Watching the herd

Joshua Knop, left, and Doug Thomas try to settle the cattle at the Clinton Round-Up Club’s arena for the sorting competition.

Issues arise when friend group is apart

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have two friend groups now — one from home, and one at college. I have spent so much time with them and I love them all, but the dynamics of each group are different and sometimes overwhelming. For my group at home, being away from each other while we're all in college has made our friendships stronger, and I feel like I can rely on them even more than when we were in high school. For my group at school, summer break tried all of our relationships, but we brushed it all under the rug and chose to forget about it.

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