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Q: my cat is constantly killing things, bringing them back on my deck, and eating nothing but the BRAINS. while i know its a cats instinct to kill, thats not normal to eat just the brains. in the past two weeks, shes brought back and eaten the brains of 5 chipmonks, 3 baby rabbits, 3 birds, 4 mice, and a mole. and thats only what she brought back. my mom is completely fed up with it becuase she has to clean it up. she told me today that she is going to get rid of her. i begged her not to, and came up with the idea of getting her a collar with a bell on it to warn the animals that shes coming. my mom said that we'll give that a try, but if she finds one more dead animal on our deck, we have to get rid of her. that is the last thing i want to do. what else can i do to cut down on the amount of animals shes killing? i want to try keeping her inside 24/7, but she is outside most of the time when it is warm out, so i dont know how to go about doing this. shes been an outdoor cat for 3 years, so i dont know how to keep her inside. any ways to stop her from bringing the animals back or ideas for keeping her inside will greatly help becuase i realllyyy dont want to get rid of her.

thanks!
I think it's normal behavior for cats to kill... but the brain part is just really strange. Haha. This is pretty unique. Uhm, my advice is that if this behavior continues... try to keep her/him in a cage? NOT a mean evil big bad cage. Like, a cat room thing. A cute cat house that would keep her safe and secure. A playpen perhaps? Something that won't let your cat out to go .. brain hunting. Haha. I must say, this was rather funny but in a serious way, I think you should restrain your cat in a good home. I'm not saying you should keep it in a torture chamber, but a good home, you know? :) I hope my advice helps. Take care!! :D

Q: Okay, well this is as basic as it gets.
I have two choices, one go to a [certain place]
for 3 days and be happy with my life. Because i REALLY REAALLY would like to go to this place.
The thing is that there are other certain people that don't want me to go, for personal safety and such. Even though i know nothing bad is going to happen.
The person said that if i go, it would never be the same with us again and so on.
But i still really want to go.
I just don't know what to do.
:[
It's your decision. If you feel 100% safe of going to this place, you should go. If you feel that you'll have tons of fun and it will make YOU happy... go for it! If it doesn't, then it's a useless trip. If it's something you really want, fight for it. If it's just something that would hurt others but you'd be an okay person afterwards, I don't think you should risk it. Just... realize what YOU WANT, not what others want. :) Understand your point of view, and others as well. If it really is a safe place because you have to be cautious about where you go because anything can happen at anytime so just be sure that you'll be all good and that you'll have fun. :) Know yourself. Believe in yourself, ok? :D

Take care & I really hope that my advice works.

Q: 14/f

This will probably sound weird, but I have this really odd paranoia problem where I go into these modes where it's like I'm reliving a situation I had in the past with another person. It's like being there, like just now I was reliving an embarassing time I had when I was 13, only this really scares me and I have to like breathe really deeply and assure myself that I'm not really there.

Another part of this is how I sort of talk to myself a lot, only I'm not really talking, just mouthing what I would say if I were really talking. And it's always like I'm back in a situation that I was in before, such as a random conversation I had. And I can even feel people looking at me, like I feel like a bunch of people are staring at me even if I'm completely alone.

I've been this way for over a year, and I don't see why. What is wrong with me?
I don't think this is much of a psychological issue. I mean, it is a strange behavior but what if it's juts a phase, you know? You might just get over this! :) Being paranoid and going back to a memory you had a long time ago is actually.. perfectly normal! It isn't bad to go back to memories, even the bad ones. The horrible ones that make you feel sooo bad. I know, because I often look back and realize why I think of it when all it does is hurt me. I just think, you have to focus on the present, of what's happening now. Just focus. Follow your instincts and it'll guide you to something new. Remember, this is really natural! I hope my advice helps. Take care

Q: 14/f

I have this weird sense of humor, and I laugh at a lot of things and everything is funny to me- like inside jokes with my friends and stuff...
And when we say something REALLY hilarious and stupid that makes me literally laugh until I cry, I can't stop thinking about it for hours or days or weeks or months or even years after it happened.

And these funny thoughts always come back to me randomly at the WORST possible times- when it's only appropriate to be serious. And honestly I can't control how my face turns bright red and I try so hard to hold back my laughter, but if it's really bad it comes out as sort of snickering through my nose, and sometimes i'll even sort of start to cry. Sometimes people notice it and then they just think i'm some weirdo.

