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Hello, all- I'm Becky. I'm 16 years old but wise far beyond my years, so hopefully you can expect some good advice from me. I'm not here to spit out cutesy answers to every single question- I won't be a bitch, but I'll be sure to tell it like it is. Just accept it, and consider less-than-sweet answers as tough love. :]

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Ok so I'm young, and naive. How do women usually get rid of their hair down there? It seems like waxing would hurt.

You could use Nair Bikini Cream. It would take the hair off, and you wouldn't have the risk of cutting yourself with a razor. Still, if you leave Nair on too long, you run the risk of burning yourself. Also, you need to remember that if a chemical is powerful enough to burn your hair off of your body, its powerful enough to do damage to your skin. As long as you clean it off when the box tells you, though, and you clean it off really well, it won't harm you. Just test it first on a small area of your skin (as opposed to spreading all over) to make sure you aren't allergic. Hope I helped! =]

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Do you know any stores that have clothes similar
to Delias and Forever 21?

American Eagle, Aeropostale, Abercrombie Hollister are similar =]

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i pierced my second and both my cartiliges before and i still have earings in them... i was just wondering if i pierced my tragus would that be more dangerous since its not part of the lobe? and if someone has pierced it themselves before, does it hurt alot?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragus_piercing
Hope that site helps =]

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how do you tie a shirt? like if its long, and you wanna make it smaller you tie a part of the bottom. if you help me find a good website, thatd be good.

I know that a lot of people at my school take hair ties and just scrunch up the long part of the tee shirt and wrap the hair tie around the "scruncehd" part. This works pretty well I think. It might look a little weird if lots of people don't do it at your school, though =]

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15/f. i'm 5'3" and weight about 105 or maybe just a few pounds more. i know that on some days i don't eat enough but then on some days i just splurge and eat a whole lot of junk food. i can't seem to stick to eating healthy. also if i eat just a little more than usual then the next day my stomach will be a little bigger than the day before. what can i do to prevent this? i already do about 150 cruches and 100 bicycles a day and then run on my treadmill for 30 mintures about 2-3 times a week at like 5.5-5 mph.

here is a basic meal for a day:

BREAKFAST: one quaker breakfast bar in strawberry (about 130 calories)

LUNCH: a turkey and low fat cheese sandwhich on white bread (i think wheat bread tastes gross), one dole fruit cup in peaches, and one quaker chewy bar. with a water bottle

DINNER: whatever my parents make. normally like 3 chicken fingers, with white rice and milk.

i try to drink about 3 water bottles a day..but sometimes i only drink 2.

what can i do to still eat healthy but also not have a "fat day" the next day where my stomach is a little bigger than before.

I think you're actually doing pretty good. It's not normal to have a completely flat stomach all the time. I know people who have 6 packs but still have a little flab over them. Still, one trick I've heard is to eat several mini-meals instead of a few big meals. So, like eating a little snack after school. Also, you could make your breakfast a bit bigger and healthier, like adding a banana or an apple and a glass of milk. Eating a healthy breakfast is supposed to jumpstart your metabolism for the day, which makes you less hungry and also helps you burn calories better. Hope I helped! =]

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when i was little about the age of like i dno really young i used to see ppl on t.v. and my mom shaving there legs so... i went a head and did itbefor and th ought it was boring so i didnt anymore :P i now have long leg hair and im just really hairy :P well like you know what i mean but yeah what can i do about this so it wont grow back longer cause .. i feel unatractive when this happens

There are several ways to get rid of hair. Obviousy there's shaving, but I guess you don't like that. So in addition to shaving (with a normal razor) you can also use an electric razor (can't cut yourself as easily), wax, or a hair removal lotion like Nair. I'm guessing you'd probably like Nair the best, because all you do is rub it on your legs, wait 10 or so minutes, and then wash it off. You don't really do anything, so it isn't really "boring". Still, if you use Nair (or anything like that) you should put a little bit on before rubbing it all over your body just incase you're allergic to it. Also, be careful that you don't leave it on too long, and wash it off really well when you're done, or it could damage your skin. Hope I helped! =]

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how do you make hearts on your column?

