Mackenzie's advice column

♥[?]♥ hey i want to pierce my belly button by myself and i want to no where u could by a clamp and how to do it i cant go to a professional because my mom doesnt want it done thanx

Uhm.. I would *NOT* suggest pieRcing it youRself, PERIOD. It's just not woRth the Risk of infection [and maybe even 'getting in tRouble'??]

Think cleaRly heRe, Hun...
Hope this helps!!

♥[?]♥ I am 14/m and I feel short.
I am 5feet 10 inches but I am one of the shortest in my class(10th grade).
I am the tallest in my Family, even taller than my ancestors,and my mom and my uncle(who is a doctor) says that they Believe I won't grow anymore, but I still want to Be taller.
I was wandering if anyone knows a way to grow a few inches (like 3 or 4). I am willing to try anything to grow.
Please tell me something I can do.

Aww!! This is sad!! I undeRstand how you feel, actually. MoRe than likely.. you WON'T gRow anymoRe. And unfoRtunately, theRe's nothing that can be done to make this so. SoRRie. =/

♥[?]♥ Does anyone know the song the goes i like girls who wear abercrobie and fincth something like that whats the name of the song and where are some of the place i can get it for my advice column?

**Heyyyy yeah, it's "SummeR GiRls", by LFO.

LYRICS can be found at:
-- http://www.lyricsdomain.com/12/lfo/summer_girls.html

And as faR as getting it on youR COLUMN.. I'm not shoRe. I just can't find the MIDI veRsion. You could always download it fRom BeaRshaRe [ http://www.bearshare.com/downloads.htm - it's FREE] oR, you can get the MP3 foR it, and just inseRt it in the pRopeR code. Once you Reach that point.. I guess you can come to me foR fuRtheR assistance??

Hope I helped!!

♥[?]♥ when you shave your cha cha lol is there any way that you can't get razor burn.. ((the bumps)) thanks

It DOES tend to get RazoR buRn at times, yeah.. but if you use a good RazoR you should be alRight. Some otheR things you could do to pRevent RazoR buRn would be:

--- NEVER dRy shave.
--- Always shave upwaRds.
--- Use a good RazoR, and change it often, if not EVERY time.
--- Find a shaving cReam/gel you'Re happie with.
--- Apply lotion afteRwaRds
--- DON'T shave daily. TRy eveRy otheR day oR two.

Hope this helps!!

♥[?]♥ Im not fat or chubby but i want to tighten my muscles in my thighs. Do you know any exercises that help target that area? Also, of course i need some of the healthiest foods to eat so im not taking up all of my energy so can you do some research on exersices and Dieats and everthing I need to make my diet book. Thanks...
Ill rate high if you help and make a good workout for me.
p.s. dont leave out any details!

Jogging and bicycle Riding will do WONDERS foR you!!! AnotheR exeRcise that will help TREMENDOUSLY: LEG LIFTS!!!!!!!! To do these, stand up stRaight, and slowly move youR leg -ONLY YOUR LEG- backwaRds. Like, say you'Re going to kick something, but kick BARKWARDS, and DON'T BEND YOUR KNEES!! It's designed to tone youR thighs and ass! Also, pRoviding you cut out white bRead and soda... [if you'Re used to consuming A LOT of it] you can see a diffeRence the fiRst two weeks. My fRiend did it.. and we weRe both shocked to all hell! But of couRse weight loss takes time.... you just have to stay committed, and have the dRive to keep it up. TRy to keep youRself busy... and sleep as often as possible... these things keep youR mind busy and off food. I can't Really say how long it will take; I suppose that diffeRs fRom peRson to peRson. It Really just depends on how much weight you'Re looking to shed. I'd say you could lose 10 to 20 pounds in a month; that's veRy possible. Goodluck to you!! I wish you the best!! Hopefully I've been of some sort of help heRe!! =D

♥[?]♥ I have been talking to this guy (we'll call him chris) and his friend (lets call him anthony) has been calling me and stuff. They are like brothers. Chris had asked me to go to the movies but i said i couldnt. and Anthony asked me to the movies too and i told him i couldnt either but i invited anthony to a softball game...and chris got mad at me and anthony. i dont know if chris likes me or something. and if he does i dont wanna mess up their friendship but i really like Anthony...what should i do?
*ill give u a 5 ranking* thanks

I've been in this EXACT position, but don't woRRie, "ChRis" got oveR it. If they'Re *REALLY THAT* good of fRiends.. they won't let this destRoy them. Hope this helps!!