I've gotten in a HUGE amount of trouble for it before. But I honestly can't control this i'm telling the truth!


so please tell me what might be up with my mind.
You aren't mental for sure. You just have a big tendency to laugh at funny stuff that happened in the past! It's somewhat like me, where I think of it at a random time and just start laughing, right? So, if you want to control it, try to focus on other things and other situations going on with your surroundings. Keep your head in one area so you won't be distracted and won't get in so much trouble. If trying to keep your head in only one area doesn't work, think of something that interests your mind. It'll help a whole lot if you just focus on other things. Having a good laugh about things is really good and thinking about the past and laughing about it is good as well, so it isn't really bad that you laugh a lot. It's natural! :) Just focus and it might help. If it doesn't, I'm really sorry but I know for sure, you aren't mental. :) Mental people wouldn't bother asking for advice on this website. Well.. I don't think they would. Haha.

Take care!! :) And I hope my advice helped!

Q: ohk, well for cheerleadiing, we have thiis "siisters" & their in varsity & we`re jv. & by monday, i need to get them a gift. its nothing expensive. coach said under 15. i`m getting mine their favorite candy & soda so far. i just need like an accessory or something now you know? theyre favorite colors are purple, pink, orange, blue & green if that helps lol

tanks
I used to be a cheerleader... in like the seventh grade. Didn't work out for me but I know what girls like, haha. You should try Claire's for pretty accessories that are less than $15. You're SURE to find something cute there :) or you can try a Sanrio (hello kitty) store if they like a lot pink and cute little cats and stuff or the Hallmark store for great cards or little gifts that should cost less than $15. For purple, orange, blue, and green.. you should find lots at Claire's because the store organizes by color. Target was nice accessories too. Believe it or not, they do. :] They have pretty stuff color arranged too so try there! I hope I helped. I'm sorry if none of these stores are where you're at if that's the problem but I really hope I helped =) Take care!

Q: hi coolwater

my name is shawna, and ive been going out with my boyfriend, for like, 2 months now. and i like him alot, but i found out some realy bad stuff about him from his best friend. and his best friend says that i should break up with him, but i dont know because i love me boyfriend soo much, and i want to find out what is really up. what should i do? should i just break up with him without asking questions, like his friend said, or should i just confront him? please help, i dont know what to do :( thanks

-ayellowbutterfly
Dear ayellowbutterfly,

I can understand where you're at right now because I've been in your situation. It is SOOO hard to know that your boyfriend, the guy you've trusted for so long and loved for so long, is being trash talked or being talked about in a negative way. You must feel guilty and confused but my advice for you.. is to talk to your boyfriend. It will help you greatly. Not only does understanding communication help you and your boyfriend, it will totally clear some of the negative aspects against your boyfriend. BUT, if your boyfriend is the "bad" person, your bestfriend says he is; kick him to the curb because he isn't worth it, you know? But that's only if he isn't the faithful boyfriend you thought he was. Be sure of him. If you break up with him too quickly, you might regret it and being in denial and regret hurts like hell.

Advice:
1. Talk to your boyfriend and understand where he stands in this situation.
-Ask questions, and if ever, he says you're nagging, say it isn't nagging.. and that it's love and care. You do NOT want to feel left out and you do not want to feel stupid for what you say.
2. BE STRONG!! This is a tough position and know that a person really cares (haha, meee). Do NOT ever feel bad for yourself. Do the right thing and talk to your boyfriend.
3. Know the facts, because if you're stuck between fiction and truth--- it'll be total bullsh*t. You know?
4. Follow your heart. You just have to, to know where your place is. if he isn't worth it, dump him. If he is, he deserves all your love :)

I hope I helped!! You take care!

Q: k so i live in NY. i've lived here all my life and im tired of it, i want to leave NY to go to college but my mom wont let me. this is the first major life decision that should be my choice and she's fighting me about it. i need to leave NY, it'll drive me nuts if i dont. i've already found 2 nice colleges in VA and Massechusetts. how can i convince her to let me go...by the way im an only child, not sure if that has anything to do with it.
Living really far away from a close relative is hard. (Especially for moms) The reason why mothers like to keep their sons/daughters is because they really care about you and want to take care of you 24/7. Yeah. Crazy, I know. But if you explain to your mom, a THOROUGH, complete explanation of moving, and state what will IMPROVE your life to become a better person or student, she might really understand! Point out really good facts and points that would make yourself, and your mother happy to the point where she agrees with you to go off to college. Tell her that it is your decisions and your life (and you're just living in it, mom) Haha, just kidding about the last part BUT you should explain to her in a formal manner. Be assertive, assuring, and strong about what you'll tell her. Don't give up to what you WANT. Never give up :) Follow your heart, ok? :D Haha. You take care and I hope I really helped.

