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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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can a tampon get lost inside you or like stuck or the string goes in should i just stick my fingers in to get it out im scared to try onei dont care if id hurt (link)
It is possible for a tampon to get stuck behind your cervix. I just heard a doctor talking about it on Oprah.

Here is the link in case anyone would like to see it. This doctor says she sees it about once a month.

http://www2.oprah.com/health/yourbody/slide/slide_yourbody_menstruation_107.jhtml

This can happen if you have sex with a tampon in or some other silly thing like that. So while it isn't likely that will happen with correct use, it is POSSIBLE for one to get stuck.

So don't be scared to use one. But I can't tell you it could never happen. :)




i hate it and how can i look better to make guys like me i have acne but ive been using face wash everyday and i hate when people walk up to me and say get pro active and laugh well my acne is not that but i think im pretty sometimes but i was going out with a hott guy but idk i need help to get a bf because i really want one and i want to be popular how do you get to be popular im trying to like tell people that you dont have to be perfect to be popular but how do you???? (link)
Believe it or not there is a website for you! Check it out. :)

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Popular


Ok I have really bad stagefright I can barely sing in front of one person yet I found a way to sing in front of Rae who is in charge of the play for our school. She gave me a part singing. The play is in front of the whole school and I need to fiure out how I can sing without dying in front of all those people. I have always been a good singer but only few people know that but I want a real music person to tell me if im good thats why I tried out for the play cause someone might be there that kind of is a recoding person and i have always imagined this happining in my dreams but i never thought it would. So please help me get over my stage fright
Thanks (link)
Here is a website of tips if you'd like to read it.
It isn't real long. :)

http://www.ehow.com/how_7136_overcome-stage-fright.html


Alright. Theres this guy. All my friends say he likes me. I think hes starting to. I want him to like me, and then i think ill like him more.
Whats a good way to make him continue to fall for me?
How should I flirt?
Help!
(link)
Here is a site that gives you some tips on flirting.:)

http://www.ehow.com/how_15903_flirt.html


My boyfriend of a year and a half complains that I get angry too easily. I admit that I do, to some extent; but I always have an actual reason. For example, one of our friends (who has a boyfriend) was, (well in my eyes) flirting with my boyfriend right in front of me, and it pissed me off. By the way, it's not the best time of month right now, so that's causing me to be a bit moody and more bitchy about things. But anyway, so I confronted him about it and he got really pissed off and said he can't take me getting pissed about everything anymore. I almost lost him today and it really has hit me that should change, but I don't really know how. I really don't know how to be able not to get so mad about things. Can anyone give me some tips, if there is any?

Thanks so much. (link)
Here is a site that may have some helpful tips for you. Scroll down the page a little for that info. :)

http://www.apa.org/topics/controlanger.html


Cheerleading tryouts are getting very close for my school, and it would be nice if someone could give me some websites or even just one, with cheers?


thanks.
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Easy...

http://cheerleading.about.com/od/cheerschantsyells/a/cheers7.htm

http://web.mit.edu/cheer/2004-2005SpecificWebPages/GeneralInformation/cheers.html



I hard back last summer that the Coca Cola company was distributing a new energy drink called "Cocaine-in-a-Can".. does anybody know when it will come out?

They said it would be coming out last fall but it's now almost spring. I am getting a bit impatient.. so any information would be greatly appreciated. (link)
Evidently it has been out for some time. Most places refuse to sell it because of the name.

It is in a red can, but it IS NOT a coca cola product. Its manufacturer is Redux Beverages L.L.C
NOT COCA COLA. :)


Does anyone know of some artist that used drugs while they wrote or played music?I don't mean that as in during a period when they did drugs,I mean literally were on them while they wrote.

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I don't know for sure bout Pink Floyd but the list is probably pretty long.

The guys from Aerosmith are a sure bet. Steven Tyler
and Joe Perry. Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin, Lots of them unfortunately. :)


what does it mean when on the orange juice cartons it says "not from concentrate"? (link)
A not-from-concentrate product means the fruit is squeezed, the juice is pasteurized and then packaged. There’s no water, sugar, or preservatives added.


does anyone know that poem that goes something like this..
belts with stars. boys with cars
report card fears. cell phone bills? and i dont know the rest (link)
Here it is. A little longer version.

http://forums.ytv.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=278460&st=0&#entry1845732


My Mom and Father were divorced when I was 3 yrs. I have 3 other siblings. We never revieved any contact throught our growing up years from out
Father. And just out of the blue he contact each of us and wants to have a relationship. I am hesitent. My Mother pass away 4 years ago. Each of us have had a brief phone conversation with he and to my sister and I he asked us to call him DAD... I was polite and said that I would stick with Sir for now. He has 1 other child that is in his 30's and is on drugs is not in contact with him. My Father has just recently retired at the age of 67. He did say the he was sorry to hear about Mom's death. I have mixed feelings and thats what I need help with. (link)
Of course you have mixed feelings! I think he will understand that too.

