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I have gone from younggrandma to just yg. Now,
I am using my real name.
I don't think anyone who knows me will have trouble figuring out who that is!


I have been gone a while dealing with things in my own life. I am back now to help once again. Do not expect answers from me that just tell you what you want to hear. Life is to short for nonsense. :)
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ok me and my boyfriend used this weird condom for girls, it was like a piece of plastic and it went inside of me, he said it was safe and you wait 20 minutes and then it disolves and i never heard of it and he wasnt wearing a condom and i was wondering if you know what it is (link)
Female condoms do not "dissolve" They have to be removed. They do make female condoms, I don't know a lot about them but looked them up. Looks to me like
male condoms would be much easier to use. They have to be used properly. Here is a site with info for you.

http://www.avert.org/femcond.htm


okay so i want to take some weiht lose pills cause im just not happy with how i look and it seems easy and because my metabolism slow and no matter how much i work out nothing happens. but are they addicting? i dont think so but i want a second oppinion. nd i was thinking doing hydroxicut if that helps. thanks guys (link)
Diet pills can become addictive. Let me tell you why. They work for a couple of weeks. After your body gets used to them they just stop working, causing users to take more and more of them. Taking more than recommended can lead to a lot of bad side effects. For more information on those, check some of these links.

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okay, me and my bestfriend (he's a guy) used to hangout like alll the time and talk about everything. but lately he's been ignoring me and i will try and make plans with him but he ends up breaking them or saying he cant or he doesnt have time. but he likes my bestfriend and they hangout like everyday. so he OBVIOUSLY has time for her. i'm pretty mad at both of them but i dont know what i should do about it. (link)
Ask him why he isn't talking to you like he used to.
Its about the only sure way to find out whats going on.

Tell him that you are a little upset he seems to be spending more and more time with your friend and less with you.

Being mad at them is understandable. But they don't know you have a problem with it until you say so. Talk to them both. Tell them it hurts them when they don't include you. :)


I m a girl of 18. Does smooch cause pregnency? (link)
If you mean kissing then no. It does not lead to pregnancy. :)


is there a setting i can change so that if i click on a link in an email window (example: aim mail where the window is small & doesn't have a scrollbar / standard toolbar / addressbar), it will automatically open in a new tab / window WITHOUT me having to right-click & select it manually? thanks. (link)
Try this if you have Firefox. I use it and always get a new window.

Go up to tools.
Click on options.
Click tabs.
Make sure New pages
should be opened in new window is checked.

Make sure warn me when closing multiple tabs
is marked too. :)


0kay so i have a boyfriend and we been dating almost 3 months and the first few months were fine. We talked on the phone every single night from the time we got up till we fell asleep practically and now he changed. he said his phone bill was really high and his mom is going to take the phone away if he goes over the minutes again. He calls everyday still and he still tells me he loves me but when he says ill call back in 5 minutes he doesnt i have to call him back in like 3 hours.its like he lost intrest and he's talking to girls behind my back should i be mad? i asked him who she was and he said i dont know but he talked to her on myspace. Do you think he's cheating on me? he says they are just friends when i ask him who [girls name] is. when i hang out with my friends he gets mad but hes with his friends all the time. what should i do? i really dont want to break up wit him is there any other way i can fix this without hurting him or me?

please please please help me =[ im going crazy!
thank you so much.
ashley. (link)
You need to have a serious talk with him. He isn't really "cheating" by talking to other girls. He needs to be more open about who it is though. Hiding things just makes you suspicious.

So you need to tell him that while you have no problem with him having friends who are girls, he
needs to stop acting like hes sneaking around.

He is calling you everyday so thats a good sign.
He just needs to know how you feel about all this.
So do some talking and it will make things a whole lot better. :)


Okay so for the past 3 or 4 days.. i feel like i have to go to the bathroom ALL THE TIME. and i will go to the bathroom..then 5 minutes later i feel like i have to go again.. but i dont. ALSO when i stand up i feel like i have to go. but when i sit down..that feeling just dis appears... could this be something bad?? and what could it be??? (link)
Its difficult to say since we don't know if you mean you are constipated or just having trouble urinating. Guess we should cover both.

Both conditions should be seen by a doctor.

If you are constipated eat some fruit, drink some fruit juice, tell your mom (if you are a teen)and possibly try a laxative.

If you still have a problem then see a doctor. Your bowels may be obstructed for some reason and it can turn into an emergency if you don't get it fixed.

If you are having trouble urinating..or you just feel like you have to and then you can't, or go very little, it may be a urinary tract infection. It may also burn or feel real uncomfortable when you do go. It can be fixed with an antibiotic. You just go to the doctors office, pee in a cup and the doctor can tell if you have one.