Q: what are some things to do while kissing that would make it more enjoyable for the girl?
Kissing is fun. No doubt about it, and for a girl to have a little more fun than expected... well, this is to be SURE that the guy is cool with it and all.. that you should try caressing each other. (Caressing - touching each other, as in "affectionate play" ... and in other words, haha, just touch each other!) It has to be cool with both sides though. You don't want to scare him away but if he's all up for it, haha, ENJOY!

As for making kissing more enjoyable in general ... kissing slowly makes it romantic as the tongues massage each other and if it's like a type of kissing where you guys are just all over each other, go for caressing. :) I hope my advice helps!! Goodluck and take care

Q: Hi Coolwater

I really liked your answer. That is just what I did yesterday I ignored her. I didn't even say hi.

I can tell you that about 2 years ago when I used to be in a hockey pool with him, his wife, and several others, that I was telling a story about how my uncle hates his wife.
I remember saying to the group, "well uncle jim, if you hate your wife so much why don't you divorce her"? I looked right at my friend who is married and his face turned pale and he looked like he was a deer caught in the headllights.
I knew ever since then how he really felt about her.
I've never told him how I feel about his wife but I think he knows, I mean I never said anything to her when she was outside.
I know my friend really cares about me (it's mutual).
I think he does want to be with me but he's too scared to leave the hag.
I've told him a will always consider him a friend no matter what.
I'm not even dating anyone right now.
Do you think I should tell him how I feel?
Should I start out by saying I know you can't just leave your wife right now but in the future when you are ready to leave her will you promise to be with me?
Yes. I really think you should tell him how you feel. Come on, it seems as if you two are hiding behind a big wall of denials. Okay right now, forget about that whore! Hahaha. Yeah, forget her and think about what you should say. This is my letter if I were to write to him:

Dear ---whoever---,
Love is one thing everyone goes through. I know you're married but I know you. I care for you and from the bottom of my heart, I think of you as more than a friend who says "Hi, wnat to catch a movie?". Everytime I take a breath when you're in the room, the room cools and I feel my heart beat. I want to tell you how I feel but can never get it out. I've been masquerading myself as a "friend" but deep down, I am completely in love with you. This isn't a crush. I love you. You may turn me down or ever attempt to comfort me with the word "No" but always bear in mind that I will love you now and forever. Accpe tit or not, that's my feeling. I hope you feel the same.
Love,

