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Q: hey everyone... well i need help... well my mom doesn't trust me at all anymore!!! its because i lie to her alot!!! i've tried to stop!!! but its rea;;y hard... && i do things behind her back like talk to guys... and she doesn't want me doing that either!!! so how should i get her trust back?

Stop lieing.
Do some stuff around the house, to show to her your responsible.
Let her know what your doing behind her back so tenchnecally you aren't lieing, and you are telling her, and she knows, so you don't lie anymore.

It will take a while, unless you prove to her that she can put her trust back in you.

Q: I will turn 15 this month, and I will test for my driving permit. What does the permit test in Texas consist of? Is there an actual driving part or is it just written? And will I have to take the test again in a year when I get my license? Thank you.

Well i live in Connecticut, but what you do is you take a written test, and maybe an eye test for your permit.

And for you license, you go to driving school, at the end of driving school, is when you get a test, and you drive.

Q: For the past few months, I've been feeling sad very often. I'm 15, female, and I guess I feel sort of alone. I constantly think about death, how I don't have many good friends, and how I don't have anything I really need to be happy.

I'm also on a diet, I've lost 20 pounds, because I think I need to be skinnier.

I guess what I'm asking is, am I depressed? And do I need some sort of help? My mom knows how I feel and she is always lecturing me about it. I just want to know what I can do to not feel this way.

Don't listen to the person that said your suicidal, because you are NOT.

You're just a little down.
We all get this way during our teenage years.

I get like that a lot.

This is most likely just a phase.

I think in the near future, you will grow out of it, most likely in a month, or less than that.

Be happy sweetie, things will turn out fine. :]

If you don't change, then i would advise going to a doctor, but it's not worth going on pill for being depressed, they probably don't even work.

Q: Hi :) what are the best kind of shampoos/conditioners you could get for weak/fine hair? what kinds of shampoos/conditioners are bad for your hair?

I like Pantene Pro V shampoo's and conditioners, though they're a little more on the expensive side. They have all different kinds for specific things.

Hope i helped.

Q: well, me and my boyfriend have been going out for 6months now. In the beginning everythign was all good. BUt now were always with each other and were always fighting and he always makes me the bad guy. i feel so bad when we fight, and i feel like our relationship is going down hill. i just need advice on how to keep our relationship together thanx

aw, i'm going through the same situation as you right now, only mines getting better.

What i'm doing is, trying to just not get so over-worked-up about things, if he's swearing, tell him to stop, and if he doesn't, don't talk to him.

Maybe you guys need some space, see in my situation, i'm not seeing my boyfriend enough, so that's why were fighting.

Try not spending all your time, tell him to go hang out with the boys, and you hang out with your girl friends, and just try to clear your mind a little. :]

Q: He said, "I like you a lot, more than any other girl I've ever liked. I would never cheat on you. I hate people who cheat, they deserve to be punched in the face" so I thought, I don't think he'd ever cheat, even though it's pretty obvious he still has something for his ex. I trusted him, which is hard for me to do, I have trust issues.

So we were hanging out one night, things were at its best, and then my bf invited me to his friends camp, because it was rumored that there was going to be a party there. I said I would, but then the morning of I called & told him I wasn't going to go. The reason I didn't want to go was because he told me there was going to be a bunch of girls there from another local school, and most likely his ex. From what I've heard about her, she seemed like a phsyco. I never met her, but it seemed like I knew a lot about her because my bf would talk about her more than he should've. So I thought I wouldn't go because it'd be akward -- me, my bf, his ex... because it was obvious they were both still in love with each [they even lost their virginity to each other back in Feb] and because I'd be a tag along because I didn't know most of the people going and he did. So I trusted him that he wouldn't do anything with his ex, and if he did, then it just wasn't meant to be. Turns out she was the only girl who went, but a dozen other guys went.

