Maturing Bros

For guys 13 to 17. School, money, training, faith, girls, and becoming someone you respect.

This section is for 13 to 17. There is no dating, no messaging strangers and no adult content anywhere in it. If anything here worries you, talk to a parent, a teacher or another adult you trust.

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One active at a time, and give it longer than you want to

Most acne routines fail because they change every ten days. Pick one thing that actually works, use it properly, and stop punishing your face in between.

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Four steps, twice a day, and hands off your face

A skin routine you can actually finish before the bus, plus the one habit that undoes all of it.

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Being a girl isn't a thing you have to work around

The strongest woman you know is almost never the loudest person in the room, and you don't have to put down other girls to be worth something.

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Always tired isn't a personality trait

Sleep fixes some kinds of tired. If two solid weeks of it hasn't fixed yours, something else is going on and it's worth checking.

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How to spot an eating disorder and who to tell

The signs are mostly behavior, not body size, and the right move is telling a grown-up today, not watching for another month.

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Anxiety doesn't always feel like worrying

The stomachaches, the flat weeks and the 3 a.m. replays are part of it. What to watch for, and the exact words to use when you tell someone.

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What vaping does to you, and how to quit if you've started

Nicotine is a lousy boss. Here's what it's doing to your body, your sleep and your mood, and a plan that actually gets you off it.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

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Why You Can't Fall Asleep At Ten Anymore

Your internal clock really did shift later, and it isn't in your head. Morning light does more for it than any bedtime rule ever will.

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Eat enough to still be running in the fourth quarter

The hollow feeling late in a game usually isn't fitness. It's fuel, and it's fixable with a bagel and a plan.

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What's normal for your period and when to tell someone

The ranges that count as normal, the signs that mean call a doctor this week, and how to start the conversation without dying of embarrassment.

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The concussion you hide is the one that keeps you out longest

You don't have to black out to have a brain injury, and "I'm fine" is the sentence that costs athletes whole seasons.

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What to say when a girl is cruel and everyone's watching

Not the comeback you rehearse at midnight. The boring, flat answer that ends it in public and costs you absolutely nothing.

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How to say no to a friend and still have the friend

The sentence you decide on now, before your phone buzzes at midnight and you say yes again.

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What to actually do when your friend is struggling

Most people freeze, say "let me know if you need anything," and wait. You can do better than that, and it isn't complicated.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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What to do with your first paycheck before it disappears

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Stop rereading your notes and start proving you know it

The highlighter lies to you. What actually sticks is closing the book and writing down everything you remember.

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Drive like the calmest person in the car

Mirrors, empty parking lots, the left turn everybody fears, and the one phone call you make instead of getting in the car.

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