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I love to give advice and help people. I never think any question is too stupid or small, even if it's been asked a million times. Honestly, it's better to ask than remain in the dark.

Some of my favorite quotes:

"People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly."
-Brendan Francis


"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."
-Erica Jong

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ok so this boy is going to ask me out and i always feel like sick in my stomache when i think about it.... how do i get over these nervs..... and when we are dating again how do i get over these nervs??!?!?! thanx

Time. Just breathe and relax, but nerves will always be there. They just lessen over time. But sometimes, it makes things more exciting so when he asks you out, just try to be calm and cool.

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I can't take it anymore. you might think i'm just a child saying i hate my mom, but i've seriously proven the fact true. I can't stand her. She's so strict and the biggest hypocrite ever! always compares me to kids with no life that are goody two shoes, and when i compare myself to someone she says "i dont care about other kids, stop comparing yourself because it doesn't mean shit to me". She hates all of my friends. and always thinks she has to be right even if it has nothing to do with her. she's like "Ooh your friends have bad grades I bet, they're probably taking drugs" or "you're not allowed to hang out with that group of friends, they're a bad influence." I fucking hate her. I have no freedom, less than i did in like 8th grade! If I open the door, everyone freaks out. I'm seriously not aloud to walk outside. I'm not even aloud to skateboard anywhere anymore, and i love skateboarding so much. She gets mad at me and yells when i try to teach her something always saying that i snap at her. I HATE WHEN SHE SAYS THAT. I'm gonna go fucking insane. This is why I always have to lie to her, and be sneaky. Although its bad now because she's caught on to it. She never forgives me for a mistake, and brings it up anytime i do something wrong. She throws a fit for the stupidest things. I've wanted to commit suicide because of her, and I'm scared I just wish she died or was out of my life for good. I wish she could fucking leave me alone!!! She thinks people who cut themselves are the biggest messed up freaks in the world and that kids with divorced parents MUST be druggies. Another reason for her to hate my friends. I mean, I had a not as extreme, but similar point of view of cutters, until I was one of them. I know what it's like, and the reason is because of her. I can't take her yelling, all those sleepless nights where i just fucking cried. okay well I don't even know what to say, because this isn't even a question and I'm starting to sound like a little emo fuck. which I most definitely am not.. just help me.

You sound like I did when I was younger, my mother is very strict and loses her temper as well. But you have to remember, they are strict for A REASON. I know it's hard to understand, because it seems like they are hurting you more by keeping you locked inside- but it IS a harsh world out there. I think you just need to learn to respect your mother, so that you can get that same respect back. Cutting yourself is NOT the way to deal with this. I know I almost started that...but you're problems will go away soon, this wont last forever. In the long run, your mother is going to be more important than your friends, so please don't choose them over her. The way I got my mother to let me do more stuff was to stop crying about it, and show her I was responsible and that I could take care of myself. There is no easy way to do this, it takes time, but you have to earn her repect, which for strict mother's is hard to do. don't loose your temper, even if she might. Just remember, your mother does care for you, or she wouldn't be trying to protect you. There are MUCH worse parents out there. Just take it one day at a time, and please don't hurt yourself over this, this problem will not last forever even if it may seem like it may.

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i really hope you can help me.
well im 13/f and about 3 guys have liked me in my life. One goes to my new school. i thought that here (my first year) i would meet a guy and we would both like eachother and he would ask me out (no guy has asked me out before) and i somewhat got my wish. This guy evan at first i didnt even know his name and he would always talk to me and then he started to grow on me. we would stare at eachother, he would walk to class with me, help me with my things, flirt, ect and still does. SO i really thought wow this is it hes the first guy and i really wanted him to be my boyfriend. He's sweet and cute and smart. Now yesterday everything was going great untill he asked out a girl his guys convinced him to ask out because she liked him and she said yes. So i got mad at him and he tried to talk to me at the end of the day and i just told him leave me alone, i dont want to talk to you, dont bug me, ect. And all of a sudden i just feel so overwhelmed and i didnt know why. I called my mom and i asked if she could pick me up because i just didnt have the energy anymore and i just got so tired and i felt so stupid for actually believing that he liked me and how i wasterd all my time and i just cried and i didnt know why and i didnt know if it had to do something with Evan. I dont know if im ugly. People will come up and tell me, "O you are so beautiful" or your to cute. and im not a nerd i have tons of friends, im nice, im smart, i dont try to hard, im myself, im a fun person, party girl, maybe a little boy crazy but i just feel somthings wrong with me. dont know what. Most of my friends have had a guy ask them out before and they talk about it and i cant say anything. I really liked this guy and he just messed my feelings or somehting i wanted my first kiss too and he literally just breaks my heart. i know its wimpy to cry over a guy but out of all my crushes i really like him the most. its just something about him that makes him different. I have no reason to go to school because i just loved spending time with him. And yea we'll talk but (like today) but its just not the same.i cant do anything i used to do with him because everything i thought was a lie. i dont know what to tell myself. this is really starting to drive me crazy! You cant imagine how much i thought he liked me. Even some of my friends (recently) thought he liked me too. So what should i do?? I dont know. im 13/f. Thanks for your help.

