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I have gone from younggrandma to just yg. Now,
I am using my real name.
I don't think anyone who knows me will have trouble figuring out who that is!


I have been gone a while dealing with things in my own life. I am back now to help once again. Do not expect answers from me that just tell you what you want to hear. Life is to short for nonsense. :)
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Doctors recommend it but yet and still so many Americans turn they nose up at! Why do you think so? (link)

I think it is probably a convenience thing.
Unfortunately not many woman stay home and raise their kids anymore. They go back to work within weeks of having their babies. They do make breast pumps, but then that's just one more chore.

There are Some who are just not able because of medical reasons. Some just don't make enough milk to feed the baby.

So I think it has just become easier not to. :)


About 8 months ago (in two days) I started going out with my recent boyfriend. I loved him alot and he knew that, and he seemed to love me too. He had broken up with me a couple of times to go back out with his ex and when he realized that didn't work he came back to me. We were doing great until he started talking to his ex again. Then other night he called me while I was talking to a friend. He told me that he had been doing cocaine and I got mad at him. I had every right to be because one, he's doing drugs, and two, he told me that he'd be home in a couple of hours cuz he had to run to the store real fast and he was gone for 6 hours out doing cocaine. But anyways, I got mad and he started complaining about how his ex made hiim the way he is. The way he doesn't like to tell people how he feels and how he never shows his emotion and how he still loves her and he probably always will. So I tell him that I don't think we're working out and we need a break to straighten our stuff out. Then later he called me and asked me how I could do it to him and why I would hurt him when I knew he loved me and I loved him. He got upset and told me he was going to bed and he'd talk to me about it today. Well, its today. And I had called him a couple of times this morning and no one answered. Then he signed on and he got mad and blocked me. So I called him and he told me to never talk to him again. And now I feel like a huge idiot because I loved him and now he thinks that I don't want him in my life, when I do. I love him alot. And I need to know what I should do. Should I just move on and forget about him? Should I do everything I can to get him back? Should I just leave him alone and see if he comes back and talks to me?


I just have no clue. (link)

I think you need to move on.

I know you don't want to but so long as he is addicted to coke he is not going to be much good to you. It will always come first, not you.

So, unless he successfully goes through rehab I would have nothing more to do with him. He just has to many problems.

Find someone who puts you first. You will be much happier. :)


what are the symtoms of yeast infection and how do i cure it? is the yogurt thing true? will the cure the infection? plz help. (link)
Here is a wonderful website. Hope it answers all for you. I believe it will. :)

http://www.coolnurse.com/yeast.htm


i've seen some questions about astral projecting. what exactly is that? (link)
Here is the wiki link that can give you all the info you need. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_projection


I do not like shaving, and am looking for an alternate solution. Do the "Nair" products work, and if so, which ones? (link)
Yes Nair works great. Just do not use in bikini area unless it says you can because it will cause burns. :)


Ok....i know im only 13 but i want to wear a thong but im afraid my mom will get mad at me for asking should i just buy one and hide it?

i feel hot around guys if i wear a low cut shirt or something that guys like they always think i dress the perfect way becasue half the time they look down my shirt and they like that but one day they asked me if i wore a thong i said no.

i think it would be comfortable but i dont know how to ask my mom cus she dosent even let me date (link)
I think you need to tell her you want them because you don't want panty lines. That is the original purpose of thongs anyway. The fact that guys like them is just an added bonus. :)


We used protection but i know there is still a possibility of anything. I just started my period but is it normal to be this nervous all the time about it? (link)
I think it is probably pretty normal to worry about it.

The best way to get rid of the worry would be for you to get on a rel reliable birth control. The pill is about as safe as you can be.

Make yourself an appointment and go get the pill.
It is hard to enjoy yourself and your relationship if you are worrying all time about getting pregnant. :)


I'm a twenty year old female who finally gave herself to a guy. I have always been worried about having sex and getting pregant the first time. My mother always told me that you have to have an orgasim to get pregant. Is that true? (link)
No its not true. If sperm enters the vagina you run the risk of getting pregnant. Whether or not
you enjoy it doesn't matter at all.


See this girl I just became friends with at the begin of summer wants me to break her up her boyfriend whos a jerk. But the thing is, i used to like the boy, and he knew it. I'm afriad if i do that, he'll think im lying or I want him or something. but I dont like him anymore. Also, I dont want to do it. I dont think I should be the one to do it. But I dont think she'll do it and he's an ass. Should I do it or should I just ask him to talk to her? (link)
Just let her do her own dirty work. Its really not a good idea to get in the middle.

Next month if she decides she made a mistake...you will be the bad guy. Just tell her you can't do it for her, she needs to do it herself.