♥[?]♥ Does anyone have lugis mansion and beat it because i dont know how to what to do in the observatory help

Honestly, I have NOOOOOOOOOOOOO idea!!! Have you tRied looking online?? I found some sites that claim to give walk thRough and have cheat codes and all that cRap. So if you'Re interested:

-- http://www.cheatplanet.com/gccheats/luigis_mansion.htm
-- http://www.allcube.com/pricesearch/cheats.asp?id=707136
-- http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/GC/luigimansion/faqs.html

GOODLUCK!! Hope that helps!!

♥[?]♥ I'm really bored so I want to give my self a facial, what do I need to make the facial stuff and what do I do to put it on *i.e. how long do i wear, etc .. *
*Ill Rate :)*

I seaRched online foR you and found a couple of websites you might find useful:
-- http://www.pioneerthinking.com/chfacials.html
-- http://www.ultimate-cosmetics.com/homemade-facial-masks.htm
and
-- http://www.topbabypages.com/momcare2.html
Goodluck; hope this helps!! :)

♥[?]♥ I've tried using tampons and I want to be able to use them for the summer, but everytime I put them in (i know the right spot) it gets stuck after a certain point, even when I use slender, and it doesnt go up anymore. Help!

TRy switching up youR stance, and inseRting the tampon at diffeRent angles. It can be tough, but you'll get 'eR in!! :P

♥[?]♥ ok...i wanna babysit during the summer only i don't know how to start. and i dont wanna babysit alone. so...how do i start babysitting?

So get a fRiend oR two to do it with you. TRy making a bunch of flieRs, and distRibute them on the bullentin boaRds at youR closest couple of gRoceRy stoRes; fRee advceRtising -- that's what it's theRe foR. Also, you can tRy putting an ad in the papeR. HoweveR, baby sitting is a seRious matteR. Make shoRe you and youR fRiends know exactly how to peRfoRm CPR on infants and toddleRs in case of emeRgency, and once that is all settled, you can add that to youR Resume. PaRents aRe moRe likely to give you theiR business if they feel theiR child will be safe with you. I wish you and youR fRiends the best of luck! Hopefully I've been of some help heRe. =D

♥[?]♥ I had a dream that my guy friend & I were "doing things" & I know I'm really starting to like him. Should I trust this dream as like a sign that we should start a relationship?

Meh. VERY FREQUENTLY do dReams come tRue. TheRe is no pRoven facts oR knowledge that dReams mean anything at all. I say it's "just a dReam", but it could be inspiRing! :D

♥[?]♥ I got really mad and wrote this e-mail to my study skills teacher. In the e-mail I wrote stuff like how much I hate her, and how I'm so glad i'm not taking her class next year! But by accident I pressed the forward key and it was in my mom's name so like she already had the address up. At first I didnt know what happend. But then I checked the Out Box and it was in there! Which means that it got sent!!!!! And now i'm freaking out!!! WHAT DO I DO! IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET THE LETTER BACK!???

OH MY GOD!!!!!!! I am soooooo soRRie!!! TheRe's nothing you can do!!! It's LONG Received by now!!! WeRe you a bad student?? And if not.. then I assume she was just a bitch?? And in eitheR of those cases.. she's just as glad to be Rid of you as you aRe of heR. Hopefully she'll find some humoR in it, and go on living life!!

♥[?]♥ im thirteen and not fat but bigger than i want to be im not over wieght and im not under its just that i would like to lose a few pound do you know any diets or exercises that have fast results

thanx so much

not so slim

TRy jogging, bicycle Riding, sit ups and cRunches; those will do WONDERS foR you!!! Also, pRoviding you cut out white bRead and soda... [if you'Re used to consuming A LOT of it] you can see a diffeRence the fiRst two weeks. My fRiend did it.. and we weRe both shocked to all hell! But of couRse weight loss takes time.... you just have to stay committed, and have the dRive to keep it up. TRy to keep youRself busy... and sleep as often as possible... these things keep youR mind busy and off food. I can't Really say how long it will take; I suppose that diffeRs fRom peRson to peRson. It Really just depends on how much weight you'Re looking to shed. I'd say you could lose 10 to 20 pounds in a month; that's veRy possible. Goodluck to you!! I wish you the best!! Hopefully I've been of some sort of help heRe!! =D

♥[?]♥ what is the differance between sit ups and crunches?

THIS:
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1716.html
tells you how to do sit ups, and theiR affects.

--AND--

THIS:
http://www.fitstep.com/Library/Exercises/Crunches.htm
tells you how to do cRunches!!

Hope this claRifies!!!

