Jahleese has a job she loves and grand plans for her future, but her mother thinks that she should be paying rent to live at home. Who's right?

Yes, the holidays can be filled with more-than-usual relationship conflict. But, Jess shows it's manageable if you just use what you know.

Bella questions whether she ought to hold her friends to a code based on unspoken assumptions.

Jess finds life imitating art when a trip to her best friend's wedding threatens a confrontation with an old frenemy.

Bella finds that speaking up about what bugs her is worth the trouble, even when it's not appreciated.

Maddie reflects on the hardest part of college so far. Is it the classes? Dorm living? No, it's the battle with her good girl habits - in this case, the tendency to say "yes" to any and all social invitations, even when she really wants to say "no."

Jahleese finds that being real often means rejecting others' expectations of you, no matter what those expectations are.

If only I’d kept my big mouth shut! Admittedly, it was my own fault. At the time, it seemed like such a good idea. I had an all girl staff and everyone held a leadership position. Logically, I would teach them Girls Leadership Institute stuff. Duh!

I’m a problem-solver. A can-do kind of person. I take the bull by the horns and make things happen. None of which helps me when it comes to my daughter and her friendship challenges.