Alright, well first I don't think there is ANYTHING wrong wtih you from what you've described. You're only thirteen, and boys your age do stupid things. If he just asked her out because his friends told him to- well do you think that's going to last? I know it hurts, but just try to better yourself because of it. Don't give up, because that's what many girls do. Just because a boy doesn't ask you out doesn't mean there is something wrong with you, hey it doesn't even mean he doesn't like you. Guys that age are usually too afraid to ask out girls they actually like. and there is nothign wrong with not being asked out, I didn't get asked out truly until I was 16. And it wasn't even that great then. It seems like you truly want something special, and usually that only comes when you're NOT looking for it, so in the meantime don't give up just because of one guy- study in school, do things to better yourself. you have a LOT of time to find boys, and when they mature a little you'll see how much better it is. While you wait, jsut work on yourself, being with someone is only great when you love yourself too. I used to think that was cliche, but when I went out wtih my first boyfriend, I didn't have much self esteem so I could hardly manage to take care of another person too. Just take time for yourself, and see what happens. who knows, another great guy may come your way and ask you out, but trust me, you have a lot of time, and there is NOTHING wrong with you.

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hey I'm getting an iPod video in a few days
and I just wanna know

how many music videos can you hold ?
how many whole movies can you hold ?
how many pictures can you hold ?
how many songs can you hold ?


how much are the songs ?
how much are the videos ?
how much are the whole movies ?

how long does the battery last when charged ?


thank you
and I might have more questions , so heres my aim
okay miss meghan


haha
thankss

woow lots of questions. Ok, well I have an IPOD video, and there is no DEFINITE amount of each that you can hold. Depending which one you get, you get a certain number of gb, mine is 30 gb, and it falls around 27 gb of actual space. Movies and videos take up more room than songs do.
"30GB* hard drive stores up to 7,500 songs (128 Kbps AAC), 25,000 photos or up to 40 hours of video"

and do you mean how much as in the money? well, it all depends on where you get the stuff, downloading or from cds...but I'm not sure if that's what you mean.

the battery, depending on what you're watching- if you're listening to music only or watching movies:
"Rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to 14 hours of continuous music playback; up to 3.5 hours of video playback"

(http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8046125&st=ipod&type=product&id=1158103973104

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Does anyone know if American River College is considered a good college?

It's not really about how others see the college, it's what you want in a college, you will be spending years there. http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=4197&type=qfs&word=American%20river%20college
There is some information on it. It's only a two-year school, so you should check what kind of college you want to go into, and if they have your majors and such.

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every time my frind whants to break up with some one she calls me to do it and then the boys which are my friens they get mad at me because they think i told her to break up with them how do i stop this and get my friends back

If you're friend can't break up with guys herself, is she even mature enough to be in a relationship? Next time she asks you to, tell her she has to learn to do these things herself, you're not always gonna be there. If she's your REAL friend she wont get mad at you, because she shouldn't be using you to do her dirty work for her.