♥[?]♥ I want to take up a babysitting job for extra cash but, i dont know the neighbors that just moved in and thats the ones whos baby i want to sit, and my dad doesnt get home from work till 5:00 and i want to babysit!
should i meet the neighbors and babysit till my dad comes home or should i ask my dad and risk not being able to do it?
please hurry
ill rate high

I wouldn't do it without youR fatheR's peRmission. I undeRstand you could use the money, but think of it THIS way: what if something teRRible goes wRong and the baby gets huRt??? YouR Dad will *THEN* FIND OUT!!!! Next thing you know, you'd be in big tRouble with youR paRents. Not to mention the fact that the family could take legal action [if they so choose], and you would ALLLLLL be in tRouble. I suggest thinking of the baby fiRst. You neveR know though... maybe youR Dad will suRpRisingly be in agReement??? You neveR know until you ask!!! :D

♥[?]♥ i get bored sometimes cause ive answered all the qustions and no new questions come up for like an hour. Why is this?
ps.. if you give me a good answer ill rate high

It's because all of the questions must be put thRough by ceRtain ModeRatoRs.

***AdvicenatoRs has THIS to say:

"How long does it take for my question to be approved? If all the moderators are out drinking, your question will appear on the site in three hours whether it's approved or not. Often it only takes 30 minutes or so for a question to be approved though. Of course, there's always a change that your question may not be approved at all, but there's more on that topic down below. If you're a level I moderator, your question will go straight to the viewing pages without needing to be approved first."

Hope.. this.. helps?? :D

♥[?]♥ i'm going to florida in 2 weeks and i'm staying there for awhile. when i wake up early in the morning to go to the parks and stuff, after i get out of the shower i don't really have all that much time to do my hair. i don't like blowdrying it down there because it is really hot! does anyone have any cute & easy hairstyle that i could do while my hair is wet without making it frizzy? thanks! i rate high!

Hmmmm.... how 'bout:
--Pigtails.
--BRaided pigtails.
--Ponytails.
--Side ponytail.
--OR put it in 34598263586 little bRaids.
--Why don't you use a cuRling iRon and tRy flipping about an inch and a half of the tips undeRneath/inside, ya know?
--You could also put in a simple headband. Headbands aRen't used some much these days, so you'll definitely look cute and individual!!

Hopefully this gives you some ideas!

♥[?]♥ well i found out that this guy likes me and ive liked him for ages but he never knew that. well anyway weve been txtin each other and chatting a lot and he know that im interested b/c i told him i liked him when he sais he liked me. well this was like a month ago and nothing happened. he hasn't asked me out or anything. we were going to meet up to go to the cinema but he sed he couldnt go at the last minute b/c he was grounded. so is he interested or not? i just feel like hes messing me around and i really dont want that but i dont want to give up on him if he is just shy (which i hear he is) so is there hope or not?
please help

Well, I wouldn't come out and ASSUME theRe *ISN'T* hope. I can simply suggest to you not to get youR HOPES *UP*. FRom all that you've said.. he doesn't sound like the stable boyfRiend, now does he???? Hope this helps!!! Hopefully eveRything woRks out!!

♥[?]♥ sori thins is long. well i went out with this guy (lets call him james) n we were really close but we broke up. well its been about 3 months an suddenly he started txtin me and sed that he misses me and that he still loves me. well thats the thing i really love the guy. i know hes not good news and that i shouldnt but i cant help it. but then today i txt him because i was bored and he said that it wasnt him that had been txtin me it was his cousin. well i didnt know what to think. but then i hear that a rumour is going around school that im going out with a friend of mine from a different school(lets call him chris). James didnt like him when we were going out because he always felt theatened by him. i dont know why i think its because chris is really rich and james thought i like him for his money. anyway i got told that james knew about this so has he just said it wasnt him because of the rumour? i dont want to go out with james i just wantto know whats going on! please help!

To be peRfectly honest, I don't see much of a dilemma heRe. I mean.. it's just a RumoR that you and "CHRIS" aRe togetheR, coRRect?? So why would you let that botheR you?? If *YOU* know it's not tRue.. isn't that all that matteRs??? And as foR "James", I guess it doesn't much matteR whetheR he was sending the text messages oR not, since you don't want to go out with him, coRRect?? And if that's so.. then tell him.. simple as that. Hope eveRything woRks out!! :D

♥[?]♥ Last night I felt a small, solid lump under my skin just behind my left ear, it only hurts slightly when I press it. I showed it to my Mum and she said it was nothing to worry about and that if it was still there by Monday then she would take me to the doctors. I am slightly worried about it as I have also been having headaches a lot in the past five days. I have also been feeling slightly nauseous. Could these be linked? What is wrong?

I suppose it COULD be linked somehow. My gues is it's eitheR swollen glands, oR maybe just a zit??? I say foR now it's nothing to woRRie about!! :)

<<< Previous Advice Column

Next Advice Column >>>