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Q: i heard that brushing your hair too much will cause split ends so what can i do to not cause so many split ends other than trimming

I have only had spilt ends twice in my life...well only once was really bad and I was little. My best advice to you is use CitreShine Anti Frizz Serum. It really helps alot and your hair willl really go back to normal

Q: okay so i just now found out that i am a B instead of an A cup size... how can i get my mom to buy me new bras?? im shy about this whole changing into a woman thing.. so is there a way i could convince her to take me? cuz i mean she always rubs it into my face and acts like she is totally blank about the whole me being a B.. it makes me feel uncomfterble..

Yeah I had the same problem...except my bras were gettin old and stuff and well I was scared n stuff to ask. So I let her see how it fits...like wwen u put on the bra be like "Mom come see this....and let her see it's too small. Then she'll automatically go with u...or just write a letter if that does work....
LUV JAME

Q: 16/f. ok so since about january i have been watching my weight. (working out, eating right.) it really worked because i was 119 pounds. all of a sudden, starting about 2 weeks ago, i just started pigging out and it was like a couldnt control myself. i eat when im not hungry and i havent been exercising as much. i gained 8 pounds. its terrible. what can i do to stop this and get motivated to lose weight again?

This is the exact thing that has happened to me. I started losing the weight and all of a sudden i forget my self and start eat a set of food. I mean I never ate breakfast and a sandwich for lunch but now I eat lunch, breakfast and snack...I think you should try motivating yourself. Instead of eating a set of stuff.....try eating just one fulling sandwich and work out. Even if you do pig out and stuff work out...you will lose the extra pounds you gained that day

Q: I just saw "Pride & Prejudice" with Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFayden, and it was delightful. I loved it, and now I'm halfway through the novel

In your opinion, why is P&P so popular? What do you think is so appealing about it?

Well I haven't relly seen it but I think it's popular becuase it was a book and there were so many before it that it would probably be fun to see what it was like! I mean there was bride n prejudice and it took everyone by a storm. Anyway I think it's also because of what's going on in the world today...about racism and stuff and it just is so relating to it that it makes sense to see it and undertsnad what loves can pass through just to be with that one person

Q: Hey okey, I just bought this phone (Z520i sony ericsson) you can see it on here http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=se&lc=sv&ver=4000&template=pp1&zone=pp&lm=pp
it's the white one, tiny and cute..w/e the problem is : I bought the USB cable and downloaded the file manager but it said "not connected" so i talked to their help-service and they said to download the script and the other things on the same page (there's on 3 things you can download, so i know I downloaded the right things) But its still not working. Does anyone know what the problem is? I want to be able to have music in my phone, that's why I bought a new phone in the first place. So thank you for any help.
Love // Mariana

Hey I have the same problems...except I have a motorola phone. It started working for a few days but then it said not connect and locating modem and stuff. I sent requests to motorola...course they never replied and I was on the verge of either buyin a new fone or a new cable. The guys at the comp. shop told me it sometimes happens like that. So what I did was update it...try updating it...it works hiigh quality...but then again mine was motolrola...hope it helps though

Q: I have big bladder control problems...and its starting to interfere with my life...any suggestions? -MaryAnn Sigona

I have had that same problem for a few years but I made sure it was controlled. Firstly try using cranberry pills and cranberry juice. Also there is this pill called septra that helps with it. And I heard it is sometimes caused by acid so cut down on ur acidic drinks and yeah although (if it burns) it will hurt go and use the toilet...cause keeping it up is guna relly affect u!

Q: ok heres the deal. i am in love with my friend. we talk all the time and i sorta help him wen hes hurt and he does the same for me. i got a crush on him and then i told him. he acted weird so i acted like i was over it cuz i still wanted to b his friend. he loves my bff, his xgf , and my other friend none of which r good for him. my bff loves someone else. his x hates his guts. and my other friend is internet only. we so close. i am all the qualities he listed. so y cant he c me as more? i can try to pretend im over it now but idk if i can much longer...

