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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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I went to the doctors about two weeks ago and found out that i am for sure pregnant. My boyfriend i am currently with is the father. My parents and his parents know. Also our siblings know. My mother has been telling me what to name my child. The middle name my child has to have if its the girl. My mother is telling me the child has to have my last name. My house is very stressful and im scared to stay here because i dont want to cause a miscarrage. Im not sure what to do. My aunt had a cat and while she was pregnant the doctor told her that was the cause of her dizziness and vomating. I have 7 cats. i am wondering if thats the cause i cant get rid of them because of me. I want to find away to move out of my home, before i am 18. Any ideas on all of this. It is driving me crazy. (link)
Your mom is probably just excited about having a grandchild on the way. You are the one who will fill out the birth certificate not her. You can name your baby whatever you want to. So just don't take it seriously if it is a hideous name. Just don't give it that name. No need to argue about it now. Same with the last name. You are the one who fills out all that paperwork. You decide what last name the baby will have.

There is no way to avoid all stress when you are pregnant. Believe it or not your condition is not that delicate. If you want to go to the trouble of becoming emancipated you can live by yourself. It takes a lot of legal paperwork though and living on your own is expensive.

The cat thing could be a problem. Discuss it with your doctor next visit and have HIM tell your mom all about how cats are not good for pregnant women to be around. Basically the litter box needs changed daily and you need to stay away from it. Here is a web site that explains all that. Talk to your doctor about any questions you have.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pregnant.htm

Good luck. :)


15/f...well here goes..

there's this guy i like who supposedly likes me. we've been talking for over a month,(i've known him for a few years though) but he has yet to ask me out. i asked him about it, and we argued and to sum it up he pretty much said forget we ever started talking, which wasn't what i wanted to happen. so we started talking again that day, once we both calmed down, and we somehow decided that we would be better off just friends with benefits for now. i'm not sure if that's what i want, but i think that maybe if we do that a relationship could develop. i think i may love him, which doesn't seem to make any sense, but i wouldn't say it if i didn't mean it.
then there's this other boy, who i've fooled around with before, and i've known him forever. i know i love him, but i don't know if it's the same kind of love, he's kinda like a brother? i dont know, it's hard to explain. but i think he's wants something with me (relationship-wise).. i just don't know what to do, because i care for them both. i would just like someones honest opinion on this, like, what would you do if you were me? (link)
You don't want to be friends with benefits. Especially if you really care for the guy. Because you will get hurt.

Think about it. You want him. He just wants the benefits. He will probably never ask you out on a real date. I mean why would he, hes getting what he wants. You on the other hand will just keep giving the benefits hoping he will see you are the one he wants. It won't happen.

On the other hand if you don't have give benefits
there is always the chance he will decide he wants to date you. If he doesn't then you don't have the bad reputation you could get when he starts bragging about how he can get what he wants from you without having to date you.

You are much better off finding a guy who likes you and wants to take you out on dates now and then. Then you both will benefit from the relationship. The friends with benefits only benefits the guy.

If he isn't the one, someone else will come along. Be patient and wait for him. You won't find him if you are messing around with someone else! :)


I'm pretty clueless when it comes to guys; so I thought I would ask a question for the guys (or girls) to answer.
If you were married (or in a serious relationship)but not happy; and you had a close friend who you were attracted to and had feelings for; would you be ticked off if that person told you she would never sleep with you as long as you were married? I'm asking because recently this has happened to me. I told one of my close male friends (that I had known for 4 years) that I would never have an affair with him while he were married but I still wanted to be his friend. Now he wants nothing to do with me. (link)
I think friends should not assume a person is unhappy in their marriage just because they talk to a person of the opposite sex.

I also think if a female friend just out of the blue announces to a male friend that she won't have an affair with him while he is married when that was probably the furthest thing from his mind is going to be seen as being nuts.

The male friend will then run as fast as he can in the opposite direction if he is smart, Because the one who imagines he has a crush on her could suddenly decide to cause problems.

