Teenage Troubles: Feature Series

O.M.G...Why does MY family have to be different...life is so unfair.

Everyone thinks their family is like, totally, the most embarrasing family in the whole universe. The reality is that all families are different. For Emma, aged 12, it's the fact she has two Mums and is one of the growing number of young people living with lesbian parents.

More and more teenagers are growing up with gay parents...

Pink Parents

“Meet Louise, my new partner.” 12 year old Emma looked up from her homework. Her jaw dropped, standing in front of her was her mum’s girlfriend.

If you think this is unusual, think again. It is estimated that by 2020, just 14 years time, one in ten teenagers will have two mums. This means that in your average lesson at school at least three of your classmates will live with a lesbian mother.

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Teenage Trauma: Feature Series

Sometimes life just totally sucks as a teenager, but sometimes it can get more serious than anyone could ever imagine. For Becky, it took over her life. Read her story...

“Cutting Myself Helped Me Escape”

After her Mum left, Becky thought self-harm was the only way to cope...

“Looking back its crazy how things got so bad, but at the time I felt as if cutting myself was the only thing that stopped my life spiralling out of control.

“I was 14 when my Mum sat me and my brother down in the kitchen to tell us she was leaving. It was a huge shock to everyone, but she said she felt trapped and had to leave.

“We‟d always had a perfect family and I was even teased at school for my dream life with designer clothes and big house, but from that moment I knew that life was never going to be the same again.

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