It's kinda the same thing with me and this guy who is my bffl! He's really nice to me and stuff and I recently found out he used to like me and stuff. Well I think the biggest part of this is just that he thinks of you more like a friend esp noow! Well you know best friends can eventually get married so wach out! I don't think it can't happen. mAybe he's just on a rebound and likes his ex's. continue being friends with him and more and more as your frienship develops you'll realise you like him more and now your friendship wouldn't be ruined if you break up cause ya'll will be really good friends

Q: I'm going to be a camp counselor this summer, and at the camp I go to, each cabin can invite a counselor to come to their cabin right before bed and tell a story or sing a song or read poetry, anything that will get them to go to sleep. Well, I'm a good singer, I'm in the 2 advanced choirs at my school, but I don't know what kinds of songs I should sing to them. The problem is that the age range is from 9-18, so I have a difficult audience. I'd like to tell stories as well, but I don't have any very interesting stories that I can think of and I've tried searching on google, but it's really hard to choose the right story. So, if you were at camp, what kind of story would you like to hear? A funny one, a personal story, a traditional story (like a Native American folk tale or an African one..)? If you know any good places to find stories, that would help too!

No offense but If i was in camp n I was that age I would really want to hear singing. Maybe a story like anaci the spider or a greek tale or one of those fables. They also have some nice poems you can rea dI'm sure. But you can buy one of those greek or fable books or go to a library or more useful...the internet!

Q: Is Nick Cannon currently single?

I doubt..I think he has a on/off relationship with Christina Millian. But I really think they're strong right now

Q: ok well i weight abotu 150 and i would liek to weight 110 or 115 or around there,but like i want to get flatter abs&thinner arms, so

i do 20 crunches on the ab lounge then like bring my arms to my chest like tarzan kinda 10 times each arm with a 4 pound weight then i do 20 more crunches and 10 things on each arm,and so on like 10 times, would that help my arms and stomach?

for my legs i do wall sits and im trying to run more but im really slow and i get out of breath easily.

and if i run up and down stairs what would that help my legs or butt.

sorry its so long, ill rate 5's

Well I duno about the hands and stomach but I think your best bet for the legs are joining a gym or if you have the gym pack go the leg exercise. I duno how to explain it...it's these kinda sponge things that you lay down on the set and like cruch with your legs. It helps the butt...oh n tredmills are relly gud...you don't hve to go fast!

Q: Well, I kind of asked this question before, but I'm changing it a little. I want to know how I can publish my poems, either online, or in the real-world like a book. I want to know which is better or which is cheaper. I got really good answers the other day, but they didn't fit this question.

A book is a good idea however it might cost some money just to publish it yet you will get money from the sales. But the internet is probably free and ppl just read it and you get nothing in return. If you had the extra cash and your poems are really good maybe you should right a book and you can become a best selller and someone can get you in a company or something. I would say your best shot is a book if you had enuff money to make one

Q: There's this kid that i think it super hott and he has an amazing vocie and a totally awesome personality. my friends think hes ugly though.
he has like jet black hair and see-through blue eyes.
how could you say that's not hott?
anyways.
what should i do?

Well if you want to know what to do about you're friends thinking he's ugly...well different people have different tastes! Anyway if you want to know what to do about him...Go and talk to him...there is nothing you can loose and I mean if you don't talk to him he might never get to find out what a great person you are and might have some snotty girlfriend he doesn't deserve! Short and sweet but I hoped it helped!

Q: Is it normal to be this paranoid? Like, I always close the window and watch my back because I think there's a camera or even a person watching me. But the thing that happens almost 24/7 is that when I write something personal, like a diary entry or something along those lines, I think someone's going to find it, read it, let everyone know about it, and ruin my life if I keep it around. If I put this stuff on the internet, I think someone I know will find it and do the same thing, or use it for blackmail. Is it normal to be paranoid like this? Is this even called paranoia?

I don't think that's too paranoid! it happens to me most of the time...ur just a bit insecure. I don't disagree with you...all the crap going on in this world why wouldn't you be right? I mean sometimes I see like something pass wen relly it's just my imagination. I think it's normal..I mean no one ever called me paranoid and I don't refer to myself like that. It's no worrying bout the diary I mean yeah of course you're scared your mom will find it or a friend or something but you know it;s all part of life...so no i dont think u r!