He is doing what he has to do. Get over it and move on.


okay me and my boyfriend was messing around on teh 16th and we kinda was like naked.. on out lower have.. and he was fingering me and i was touching his penis..and
when i loooked down my shirt was wet.
he says it was mine.. because i was really wet
and im like no i wrapped you penis in my shirt
and hes like well you can get pregnate frmo PRECUM or somthing is that true?
and my period doesnt come until next month
i dont feel sick or anything.
im just worried
i dont want to be pregnate
and we broke up because we thought our relationship was going too fast.

im scared
yea i know SPREM DOESNT DIE WHEN IT HITS THE AIR!
and.. i dont know
we didnt have sex. we were kinda dry humping naked on the lower half (link)
As long as the sperm didn't enter your vagina you are fine. Its OK to have it on your shirt.

If your period doesn't come them you can get a home pregnancy kit and check, but I don't think it will be necessary. :)


13/f.i know that no parent is perfect.i really love my mom.she did a lot of sacrifices,she works hard for our living,and even though she dosent cook much,she still does a lot for the family.but what really gets my nerve is when she calls me a b*tch.and she calls me that everytime i do a mistake,minor or major.but i don't think i deserve being called a b*tch.i try not to do anything wrong.its just not fair.don't get me wrong,my mom's really nice.but everytime she calls me that,it really hurts,badly.and i want it to stop.i also want her to stop saying bad words in front of me and my little sister's faces.problem is,i cant speak up to her.i can't tell her how i feel.i just can't approach her.she really loves my sister and i but it hurts when uses words that are not meant to be said,especially to my four year old sister.i really wanna work things out.but if i can't tell her how i feel,how am i gonna work things out?
thanks so much in advance :)

-LiZ

(link)
You really do need to tell her how you feel.

A lot of times parents don't even realize what they are saying hurts their kids. They get so used to saying those kinds of words they just sort of pop out of their mouth!

I'm sure if she knew they hurt your feelings she would try not to say them. Wait until sometime when she is in a GOOD mood and bring it up. If she is mad at the time it will just make her madder.

Just say something like 'mom, can we talk abut something that is bothering me?' and talk about it.

I am sure it is just a habit and not something she is doing to be hurtful on purpose. :)


16/f
Hey, I know this will probably be a really silly question.. i just need some reassurance..

I was kind of messing around with my boyfriend and his precum sorta seeped through his shorts (he was wearing thin shorts) and underwear and i was wearing only my underwear at the time. Is there any way I couldve possibly gotten pregnant from that, or is the chance so small its nonexistant? I thought it was pretty impossble but then i started reading artcles online and I got a little worried..

even re-reading this now, it seems kind of ridiculous. i just need to hear it from someone else.

trust me, im never going to do this again after this. i really cant risk getting pregnant now.

thanks! (link)
Don't worry about it. Chance isn't good at all that you would get pregnant from something on his underwear. It would have to do a lot of traveling through material to get there!

Don't worry if a question seems ridiculous. If you don't know something its better to ask than to worry about it. :)

****EDIT*****
I want to add here that sperm does not die when it hits the air. This is a myth that we need to put an end to on this site. Thank you Wise Al for mentioning it! :)

http://www.teenwire.com/ask/2001/as-20010102p139.php


possibly the best subject ever for a question.

My sister shaved our dog today as he's a labradoodle and has a fairly thick coat, that was just getting unbearable for him in the heat. However, my sister being the person that she is, didn't read any of the instructions, and did it while no one was home. Now my poor puppy is stuck with a bad case of razor burn. He's been scratching at it, and I was wondering if there was anything I could use to help soothe his skin. I've looked at the pet store and most of the skin care seems centred around fleas, so is there anything I can make at home, or a people lotion that is gentle enough to use on him? (link)
Had this happen to a dog I owned once too. I just put baby powder on it. If you don't have any handy cornstarch will do in a pinch until you can get some. :)


Hey I didn't think this was in the information section, but I may be wrong. Sorry if that is the case. What happens if I "reject" an inbox question? Is the user notified? It is one of those third person, weight loss, who do you agree with questions. Thanks :] (link)
I know when you hit the reject button It always says the questioner has requested that the question be deleted. So I really don't know if they are told or not.

A lot of the time they have asked others anyway so it isn't a big deal. Another thing I ALWAYS do
is check the questions I haven't rated yet. 9 times out of 10 the question has been asked to the pool! You are really better off answering the pool question since any rating they give you
counts is you answer that one. Inbox questions do not help your ratings at all.

