DEAR ABBY: I'm 13 and in seventh grade. I have a friend whose parents are divorced, and she really dislikes her stepmom. She talks bad about her, and she tells me she makes up really weird rules. She sometimes talks bad about her dad, too, and she told me they were moving over spring break. Now she's saying that they're not moving until summer. I'm starting to think some of the stuff she says isn't true.
What should I do? Believe everything she says, or question everything she says? -- CONFUSED IN MISSOURI
DEAR CONFUSED: If the things that someone tells you don't add up, it's sensible to be skeptical. As to her family's planned move, in just a few weeks you will know the answer to your question -- if you don't have a strong suspicion already.