Can you see your hymen. Or is there always a piece of skin over your vagina. (link)
No I don't think you can see it. It is on the inside. Here is a good site that explains and has drawings if you care to look. :)

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/hymen.html


right well i had sex with my boyfriend today for the first time and i took the pill that morning but i haven't taken the pill in 6 months and then i just took it this morning will the pill still be affecttive??? also the pills are like 6/7 months old and i was wondering if they can go off date or something so they didn't work? i haven't told my boyfriend my worries and i wont until i definately need to if im pregnant or something reply fast please to put my mind at rest love me xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (link)
I'd love to put your mind to rest but I don't think it was exactly safe so I can't. :(

Usually to be safe on the pill you need to take them for 30 days before you have unprotected sex. So even if the 6 month old pill is still good it probably wasn't effective.

Lets hope for the best this time. But you definitely need to take them regularly if you want them to work. :)


me and my boyfriend had sex about 3 months ago and i still havnt got my period.I have pains in my stomach really bad and bad headaches.My boyfriend didnt have a condem on him so we took a risk.I'm 15 and i can get a pregnancy test without my mom knowing.She doesnt know i even had sex.What should i do????????????????????



please help me! (link)
Make the boyfriend get you one. Better yet find a free clinic. If you haven't had your period for 3 months, chances are real good that you are pregnant.

Pains in your stomach and headaches are not signs of pregnancy but no period sure is. It may be a good idea just to tell your mom because she will find out soon if you are. Here is a website
that may help you some. :)

http://www.coolnurse.com/pregnancy.htm

There are other links on the site.


how do advicenators work

i know its this way:
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so whats the order of rankng..
thanks (link)
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I'm a 15 year old girl and I know everyone who answers me is going to tell me that love doesn't exist at 15, so I'm going to say, I " like " this guy named Jon. We went out and my friend gave me this birthday present and Jon was like " Where did you get it" and I said " Brad gave it to me for my birthday" and Jon told me to give it back. Jon is very controlling and wont let me get a word in when he's in his controlling moods. I told him I wasn't going to give the present back because it's rude and Brad might think I don't like it and I do. When I said I wouldn't give it back he got mad and of course left me. I asked him later why he even loved me and he just said " I don't, bye. " I was really hurt and I cried for 3 hours. My friends cheered me up for that moment but I'm still upset. What should I do? Thanks in advance. (link)
My advice (though I know you probably won't take it), is to let him go and don't go running after him.

He is much to controlling. If you let him do it now he will only get worse. I don't think you would enjoy someone telling you what you can do and who you can see or be friends with for very long. So, if you feel you really can't live without this guy...put a stop to the controlling behavior now. If he can't stop, you don't want him. :)


Ok this is a weird question but a lot of people and myself would like to know what Johnny Damon's nationality is, any one know? (link)
He is of European and Thai ancestry.


My wife and I have been married for 13 years. I'm 39 and she's 40 and we've been together since i was 22 and she was 23. Lately, she's been down and I'd like to put a letter from a "secret admirer(me)" in her car and see if that perks her up. Ideally, I'd put an email address in it and see if she would contact me at it. Does anyone here have any good ideas for a secret admirer letter or can someone draft one up for me? I wanted to make it seem like it's from a local man that thinks she's beautiful. I can be reached at ericmsdw2005@yahoo.com

thank you! (link)
I don't like the secret admirer thing either. I think she would be much happier in the long run if you yourself...in your own words, left her a great note telling her how wonderful you think she is. :)


Okay. I am 14 and I'm a female. Also I'm adopted. I really hate where I ended up and i really don't like my adopted parents. I was 12 when i was adopted (about 3 years ago). They told me then I didn't have an option about being adopted, they told me i had to be or go back to foster care. Okay the point is I really hate being adopted to them. It has been ruining my life. Also i really hate being seen in public with them, even before adoption i didn't like her. She was my 4th grade teacher and they made me be adopted to her. She's about 54 and her husband is 60, and her dad is 95.I live with them all. None of them even understand me, and another problem is that their really old. they are really disgusting and i can't even stand being in the same room as them. And since i was adopted i've been an only child for the first time of my life and i hate that part the most. I'm really loney every day and no one to talk to. I know for fact i would be better off some where else. i really want to live with my mom again. Kyle and i was taken away from my mom and dad when i was 8 and i was in foster care. mom and dad divorced and kyle was moved to another home. i stayed in the same place for 4 years, i liked it there. Someday i wish it could be my mom and i together again, if that were so i would be really happy. Now i am the only person i have, no one else cares. not even my adopted parents, they don't even respect who i am or who i would like to be some day. When i lived with my real parents my dad abused kyle and i and my mom was good person, she the nicest person i ever knew. My brother Kyle is special ed. and i worry about how he is doing in foster care. i aslo worry about my mom, she's lonely like me... sometimes i wish i could win alot of money and live with my mom in a nice house. i know that i have only about 4 years till i move out, but thats alot of time when you're a teen and i don't want to put my life off because the law forced be to be adopted and depressed. But i'm not that bad off, i make all a's and do weel in school. i play soccer. it's really hard for me to make friends, and i don't know why, before i was adopted i had lots of them. also it's really hard for me to have a boyfriend, all the guys that end up liking me.. i turn away from them. it's really hard for me. it seems that i've been away from people so long( being an olny child in all) i don't know how to be me in front of people. and it makes me really nervous. i have really good friends at church and all. When i'm around them i do fine but when they're not there, i don't know how to act. i'm also affraid to tell people what's wrong. every time they ask i lie and say i'm doing fine just so they can go away. iam really, really not happy. i am also sorry about not writing this all in order, anyway please give me advice. I really need some, noone i know seems to care about how i feel. So please help.
love,
depression of adoption.
(link)
First I want to apologize ahead of time if what I write seems a little harsh at times. I think at 14 you should be able to accept some reality about your situation though.