Then ever since he came back from one day + night from his friends camp, he was different. Stopped calling me back, made plans to hang out with me, but then never followed through. He'd go to the movies with his firiends from the school that she goes to, but he never said she went but I'm almost positive she did ... I have reasons. He was really distant and I thought, get ready he's going to break up with you. I finally talked to him about it because it was really upsetting me and he's like, "If I didn't like you I wouldn't be dating you. It wouldn't be fair to either of us. I've just been busy with sports and my friends were getting mad because they haven't seen me all summer." His friends have seen him during the summer, but whatev, didn't argue with him, just was said it was alright.

The next night, the truth came out when he called me. He didn't tell me until over a week later. He said, "I have something to tell you, and it's not good. But I like you a lot, so you deserve to know. When I went to his camp, my ex gf started hitting on me and at first I was just ignoring her and then I started to go along with it and then we started kissing and we made out, but it was nothing serious, but I like you a lot so you deserved to know..." I was like, ".......Well, thanks for telling me. Like a week later." He said, "I just didn't know how to tell you. I'm sorry. The next time you see me, if you ever want to see me again, you can kick me in the nuts." Then I said I had to go. I got online and this is how the convo went:

him: "Hey..."
me: "what"
him: "im sorry"
me: "no you're not!"
him: "yes i am"

And that was it. Haven't talked since. It's been 2 days. None of us said we were done with, over, whatever, but is it assumed? He took out the date that we started dating in his aim profile, but his myspace still says in a relationship & I'm still on the numero uno spot and he still has "[my name] = amazing" on it. I'd really like to talk to him/bitch at him, because I never did and I'm still upset and angry. So now what? Is he just not going to talk to me again? It's not like he's waiting for me to cool down a bit or something, because I didn't really show any expression of being angry or upset. I got off the phone with him before I could. I don't really think he cares, because he is one of those guys who can't stick to one girl for a long time. His longest relationship was 4 months and that was with his ex, the girl he cheated on me with, and maybe they are back together. it seems like they were back together before me and him broke up... but I don't even know if we did break up. Maybe it's just assumed. I don't know.

The morning after he confessed, I was talking to a friend of ours. This friend is closer to my boyfriend than me, but we talked about it, this is what he said:
Me: So did you & everyone else who went to (friends name)s camp 2 weekends ago know what happened with (bf's name) and (his ex's name)? And I'm just the last to know?
Him: Who told you, and what'd they say?
Me: He did. He said they made out, but it was nothing serious & he was "sorry" and "likes me a lot"
Him: oh well i dont really know what happend cause no one really paid attention. idk thats a tough spot because i mean he obviously cares if he decided to tell you cause he could have kept it a secret but i realize that probuly still dosent make it feel any better cause one of my old g/f's made out with another guy and when i found out i was pretty mad and upset.
Me: Well if he cared he wouldn't have done it.
Him: yea i mean im not saying its right cause its not at all cause i was hurt when it happend to me so i know but me and him have had some serious talks before and he always told me how he likes serious relationships so i dont think he did it because he still likes her.
Me: i really do think he still likes her a lot, like it's really obvious but i knew that from the start i was too retarded to say anything
Him: you wernt retarded, it was wishful thinking, which happens to everyone. idk to tell you the truth and you cant tell him i told you this or ill sound mean for saying it but i cant see him with one girl. it seems like the girl that he is hanging out with at the time is his girl then it changes with the next girl he hangs out with, so i dont think its as much as he likes her just she was there and the time.

So what do I do? Obviously dump him if we're not broken up. But if he really liked me like he said he did, he'd try to fix things, right? But he's not really trying, more like acting like we never happened.. He's not doing anything to make up for it. He's not talking to me. Does it seem like he didn't really care for me? You can't fool around with another girl and say you like me! It's too contradicting!

That's horrible.
And that person before me is right.
Once a cheater, always a cheater.

What i'd say is tell him you have to talk to him and that it's important. Ask him, "Well, after telling me that you hate cheaters, why'd you do it? You can't tell me you like me more than anyone, then go and make out with your ex."

Put him on the spot, maybe you'll find out more stuff than you already know.

