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Q: Has anyone ever got a bad hair cut story??

How did you make yourself feel better?

Thanks

Ohh gosh. Im fifteen/ female
and recently I got a haircut-- brought in pictures and everything
well I went to at least four different places before I got something I liked.
and my advice is to wait a few days, a week if you can before you go back to get it cut.
Itll give you time to reallly think and play with it and stuff. And have otherrr people mess with it as well. Like friends giving you a crazy style or something, lol.
Then laughing about it later

Q: For the past two to three months I've been having nightmares. Sometimes they're just off the wall, other times they're about things that are on my mind. I get enough sleep, but I sleep really late. I eat well and exercise. I don't get stressed out, but my dreams are always about underlying thoughts that bother me.

What can I do so I can just get a peaceful night's rest for once?

fifteen/ female
I have nightmares pretty often too, and Im not sure why. Theyre not like 'BOO!' scary but scary as in.. like things that are bothering me and really freaking me out. Like my bestfriend. Shes changed SOO much since highschool started so lastnight I dreamt she went emo, trashed my house, and other awful details. And somewhere along that line my baby blanket got shredded DD':
But I take a great deal of medication for mood disorders and were still working that out so that might have something to do with it.
I would try seeing a psychologist. I see one like every monday, lol. Shes an intern and were pretty much like buddies

But I recently bought a yoga book for teens and before bed Im going to try meditating with a lot of the breathing excercises so
Im interested to see how that goes :]
and Im supposed to just chill out an hour before bed. Like no computer or tv. Just read or something. No MySpace before bed..its tough but possible. Hah

But youre not alone.
and i wish you goodnights

Q: so does anyone have side bangs and choppy layers?
i have brown hair its in the middle and can be light or dark depending on what time of year and how i do my hair...lol. its usually wavy unless i straighten it which im planning on doing often in hs

so basically i want side bands and choppy layers. if you have any pics i would love it, and what do you have to do to style it? like do you straighten the side bangs to work every morning? and what if you dont like them...what can you do to hide them? THANK YOU VERY MUCH :)

ohhyeah
I got my haircut a few weeks ago, and took in these pictures.
Just be sure to be specific and its your hair so if you dont like it, tell them. Hah Im shy and made that mixtake many a time.
I dont know if this is quite what youre looking for but I have wavy hair and got my bangs done sorta asymmetrical. Usually I shower at night and sleep with it damp and touch up the waves with a flat iron in the morning. Sometimes Ill use a bit of shagg spray [sally hershberger at a local walgreens works great] or wax.
Good luck! Oh I got all of these pictures from the group DIY & Hair Dye on myspace :DD

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/cherryroze321/choice19.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/cherryroze321/thGirl_in_the_Green_Blouse_by_DontH.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/cherryroze321/thDSC07122.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/cherryroze321/ljhhet.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/cherryroze321/indiee-1-1.jpg

Q: can eyeliner cause stye?

ohhyeah. especially old eyeliner, mascara, and makeup
I got styes one after the other and they hurt soo bad! So, my mom took me up to Patient First. They gave me this little tube of gel or something sort of like eyedrops only you just put a dab in your bottom lid. It doesnt feel like anything. Its just an antibiotic for your eye.
But the doctor told me that its not good to put the eyeliner on that little inside part of your eye, especially near the inner corner.
The tear ducts job is to clean out your eyes when you cry and all of that makeup makes it perrty hard.
So yeahh you can wear eyeliner. Just go easy on it :]

Q: does anyone know were i can get more of these pictures heres a link to one of them that i have found on lolcats.com but there are a heap of different ones

http://www.lolcats.com/view/19392/

www.icanhascheezburger.com

they dont JUST have lolcats ya know :DD
bahaaahaa ohhh that lolrus and his bucket..
ahaaaa

Q: http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u248/whitpay/Scene%20Hair/scenehair2.jpg

how do i get my hair PERFECTLY, NICELY, teaased like the blonde one?what products can i use? mouse hairspray comb what ?