Q: ok well i saw a littl ebit of that sho today, and there was this one girl, she was blonde...maddie i think. where can i find boots similar to hers?!

thanks to anyone and everyone!

if you're talking about the one with the dance off and the french girl...since it's about 2 weeks old you can go on disney's hompage and i'm sure there must be a question place or send disney or the makers of zack n cody an e-mail...maybe it will be helpful.
Gud Luk

Q: Shit hook! What awful luck. My choir is having an opera performance a week from now, which I have worked the whole year to perform in, and I have a cold! Not exactly a cold; my vocal chords are clogged with mucus. Does anyone know any active solution besides Robitussin (man, that stuff tastes like poison) that will restore my voice in time for the concert?

Anyone who says tea with honey and/or cough drops will get a 1.

Lol yeah Robitussin does taste horrid and I have a cold also which I am also using robitussin so I know the feeling. Well I think you should consider taking these pills: they are called tyenol cold (it's for day and it is severe congestion) It really helps and (lol) it has a minty taste. Also wen using tyenol cold make sure and read the back of the box (it's 2 ever 8 hrs and you must not crush, chew or melt!) And also if you want it to work fast, my dad being a doctor, taught me to use hot water in a large bowl (boiling water) get like vicks and add some and put a towel on your head and remain close to the bowl and breathe it in! It really makes your nose runny and all the mucus goes away. Good luck and best wishes

Q: okay so I have lots of blackheads on my nose and now i see some on my chin...is there anything i can buy at walmart (that is NON expensive) that will effectively get rid of them? prefferably something that either works right away or that works quicker than like 3 weeks..Thanks for any help!

Well I have black heads on my nose 2 n after tryin a set of things they are finally goin away slowly but hopefully surefully. I Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips for nose(which you can use once a week or at least every 3 days), u can also use Neutrogena Inviginorating Scrub(they say use once but my original scrub is twice so you should try morning and evening) which will also clean the face and it will help with the ones on your chin. These things ahouldn't cost much and it will really help not right away but in at least 2 weeks!

Q: i went to the doctors today and got wieghed at 184. my height is 5'7. im not fat i pretty skinny if you looked at me you would think i weighed around 140. i really want to lose weight because i dont want to weight this much. I have next week off and thinking about running 2 miles everyday unless its raining. maybe around 730am run. And do like 50 or so crunches. Would that help at anything. If not please give me some advice.

im 17 f

You are growin boobs and plus you're tall! your bones have a wieght too so I could imagine how much bones you have. I think the problem are your chest areas and your bones. If you want to run go ahead but if you think you're not lookin fat then you'll just lose weight for no purpose and totally get one of those skinny problems!

Q: y friend has a new bf and they have only been togther for three days and they have already kissed and well when she hangs around him she pretty much ignores us and well when she is older and she meets a guy then i dono she is 12/f and i am 13/f when she is older i hope she makes the rite decisions with a guy cause if she goes this fast when she is this old then well think about when she is older i just need some advice the guy is 13 and is a grade older than her and he is going to break up with her and she never got broken up with before i need advice on whether if ui should warn her or what

I know what you mean...I have a friend just like that except she's 2 years older than me. I think they are just having an infatuation over this boy and not making the really good desicioons. The only thing you can do is just listen and tell her the wqay to go. Just guide her and don't push it too much she might think you're just jealous of her so just help her out with things such as "Hun you're not ready to go futhur!"

Q: ok i talk to myself a ton!! i dont get it. like sometimes before bed or something ill just pretend im like talking to someone. then sometimes ill act out something that happened earlier (something i said or did, ill do it in the mirror to see what i looked like.) is this normal? and why do i do this?

I don't know if it's normal but I think it is. You're not mad or paranoid or anything I think you just are self consious. I do this sometimes. You try to re-enact scenes so you make sure you didn't look like a fool!

Q: I am using Microsoft Word for Windows 98 and I'm wondering how I should format it to write a novel? Also with the format I should use to write a novel how many pages typed should a chapter be? like would 3 pages be enough for a chapter or more?

I think 3 pages for a paragraph is prettie good. Try using "file-> page setup -> landscape" and then put it in 2 columns and you have 6 half ppages like a real real book!