And at the end of your conversation, if you want it to be, end it. No girl deserves a guy like that, i don't care how much he says he cares about you, actions speak louder than words, and it was proved in your situation.

Good luck hun.

Q: i'm thinkin aboout being a foreign exchange student but i don't know anything about it! i need all of anything you know about it! please help i'm desperate. i also was wondering if you knew if the programs you go through will check out the family you are going to see and see if they are ok if you know wat i mean?

Bleh, sorry i don't know anything thing about that!

Try searching online though.

Sorry. :[

Q: Just recently my girlfriend has left me to go back with her old boyfriend. I know that he abuses her phsyically and emotionally,and I treated her like gold. What should I do? and will she ever come back to me?

Bleh, i hate when people tell you to pray.
I swear it won't help the situation.

But anyways, what you can do is talk to her, calmly. Ask her what she sees in him that she didn't see in you? Ask her questions kind of like, comparing you and her ex. Also, you can talk to her parents about it secretly, telling them about her new boyfriend, and how he treats her.

But really, only time will tell.
If you two were meant to be together, she'll realize it, and come back to you. :]

Best of luck.

Q: I am having trouble using irfanview. I DONT KNOW HOW TO USE IT! lol I'm not that great with computers and I can't figure out how to resave my pics onto irfanview to resize them. I have a ton of pics that I'd like to put on myspace but they don't fit! Please help! :O)

press "Ctrl" and "R".

or go to the "Image" thing on the file bar.
Then go to "resize/resample.."

Q: Which part of America would you reccomend moving to?

Like hot weather year just about year-round?
Try the west coast.

Like a 4-season area? (Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring)
The northeast would be a good spot.

Want nice, comfortable, sometimes hot weather?
try the southeast, though Florida, Mississippi, and Louisana get hit by hurricanes.

Like mountians? And comfortable weather?
Try the mid-east/mid-west.

:]

Q: I was looking for a certain kind of acoustic guitar. I found what i wanted in a Takamine guitar, but it was like $900. For anyone who knows guitars, can i find these things in a guitar for under $400? Or find a Takamine guitar cheap?
Classical
Acoustic
Cutaway
Nylon strings
Sounds nice
Keeps its tune

Hey. :]
I play guitar, so i might be helpful.

You can try Sam Ash, Guitar Center, Daddy's Junky Music, and other little stores.

You can also try E-Bay.

Guitar Center site:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/

Sam Ash site:
http://www.samash.com/

Daddy's Junky Music site:
http://www.daddys.com/index.php

Hope I helped, and you find what you're looking for. :]

Q: helloo i am 18 years old and when i first got my period i had no problem with cramps at all. I became sexually active at like 15 and i started getting them and now i get them to an unbearable extent like i cant even stand up and all i do is cry! The first day is the worst though. it sucks pretty bad and nothing works, not even the perscription my doctor gave me. I dont know if something is wrong. Do you think its because i am sexually active? Does anyone else have this problem and if so any solutions??

Try going to the gyno, and go on birth control for your period.

It should lessen the cramps a bit. :]

Q: Are men put off by stretchmarks?

Some are and some aren't.
The ones that are, are most likely immature.

Many, many people have stretchmarks.

If you have them, use cocoa butter. :]

Q: alright so my dad restored my computer thinking it would help my computer and when we went back on to it allll my pictures and music was gone! ive done everything except take it to best buy or w.e because we "dont have the money" what can i do to get my pictures back????

Sorry hun, there's no way for you to get them back.
Unless you saved them on a disk/CD, then you can upload them back to your computer.

That's the only way.

Sorry.

Q: why do so many people hate emos?

Oh my god, do I want to smack some of these people for what they said!

First of all, there is NO emo. People are so stupid these days. Stupid typical teenagers, being stupid. Stereotypes are completely stupid.

And the reason people hate them is because people who supposively are, supposively are always depressed, and always cutting themselves, and want to die.

It's all bull!

Everyone has emotions, and one point in everyones' life they feel like dying. In one point in everyones' life do they feel the need to live no longer. At one point in everyones' life, they are depressed. At one point in peoples' life do feel the only way to escape these feelings is by hurting themselves.

