BoldlyU Magazine Nov 2017 Indy Issue | Page 5

Letter from the Editor The holidays can be the happiest time of the year, full of love, joy, and presents! Not to mention, time off of school, sleeping in, and time with family! How can you not love this time of the year? However, for many, this is the worst time of the year! The popular tween that may look like he or she has it all but when it comes to opening presents, they are lucky to get new socks and underwear. Are there “friends” going to tease them if they tell the truth? Or the rich tween who gets all the presents that they want, but they don’t get to actually spend much time, if any, with their family. This tween may want more family time than all the nice gifts. Even the tween with parents that are divorced and they may have to go spend the holi- days with family they don’t really like or understand. So as we go into this holiday season remember everyone has a story and a struggle of some sort. Give a smile, a hug or an ear and support each other and most of all make the most of the holiday season! Darla H. OUR MISSION: BoldlyU Magazine is specifically de- signed for tweens, to encourage them to be brave, to be bold and to be them- selves by providing a place for them to share their stories, struggles and pas- sions. It is a positive resource to em- power them to build confidence within themselves while also helping others! Most of this content is written by tweens for tweens!