YouTube is a wonderful, wonderful place. Gotta love it! Thats how I learned to do my hair [when its actually styled].
My hair is naturally wavy and I shower at night, comb it straight, let it dry about halfway, tie it up in a sooperhigh messy bun [get volume on top and it doesnt hurt to sleep on lol]. When I wake up I just straighten and tease where needed :DD
experimenting is a must, i know it took me practice to make my hair work

I just use a regular finetoothed comb. You can buy them pretty much anywhere.
Also; in the morning I sometimes spray my layers with a bit of cold water, and work in a bit of wax or SmallTalk 3in1 by bedhead. It does wonders :]
hah this was a fun question ^^ lol

Q: hey lol]
ok so since about the start of the year my hair has gone really dry and i dont know what has been causing it
my new nickname at school is dog hair guy or somehting like that and its not annoying or anything but the chicks arent really going for it lol but thats not the only reason
i use swartzcopf shampoo and conditioner(two different bottles-on with shampoo one with conditioner) or what ever that brand name is, every morning but it makes no difference help on what it is and how to stop it would be greatly appreciated thanks

Your hair could be pretty lackluster due to product buildup. Once a week you can mix a bit of baking soda with your shampoo and WAHLAH! Squeaky clean hair :]
And as for the shampoo. Ive heard that its a good idea to switch brands every so often. Your hair can create some sort of immunity to it.
I used Bedhead Moisture Maniac for a while. It smells sooo good! I couldnt figure out if it was pina colada or what. hah, but I just switched to Dove Go Fresh grapefruit and lemongrass.
Now THAT smells good :DD
Oh! You could try a shine spray if its looking a little dull. If you blow dry/ straighten your hair a lot then try to use a heat spray or cream. Its like sumscreen for your hair!
Just dont use too much. It made my hair nice and straight, but it felt like..DOG HAIR. Haaha, well not quite.

Q: Fourteen Female.
Okay so I hadn't seen Benamin since Friday and he wanted to see me, and my parents were out and still aren't home so I was like come over it'll be fun.
Well we were ust hanging out, like usual. Were friends, that yeh a little bennifits but it's just fun [[and no nothing below the belt.]]
Well Friday night I got Breaking Dawn-- an amazing book and we weren't doing much so I started reading it while sitting in the recliner chair. So he started messing with me and was like "Your such a nerd- only you would read with ME in the room." Which is true, a lot of girls in my school like him.. and like obsess.. =X
so he climbed on me, and tried taking the book away and he had my legs pinned with his knees and I dont know how it happened. He leaned and started kissing my neck.. and stuff. Kind of groping\grinding me. This is the furthest this has ever gone. We do kiss but its just joking. or just to me.. And a lot of people have been telling me to date Ben but he's just a friend but he's amazing and I was hoping to feel something for him but I couldn't.
So I let things get out of hand, letting it happen when all of sudden he jumped off me and ran for the bathroom. To say the least I was scared i did something wrong... hurt him. Or or something.
ten minutes later.. when he came out he was so red. And I didnt know why. He just started apoligising. "Katie, Im so so so sorry. I can't believe that happened. It wont happen again.. I swear." Just rambaling. And I was like What happened? he looked at me like I was on crack and I sorta wish he never told me. He was like. "Katie... I just got.. hard on you."
----MEH!
He left very sortly after that and I've tried talking to him because his friend Ralph called and was like duude.. you need to talk to him I swear he's gunna get a vasectame he's so embarressed.
=X I feel horrible. I could have stopped it before that happened and Ive been trying to talk to him. To explain it's not that big of a deal.. and he wont listen.
Is it normal for boys my age to.. get hard that easy? I don't know what these means. I mean im friends with him, close but. Ahh. I don't want Ralph making fun either... Can you help getting hard? I donno.. how can I make this right?

Well, if you DO like Ben as more than a friend..I think now would be a GRREAT time to tell him :D

And somewhere, I forgot where, I heard guys can get it from just their pants being a bit too tight! yeahh thats all I could think about when that skater guy hugged me and picked me up..
NO i dont have a dirty mind. Its just...who knew it could be that easy? :X
Sorry I couldnt help much more, Im not at all experienced at this sorta stuff.

But I think he likes you. Lol, or something. Soo just, like, I dunno give him a little gift. Not something too big. Just his favorite candy with a cute little note and a ribbon or something :D
I bet hed love it.

