Dear Ann Landers,
am a boy, sixteen, who thinks you are the grooviest. I need your help, and I hope you'll come through. At first it was just a few pimples, but now my face and neck are covered. My mother says it is part of growing up and I shouldn't let it bother me. She keeps telling me time will take care of it. For over a year, I have been self-conscious and miserable. How much longer should it take? I have tried laying off certain foods, but it hasn't helped. I bought medi-cines I saw advertised, and they haven't done me any good. We don't have a lot of money for doctors, so please don't suggest treatments. Should I keep trying the medicines in hopes something will help, or should I be patient and hope time will take care of it? Do you know of any cure?-The New Orleans Mess