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My name's Jennifer, but I'm more commonly known as Jen or Sporkster. I love lots of things/people including God; volleyball and soccer, my two favorite sports; and cheese. I also love Pi, but that's a story for another day.
I've been answering questions on Advicenators for over three years now, so I'm pretty experienced with it. I love answering questions and helping you out anyway I can, so if you've got a question, just ask me!
Ask me about: Christianity, athletics, physical fitness, love-life, relationships, friendships, HTML queries, book suggestions, music suggestions, musical theory, history, English (or Spanish) grammar, Paint Shop Pro 8, skin problems, sports injuries, "punk" fashion, nutrition, etc.
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Q: i have braces and theres a sore spot on my gums but it hurts...my dentist says its bcuz of my braces and to keep brushing it hard so i can get it clean..but it hurts! what can i do to get the redness and swelling down?
-Cierra
A: I've had them too. I'm pretty sure it's an ulcer. Make sure you keep the area clean (as you're doing) and use mouthwash or a salt/water mix to gargle and swish around in your mouth. This will 1) Keep the area disinfected, which would lead to further discomfort and 2) Help heal the wound faster. Hope you feel better soon!
Q: I apologize for not following your intended format here, but this was the easiest way I could find to reach you. This is not a question, but rather a comment about one of your responses. A young lady posted a question to you, inquiring about the possibility of being pregnant, despite having a period. She mentioned noticing that she seemed to be gainging weight in her tummy and was still awaiting her expected period for that month. The advice you gave her was incorrect (and unnecessarily scathing, in my opinion).
Make no mistake about it -- it IS, indeed, possible to be pregnant despite experiencing bleeding around the time that you would have had a period. A small percentage of women who are pregnant will experience a few days of light bleeding at the time of their expected period within the first four weeks of conceiving, although the blood shed is not technically menstrual blood. Many women mistake the blood for their period, and consequently fail to realize that they are pregnant. It is important, however, to recognize that you are pregnant as soon as possible so that proper care can be taken.
As for the young lady who thought she may be pregnant --
you were very wise to recognize the possibility of pregnancy and take steps to find out right away. While it is possible to become pregnant without actually having intercourse (if the male's semen comes close enough to the opening of the vagina thru any means, even if the penis doesn't enter, sperm can still sometimes enter and fertilize), the chances are usually very slim. At thirteen, many women's periods are not yet regular, and won't be for another few years. So, the missed or late periods are probably due to heavy hormonal fluctuations that are still occuring and causing those periods to be irregular. But to be safe, if there is ANY chance that you could be pregnant, it is important to take steps to find out sooner rather than later. Contact a trusted loved one, school nurse, doctor, or Planned Parenthood if you need advice, information, or help. And NEVER, under any circumstances, engage in sexual behaviors that your gut or inner instinct is telling you not to.
Sporkster, you are admirable to be hosting this advice column. Peer to peer advice is a very good thing! Please do post this message to your readers, however, as it could be very helpful to some who have been given misleading information.
A: Thank you for correcting me. I will post this, as it is very informative and helpful to teens on this site. Thank you so much.
Q: There's been alot going on about abortion lately and here's my take!
we have eighty year old male politicians and the abstinent catho-lics (nuns and priests)telling young fecund women whose bodies are basically setting them up to get pregnant, that contraception is not right in the eyes of god, and THEN after that, neither is abortion.
So this is what I get out of all of this-
Either we're supposed to deny our instinctual, primate desires and wait until marriage because they said so, or suffer pregnancy out of marriage and be locked in to raise their future goddamn tax payers- and not to mention- army ants.
NO, their god would FORBID that any human being ould have the control over their own body, nor would any woman be able to move freely and independantly throughout society living as she chooses, without being judged and condemned to eighteen years of servitude to some god-fearing patriotic moron's children?
This is yet another way in which the "man" is getting us down. (white rich male eighty-year old christian authority)
Anyone who thinks abortion should be against the law should shut their damn mouths and take a good look at our 99 percent old, male government and ask ourselves, to what extent will this desicion affect them? Are they about to get knocked up, or get someone pregnant? They can say it's not right to impregnate someone out of marriage or end the life of your unborn child, but when the hell will they ever be faced with such a situation? Do they really have a right to talk? Furthermore- DO YOU?????
A: I'm not an eighty year-old rich Catholic caucasian male, and I believe that abortion is wrong. First off, I'd like to say that CATHOLICISM and CHRISTIANITY are NOT the same. Catholicism was basically founded by the Roman emporer Constantine as a means for gaining admiration from Roman-Christians of the time period. Read the Bible, and read a world history book.
The Bible does not say that contraceptives are wrong at all. That is a strictly Catholic belief. The Bible also states that a woman has rights. However, one of the Ten Commandments states "Thou shalt not murder." Abortion is murder. It is the slaying of an unborn child. Don't even try to tell me that it's not. If a pregnant woman is murdered, how can the murderer be charged with two counts of murder if the baby isn't alive yet?