So in either case you probably need to see a doctor. :)


Ok i have head aches every day. There not really bad or anything but i get the seriously EVERY SINGLE DAY. i havn't really done anything about it, and i havn't really told a doctor. So i guess i'm asking should i? There really not that bad, and nothing is wrong with me, but i was wondering if you guys think that i should? (link)
You should always talk to your doctor about anything
that you feel is not normal. Having a headache everyday is not normal. I used to have them everyday
and I wish I had said something earlier.

It could be your sinuses giving you trouble, It might be tension. Whatever it is a doctor can help you with it. :)


Ah help, I saw this movie on tv like 2 years ago and it's my favoriteee movie but I can't think of the name to go by it! I know it has Adam Sandler in it and his hair's long, and I think he's a singer for parties or something? Thanks! I love this movie! (link)
That movie is The Wedding Singer. Good movie. :)


let me start by saying that im the so called "good girl" - 16, good family, kind, mature, nice friends, nice boyfriend, honor student, employed, all that stuff.
now, on cinco de mayo my mom and her boyfriend were talkin about goin out to eat at a mexican restaurant, and i said somethin jokingly about 'yeah, they have corona!' my mom flipped. she knows i dont drink.. and i would never think of doing drugs or smoking anything.. thats soo gross and stupid to me. also, ive never drank anything in my life. ive had sips of about 3 or 4 things just to try it, and it was all gross actually, but she doesnt even like me doing that. now, i know, shes my mom, she doesnt want me endangering myself or going and screwing up my life or getting addicted to some bad habit. i have no intentions to be some heavy drinker or partier, because i know all the bad things that can happen, but is it really some big deal to try sips of stuff, just to taste it? she doesnt drink although shes had margaritas and that kind of thing rarely, but "she wasnt drinking when she was 16 years old". ive told her over and over ill never smoke or do drugs, and that if i did drink, itd only be taste testing and that i know if i do, im not driving. no questions. but still its like its some HUMONGOUS deal. i mean i want the whole 'teenage/high school experience', and a sip or two here and there isnt gonna kill me. is it really that bad? and dont say oh well if you take a sip and you like it, youll drink more and more. no, i have more control than that. i wouldnt drink alot even if i did, especially if i was driving. ugh i dont know. thoughts??? (link)
Your mom probably knows how you feel about drinking and all that. She also is smart enough to know what peer pressure can do to a teen.

Now you sound strong enough not to fall into that trap, but your mom will always worry you might.
She may know in her heart you wouldn't drink and drive or get pressured into getting into that stuff, but her brain tells her it COULD happen. Statistics on the news every night tell her it COULD happen. She is just scared.

So next time just reassure her you aren't into all that. Thats all she wants to keep hearing it! :)


15/f (Not Legal Age, Theoretical Question)

What happens when you drink alcohol and energy drinks together? The labels of energy drinks (such as Red Bull) always say 'Do Not Mix With Alcohol.' Why is this?

Thanks ! =) (link)

From http://www.umass.edu/diningservices/nutrition/energy_drinks_and_alcohol.html

Alcohol plus Energy Drink is a DANGEROUS Combination

Some energy drinks (i.e., Red Bull) are frequently mixed with alcohol.

Theory: People claim that the beverage tastes great and that they get tired less quickly and can party later into the night.

The Truth: Caffeine and alcohol are a dangerous combination, as both are diuretics and cause dehydration). As a result, the drink causes:

� A greater likelihood of hangovers

� Death due to severe dehydration


My name is Ivi,I am from South america. I am married for 8 yrs to an anglo gentleman. I am not sure what is wrong with my husband because he is not interested in having sex with me. He is 50 and I am 37. We haven't made it for 1 yr and 9 months.I hurt for this situation, I even asked him why not of having sex and he will say oh because the dogs are in the way (they sleep in my bed since day 1 for 8 yrs.) or I'm tired'
I sugested counseling and he refuses. At times I feel as if he thinks that I am an object in the house, he ignores me.
Pls tell me what you think?
Thanks,
I V I (link)
I think your husband really needs to see a doctor. He may be scared to but this could be a medical problem. Diabetes, for one can cause him not to be interested.

I don't know how you could talk him into going. If it isn't a medical problem, you do need some counseling. You are still a young woman, not ready to give up sex yet! I do think the dogs and being tired are just an excuse.

You could try making a candlelight dinner just for the two of you. Make the dogs stay in another room for a while and see if it helps. If it doesn't then you will have to decide if you can live this way anymore. Talk to him about it. Let him know what you are feeling. Tell him he has to do this for YOU, if he doesn't want to do it for himself.

