lot and she does not stop when she starts. I have seen a lot of physical abuse in my family and although it deeply upsets me, I ... Read More
I am an 18 year old female and although I know my decisions can change in the future, I don’t want any biological children. I want to foster children instead; there are so many poor children out there, such as many Chinese abandoned baby girls. Some Muslims have told me that I should still have ... Read More
Dear Fatima, in the simplest words, I have a careless family. Well, I have to say that my little brother is loving for the most part but my sister is horrifyingly rude and she is so crappy that she ignores me all the time, thinking she is cool. And whenever I am in the middle ... Read More
I am about 18 years old and a female. My father is very fond of the idea of marriage and it bothers me a lot that he keeps talking about it. I am not against young marriage, but I believe the time will come when I am ready. I do not have a very good ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I can’t handle life anymore. I have given up on making friends, I have given up on happy family days, geez, I have even given up on getting good grades and my Allah, college is just one of those pretty pictures I can only dream about. Being a senior, I”m done with life, ... Read More
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
