ShopSome questions deserve more than one answer.
Friendship, feelings, family, the future and everything in between.
Some things stay on your mind longer than expected. An argument with someone you actually like. The question of what comes after school. Your family's expectations. Or the feeling that everyone else already has a plan.
Here you find stories, thoughts and different points of view on the things that come with growing up. You do not have to understand everything at once. Start wherever something interests you.
What's on your mind right now?
Mind & Feelings
Why does your head get loud exactly when things finally go quiet?
Thoughts going round in circles. Feelings that are there at the same time. And days when you do not know yourself what is going on. This is about looking closer and not demanding an answer from every thought straight away.
Mind & Feelings explore →KLARTEXTFriendship & Love
How much honesty can a friendship take?
Best friends, first love, trust, jealousy and boundaries. Sometimes closeness feels easy, sometimes you do not even know what the other person means. About the people who matter to us, and how to be close without losing yourself.
Friendship & Love explore →KEIN PLAN?Choices & Future
What if you do not know yet where you want to go?
School, training, work, expectations and the question of what will become of you. Maybe you have a plan. Maybe it keeps changing. This is about options, decisions and the courage to look for your own way.
Choices & Future explore →ALTE SCHULERespect & Values
Is the right thing always the easiest?
Honesty, courtesy, loyalty, fairness and responsibility sound obvious. Until acting on them gets hard. What does it mean to keep your word? Can you disagree respectfully?
Respect & Values explore →ALTE SCHULE · KLARTEXTFamily & Life
Can you love your family and still go your own way?
Family means closeness, memories and sticking together. Sometimes also expectations, misunderstandings and different ideas about life. About parents, siblings, grandparents and what we want to take with us from them.
Family & Life explore →KEIN PLAN?Money & Independence
What is something really worth to you?
The first money you earned yourself. A purchase you later regret. The wish to become independent. Money is part of life, so it is worth understanding how to handle it and build something of your own, step by step.
Money & Independence explore →Stories where you find these questions again.
Sometimes you understand a topic better when you live it through someone else's eyes. Nora tries to keep two promises at once. She has to deal with her father's expectations. And she discovers that a long-awaited purchase can suddenly feel completely different. Three stories, three situations and questions with more than one answer.
Family & Expectations · Nora · 2 min readThe jacket
Her father asks one question at the kitchen table. Nora gives the answer that costs the least. For now.
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Friendship & Promises · Nora · 2 min readTwo places at once
Saturday, three o'clock. Nora promised to be in two kitchens. She meant both.
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Money & Honesty · Nora · 2 min readThe coat
It was in her feed for a week. Then it was in her wardrobe. Then her brother asked the question.
Read the story →You do not have to have an answer for everything.
Maybe you read a story and completely disagree with Nora. Maybe you discover a thought you never had before. Or you notice you have long seen something differently. At ELSEWISE, that is exactly what we hope for.
Stay curious. Keep your own point of view.