Good luck. :)


i want to make the cheerlaeding team but i dont know what i should practice
(link)
I have never been a cheerleader so I can't be of much help I'm afraid. If you'd like to ask this question to the site I will approve it for you. I think there are a few cheerleaders among the advisers who could be of help to you. :)


26/f

My boyfriend is 29, we've been dating two years and we're getting married in three months. He has a nine year old daughter in another state. She doesn't know about me. He only visits her once or twice a year because she lives really far away, but he tries to call a lot and always sends money to her mom. I'm just scared because I've read articles about how a lot of kids have a harder time dealing with a parent getting remarried than they do dealing with their parents getting divorced in the first place! What's the right thing to do? I don't want to make her accept me as this new "mom" if she doesn't have to, but I also want to be honest, and I feel like I should get to know her if we're family now. The most important thing is that she's not emotionally traumatized... how can we do that? (link)
If she doesn't know about you he needs to tell her.
Now not later. She will resent you if you don't, even though dad is the one not saying anything!

Since he only sees her a couple of times a year, getting along probably won't be a major problem for you. Just try to treat her as a friend for the most part and you will do fine.

If you have any way at all to do it, try and encourage more visits or moving closer. I know it would be a pain, but it would mean so much to her
to have dad more a part of her life. :)



okay so i like this boy and i seriously think he is gay.


theres nothing wrong with being gay, its just when you like the guy this much it hurts.

he asked me out the other day and I'm not sure he was serious.


his mom talks to me daily talking about how her son likes me to death and he has never acted like this with other girls. and that he says I'm the most beautiful girl he has ever seen in his life.


he is a really nice guy and i want to know more of the inside.





two of my boyfriends have turned gay on me. we are hanging out tomorrow so how do i get him to ask me out for REAL.


and i heard he has cheated on most of his girlfriends yet he acts like he never would do such a thing.

BUT I THINK HES GAY.


I'm not prepared for another heartbreak.

but i want him.

KHELP (link)
Just because you think hes gay doesn't mean he is.
There are a lot of macho gay guys out there and a lot of effeminate straight guys. So unless he comes right out and tells you hes gay, or you see him smooching on another guy, there is no honest way to tell if he is.

If he has asked you out, then he probably isn't. If he is you will find out quick enough. Regardless, go out with him anyway if you like him. Worse thing that can happen is you get a really good friend out of the deal. Not a bad thing. :)


so we were at a party with my friend we were all trashed .. the guy had sex with my friend and from what they remember he did not cum.. i am scared for her because it is not her first time and it was unprotected..she recalls it lasted about 2 minutes because someone came downstairs and she was prettty hammered...can she be pregnant should she get EC?! im scared for her HELP!!! (link)
Anytime there is sexual contact there is a chance of getting pregnant or getting a sexually transmitted disease.

There is pre-ejaculate that can cause pregnancy. For more info...
http://www.answers.com/pre+ejaculate?gwp=11&ver=2.0.0.453&method=3

And some very aroused teens can come in under 2 minutes. Go to this site for more information. It has signs and symptoms of pregnancy as well as info on all sexually transmitted diseases.

http://www.coolnurse.com/


what if your ex is late with the alimony but you don't want to get him angry at you? (link)
First and foremost if he gets mad to bad. If he is court ordered to pay then he has to, even if it makes him mad.

What you need to do is get with your lawyer and have him set it up so your ex pays the money to the court. The court will then pay you. I think all states can do that anyway. He WILL pay the court.
Arguing with you will do him no good. :)






ohhkayyy. me and my boyfriend have been dating for about 5 months and i really love him and he loves me too. and he wants to have sex and hes not forcing me to he just wants to make sure im ready before we do. and i mean i want to but im not sure. any input?
(link)
I agree with everyone who says if you aren't sure then don't do it. BUT, if you think you might, please go to this site and read and know what you
need to do BEFORE you do it. Know everything you need to know first. :)

http://www.coolnurse.com/


okay so i broke up with my boyfriend of 2 and a half months. and i feel sooo bad about it. well hes 18 and im only 15. and i got this feeling that he was getting WAY to attached. so i told him that we should stop seeing eachother. the thing is is that hes gunna be moving to cali next yr and i told him that thats why we needed to brake up becuz i didnt want a huge breakup then. but in reality i found another guy who is gorgeous and amaazing to me. does this make me a horrible person?! please help.
thanks. :] (link)
You did exactly what you should be doing. You will feel about it for a while, but teens should be dating more than just one person. The right guy might get away while you're staying with someone else just to spare their feelings. You did good. :)


So I am wondering what other people feel like when there in love. I would like to know why they love their boyfriends/husbands. So please help me out here, I feel in love but its hard to descbribe why I love him. (link)
Well, I love my husband for many many reasons. It all boils down to one thing though. Hes my very best friend. I can tell him anything in the world and he will still love me. I know it. :)




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