Q: hi, if you have ever seen those sunglasses they look plastic but its like there are strips across the lenses
i'm seeing a lot of people wearing them, does anyone know where i can get them
i'm sure they aren't expensive or brand named or anything like that

you mean the shutter shades?
check hot topic. ive seen them on the website

Q: Umm... Hi. This is sort of an awkward and/or dumb question, but I'll just come out with it.

Well, I'm almost 14 and I still haven't gotten my period. But the thing is, I'm really scared to get it. I've heard SO MANY embarrassing stories about girls getting their periods at school and soaking through their pants, and I've also heard it doesn't feel like a thing, so you don't know if you pants are all bloody... I'm really nervous, and I have a feeling I'll get mine soon, but I need to know if there's some kind of warning or something that you get before you have your period... so, anyone?

I got mine jusst before I turned fourteen. I just turned fifteen, though.
But yeahh, I had the discharge so I started wearing pantyliners because it was soo gross! But I was always TERRIFIED of getting mine because girls in the locker rooms would talk about the agonizing headaches, cramps, etc.
I was diagnosed with PMDD [premenstrual dysphoric disorder] but I take medication, of course.
But it still wasnt nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be!
You may notice a bit of dark brown/ black in your panties. That was my red flag! Hahaa but yeah.
Dont worry if you cant use a tampon right away, either. I STILL cant!
But pads are a bother but only because they make you feel rather unattractive. Or is that just me?
But I highly doubt anythings going to 'seep through'. Wearing denim pants is a good idea for that time of the month.
I refer to le red tide as TOM [time of month]. Soon enough, you will learn to tolerate Tom. You may even be friends :D
ew, just kidding

Q: Ok, I'm 15/f.
I have my helix pierced, and then two on each lobe.
I'm 16 soon and my parents said I can get any piercing for my birthday.
Now I'm stuck between.
Something on my ear(tragus, industrial, conch, anti-tragus, forward helix,rook or snug?)
Tongue
Side lip
Navel
Eyebrow

I'm not 100% girly. But I'm not a tomboy either.
So like casual girl :P

Thank you!

Oh, I don't want anyone to be like err what the fuck is a ?
:P

yehh I agree with the first fersuree.
like 10368170 of my friends have their bellybutton pierced, and half the time you cant see it!! unless youre in a swimsuit or something.

a sidelip would be soo adorable. it does look a bit uncomfortable, but i wouldnt know if it is.
and monroes are allways cute :D

Q: i am 14 (i turn 15 next month) and i just got my period this year. i always used pads but recently i have been using tampax pearl regular tampons. i have three questions:

1. is it normal to feel discomfort while inserting a tampon? i.e. a tiny bit of dull pain.

2. is it normal to feel discomfort while removing a tampon?

3. would it hurt if i used super plus tampons since i just started (and have only used) regular sized tampons?

any help would be greatly appreciated! thank you so much!

Well, I just turned fifteen at the end of June and I started mine last summer I think. I STILL can't use a tampon! Ugh! It just hurts to put it in! Ive used theee most microscopic ones I could find. Its just like, when you try to make it go in, it..feels...odd.
I talked to my mom about it. She suggested I use a special lubricant or something. I imagine you would use that with a plastic insertion one.
Im just not ready for tampons yet though, but it kinda sucks if you wanna get into sports. Ehh.
But you can probably find the stuff at a local drugstore.
But good luck!! [:

Q: I never have anything to talk to my boyfriend about on the phone and he always gets mad can u help me because i get kind of scared when i talk to him on the phone

Ughh, my gosh! Its the complete opposite with me and my crush.
Yes. Personal is good. Open up to each other.
Music is always great.
And I tend to ask a lot of questions, like 'whats been on your mind lately?' or 'what are thinking about?'
rather than 'hey whats up' or something. That just gets old. Heyyy whats up?? The cieling??? OMG ME TOO! Haaha, no.
Its kinda cute and flirty to say 'dont be shy' after asking something pretty private. Or not even. I dont know. Just have fun with it!
Do a few corny knockknock jokes. Yeah. Cliche can be cute[:

Q: About a week ago, I got a really shit sunburn. It hurt A LOT. Like I was almost in tears.

Now it doesn't hurt, but the skin is peeling.
I know that it was going to happen sooner or later, but is there anything I could use so the peeling skin would all just come off. I don't want to pick it off myself, I'm wondering if there's any cream or method which I could use to get most of it off in one go?