So if you don't want to answer it just delete it.
I will ask DN about that though because I really don't know. :)


I was looking at my feedback but I forgot which question I answered so I went back and checked. As I was looking I noticed someones answer and I didn't know if it was true.

I don't want to embarass anybody so i'll just describe the situation. One girl stated that she hasn't had her period in 4 months and was wondering what she should do. Then this one girl answered:
If you have oral sex then there might be a chance of pregnancy, but if not, then it is probably just still irregular. It takes up to two years for a period to regulate, and if you have had your period for over two years, then you should tell your mom or a doctor.

Is it true you can get pregnat from oral sex?





&&thanks (link)
Boy, it would be so nice if those who had no clue would leave the sex questions alone! Grrr!

Oral sex does not cause pregnancy. No way at all.

As some have said before me, the sperm has to enter the vagina before pregnancy to occur.

VERY RARELY... I suppose if a sloppy guy with sperm on his finger then put those fingers in a girls vagina she might possibly become pregnant.

But penis (using no protection or birth control) in vagina is the most common cause of pregnancy.

If you ever see misinformation in an answer, please file an abuse report so we can have it deleted. :)


if you really like someone and they ask you out how do you say yes to them? (link)
Just say yes. Or I'd really like to. Anything will do.

So long as they don't hear NO, they will be happy! :)


It said I had 1 new question in my inbox, but when I clicked on it it said I had no new unanswered questions. Is this a glitch or something? OR did the person delete their question?

(link)
I've had that happen before too. Usually they changed their mind and deleted the question. :)


Hi yg, it's Triple.G. Now, when I read other people answers to a question, and I'm logged, and the answer is rated, it says right next to the rating (is this rating unfair? File an abuse report) Does it say this for everyone? (link)
Someone else mentioned it in an abuse report. Must be something new. I looked but didn't see it anywhere.

I have been off all day so maybe I just haven't come across it yet. I will keep an eye out for it though. DN is probably trying something new.

Glad to see you are still with us! :)


my friend might be trying to make herself throw up.. before i comfront her about it.. witch will be really soon.. i need to know all the details.. like how and why she would etc. (link)
Here is a site that tells you all about bulimia.
If you want to read more just Google because there are hundreds of sites. This one is pretty good.

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

I agree you need to ask her about it. If you think this is what she is doing, let her mom know about it too. She will get mad but you may save her life. :)


this probably going to be long to bare with me
me and my ex broke up on fathers day and.. its been 6 days. i miss him like crazy.. i didnt wan to break up but he said we had a bad relationhip and he wants to start over as friends. and.. i think thats good but.. i kinda was talking bout the breaking up thing when i i/med him the past 5 days and when he said he didnt want to talk bout it i would keep going on but like we were talking and i was like do you still love me hes like i love you yea and like 30 mins later after him telling me that and him telling me he didnt want to talk bout it i think i pushed him to saying he didnt want to be with me because he was like i dont want to be with you right now. i care bout you alot but i dont think its love
i want to date other girls i dont want to go out with you.. and i think i kinda pused him to saying it i dont know what to belive and..i wrote him a long myspace message saying sorry but i would rather talk to him about it on am
and i think im going to hurt my pride and ask him out in 2 weeks i really want to be with him and ill stoop to that level of asking him out i mean i kinda already messed my pride by going out with him 2 times..i want to be with him
and i thnk he wants to be with me...
and i have been trying to be his friend but everytime he blows me off it was his idea he needs to back it up seriosuly i have tried everything.. he ignores me on aim doesnt want me to call i dont know what to do

but i dont know what should i do should i type him the letter and see how he acts? and become friends then ask him back out..

or what??

i want real advice and i prosmise to rate high if you give me it


i need help!!! (link)
I really think you need to give him some space.
I know you want him back and everything but if you keep after him you may lose him altogether.

He is not wanting to talk to you right now because you aren't letting the subject drop. He sees you come online and probably thinks, oh here we go again!

You have to be careful because you are pushing him away. He doesn't want to talk about it and he probably won't date you again for a long time if ever. So don't talk about it anymore if you want to be friends. Don't ask him out. You just have to move on...hard as it will be for you to do.