♥
just in case this shows up as a heart in the answer:
first you make the "and" symbol (&)
then you type the word "hearts"
then you put a semicolon (;)
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So I bought clothes for this school celebration (christmas concert) for next week. I bought it about 3 weeks now and I tried it on this morning...and it look horrid. I'm not relly thin and the top is really tight...and it looks a tad bit weird. when i sit down my stomach is showwn clearly and if i breathe out...I LOOK PREGNANT! The pants is awesome but I think I need a new top. ...should i put it on monday and show my mum and let her buy a new one...or do I make it work?

BTW...it's for the weekend coming!

It couldn't hurt to try it on and show it to your mom. If she agrees that it doesn't look right and you have time to go get a new one, that's great. Just make sure that the new shirt is definitely the right shirt. Maybe ask the workers in the store if its going to shrink when you wash it...if it is you might want to get a bigger size than the shirt that fits perfectly. However, if you don't have time to go get a new shirt, maybe you could wear a matching tank top under the shirt...maybe a longer tank top so that your stomach can't stick out? Hope I helped!

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Okayyy. Theres this song on Nacho Libre, on the scene where he's on "Dead guy Duty" and he goes to the old couples house and he thinks the man is dead, so he puts a blanket ovesr his face and prays for him or something. The song is very faint in the background, and I want to know what its called and who sings it!

I haven't seen this movie before, but here's a playlist of the official soundtrack of the movie:

Hombre Religioso (Religious Man) - Mister Loco
"A Nice Pile-Drive To The Face" - Nacho (Dialog)
Move, Move, Move - Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker
Papas - Mister Loco
Singing At The Party - Jack Black with Ismael Garcia Ruiz Y Su Trio
Ramses Suite - Danny Elfman
"All The Orphans In The World" - Nacho & Esqueleto (Dialog)
There Is No Place In This World For Me - Beck
"I'm Serious - Nacho (Dialog)
10,000 Pesos - Beck
Irene - Caetano Veleso
Pump A Jam (Ramses) - Cholotronic
Black Is Black - Eddie Santiago
Half Forgotten Daydreams - John Cameron
Encarnación - Jack Black
Tender Beasts Of The Spangled Night - Beck
Saint Behind The Glass - Los Lobos
"Beneath The Clothes We Find The Man..." - Nacho (Dialog)
Forbidden Nectar - Jack Black & Mucho Macho Acapulco

You could go to someplace like iTunes or Yahoo! music and listen to the songs above and see if they match up. Hope this helps!

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Ok, so i cheat. I cheat alot, i cheat at almost anything i do and i try and get away with alot of things i do. This has to do with all schoolwork. I get average grades. But i just wanted to know if this is ok. So we have these vocab books in english, well i took the books the teachers were holding onto from last year and use all the answers. so i never have to fill out the book. But when the test comes i learn the words because i feel stupid if i look off somones paper. But i just like things to be alot easier in school. Like i havent done homework in 2 yrs. Yet i still get average grades and i know everything on the subjects i just think it's very pointless most of the work they make you do. I just wanted to know if im depriving myself at all from learning that well. Im also worried if i start cheating later on in life like with taxes and money and checks and all that and i dont want to end up like that but right now im really good at it and i have never gotten caught. So im just wondering when i should stop, or if im hurting myself in anyway?? Thanks

I really think you should stop cheating. It definitely could hurt you later on in life. If you always look for the easy way out of a situation (in this case, homework) then you'll never truly learn the material. A lot of schoolwork does seem pointless, but most of it is taught for a reason. Later on, something that you cheated on could pop up, and since you cheated, you might not know what to do about it. So you really should stop cheating.

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I'm making something for a school project and something i need to know about to do it, is;

what are the names of those things kids used to make out of paper? They ask you to pick a colour or number and then they move the folded piece of paper with their finger and thumb. Then in the end, they fold over one piece which the other person picked and read out whatever they wrote there.
I need to know a name asap. So thankyou to anyone who can help me!!

they're called cootie catchers i'm pretty sure =]

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Alright, I'll be waiting in line for this concert for about five hours. I live in San Diego. It's still really cold here at this time. So I'll be waiting in line int he cold. However, once we start getting inside and jumping around on general admission and for those of you who go to rock concerts and knows how crazy and hot it gets...it's going to be the total opposite of the weather outside. Advice on what to wear??

bring along a little backpack or purse that you can wear on your back during the concert. that way you can wear a jacket (make sure it isn't your favorite jacket so that just in case you lose it you won't be too sad) while you're in line then put it in your backpack/purse during the concert. hope i helped! have fun at your concert =]

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19/F

Last week I came down with a stomach bug, but it went away within a day. Since then, I've been having digestive problems.