It's really annoying me :(

Thank you!

just take a shower.
no bath. i dont think you wanna be swimming around in your own skin. EWWW thats a weird picture
but the running water should help a lot

Q: 14\Female.
Theres something wrong with me. Everything hurts, for no reason. My whole body aches constantly, and it's not just physically. Emotionally I'm a mess. Any little thing someone says to me can send me into a crying fit but I wont cry infront of them. I wait till I'm in bed, then I'll cry myself to sleep. I don't remember the last time I went to sleep without tears. And in the morning, I refuse to get up. I can lie awake in my bed for hours without getting up and most of the time I only get up when I start feeling light headed because I'm hungry, I have to go pee like a race horse or someone comes and gets me. Eating... I eat maybe one meal a day, I've lost so much weight in this one summer that none of my clothing fits. Even though I've been in the same sweatpants for 3 days. There hasto be something wrong with me. Everyones noticed I haven't been the same, and they haven't held back telling me but nothings diffrent. My relationship with my parents still sucks, but then who actually has a relationship with there parents as a teenager. My friends are always trying to get me out of the house, and I tend to avoid them.
There has to be something wrong with me. This can't be how people live there lives, its to painfull to be normal.
Please if someone can explain why I'm feeling this way, and how to fix it. I cant go to my parents they wont take me seriously.

Hey therrr! Im fifteen, female, and I have hypothyroidism/PMDD/hypoglycemia which all come with a bit of depression.
Yeahhh lifes been tough and I was the same way. Sometimes I still feel too tired and upset to shower for days. Grosss, I know. Its just that I dont see a point. No ones going to call to hang out. I barely have anyone to talk to. Parents dont count! No I dont want to go to the mall with my mother.
But go see your pediatrician or a psychiatrist or something. Please.
If youre having all of that physical pain you may have something similar to Fibromialgia. Im not sure if thats spelled right. Lol
but yeahh its even worth a trip up to Patient First or something.
and if you need someone to talk to, im here :D

Q: Okay, well i was just watching Deja Vu, and in the movie a guy said "In a sence, we're always looking in the past, because it takes time for light to reach the eye." Well i wanted to know, what kind of science studies that kind of thought? sorry if that sounds confusing. I also wanted to know;; if you have any other cool kind of statements that make you think like that? that make you say "hmm. never thought of that" haha, just a random questionn i had to ask. thanks for any advice about thisss!

Im not sure about that sort of science, but Im wayy psyched for psychology club at my school. And that is saying A LOT! I will do my best to get out of absolutely any activities requiring time at school before and/or after school hours. It just seems awkward any time else.
But Im soo interested in dreaming. Why do we do it? How do we do it? Etc, etc.
But have you ever tried to think about how small we reallly are? Compared to the world, our galaxy, the whole universe. Were practically microscopic against what sort of things are out there.
And what sort of stuff IS out there? Where does it end? or is it like a cartoon with a backdrop that just runs on into itself?
Black holes. What IS a worm hole? Is there a difference?
Dimensions. Eighth dimension, or whatever. How would that work.

This may not be right down your lane but its the best I could do. Cut me some slack :]

Q: I cant sleep during the night. My body wont let me sleep until 2. And i have no idea why. Im tired. My minds tired. But i just cant. i have to get up and babysit at 6am. So thats only 4 hours. Its makeing me sick. I cant think straigh or anything. I feel like im going to puke. My heads killing me. Like today i was babysitting. I kept falling asleep during the day. But once i tryed to sleep, i couldnt. My head started to hurt and everything. Please help. school starts soon. Also, im going to start taking sleep aids. But i dont want to become dependent on them. And i have no had sex no there no way this has to do with being preg. Btw, im 13/f. Please help.