Abortion is basically for two types of people:
1) A lazy ass whore (probably a teenager) who had nothing better to do than sleep around with her boyfriend (or maybe some random guy) and isn't ready to take responsibility for their actions.
2) A person who was responsible and could take care of their actions but will die if they kept the baby. I really feel for this kind of person.
So please, if you can't afford or take responsibility for the baby, keep Mr. Happy in your pants.
Q: hey...kAYx..can u tell me how to find dah piano notes for the song [only one] by yellowcard??
A: Try looking on musicnotes.com or this other site... I think it was called 8notes.com or something like that. They're pretty good sheet music sites. Good luck!
Q: im jess im 15 and i weigh 162 pounds and in 4 days i gained 4 pounds and i cant stop eating i went to mcdonalds yesterday and ate 3 big macs!!! and i cant even do a pushup
A: Well...what exactly is your question? Could you be a little bit more specific with what you're asking me? Try asking me again so I know what I'm trying to answer.
Q: i need a mp3 code for the song "whats my age again " by blink 182 for my myspace because i have a mac computer, can u give me a code?
A: MAC...can you still use mp3's on MAC? Try downloading the song from mpeg-search.com and linking from there. If it doesn't work, ask me again and I'll try to help you.
Q: could u help me, i want to know if there is any sites that have a music video code or audio code for the song kiss me by sixpence none the richer that would work on myspace, its my fav. song
thanks!
A: You could download the mp3 from http://www.mpeg-search.com and then upload to your own server. After that, then try linking it to your myspace thing. I have no experience with myspace, so I dunno whether this works or not. Try it out and get back to me if it doesn't work.
Q: hey, this may sound really stupid to u but how do u get animations and stuff on my spaces or xangas, i want to know cause my friend has an animation on his but he wont tell me where he got it, i want to put schfifty five on my my space, if not The Evil Strawberry or Numa Numa. yea soooo how do i do tat?
A: Well, find the URL to the animation you want to put on your site. Got it? Now put this on your site and remove the asterisks. I dunno if that works, but go ahead and try it out. If it doesn't, ask me again and I'll try to help you again. I hope it works.
Q: My friends and I are trying to get this one boy from my classical music class to start to appreciate rock music and rap music, pop music etc. He isn't responding to most of it and is giving answers to rap music like, "You don't know what he's saying!!" Is there an easy way to introduce him to this type of music?
A: He likes his music just like you like yours. He has the right to like or dislike anything he wants to, so just leave him alone. I mean, he could Appalachian Mountain-hick banjo-geetar moosic and he would still have the right to like it. It's fine, I guess, to "introduce" him to it, but don't force anything on him. The beauty of the freedoms of choice...
Q: Do yOU find anything wrong with A white girl and a Black guy being in-love dating, and wanting to get married?
please, share your oppinion, and support it!
I am open to hear both sides!
A: There's absolutely nothing wrong with it morally or spiritually. If you're two young people in love, what does color/race/ethnicity matter? It doesn't.
The only problem you two will have to think about is the racial division between races. Sadly, today's society looks down upon interracial dating/marriage for some stupid reasons. Just don't let anyone who doesn't believe in you too get you down.
If you love each other, it doesn't matter. Good luck!
Q: well i really love this one song its called "if i ain't got you' by Alicia Keys and i just want to know are there any sites that will let me listen to it for free on windows media player plz help me :(
A: http://www.mp3search.com, http://www.mp3raid.com, or http://www.mpeg-search.com--all of these sites probably have "If I Ain't Got You." Happy listening!
Q: Hi 'am in a long distance relationship and will be visiting my boyfriend in about a month .I want to be able to have as much sex as i can in the two weeks i will be visiting him.However 'am concerned that i might get my period in the second week i will be with him. please help as this is really really really important. what can i do not to have my period for that time i will be visiting my wonderful boyfriend.
A: I can't really help you...but maybe selectopaque could. I don't really know about those type of things because I'm inexperienced in that area...:) Good Luck, though, and I hope you can find an answer to your question.
Q: I like the song "Ladies" by Sarai and I want to put it on my myspace, but it's not under windows media or music video codes or anything. Do you know where I could find a link to get this music on my myspace??
A: I don't know where you can find a link, but I know where you can actually download the song. Go to http://www.mp3search.com, http://www.mpeg-search.com, or http://www.mp3raid.com and download the song. Then you can upload it to a site such as Geocities. THEN you can link to that song on your myspace account. It takes a little bit of work, but it works. Try searching on Google for codes as well.
Q: I wanna start dressing in Tokyo street fashion (as I find it oh-so-awesome), but.. er.. I live in Colorado. Do you think I might get some odd reactions as to my new style change?
A: Well, does it matter what other people think of your new style? Just try it out! Since you like it, don't worry about what other people think. Anyone who makes fun of you is insecure about themself and you just need to ignore them. Have fun with your new clothes!
