Member Since: September 21, 2005
Answers: 36
Last Update: November 10, 2005
Visitors: 2749
|
| |
I need advice on how I can start a petition. I need to know how I officially and legally start it and who do I present it to. How do I organize it? As you can see from my title, the purpose of the petition would be to have some sort of ruling against out-ruling the pledge of allegiance in schools or changing it.
Anyways, do you think because of 'under God' that after over 200 years, the pledge should be changed or withdrawn from any school. Why or why not? Thanks in advance. (link)
| |
I don't believe that school should be a place for that stuff; only a place to learn. I can see where you're coming from though, and it's a valid point and I respect it. I say go for it for the petition - that's what the good ol' first ammendment is for.
|
|
So my one year is in a month from today... I am stumped on presents. My boyfriend is 19 and likes war, hockey, movies, warhammer (if you've heard of it), and also is a part-time firefighter. His biggest passion is firefighting... so i think i shoudl stick along those lines... but i need idea... i have no idea what sort of thing i can get him. i am terrible with gift ideas... and he is always great. He's already plannign somehting and he has his whole family in on it so it's got to be good. I have up to 100$'s to spend. Help! If you have any questions Inbox me (link)
| |
Gift certificates work like a charm. Add something personal to it. Offer him a little sumthin-sumthin too (if you catch my drift).
|
sorry this is so long but... is it wrong not to love your father, now hold on don't blow a gasket i'll explain everything. ya see my dad went to jail when i was really young and and i never got to know him. and my grandperents keep wanting me to go clear across the state to visit him. and i don't wanna spend 5 days in a hot car just to see someone i dont even know for 2 hours. but i feel so ashamed, i feel so self centered, i feel so selfish. i feel like i owe it to him to go. please i want your oupion am i the scum of the earth, or am i ok
please, dont yell at me. i already feel bad enough as it it. (link)
| |
I don't think you should feel bad. I feel that this is a normal reaction, and I think you should go. Maybe you two can reconnect.
|
|
Last night I had just witnessed a death. it made me real sad. It was my grannie. she has played a HUGE role in my life. I stood there and watched her die. I All I do is cry now. What can i do to stop (link)
| |
Since it was really recent, I think you should keep crying and let all of your feelings out. Talk to someone about it too - find positive support. My dad died four years ago, and my grandma 2 years ago. I'm lucky because I have many people who are happy to support me.
|
If your spouse passes away, when is it appropriate to take off the wedding ring? I realize that this is dependant on the specific individual, so if I may rephrase this:
How do you know when it's TIME to take off the wedding ring.. if there IS a such a "time"? (link)
| |
My dad died four year years ago, and my mom still wears her AND my dad's wedding ring. I think you'll know when the time comes.
|
|
I'm 17 and a senior and I have a serious problem with my dad. I have an older brother who doesn't live at home any more, but when he did, he wasn't exactly the best student. I remember every time interums or report cards would come out, I would hide up in my room listening to him crying as my dad screamed at him. I don't know everything that my dad did, because I never saw it, but I only remember my mom sticking up for him ONCE. He would always tell anyone who would listen what a loser my brother was and how he would never amount to anything. The first time I got a C in math was when I was in the 10th grade. My dad screamed at me and then told me to get out of his face because he didn't want to look at me anymore. He gets pissed off at little things, has thrown chairs across the room and has no clear desire whatsoever to control his anger. He has never hit my mom, little sister or me but he yells a lot and my mom hardly ever says anything to him. He's trying to force me to go to the college he wants me to go to by threatening not to give me any financial support. For a while, I was cutting myself because he made me feel so worthless, but I haven't done so in over two years because my mom walked in on me once. She doesn't believe me when I say I think I'm really depressed. My brother was diagnosed with chronic depression and my dad flipped when he found out because he doesn't believe in psychology, which is the field I want to go into. I really hate him and am sick of putting up with him and I don't know what to do. (link)
| |
I think you should talk to someone, and just let your feelings out. Are you going away to college? If so, then you'll be away from him. My friend was in this exact same position. She went away to college in Iowa, and she's been happy ever since. You DO need to confront the problem sometime though, and you should find some support when you are ready to confront it.
|
|
My dad's mom is on the verge of dying. I really never met my grandma so I can't really feel sad about it. Today my dad got really mad and blew up at my sister and said "My mom is F*ckin dying! You hear me? She's gunna die!!!! I don't need any grief from you!!!" What should I do to make him feel better? (link)
| |
I'm sorry that your family is going through this. If your dad asks you to do a chore, do it without complaint. Saying "I love you" would make him happy. The little things always help.
|
I don't know what to do anymore. My little brother thinks im pyscho. Today, my mom asked him to take out the trash and walked away. After she left he refused to do it and stated that I should do it because I never do anything. But, I had helped my mom ALL day with getting ready for this garage sale. So, I told him that he should do it because he was told to. He started screaming and freaking out on me. So after like a half hour of that I punched
him. I just can't take it anymore!!! That's the first time i've ever hit him, and I don't even feel bad about it. He's hit me louds so i guess that's why. I don't want to apologize, but how should I handle my anger from now on??? (link)
| |
Dude, the kid needed to be smacked, but unfortunately, that isn't a good way to cope. Exercise always helps me. I always get away from the problem, and then I take a quick walk, or if I have some time, I put on some music and dance about for a while.
|
|
me and my boyfriend want to kiss...he has already kissed someone and he knows how to kiss..but its my first kiss and i dont know how to kiss at all...will i know when he goes to kiss me? is there any ways to practice kissing? (link)
| |
I had no idea how to kiss either, but it seriously comes naturally. Funny story: my friend who was leaning in to kiss her boyfriend totally wasn't looking and she somehow kissed his ear.
|
Before I start I'm a sixteen year old girl.