Ughhh no kidding! Ive got the same problem only its like, I get a full twelve hours of sleep one night and just two hours the next.
It turns out that actually this is NORMAL! Ahhh was that a shock. I thought that I was gonna die or something. Yes, my sleep pattern was just that bad. Here are a few links to brush up on it.
definitely worth the reading. http://health.discovery.com/centers/sleepdreams/basics/teens.html
http://www.sleepdex.org/adolescent.htm

Chomamile tea with a bit of honey is grreat before bed. I like Celestial Seasonings 'sleepy time tea'. Alsoo, I take melatonin. You can buy it at WalMart or your local drugstore. Its an essential supplement or something that a lot of teens tend to lose. SOO go find some.
Its best to take it one or two hours before bed. Ignore what the label says, kid. Ive seen over three different doctors on this debacle alone O.O
[[no exaggeration]]
And we teens may actually need our cell phones and myspace accounts. I read an article in TeenVogue stating that people who have been cut off from their 'lifelines' can get a bit depressed and feel left out. In the hustling bustling world we live in, everything changes. Its only human to want to be aware of whats happening, whats important, and feel the need to adapt. Its practically instinct!
And yes. I am assuming you are a human. Correct me if im wrong xD

Q: so is it true that girls find gay guys kissing hot?

Hai! [:
and it really depends on the girl, and the guys.
of course it helps if the guys are CUTE.
but yeah i think that its just adorable though!!
but sometimes its just depressing because the only boys worth dating are usually gay.
soo hmph. yeah :/

Q: let me start off by saying i belive that God has a greater purpose in my life, than what i have in mind right now. im not sure what it is but i belive that. and the reason why i belive that, alot of friends i have are in to drugs, having sex outta maraige, smoking, drinking all that stupid stuff. and i try telling them that if they don't stop they will loose control of thier life, and get in alot of trouble. every time i tell them this, it happens. and what im having trouble to understand here, is WHY does this always happen. every single time i tell a friend or a person this, it happens that way. and i also don't get if God has put in the position to basicly minister to people, and try to lead them straight, or does this just happen for no reason. some any advise to ease my mind and help me with this would be really nice.

Hello! Im fifteen, female, and a firm believer in Christ [FBI fersurre].
But what confuses me is how God has a plan for everyone. If his plans are so big and great then why are there so many good people in such terrible positions?
Someone told me that its like a test.
Hes testing your faith. He wants to see if youre going to fall back and let Him catch you [:
Yeahh that sounds kinda corny
and im always wondering what happens to the bad people. Why is their 'plan' so BAD?
Sometimes I have some doubts about what it seems like were just supposed to believe in.
I think everyone is just a little afraid to believe in something soo big and so outstandingly massive, that they cant see.
Think of it like..believing in air!
Get it? Sorry for babbling. I lost my point. But yeahh, youll find it. Good luck! And youre never alone [;

Q: I'm sick of my hair, and I'm not trying to be a poser but I think "scene hair" is wicked cute. but, I have red hair and I dont ever see people with scene hair my color. I want to do something with it I just dont know what. I was thinking add a different color like blonde on the bottom so it's 2 toned. It looks like this: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=13004386&albumID=51795&imageID=19037708

do you think blonde would look good? if not, what color?

Ohh my gosh! I just got my hair cut yesterday with these pictures as inspiration. I wanted something sorta scene, but I was worried about being too poseurish. It comes down to this: if you get too worked up over being a poseur, you probably couldnt make the hair work anyway! SO dont be boring. Dress cute wherever you go. Lifes too short to blend in, right?
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/cherryroze321/ljhhet.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/cherryroze321/choice19.jpg
IF you do get your hair cut, be SOOPER specific. Maker sure the stylist gets it right. If you dont like how it turned out dont be afraid to make her touch it up. Its your hair and her job to make sure clients leave happy and leave a good tip.
And I know a girl but shes gingerhaired and youre more burgundy.
Theres a myspace group "DIY & Hair Dye" with TONS of pictures. Click Albums, and on the lefthand column, scroll down to the Burgundy section. Might give ya some ideas. Thats the site that I got mine from :DD

bio

Most call me quaint. Im afraid to be blunt.
I dont get out much, either.
Lifes been pretty mellow lately, but I only see it as the calm before the storm. Its okay; I love the rain.
No I cant handle the truth. Just tell me anyway. I love having secrets and I actually sort of like being labeled.
I believe everything, the good, the bad, can change in a second. Someone please tell me otherwise? But I can be...well, stubborn and slightly insane.
Yeah, youve been warned.
I have trust issues and dont take things lightly. Im always asking too many questions looking for what I want to hear. Thats not the best quality to have.
And people often dont understand me, especially when I babble. But hey!
~~--Lifes short. Talk fast.~~And oh. I never take my own advice. Kooky, eh? Yeah, IDK.
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