Q: Hey, im 12, female and i am in 7th grade. there is this guy that i found out liked me and his name is ben. me and him were becoming really good friends the past 2 weeks. we flirted a lot but i never really liked him... one of his x-girlfriends told me that he liked me. i thought she was kidding but it was getting around our school real fast. everyone came up to me like your going out with ben? or omg ben lieks you !! and i never went out with him and i dont like him that way and i knew he liked me. i feel so bad to say no becasue he was such a good friend. i wish he never liked me becasue it made things kinda weird between us... he acts different...one of my really really good friends- fred told him that i loved him as a joke and got kinda mad... but i told ben that i didnt love him adn he kinda got hurt and i feel soo bad.. what should i do? how should i act? should i say something to him? im so confused
no offence but you're tooooo young to have a boyfriend. this is pure infatuation. you just like someone a lot but its not called love. THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN LOVE. YOU ARE STILL AKID AND ITHINK THAT YOU SHOULD TALK TO THIS HGUY AND FOLLOW YOUR HEART. ok? just don't think about it and like the guy more. you should. and how you should act... you should be yourself. hahaha hunny, i know because its just the way life is ok? take my advice and know that your friends will love you. stay cool and hope my advice helps. goodluck babe.
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Q: I have a question that is really complicated. One of my best friends is married to a woman who is not only a complete bitch, but they have nothing in common. She is ten years older than him and chain smokes and has a drinking and gambling problem. It is her second marriage and his first. She is a grandmother, her two grown children are both herion addicts and have stolen thousands of dollars from his credit card. She is verbally obusive to him and makes him miserable. She never makes any effort to look nice for him, she dresses terribly and even told him once that she didnt give a shit what she looked like and didnt care what anyone thought.
There is nothing going on between me and my friend, he knows I'm a virgin and saving myself for my husband.
The problem is that she is jealous of our friendship. He came over yesterday to drop off a desk for me and she came over with him. She never said hi and stayed outside the whole time puffing on a smoke. When I came outside to help him bring the desk in she just glared at me.
It is true that we get along really well and I would love to be with him, but I would never do anything as long as he is married to her.
How should I act around her?
Ignore her. If she cant care for herself and can't respect you and your bond with her so called loving "husband", then you should careless about that whore bag! Okay excuse my language but seriously, come on get real. That girl is obviously insane and a psychotic lunatic MAKE YOUR FRIEND REALIZE THAT AND TELL HIM HOW YOU REALLY FEEL. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF HE DOES HAVE A WIFE, COME ON, YOU CALL THAT A WIFE? I call that a freeloader, I DON'T EVEN CALL THAT A PERSON. Geez, that personis really screwed up I don't event hink you should hang around your friend's wife! But seriously, tell him how you feel and tell him how you REALLY feel about his wife and if she can't accept what you're going to say, find a new friend and i know this may sound mean and im sorry but im seriously. come on, you cant help but wonder what's going on in ur friends head marrying some drug addict! let alone have children! Haahhahahha. so please take my advice is you want, im sure it will help. ask me any questiosn if you'd like and hope this advice really helps you. stay cool.
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Q: ok, theres this girl i really like.. and i dont know what to do about it.. shes already taken and i refuse to break em up cause thats jus evil.. she doesnt go to my school.. ive tried dating other people to get her outa my mind but it doesnt work.. i cherish our every convo and i dont want to ruin her relationship.. what should i do?

p.s.... i dont think they will split p for a longg time
find out that theres more to life than love. hang out wiht your friends and all of this is pure infatuation and an illusion to your mind. its normal. just follow your heart and explore the things in life that enjoy you. like pizza for example. i personally crave for pizza but hahaha ok that has nothing to do with anything because im just hungry. but what im saying is that you'll get over it one day. treat this girl and may the best man win. win her heart! fight for her heart if you lvoe her so much and all you can do is follow your heart. saty cool.
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Q: I never got my period yet I'm 13/F.
Every so often (Like once or twice a month) I get these cramps that make me want to cry and I have to sit or lie down when I get them. When I got home from school today I got them and its excruciating pain I mean like bad enough to cry over. These cramps hurt SO bad. It feels like someones stabbing me and slowly pulling the knife out and torturing me. After I get these cramps I can't walk anywhere for like an hour. Do you think I'm going to get my period soon. (My mom got hers at 10)
I think you are getting it. Just take in the pain until you start growing and it'll just come naturally. Don't be frightened of whats going to happen. JUST LOOK FORWARD! If hurts, talk to your mom about it. SERIOUSLY, DON'T BE SCARED TO TALK TO YOUR MOM ABOUT THESE THINGS BECAUSE I BET YOUR MOM WENT THROUGH THE SAME! So ask her about it and not feel so awkward of asking your mom for advice. If it hurts a lot. Tell her. Describe to he ron how she's feeling. Don't ever be scared because its part of life. You're just growing up into a young lady. Talk to your mom. Hope my avdice helps. Stay cool!
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Q: okay...i just got out of a relationship and it ended very badly. i fell in love with him and hes been saying very mean things to me and im finally over him completely. theres this other guy that im friends with and ive been thinking about him a whole lot and im really starting to like him and hes really nice and hes got such a great personality. im just scared to fall for someone like i did last time and get hurt and go through all this again..even though i do trust this guy that i like. should i go for it or keep waiting?
"The future belongs to the people who believe in the beauty of their Dreams" Follow your heart! Jus think about it... Do you think this new nice boy will treat you friendlier and most civilized and mature? Do you love this boy? Is he the one you're after? Is he in your heart? If its a "yes" to all of those questions, I suggest go for it but if you don't think he's right for you then that's a good opinion of yourself. either way you turn, you'll be happy and I KNOW it! See, if you turn your back on him, you'd be waiting and you don't have to worry about those mean things. But if you go for it, you'd be very happy with the boy you adore and love. Whne he breaks it off or you break it off, if he's that friendly and trustworth yand all out great guy... he won't say mean things to you! So I think you should go for it from what you've described about him! Go for it and let your heart lead the way. Hope my advice helps. If you want, please save me as one of your favorite columnist! That would be awesome. Stay cool.
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Q: 101 ok this is goin to sound slow but please dont judge me for it.
i rilli want to be a doctor.
the proble is tat i dont know wat kind.
i luv kids, but than i am also interested in plastic surgry stuff.
and money is kind of a factor.
so can sum1 please tell me how much or about how much each one makes, and wat u think i should b.
!!!I HATE 5'z FOR GOOD ANSWERS!!!PLEASE HELP!!! :)
I want to be a doctor too! I want to be a dentist and dentists are also called doctors. Okay, enough about me. Be the regular hospital doctor that treats kids and cut open people's bodies hahaha. Any doctor can do plastic surgery! Yeah, each doctor except dentists are allowed to do plastic surgery things. So be a hospital doctor. All you have to do is FOLLOW YOUR HEART!