Q: Okay so I am inlove with this guy at my school. So much so that it hurts. He is a pretty shy mexican boy. He has been a friend of mine for about 4-5 months, but I only realized about two and a half months ago that I like him as more than just a friend, and ever since I have been falling more and more inlove with him. He and everyone at the school knows I like him. His brother is not at all shy and calls me future sister-inlaw and when other guys are messing around with me he tells them to leave me alone because I am his brothers lady, ect. Most of the mexican girls at my school don't want him to be with me cuz i am white or whatever, neways, at lunch and stuff he walks by me slowly by himself because he knows I will follow him and we talk but never about us in that way. I have two classes with him and one i sit right next to him and we laugh and talk like always have. But still never talk about us. It hurts so much seeing him there right in my grasp but I can't touch him. Loving him but not being able to tell him directly. Wanting him but not having him. I wish he wasn't so shy. All my friends say to make the first move and ask him out, but I dont want to be to eager. I have called him and we talk but my bestfriend was on the line too.(we are all pretty good friends) But I am too shy to call again. I am so confused and sometimes I think to myself what are you doing even trying it will never work, but then I think of how much worse it will hurt if I don't try. I am a very pretty girl and have a lot of friends and all so it isn't like I am a nerd and cant have him. There has never been someone I wanted and couldn't have which makes it even more painful cuz this hasn't happened before. Do you think he likes me and what should I do? I am going to see him tomarrow for the first time in like 4 days. Please tell me what you think I should do. Sorry it was so long
~!^Nat^!~
Additional info;
Oh yea he has a jealous mexican ex-girl friend but it is okay if she messes with me i will kick her ass. she sometimes gives me dirty looks and I give them back and yell what the f**k you looking at you dumb bitch and she gets scared and she should be. I don't take stuff from people no matter how big they are!.
A: Well, it sounds like you're self-confident enough to ask the boy out. He seems really quite shy, though he's trying to give you signals that he likes you too. Just bring up the subject of you two going out/dating/whatever next time you talk to him.
I'm sure he wants to ask you out, but he's so shy and scared of rejection that he doesn't want to reach out. You give the impression of being a very confident, pretty, and popular girl--that scares alot of boys witless. Make the first move! He won't say no, and most likely, he'll be relieved that you asked him first.
His ex-girlfriend shouldn't really matter as long as she's not hanging all over him all the time. I mean, there's no point in even talking to her if she gives you dirty looks--she's just trying to tempt you to do something stupid. Be the better woman and ignore her. Believe me, if she's ignored, she'll see her crap has lost its fun and she'll stop.
I hope all goes well with you and your boy! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me!
Q: how do u make icons?
A: You have to have a graphics editing software for starters. Then open up a new file at 100 x 100 pixels (or however big you want the icon to be) and make a pretty little icon! Save it, and voila! There's your icon. Maybe if you could give me information like what kind of software you have and what kind of icon you want to make I can help you some more. Ask away!
Q: how do you e-mail a song to someone?
A: If you have a Yahoo! email account, you can simply upload the song to your email composition and send it! It's pretty easy--I use it almost everyday. This should and probably will work with almost every other email system out there. Hope all goes well with transfering your tunes.
Q: ive have AIM for about 2 years now but currently it has been acting up and not letting me change the "preferances". i dont want "notifications" so i check that then click "apply" then "ok". after the window is down, it wont do what i checked off for it to do. i cant change my font either unless i do a right click while in the text box. how do i change this? i tried redownloading it and nothing changed. thanks for any feedback!
A: I had the same exact problem, but I found out that if I signed off and then signed back on, it would apply the changes I had made the previous time I was on. I think that's what you're asking, anyway. If I'm wrong, ask me again and I'll do my best to help you. Hope this helps!
Q: K...
Every time i wash my hair when it dries it gets all sticky and stiff kind of..like i put gel in it when i rele didnt. i always make sure i rinse it out good, and ive tried various shampoos and conditionerz. WHY IS MY HAIR DOING THIS? it gets so sticky and greasy looking i can never wear it downm.
A: You may be washing your hair too often. Washing hair too often can strip your hair of the natural oils that help keep it soft and silky. Try washing your hair every other day instead of every day and using a good conditioner (such as Pantene) on the ends of your hair. Good luck, and feel free to ask me any additional questions!
Q: so i have this boyfriend. almost 3 months. but we have only held hands and hugged. he is going sooo slow. every one is like .. make the first move. but im really shy. like.. really shy. but just around the boy im going out with. are there anyway i can sortof give him hints.. but not make the firt move? 13/f
A: My boyfriend and I didn't kiss until we had been going out for seven months. If you really want to kiss him, you should make the first move. Just take every opportunity you have with him when you two are alone to get close to him. Or just plain flat-out tell him. Or you could say, "You know, I always wondered what kissing was really like..." I know it sounds corny, but it works. Just drop subtle hints like that. Chances are he wants to kiss you, but he's just too nervous/shy. Hope you have fun!