Well I have been depressed for a while. Sometimes it is better but sometimes the urge to end my life is overwhelming. I have seen many counselors, pyschologists, and mental health physicians but onthing seems to help. A lot of my friends think I'm bipolar. My counselor says I'm not but when I read about all the symptoms it makes sense. I have 10 of the fourteen symptoms that the website said. I have really good days where you can't put me down but then again I also have the excet opposite kind of days. My counselor said that if I start having more suicidal thoughts or if my appetite keeps dropping then I should get in touch with her. About three months ago my appetite basically disappeared. My friends thought I was trying to lose wieght but I just wasn't hungry. I never eat breakfast and so I constantly feel weak or sick. I'm just so confused about what I should do. Can anyone help me? (link)
| |
Bipolar Disorder is VERY difficult to diagnose in adolescents. Our moods naturally fluctuate. The suicidal thoughts and loss of appetite definitely sound like depression! You need to call your counselor, and he/she can talk to you about it.
|
|
I tryd telling my parents i needed to go to a hospital and get help and they made me go to my theripist and my theripist said w.e the hospital can do they can do but they dont understand! im trying to get help and they wont listen! I just cut myself with scisors and if i dont get help its gona get worse! WHY WONT THEY LISTEN TO ME! (link)
| |
Whew, I was in that same position! I think you should definitely call your therapist again and have him/her tell your parents that this is something that needs to be done. If this can't happen, then call a hospital that's near you. If you feel that you absolutely cannot keep yourself safe, call 911. I'm serious. They'll bring you to the ER, where they can admit you to a psychiactric unit.
|
Short and sweet answers please: When did you have your first kiss? And my other question was: When did you go on your first date? You can just say how old..
Thanx in advance! (link)
| |
My first kiss was when I was sixteen, same with my first date.
|
hi everyone. I'm looking to get stronger, quicker, etc. I have decent armstrength (i'm 13 and i can throw a baseball 73mph) but i need to build up leg strength and lower torso strength any good exercises/ drills you can think of?
thanks
(link)
| |
Yoga!
|
Alrighty, so here's my confusion.
There's this guy in my class and I've known him since 7th grade. In 7th grade I liked him, and somehow it became a rumor that "I stalked him" which was totally a lie. Obviously he was somewhat "put off" Anyways we pretty much avoided each other until this year, 9th grade.
My parents are good friends with his best buddies parents and we went boating together. We never really had much of a conversation, but he asked me to play football. My step-dad also said everytime when I wasn't looking at John he would be looking at me.
So that was the beginning, but then we ended up having a class together in school. Now we have started talking, cracking jokes, he even stole my shoes from me the other day. But the coolest thing is that I sit right next to the window and I'll stare out of it, but when I look the other way, towards him, I'll catch his eyes for a moment and then he will look away suddenly.
The weirdest thing about this though is that he didn't liek me at all in 7th grade...and he's the MOST POPULAR GUY IN OUR SCHOOL!So i don't know weither I'm getting mixed signals or if one of us has changed for the better and now he likes me. PLEASE HELP!
(link)
| |
It sounds like he has a thing for you! If you like him that way, you should ask him if he wants to hang out sometime (coffee, movie, etc.).
|
|
what should i do.... today my boyfriend and i were fighting and i hit him... not to hard but he threw me down on the ground and hit me i think mabey 3 times... not hard... but enough to cut my ear open in 3 places... yea i know messed up... but ive been with him for 3 years and i love him to death and i cant leave him... thats not an option... what should i do? (link)
| |
you HAVE to leave him, and it IS an option. He can't beat you around like that, and he cut your ear open. He sounds manipulative, and you have to get out of that relationship.
|
I'm a sixteen year old girl.
Ok. Well last summer I went on this camping trip with this Chrisitan club I go to. I decided to sit next to a friend who I had met about 7 days before we got on the charter bus to head to Colorado. Well I got on the bus and ten minutes later my supposed friend was hitting on me and trying to kiss me and such. I kept telling him no but it didn't seem to get into his head. He would try to rub my stomach, rub my legs, massage my back, and more. I was so scared. I tried to yell for the adult supervisors on the bus but he would always pull me to him and try to kiss me when I did that. I was terrified. I had been sexually harrassed twice before in my life so I knew what might happen if I didn't get him to stop. Well we got off for a break and I switched seats with someone and sat next to my friend Jessica but he convinced her to move and so he was next to me again. Well when we got there he started leaving me alone and everything was fine but then these three others guy started coming on to me too and I was scared again. I didn't know what to do. I told all the leaders I knew would listen and they said they would try to keep them away from me but they were never around when the boys were. Well I'm of course back from camp now and I haven't seen those three guys but my supposed friend won't leave me alone. I'm afraid of telling my parents because my dad will blow up and try to fatally injure him. I just don't know what to do. What can I do? (link)
| |
I know you don't want to, but you have to tell your parents. They can talk to your club leader, or the kids parents. His behavior is NOT okay, and he needs to realize this before he does this to another girl.
|
|