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I go to math lab to see all my friends. and there's this guy who goes there to hang out with me and my friends, his name is Ryan. He is really charming but not as good looking. anyways, my friends told me that he likes me (because ryan told them). I found it kind of obvious. You see the problem is one of my friends Alison who is there likes ryan, but he doesnt like her at all. and one of my other friends Sam doesnt like alison because they think she is annoying. Even though I just wish she wouldnt be there. She just comes for Ryan. And I kind of like ryan. he told my friends that he likes me and he thinks im really cute and stuff. But I dont know what to do. Today he was acting really bored around me. Im not so sure if I should go out with him. Hes got a great personality but sometimes I see the weakness in him. What should i do about him? And alison? and what should i do because whenever i talk about a guy he always questions me. OMG what the heck should I do about this huge mess??

I was in the same situation almost. First thing you have to consider- how MUCH do you like him? Enough to possibly hurt your friend and lost that friendship? Enough that you could make a real relationship work? Sometimes we want something because other people want it, I mean you say he's not "as good looking" and you see the weakness in him, so do you really want something with this guy? Sometimes you just have to wait until you really really like someone before just going out with someone just because they like you. Depending on your relationship with Alison, you have to consider what you're willing to risk for this boy?

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ok, so well im in a deep situation
i think that i might like my friends brother but hes in the 11th grade and im in 7th. he seems nice and hes really cute, idk, like ive told my friend that i think that her brothers hott but not that i like him cause i dont want him to find out and i dont want her parents to find out either, it would be just to aquirred(how ever you spell it) but i like him so much, everytime i go over to her house i feel like im always lookin in the mirror just to make sure i look good, hes single but my mom would kill me if she found out i was dating him when hes like 3-4 years older than i am. i guess my ? is what do i do???


PLEASE HELP ME!!!
thanks
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Sometimes it's just nice to have someone to look at and to hope for, but sometimes it's nice to leave it at that. I suggest you just wait and see what happens, if he brings up anything, then think about what would be best for you and your friend and your parents. boys don't always last forever, and you're only in 7th grade, so you have a lot of time. Make sure that you don't hurt your friend if anything DOES happen, and that you don't get in trouble with your mother for it. I suggest now you just leave it as eye candy, and that hopeful wishing (plus, sometimes that is much nicer than something actually happening).

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13/f

alright well i like these two guys (we'll call them bob & joe). i like them both a lottt. let's explain my problem here..

bob has a girlfriend. but he kind of acts like he might like me. i dont know how to explain it but he acts like he does. i've liked him for sooo long & i like him more than i like joe.

joe is single. he acts like he likes me but a lot more than bob does. he stares & smiles at me a lot & he started talking to me a lot more this past week. like we never talked before & now we like talk a lot. whenever i say his name, he looks at me & smiles. all my friends say he likes me too.

i think joe is gonna ask me out. i asked him to go skating friday & he accepted like right away. i'll probably say yes because i'm stupid. but like i dont think i could commit to a relationship with him because of bob. i like bob A LOT. if him & his gf were to break up while i was going out with joe, i'd be tempted to break up with him to go out with bob. i dont want to hurt anyone's feelings here.

i'm torn between them. i dont know what to do. i like them both. sorry if this is a bit hard to understand but can anyone help me?

thanksssss.

I think it's obvious who you like more, and you should never start dating anyone who you're not sure you can be in a real relationship with- because what's the point? If you're gonna still like Bob while you go out with Joe, it wouldn't be fair to him. I think that you shouldn't start anything wtih Joe until your feelings for Bob change, or you realize you like Joe more. Otherwise, it wouldn't be fair to him or yourself.

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Where can I find moree quotes like this:

Use spring as your alibi. Spring is for breaking. Pack nothing. Leave without a note. Follow your internal compass. Wear what you slept in- sleep in what you're wearing. Use SPF. Listen to the ocean, but don't take its advice [word for word.] Insist on karaoke. Display skin. Attract a folloring. Steal a heart. Lose track of time. Live your life.

thankyou. ♥

http://www.quotationspage.com/

There are a lot of quotes there and you can probably find a subject on that site that fits what you're looking for like motivational quotes.

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anyone know this song,
it's not super fast but kinda?
some lyrics are

'some people have it,
and other people don't'

'you been making some threats.'

then it goes
whoaa whoaa whoaa

'say you miss me, you probably don't.
'well i been crossin somelines that other people wont'

dont tell me to use azlyrics.com

The Academy Is - Bulls In Brooklyn.