I went to the doctor's office today, and he said that I have post-infectious IBS.

Is it permanent? Will I be able to eat spicy/greasy food ever again?

If anyone has any experience with it, and any tips on how to make it better, that would be great.

Hrmm.. well I actually have a chronic condition called Ulcerative Colitus, which is similar to IBS but its kinda worse. I think that there is different levels of intensity for IBS, which could affect what you can or cannot eat. I know that I take a lot of medicine everyday (for UC not IBS) but I pretty much eat whatever I want, including spicy and greasy foods. Along with these kinds of conditions can come things like not being able to eat sugar, wheat, or milk products. (I was tested for all of these) Even if you test positive for these, (as in you ARE lactose intolerant) less intense cases may permit you to be able drink milk occasionally. Still, since you say that your stomach has been hurting, you might want to stay away from spicy/greasy foods, and try not eating milk products (milk, cheese, etc) just to see if it makes you feel any better. For more info, check out this site:

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/ibs.html

and if you want to, this site could be interesting as well:

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/ibd.html

If you have any other questions, feel free to drop a note in my inbox =]

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I have always wondered this, when a dog looks in a mirror can they see their reflection? My dogs never react and just look like they are staring at a wall.

Thanks ! :)

dogs don't really rely on vision so much as smell to check things out, so if the "other dog" in the mirror doesn't have an odor than he's as good as invisible to your dog. =]

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what are some cute christmas ideas for under $5? i need to buy for 9 members of my family and don't have too much money. please do not suggest food/candy/homemade gifts/or for me to go to the dollar store. thank you.

think of some of your family member's favorite stores, or stores that always have cool or useful stuff. some options are:

target
walmart
best buy
borders
barnes and noble
petsmart
petco

any of these places would have giftcards that you could give for $5. even if they can't buy one whole thing, whatever they want will be $5 cheaper! hope i helped =]

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I do not think my parents are in love, and it makes me so sad. I think they would be better off divorced and happy, but I know that the only reason they stay together is for the their children.

I am so upset! I cannot stand it anymore.

Any advice?

This is really tough. I think you should talk to your parents about how you feel. It might turn out that they really do love each other. Still, if they talk to you and tell you that they are thinking about splitting up, then I'm sorry. Just remember that if they do split up, they would have done so even if you hadn't talked to them about it, and it isn't your fault!

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This is something that's always bugged me:How come celebrities can admit to taking drugs or whatever in interviews,but no legal action is taken?Does it have something to do with needing physical evidence or what?

Yup, I've wondered about this before too. Even though it seems like they all get away with it, there has been celebrities who have been put in jail for drugs. Some celebrities were underage at the time the did drugs, so they were put in rehab. Still, it doesn't seem fair that the law doesn't go looking for evidence on lots of celebrities. Oh well =]

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does anyone know a good website for learning how to french braid? like how to do the pigtail french braid (one of each side of the head) thankss.

this website is great it has step by step instructions with a picture to show what exactly to do for each step

http://www.dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/self_french.htm

hope this helps!

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hey whats that movie called with kirstin dust(from spider man) and she goes back in time and then shes in the holocaust.anyone remember what its called. thanks alot

this movie is called the devils arithmetic, im pretty sure (i think we watched it in school last year after reading the book version of the devils arithmetic)

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I'm sorry but i swear this will be the LAST question envolving sins! What about the catholics who likes watching scary movies that have gore and blood? Wouldnt that be envolving one of the sins?

i think that watching movies like that isn't really a sin, but some people say that God doesn't want us to see things that fill our hearts with hate. that could be true, depending on what you beleive, but i think that if you just see the movie for what it is, a form of entertainment (albeit a kinda gross form of entertainment) then you aren't really sinning.

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