Q: I'm a seventh grader and I was just wondering whether or not i should try out for the Baseball team or the Soccer team? I'm 4.7, 75 pounds, and i'm excellent as a goalie. But I love baseball just as much. What should I do??

I rate High!!

ok this is terrible advice but it calms you down. follow your heart sweetie! think. what would make you happy? what would make you feel proud? what would make you feel like a winner even if you lost? and if you're down about something and you're blue... say aloud... monkey, monkey monkey 3 times REALLY REALLY fast and you'll smile or maybe even laugh, hahah. it works. so follow your heart and yeah. bleieve in yourself and all that shitty stuff hahaha. stay cool! if you have anymore questions my aim screen name is: tuttieflutey
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Q: well i was wondering is there a way to get rid of under eye bags if you know what i mean??
try sleeping LONGER. sleep for more than 10 hours per night and don't wake up at like 5 in the morning. shower daily like for 30 minutes or more and put nevia cream around your eyes and moiturizer (i dont know how to spell it! hahaha). but it works. so try that. hope my advice helps. stay cool.
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Q: I feel my advice column needs a brand new background and i am going crazy trying to find some from xanga backgrounds and websites and everything but do you guys know any places that have cute backgrounds that have hearts, stripes, && poka dots? also kinda girly thanks! and i'm not asking because im lazy i keep looking and find nothing so please help ! thanks
you can find awesome xanga layouts in createblog.com or blogring.net... BLOGRING HAS A WIDE SELECTION OF LAYOUTS, createblog has a wide selection of being freakin organized. hahaha both have cute girly layouts. my xanga is http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=afterglowx3... so if you have anymore questions or stuff about xanga, feel free to leave me a message on my xanga chatterbox. but createblog and blogring are awesome and very helpful. goodluck! hope my advice helps. stay cool sweetie.
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Q: My hait is pretty thin & long. Is there any way I can get my hair thickened. I know its proboly not possible but I was just wondering. I eat extremely healthy. Eveerything I basically eat is organtic & I take supplements. So its not because of my eating habits. Thank you!
ok believe me... YOU DO NOT WANT THICK HAIR!!! THINK HAIR IS AWESOME!!! THIN HAIR IS IN!!! thick hair is totally out. if you have thick hair, its gonna be so hard to comb and shit. if you want... you can get hair extentions but THIN ones because in my opinion, thick hair SUCKS!!! stay with thin hair and curl it up a bit. put clips or headbands on it. pretty bow clips are awesome, turns on the boys! hahah -wink-wink-. i eat organic foods too. thin hair is good! take care of it and it'll grow longer and prettier and shinier. or i dunno if i spelled taht right. haha anyays if you have any otehr questions. feel free to aks babe. but seriously, thin hair is awesome!
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Q: ok so me and this guy are always "cuddling" so-to-speak, we always lay on the couch together and he always has his arm around me and in other words we're always like having our arms around eachother..but that's all we do and its only for a short period of a time. i don't know how to explain it but how do i like "lead him on" to going further like i want to kiss him or make out with him or something, but without just giving it away. i don't want to just say it or anything, how do i "lead him on" to doing something like that? i'll rate 5's for good answers! =) thank you!
give him a peck on the lips like kiss him on the lips for a short time and keep doing that and he'll get a clue. and then sooner or soonerrrr hahah he'll open up his mouth and start making out with you. it works. well it worked for me so you should try it! wow you two seems so cute hahaha. anyways yeah just try it. follow your heart sweetie! goodluck. if you have anymore questions feel free to ask me! please and thankyou.
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