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hi there ,
on the 14th of april satuday we had big fight. That night he hit me too because i was causing problem. But its not only that we love eachother too much and we used to have small fights but it used to be ok after 2-4 days but its been like 12 days we haven't talk. last night when i talked to him he said we are already broke up , we cant be together now.But i can't live without him i really love him. I don't want to loose him in any cost. i still want to keep our love alive. now he don't talk to me at all he just say go away, fuck off, leave me alone , no and stuff...please let me know what should i do but i dont wanna loose him in any cost. im so much in tension. i can't sleep , i haven't ate anything. i bought sleeping tabs today.im very serious abt him now .

I know what it's like to feel like you're in love, but the fact that your boyfriend hit you and is telling you to "fuck off" should probably be signs that it is not love. You may love him, but is that really how you want to be treated? If he broke up with you, and is telling you to go away- maybe you should try to get over him. Instead of sitting around being sad, go out with some friends or do something enjoyable. I know it may not be what you want to hear, but guys like that are not worth it. You can't make someone love you, if he's able to break up with you and not feel bad about it, don't sit and sulk over him. You can do much better.

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I'm going to a completely different school. Nobody else from my school will be going to it. I made some really good friends this year, and I love them to death. But now that Im going to a different school, I'm scared that I will miss them so much that it will hurt. I've been hurt so much before that I don't want to be hurt ever again, so I've been trying to get them to say they hate me and never want to see me again, so that I wont really miss them as much. I know that they'll always stay in my heart, but I cant stand knowing that I probably wont see them again, since we dont really call or much, but rather talk in school. Should I continue getting them to hate me so I wont get hurt and neither will they (since they hate me)? Should I continue or not? If I should not continue, what should I do? Thanks in advance.

I don't think you should be telling them to hate you, because then you still know that isn't true. I think that if you really care for them, just try to keep in contact with them. Through internet, e-mails, ims, phone (even if you don't call much- you can try now?). I am still friends with people who've moved to different states far far from me. Technology helps a lot these days. Good luck, and don't ruin your friendships just because of distance, you never know what the future holds.

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I'm 15/f (well 15 this summer) and I've never had a boyfriend. Never had a first kiss or anything. I'm pretty (or so i've been told) I'm easy to get a long with and as long as you respect me then I'll respect you. But whats wrong with me? I've never been asked out or looked at in an affectionate way before. I know im only 15 and I shouldn't worry but all these chicks in my school are freaking ugly and have no self respect and they have boyfriends. So why can't I?

Please don't tell me "your time will come" I've heard that a million and one times.

One of my friends is so annoying and ugly, and she's just a pain in the ass and she's dating this guy in grade 12.

wtf. :(

I thought the same thing, but honestly the reason most of those girls have boyfriends is exactly what you said they have no self respect- and if guys know that they'll use it to their advantage. Most of those relationships are not love, do you really wanna go out with guys like that anyway? Honestly, all I can say is be patient- being in a relationship isn't all fun and games. It's nice, but it's also a lot of work, in the meantime be happy being single. Trust me, it's a really amazing thing.

and there is nothing wrong with you, most guys your age probably have a hard time asking out girls they REALLY like, because they probably think you don't like them back- so they lower their standards.

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Hi Im A 15 almost 16f and there are so many things wrong with my body, it makes me really depressed as all my friends are normaal. i havent started my period yet. what shall i do? also i havent begen to develop breasts? which depresses me as i have no self confidence.. also i have a problem with sweating. i sweat far too much. in p.e lessons when everyone else has slighty bushed cheeks i am bright red and dripping with sweat its horrible and theres nothing i can do to stop it:( please help me.. Thank you for your time.

This is completley normal. you're at an awkward stage in your life. Don't worry about your period, it'll come soon, be happy you don't have to deal with it yet. And so will the development of breasts. These thing happen in their own time, everyone is different. I can relate to the sweating too much, and the turning red. happens to me all the time. I use a product called certain dry, it's an antiperspirant, it helps me sweat a lot less. you should try it=D.

For developing, there is nothing you can do but wait. but don't worry too much about it, it's completely normal, and you should just appreciate your teenage years, even tho it's hard. I've had my low self esteem moments too, but things always get better.

I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you.

