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Ok well I have tried to use a tampon like a million times but everytime I try to put in, It doesn't go in all the way even though it looks like it!! When I walk, it's realllyyy uncomfertable..What am I doing wrong???

First of all, are you reading the directions carefully or did someone just explain to you how to use one? You'd be surprised at how many girls "think" they know how to use a tampon. Be sure to read the directions carefully. If needed, use some lubricant to ease the tampon up into your vagina. Don't feel embarassed to explore your body. Try several times with several types of tampons. You'll get it. Good Luck!!

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Hey...I'm 15/f and I've had my period for a year and about 4 months now...I'm worried because I didn't have it for March...I haven't had sex but what if there was sperm on the toilet seat or something? Someone please give me hope! I RATE!

If you didn't fool around or have sex in anyway. Then it is very very very very unlikely that you are pregnant. A missed period could be the cause of a change in diet, exercise, stress, etc. There are a number of reasons why you've missed your period. Now listen though. If you have been fooling around, then there is a possibility that there could have been semen on his fingers or something before he touched you. If you are 100% sure that you didn't do any sexual activities, then don't worry about it. Sperm can't live that long outside the body anyway....even in the toilet..... Are you athletic? Maybe it is a result of increased exercise...do you do gymnastics? Also, when you worry about it, this causes added stress to you mind and body....This may delay your period also. Don't worry...your chance of being pregnant is one in a million. Give it a couple of weeks.... if you still didn't get it by then and you need some ease of mind, then there are numerous pregnancy tests at the drug store...just pick one up at a store that you regularly don't go to and let the results reassure you. Good luck!!

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13/f well i just found out the other night that my boyfriend (also 13) had sex a couple months ago at a party with a girl thats 15. we wernt together then but we were a couple months before that. i really love him and i know that i always will because we have such a good friendship but should i except this? so far i convinced myself that im okay with it but im not sure if i really am. i think that since hes already done it then hell try to pressure me into having sex. well what i want to know is should i except it and how?

Look, you should expect sex and sex pressure from all guys. Guys are like that, and the more you get to know them, the more you will realize that they are like that. Ok now there are two ways to handle this situation. I know its hard for you to accept the fact that he has had sex with someone else.....but if you didn't have sex with him, and you didn't want to, believe me, he would find it elsewhere. At least now you know instead of him cheating on you and getting some "action" behind your back. Secondly, whatever is good for the goose is good for the gander (remember this saying) :) This is your chance to go and fool around with someone else. Maybe you should seek some sexual attention elsewhere. Whatever you do though, don't expect him to get jealous. He might, he might not, but whatever his reaction, don't try to use this as a "get even". Sex is a huge part of growing up. If you are ready to experiment then go ahead but be careful. If you want to get back with him, you have to understand that maybe he may not be exclusive with you...meaning he may still get some action elsewhere. My gut feeling tells me that you should forget about any type of relationship with him (just be friends)and seek all of your physical attention elsewhere. Good Luck!!

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Ok well theres a couple of things..ever since 4th grade me and this girl have been friends..once we started middle school we didnt see each other much and seemed to get in alot of fights..we are friends again now but only at like school but eversince the begging on this year..her and my best friend are like the greatest friends now..she left my lunch table to sit with her..she hardly calls me anymore and we like never hang out anymore...sometimes i will go to the table she moved to so i can talk to her or w.e but half of the time she wont even look at me or talk to me..just ignores me. Then the other day i walked passed her in the hallways like 3 times that day and i said hi each time but she wouldnt say anything back..and once after skool i went up to her and said hi..then she didnt answer and seen her other friend and shoved me out of the way to go talk to her..i ask her if shes mad at me about sumthing but she says no. wtf is going on..everytime i try and talk to her all she does is deny it all or get mad

She says nothing is wrong, but obviously something is wrong otherwise you wouldn't be here right? Now there could be a number of reasons why, but my gut feeling tells me that they both talk behind your back. Now your best friend might have her opinion swayed by this girl whom you've known since the 4th grade. Maybe you did something to her inadvertently...did you both like the same boy? did you say something about her behind her back (even if it wasn't bad)? girls like to gossip...and my gut feeling tells me that this is the case. Girls can be very cruel...I'd say just ignore them... I know this may be hard because you are all (supposedly) friends, but if they treat you like this, then don't bother with them. Making new friends isn't really that hard. Eventually everyone will mature up and this will be all in the past. This is when you confront them. When all is said and done, you should hopefully have new friends, and figure out what the problem was with your "old" friends. If you can't wait this long, write your best friend letters and hand it to her without the other girl seeing.... explain in the letter that you want this to be discreet. If she is truly your friend, then she should respect this. Good Luck!!

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so i leftmy binder in my dads truck and he read through one of my notebooks...a very private notebook i might add...he read how many guys ive had sex with and diifernt drugs ive tryed and shit like that...he told me this tonight as he pulled it out of his briefcase....and read me all the passages...how should i handle this...cuz hes not handling it too well...:/

First of all, this was your own fault for leaving such a personal item lying around. Parents always look through personal stuff because they want to know what their kids are up to. Things are still ok though. If you haven't already been disowned by now, this is how you handle it. Go to your dad (now this won't be easy) but just say it straight. "I know you've read everything in my notebook. There is no sense in me hiding anything now. So lets talk...." Trust me, this sounds crazy, but if you think about it, if you were to just let it "blow off", you and your dad are in for some very uncomfortable times. It is better to get everything out into the open, discuss issues, argue, yell, whatever. It won't be easy, but at least you both are expressing yourselves. Don't let stuff like this "brew". Also, since it happened tonight, do it now. Trust me, tomorrow will be 100 times harder. Whatever you do, don't yell at him. Listen and understand what he has to say. Afterall, you think you have it bad, he just found out that his daughter does drugs and has sex. This is hard on him also. Good Luck!