Lets face it. He has never been a father to you the way he should have been. I don't know why but he can probably explain that if he hasn't already. Its a little late in the game for you to treat him as a father now.

That doesn't mean though that you can't develop a friendship with him. I realize he has not treated you very well over the years but time has a way of slipping past us pretty quickly sometimes. It could be that by the time he grew up about being a parent he felt to many years had past and you wouldn't accept him. He probably would have been right if that is the case.

He is 67 now and probably figures he won't be around to many more years. Hes taking a chance and I really think you should give it to him. You can't be expected to call him dad so don't feel you have to. Consider him an old man who has made some mistakes in his life that he wants to try and correct while he still can. Thats all.

Like anyone else, if you don't like him, don't see him again. But I do think you would regret it years from now if you didn't give getting to know him a chance. Don't be afraid to ask him tough questions about why he never contacted you either.
I'm sure he expects it.

Good luck. :)


I wanted to ask what do you think of a male psychologist who acts more like a friend to his client. He would say things to his client "Your boss really hates you", "Dont trust your boss" (the only reason the boss was mean was because he missed his old secretary and wanted her back so he acted mean to the new one hoping the new secretary would quit) and the psychologist would say "I think you should give up your coworker as a friend, she gives you terrible advice she is going to get you fired" I mean if you gave up a friend every time they gave you bad advice you would not have any friends. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PSYCHOLOGIST? (link)
He sounds pretty negative to me. I think I would consider seeing someone new.

I mean they don't have to agree with everything and its OK if they are friendly but you want a doctor thats going to help. When it comes right down to it
if you don't feel one doctor is helping you go find one that will. Don't throw away good money on one you don't like. :)


My dermatologist put me on minocycline for my acne. It's the third antibiotic he's put me on. And the first that's made the enamel on my teeth like, see through. Is this permanent, or temporary? Also, should I stop taking it NOW, or wait to talk to a doctor? (link)
I'd call the doctor and talk to his nurse or something. You can't have your teeth looking strange. :)

You might also want to consult with your dentist. I don't know if it would be permenant or not but you
probably should check with the dentist and find out.
You can talk to his nurse too and you may not have to go into the office. :)


I was at work today and I got this sudden severe pop in my head and then a headache came on and got progressively worse. It is now three hours later and My arms feel weak and the headache has been dulled by imitrex but it is still there and i feel beat down. I never get headaches!! any idea what this might be? I am a 29year old female. THANKS!kim (link)
I agree with lover you need to go to an emergency room right away. Since you never have headaches it could mean something serious. Always pay attention
to anything different that comes on suddenly like that. Please, seek medical attention right away.


i know this is disgusting, but is there a good way to get rid of dandruff? (link)
Here is a site that has some remedy's for you. :)

http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/health/how-to-get-rid-of-dandruff/


There is this guy who I'm pretty sure likes me,
but the thing is, I really LIKE him.
He makes me nervous and in a good way.

I usually know what to say, and am a veryopen person to people, but not him.

How can I show him I like him without flat out saying it? (link)
I've read flirting is the way so here is a site that will tell you how to flirt. :)

http://www.wikihow.com/Flirt-with-a-Guy


how can u tell if a boy likes you?¿ there is this boy in my english class and everytime i look at him, he turns his head real fast...because he doesnt want me to see him lookin @ me. i also look at him and he shakes his head to fix his hair. and everytime i talk to him he always doesnt say something for a while or he says something then laughs...which usually makes me laugh...does he like me? should we go out? (link)
Here is a great site that lists some ways to tell if a guy likes you. :)

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_tell_if_a_guy_likes_you


Does anyone know how the columnist of the day is detirmined? (link)
http://www.advicenators.com/faq.php?f=31


What's a moderator? And how do you become one? (link)
http://www.advicenators.com/faq.php?t=13


so basically. im 15/f. well my mom is putting me on birth control because my period is wayyy irregular and because she thinks ima have sexx and get pregnant. [[virgin. ugh]] so i said ill do it. but i heard that u gain a lot of weight but it goes strait to your boobs. and that interested me fo sho. haha. but im not sure if thats true. does anyone know if that is. because i really need sum extra boobage. haha if that makes sence. plz help. thankss :]] (link)
Studies show some women will gain maybe 5 lbs over the course of a year. It may possibly cause your boobs to grow a little. Not a whole lot though.

Here is a site that tells a lot about the pill if you care to read it.

http://www.pamf.org/teen/sex/birthcontrol/bcpill.html




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