You were taken from your home for very good reasons. Your dad was abusive. I am sure your mom
felt she was doing her best but in reality the best she could have done would have been to leave
to protect her children. She did not. You were in foster care for some time. During that time she probably could have done something to get her children back. She did not.

Now, I do not know the situation and won't venture a guess. She may have problems you didn't mention and I am sure she loves you and your brother very much. She just didn't do a good job of mothering you. You will see her again someday. I sure hope you do. In the mean time you have to stop thinking of what it may have been like to stay with her and concentrate on being happy with where you are. None of this is your fault and there was nothing you could do to change things.

Now, your adopted family may be old but they must have cared for you a lot to want to adopt you into their family. You have a nice home you can go to and feel safe while you are there. Nobody is going to abuse you and as much as you say you hate them, I will bet they love you very much.

I think you need to talk more with your adopted mom. Have you asked about your brother? Maybe if you talked to her she would help you see if you could find some information on him. Maybe even be able to see each other now and then.

You would not be better off anywhere else right now. Your mom can take care of herself so you need to stop worrying about her. The day will come when you can see her as an adult. In the mean time you need to start making friends at school. You need to go out and have fun and not feel guilty because you do. And don't feel guilty because you enjoy a nice place to live with people who care. You deserve to be happy...but you have to allow yourself to be.

I think if you do that you will notice a big difference and be better able to make friends and all that. If you really need to talk to someone try talking with the minister at your church. That may also be a help to you.

If you have any questions, feel free to write me. :)


ive kissed/made out before, but when frenching, it says you have to swallow because spit builds up.

so like how do you swallow, because when you swallow you normally have to close your mouth, right? (link)
Keep in mind he needs to swallow now and then too! You aren't the only one. Here is a site with french kissing tips on it. Hope you find it helpful. :)

http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/kissing/ht/frenchkissht.htm


my best friend (kristy) called me up on the phone the other day and was complaining about how bad her life was and she says everyone hates her and she wants to kill her self i mean this already happend once with another friend but she was serious is kristy serious about killing herself this is the second time she told me!! and the whole thing with her saying everyone hates her kinda makes me feel bad because what am i chop liver?? well anyways what do i do? is she really gonna kill her self or what (link)
Anytime someone threatens suicide it needs to be taken seriously. You just cannot take the chance that she is kidding. If she isn't then her death would be very hard for you to live with.

Go tell her parents what she has told you. She needs help.

Here is a good article you should read.

The Silence Surrounding Teen Suicide
© 2000 Michele Toomey, PhD
michele@mtoomey.com
May 9, 2000

Statistics tell us that adolescents who commit suicide tend to tell their friends of their intentions. Their friends usually talk among themselves, but generally do not alert their parents or any other adult. When suicides actually occur, even though friends have been warned, there is rarely an intervention. Under the guise of loyalty and confidentiality, the justification for not involving adults is the code of silence. We may be appalled at this closed circle of "protective" silence and distorted sense of loyalty, but I suggest we look at ourselves before we look at our children. They learned this pattern from us. Adults don't tend to talk to each other about their children's problems. They, too, hide behind the code of silence. To avoid being told it's none of their business, parents make it none of their business. To avoid angering their adolescents, who want their privacy and their power, parents keep silent even when they suspect that their children might be engaging in dangerous behavior. Adolescents don't see adults as helpful, but as interfering. They don't see many adults confronting each other directly or successfully when things are out of line. They often see us griping "about" one another, getting angry at or defensive with each other, or just avoiding dealing with difficult or threatening topics. We teach them by example, "Don't get involved. It's none of your business," or "Leave it alone. Don't cause trouble by talking about it." Adolescents take it to the next level, "It's none of the adults' business. I can't tell them. I don't want to get in trouble." Most times in life the stakes aren't so noticeably high when we fail to confront a situation, but when it's knowledge of an intended suicide, our pattern of lack of courage and integrity in communicating with others can cost a life. We need to examine both our code of silence and our courage. We definitely need to change our pattern of avoidance. A life may depend on it.





I'm 15.
So I go to church every sunday but we recently got this new priest like afew months ago. He's like 50 and he's really HOTTT! He's so funny and the gospel always makes me laugh. So like a lot ofnights I go to his house and I look in the window. I watched him pee one time and it made me like... get turned on. And like I always blush when I'm around him. HELP! (link)
You need to stop looking in his windows. That is a crime and could get you thrown in jail. You are also stalking the guy and that is a crime too.

Having a crush on someone of any age is normal for teens to do. Spying on them is not. You need to stop it before you get in trouble.




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