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15/f.

first off i'd like to say that im not like those girls that look for guys online that say they love them but only want one thing.. sex.

k so i have a major problem. theres this guy i love sooo much.. his names Robin. well Robin and i haven't met.. yet. he was gonna come down not to long ago but family stuff came up. but now.. a new guy named Marc has came into my life but i havent met him yet either.. but i met him through a friend.. and him and i are hanging out during the week. well Marc said that he could see himself with me in the future.. i said that exact same thing. but like i love Robin so much and i dont know what to do.

but heres the scoop:
ROBIN - i've known him(online and telephone) for over 3 years now. he loves me. i love him. we say we're gonna marry one anotehr lol. i dont want to break his heart... again.. by being with someone else.

MARC - ive know him for not even a month. he says im amazing and that he could see himself with me. but i dont want his heart broken either.

PLEASE HELP ME!

An emotional connection is one thing, but you also have to have a physical connection with someone. Who knows, you could meet up with Robin, and not be physically attracted to him or anything. It is easy to fall in love wiht someone when you're not around them, because all you hear is words- they can craft themselves to seem one way, but they could be another way when you actually get to know them personally.

The fact that you're even considering the other guy makes me think that maybe you don't have as strong feelings as you think you do. You're fifteen, everything feels like love, but just remember like and love are very different things. I suggest meeting with the other guy that your friend knows and trying it out. You still have a lot of time to decide.

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ok i am in a really screwed up here... ok well my bestt friends are my sister and one other girl. we used to be friends with this other girl, but they dont like her anymore. andd i doo =/ i knoww that my sister and my other friend are way more important then her, but i miss being her friend. i mean we used to be so close!! and whenever i talk to her all my friends are like ewww why are you talking to her?.. do you like her.. how can you like her.. i know i shoould stand up for her and be like well i like her but i cant ruin anything with my family i mean everyone in my family and all my friends hate her. i dont know what to do? is it ok to be friends with her still? like i know its all you can be friends with whoever you want.. but this is my family i am giving up for her.. i just i feel like shes worth it, but idkk. i needd advice,, now! before something bad happens. thanks

If your friends don't like her, why don't you just hang out with her by yourself? I have many friends that don't get along with my larger group of friends, and my other friends always talk bad about them- but since she's a good person, I tell them that they have their opinion and they don't have to hang out with her, but I will. I don't think you're going to lose your family over one friend. And if people stop being your friends over who you hang out with, then were they really your friends to begin with? I know it sounds cliche, but it's very true.

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for english we are reading romeo and juliet and we have to make a soundtrack of songs that describe their relationship. yeah i'm having trouble..help? i'd prefer songs that only had to do with act I, like him seeing juliet for the first time and stuff & him getting over rosaline or his unrequited love for rosaline. i can't find anything though! thanks.

How about "Beautiful" by James Blunt? There is a song called Heart Transplant by Punchline that has to do with getting over someone. Also maybe Love and Memories by OAR.

and there is a song by Radiohead that has to do with Romeo and Juliet. It's called Exit Music(for a film), if you need to do more like this for later.

or you could check out the soundtrack used in the modern Romeo and Juliet version for more ideas?

I hope that helps.

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i hate my self because i have hairy arms.. i never wear t-shirts even if it is 90degrees because i just hate it.. i hate my body .. what do i do ????????

I say wax and don't shave. I mean you could shave, but it will just keep growing back. When you wax it will not grow for a long time, and for me after a couple waxings it's hardly noticeable and I had VERY dark hair and it was notecable before.

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ill be 14 in a month...female...

ok..well...im 150 someething...and i have a lump y stomach and i hate it....and i dont have much of a chest...so i look really akward...and i know that i will get taller and get more shape...but what do i do until then? i really want to wear tighter shirts but icant...so...whats a good way to lose weight without having to do too much work?
im pretty lazy and i hate it....

ach...what do i do?

You could find excercises that are fun and that you wont mind doing. Just dancing around your room to music is a great way to burn fat. I lost a lot of weight just doing that. You could try doing crunches and other ab workouts for your stomach, but you also have to lose fat before you see any results with that.

Eating healthier is also a good way to lose fat. Eat smaller portions and eat healthier foods and less junk food.

Good luck=)

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