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Ok, so over spring break I was on a cruise, and well, while I was on there i met a girl. We kind of talked but didn't really hang out until the last night where we messed around (made out more or less) and then she went to bed and it was supposedly over. Well since then we've been talking over email and IMing and such, but I didn't hear from her for about a week and I kind of forgot her last name. It's really been bothering me, but I don't want to just ask her because it just seems kind of horrible that this girl messed around with me and I don't know her last name, or don't remember it at least.

Ok this one is simple..... do you remember her first name? I hope so....if you don't, then disregard this message. But if you do remember her first name, then this is how to handle this situation. It worked for me!! Next time you talk with her, ask her what her address is. When she asks you why, tell her you have something you want to send her. When she starts spitting out her address, ask her how she spells her last name. You have to play it cool though. Just be like ...oh, how do you spell your last name again?...when she says "guess", just say, "I don't really know, thats why I'm asking....." If she still says "guess" then just say, "ok, nevermind...I won't send it". This'll work 9 times out of 10. If you don't want anything to do with her but just want her last name, then don't ever mail her anything.... he he he...trust me. This will work. If you don't want to go through all this trouble, then just ask dummy! :)

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OK heres the dealio
i HATE showers...they just seem like a waste of time for me. Does anyone know any ways that will make showering fun?? no sarcastic answers please. Thanks

Ok so you hate showers.....nobody said that you have to like taking showers. I sometimes find it a nuisance myself!! But here is the deal. Personal hygiene is a MUST. There is just so much bacteria, viruses, dirt, and grime that you pick up all over the place. I'll give you an example.... Have you ever heard of pin worms? Well pin worms are little worms that crawl out of your anus at night when you are sleeping. The target for these pin worms are infants/toddlers who don't wash their hands properly. Now, I am not saying that you will get pin worms, but if they are a result of a kid not washing his/her hands, then what about if you don't go taking showers...what kind of "bugs" will you pick up then?.... In my perspective, take the 5 minute shower....blast the radio, sing, work on your dance moves, "polish the german helmet" do whatever you have to do, because respectively speaking, the 5 min. shower is a hell of a lot better than little worms crawling out of your ass at night.

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theres this guy, my boyfriend. sometimes i feel like i like him and other times i feel like i dont. he is crazy over me. i feel like i want to dump him but i dont want him to be upset. (this guy also gave me chocolate 4 no reason and we have been going out for about 3 weeks) i need help!!!!! il give 5's and feedback to the first 4 good answers i get! PLZ HELP!!!!

Here is my suggestion. To truly find out if he likes you, send in a spy. Have one of your really good girlfriends to go in and ask him stuff about you. Do this when you are not around, because if he sees you around, he'll know what you are up to. Next, try talking with him when your friends nor his friends are around. You can really tell the true character of a person when their "friends" aren't around. He may seem nuts, but is he putting on a show for his boys? So he gave you chocolate?...so what? take the chocolate to your friends and share it... it was free right? Don't be weirded out by stuff like that. When you get older and wiser, you'll welcome the chocolates and the flowers. Stay strong and work on finding out his "true" motives.

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I have a friend who is heavily into drugs. She isn't doing it to have fun, she is doing it to escape problems in her life. She has had a very difficult life, so it isn't like an emo thing. I am too close to her to help her. I have been through this with her many times. My question is, what can I do to try and get her away from all of the drugs without making her mad at me. Also if there is anything you could suggest, where I could help her, it would be much appreciated. Thank you all so much in advance. This problem has really got me down.

~Nokomis~

Ok first of all, how old is your friend? Many of my friends do drugs also. I've even tried them several times (the hard ones also). What kind of drugs is she into? The reason I ask, is because if it is marijuana (I'm not saying that pot is ok), but she is at less risk then if she were on coke or crystal meth. Many of the reasons why kids start taking drugs is because they want to fit in. But after they try it, they see that drugs actually DO make you feel good. My suggestion is that you should pick up a phone book and just look in the yellowpages. There are so many "help" facilities that you can turn to. You may need to interviene (despite the fact that you are very close friends). Sometimes the strongest love is "tough love". Your friend may not like any of this, and she will give you a hard time about it (so expect it), but when she sobers up, she'll realize just how much of a friend you really are. Stop the problem now, and she will thank you for the rest of your lives.

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My best friend is really rich and she always likes to brag about her $3.2 million mansion and how mine is only worth $1.2 million. I never really had a problem with her being so "Oh mine is better than yours" because shes done it with our cars, our clothes, etc. But its beginning to bug me because she wrote me this really long email about how she went to Hollister Co. and bought $3,000 worth of stuff. She began listing it one by one. 37 logo shirts ($721), 7 pairs of capris ($276)...and she listed it all the way to underwear, flip flops, mini skirts, shorts, bathing suits, and fragrance. Is that just a little too much? Because I think so. See my family is rich, but we like to save our money. But her family, blows it all on stuff they dont really need. Her $3,000 wardrobe will be thrown out when spring/summer is over. The email really bothered me...I'm not jealous. I can go to Hollister and spend a lot of $$ too. But, how can I teach her that money is not everything...and tell her she can save money while still looking great in all the latest fashion and styles?

Money ins't ever a problem until you don't have any. There are many unfortunate people out there who don't have money to spend on clothes, eating, or shelter for that matter. Ok so she has a $3.2 million dollar mansion and you have a $1.2 million dollar mansion. Be thankful that you even LIVE in a mansion. I don't have a mansion. I don't have all this money to blow on clothes, however, I am healthy. Don't take your health for granted. Be thankful that you are alive, not about the $3000 wardrobe. This is the right way to approach life!!

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