Dear Aunt Beth,

Hey, hold up. I just read that letter from Worried, the girl who thinks she should be our school's delegate to the Model United Nations because she held a couple bake sales for our student body president, "Milo."

Well, pardon my French, but WTF?...

Dear Aunt Beth,

I have a problem at my school, and I need some advice. "Barry," our school's delegate for the Model United Nations - who is SO COOL and SO CUTE!!!! -- is transferring to a fancy boarding school out of state.

Anyway, "Milo," our student body president, gets...

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