Each month, come back to find a new topic that you can write anything you want about. Want to write about something in particular? Send your idea to ideas@smartgirl.org.

This month's SoapBox is:

Parents
Love 'em or hate 'em, or maybe both: what do your parents mean to you? Do you get along with them? Do you wish you got along better? Do they give you fair rules? Do their rules have you itching to move out and be on your own? Do you like the amount that they are involved in your life? Can you imagine life without them, or with different parents? Got anything else to share about parents?

Former SoapBox Topics:

Best Friends -- NEW!
Do you have a best friend? Tell us about your best friend! Maybe you have more than one. Why is it that just one never rises to the top? Are there pros and cons to having a best friend? Why might it be better not to have one? When has it really helped you to have a best friend? What do you think are qualities about yourself that help you be the sort of person who can have a best friend? (read and submit)

School
The new school-year is starting, and that's a lot to think about. You've got new classes, new teachers, new friends, and new enemies. By the time you get through a school-year, sometimes you're glad you actually survived! Looking back on last year, what grade were you in, and what advice would you give to someone who is just starting out in that grade? If you wish someone would have told you just one thing about the school-year you just ended, what would it be? And finally, what kinds of questions and worries do you have about the school-year coming up? (read and submit)