Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset

Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset: Feeling Unwanted

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Cayla Goh (25A01B) and Janarakshini Gnanaprakash (25S06G, Peer Helper) 

Your resident Aunties and Uncles are back with our Ask Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset column, this time as a collaboration between Raffles Press and Peer Helpers’ Programme (PHP)! Ever wanted to rant about that someone you just can’t stand? Overwhelmed with too many feelings? Submit your confessions to https://tinyurl.com/RIAAUU and we’ll give them our best shot. This column will be published at the end of every month

“How can I deal with the feeling of being unwanted?”

Overthinking Oliver
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Aunt Agony & Uncle Upset: Getting Rejected from Leadership Positions 

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By M.B. Dharshni (25S03O) and Xu Chenyuan (25S06I, Peer Helper)

Your resident Aunties and Uncles are back with our Ask Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset column, this time as a collaboration between Raffles Press and the Peer Helpers’ Programme (PHP)! Ever wanted to rant about that someone you just can’t stand? Overwhelmed with too many feelings? Submit your confessions to https://tinyurl.com/RIAAUU and we’ll give them our best shot. This column will be published at the end of every month.

“I was rejected from Students’ Council, but many of my peers have gotten accepted for Council or other leadership positions. What did I do wrong? I cannot stop thinking about it and comparing myself to others.”

Dispirited Diana

Dear Diana, 

It is a truth universally acknowledged that failure is normal, and is part and parcel of life; but it is also painfully true that every time we face rejection, it never fails to hurt. After putting so much hard work into an application you were really passionate about, seeing “Unsuccessful” or getting that rejection email crushes our spirits instantly. 

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Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset: Managing JC Like a Pro Gamer

Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Yvonne Cheung (25S03S), Julian Low (25S06A, Peer Helper)

Your resident Aunties and Uncles are back with our Ask Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset column, this time as a collaboration between Raffles Press and the Peer Helpers’ Programme (PHP)! Ever wanted to rant about that someone you just can’t stand? Overwhelmed with too many feelings? Submit your confessions to https://tinyurl.com/RIAAUU and we’ll give them our best shot. This column will be published at the end of every month.

  “I have no time to balance games, work and CCA in JC. What do I do?”

Dumbfounded Drew.
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Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset: Why Does No One Get My Humour?

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Sophie Chong (25A01A) and Kimberly Teo (25S06J, Peer Helper)  

Your resident Aunties and Uncles are back with our Ask Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset column, this time as a collaboration between Raffles Press and Peer Helpers’ Programme (PHP)! Ever wanted to rant about that someone you just can’t stand? Overwhelmed with too many feelings? Submit your confessions to https://tinyurl.com/RIAAUU and we’ll give them our best shot. This column will be published at the end of every month

“I sometimes feel isolated because no one shares the same humour as I do. I find it hard to connect, and it becomes awkward when I have to explain a joke because no one got it.”

Troubled Trixie
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Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset: Unproductive Holiday Blues

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Foo Le Xuan Shanice (25S03A), Elisa Lim (25S07A), Peer Helper

Dear Uncle Upset, I’m so not locked in. What should I do to motivate myself to get work done this holidays? How do I make sure I utilise it well…

Desperate Dumbo

Dear Desperate Dumbo, 

With the holidays finally clearing out our hectic schedules and freeing us from many extracurricular commitments, it is only natural to feel the need to fill up the time with more productive activities.

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