Stop being so freaking retarded, there are no stereotypes.

We are all human beings, that's our stereotype.
We all have emotions, it's part of being a human.

(sorry i got all into this, this topic tends to make me a little angry.)

Q: I NEED SOME NEW SUMMER HAIRSTYLES SO BADLY. all i ever wear my hair is either down straight or down wavy. any hairstyles that are in right now? pictures would be nice too, please. thanks.

I RATE HIGH FOR ALL GOOD ANSWERS. = )

p.s-my hair is medium-longish. about 4 inches past my shoulders.

you can try getting a hair cut like mine.

my picture is on my page.

It seems to be "in" thought my hair has been like this for a long time.

Q: i am begining to gauge my earlobes. I want to be able to fit a 14 gauge tongue barbell in it but i just started and put a 18 gauge barbell 2 days ago(the 23rd) . How long should i wait to put a 16 gauge barbell in?2 weeks?
thanks :].

I gauge my ears, and i have 2's.

I advice you to take the gauging process SLOWLY, or else you will have lots of scar tissue. (gross)

Two weeks sounds good, it gives your ears time to heal, and be used to the size, before making it bigger. :]

But you should get gauges for your ears, not use tounge barbells. But, that's your decision. :]

Q: does anyone know a website BESIDES tinypic.com or how to get where i can put two pictures on top of eachother like this

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=15585195&MyToken=bb642810-cb0d-4bc0-9a8c-9a0f220d48f7

photobucket.

Q: so my boyfriend and i were fooling around about a month or two ago at my friends house. it was our first time n everything. He tried to go "in me" like twice.. barely making it in at all cause it hurts really bad..(im still a virgin).. is there any way i can be pregnant? does that count as having sex? i had ended my period two days before that.. if that changes anything.. this was in april.

i get really paraniod about it.. i think im looking bigger... i havent had my period since.. yet im always irregular.. its never on time. ever. i can suck in my stomach and it seems like its just fat.. im not fat at all but my tummy is kinda flabby.. i love to eat too. but i can still pinch the fat. my stomach isnt hard. but would it be hard by now if i was?

any help would be greatly appreciated.. i know i should just get a test.. but im so scared it might be positive.. i dunno how it could be. but im just paranoid. thanks so much

Aww, i went through the SAME exact thing, only, i accually had sex.

I had the fear of, oh man, what if it turns out positive, what will i do? Why would this happen to me? Believe me, it's worth it if you are really worried, because then, you'll know for sure.

Since he ejaculated after you guys stopped, if it wasn't in the general area "down there" or if it wasn't on his hands/your hands and got touched down there, you should be fine.

I was also the same way, it's all in your head, i thought i was getting fatter too, but i wasn't. Plus, remember, if you are stressing about this, stress causes your period to be late. That could also be the reason your period hasn't come.

I'm accually not quite sure if this means your not a virgin anymore, because i mean, by any means if it was in you, that means you've had sex. So, i guess you can say your not a virgin anymore.

As for the pain, if you're wanting to have sex again, have him "lube you up" if you don't have lube, he can always just like, lick his hand and rub around the area. Also, stay protected and always use a condom!

Hope i helped!

Q: I've heard that if you get a sunburn, and you put sunscreen on wherever you got sunburned, it makes your sunburn turn into a tan. I've tried that before and it never worked.

My question is: is there any way to make a sunburn turn into a tan? Are there any special things to use? How long does it take to work?

Thank you!

That's what Aloe is for.
It helps you feel less burned, and turns the burn to a tan.

It worked for me in 5-7 days, varing on how bad the sunburn is. :]

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The names Ashley. (:
I'm a sophomore this year at Quinnipiac University.
I'm majoring in Interactive Digital Design.
I haven't been on this site in years, maybe I'll pick it up again. (:
I'm a die-hard Philadelphia Flyers/hockey fan.
I play ice hockey, I'm a goaltender.