Sorry to be so blunt about it but you did say you wanted real advice! Much as I'd like to make you feel better, I don't think that would be fair advice. :)


If you have sex with a condom are you still considered a virgin or does it have to be unprotected sex? Just curious. (link)
Penetration = No more virgin. :)

Condom or no condom.


hello! i hope someone can help me..

ok, last april 30 and may 1, my boyfriend and i had dry sex. there was no penetration because i was wearing my undies. but accidentally, mine and his had contact but it was very quick and no penetration.

i'm not sure if i have irregular period. i got my period last may 15.

the problem is that, i haven't gotten my period up to this day, june 23. is it possible that i am pregnant? please help. i've read that some women still have their period even they're pregnant.. thank you so much.. (link)
If you had a period since you had any contact then you are for sure NOT pregnant.

So long as there was no penetration you wouldn't be pregnant anyway. Sometimes as a teen during a growth spurt, stress, or playing sports you can skip your period. Stop worrying and it will be back. :)


I have a friend (we actually went on a few dates but nothing more) that has a little girl (he's 18 and she's 3). He takes no responsibility for her and doesn't live with her. She lives with his mom. Our families actually know each other as well.


Today I had a dentist appt. and I saw his mom there. She was with her other son and this little girl that I never met. I figured she just had another kid since I didn't see her for so long.


So later on when I was home, I told my mom that I ran into her and asked when she had the little girl. My mom told me that it wasn't hers; it was my friend's daughter. I was so incredibly surprised because that thought never entered my mind. And the little girl is so unbelievably adorable. She was even sitting in my lap the whole time I was talking to her mom.


Well I'm gonna see my friend next weekend (I haven't seen him in a month) and I was wondering if I should mention his daughter and tell him that I met her or not considering he never even sees her. What do you guys think? I mean I don't want to make him feel bad or anything. (link)
I'd tell him. Good way to see just what kind of guy he is. I wouldn't think to kindly of a guy who totally has nothing to do with his child. There may be more to it than you know though. So
say something and see how he reacts. :)


is 110/70 for blood pressure good or bad.. (link)
140/90 is when doctors consider blood pressure to be to high.

110/70 is not a bad reading.


I'm wondering what a movie is called. It has a robot that looks like this. http://myweb.cableone.net/mobilesuitpilotx/botsecks.JPG
I think his name was Jonny Number Five. I've looked it up on google and cannot find it. (link)
Number Johnny 5 is a robot in the movie Short Circut. :)


Hi Young Grandma
I had been friends with a married man for about 4 years- I thought of him as one of my closest friends and we could talk about just about anything. We had been friends and nothing more- we have never crossed the line. His wife knew we were friends and was okay with it because I've made it clear I"m a virgin and saving myself for marriage. He had not been happy in his marriage for years- people were amazed they stayed together as long as they did. They had many problems including she was older than him and had two grown kids from her first marriage who stole from him and were drug addicts. They had nothing in common and fought constantly- they used to run a businness together and would get in screaming matches. They never looked happy and he would go out drinking with his friends just to get away from her. She nagged him constantly too. Anyways- about a year ago he took me out for lunch was asking me leading questions like where was I going to meet mr right; and that if I was still single in 5 years I wouldnt be happy. He also asked if I wanted kids and told me I'd make a great mom (he had never had kids). So this sort of made me think that he was eventually going to leave his wife for me. I was hoping one day he would because I thought he'd make a great husband and dad. Well about 7 months ago he and his wife moved to another province for a job. I was quite upset and he gave me his old computer so we could stay in contact. We had been messangering each other. Two weeks ago we got in a fight- I told him I missed him and then he wrote that he was a married man (with a smiley). I got upset and told him I was worried he thought I wanted an affair with him- well now he wants nothing to do with me. He gave me no explantion either. I tried phoning and he screened his calls. He also took me off his contact list. I said I still wanted to be friends. Now I'm beginning to think he was never going to leave his wife and just wanted an affair. But the only thing I don't understand is why would he be asking me all those leading questions a year ago? And saying I'd make a great mom and asking if I wanted kids? Unless he was just saying that to manipulate me. Do you have any insight to his recent behavior? (link)
I think you read more into it than there ever was. I think he may have just been making conversation back when he asked you all those questions.

Chances are you had a crush on him. That made you see everything he said and did wrong. Lots of couples fight like cats and dogs. I don't know why, its just their thing. He was being nice to you for whatever reason and I think you
just took it the wrong way. Even if he was flirting with you a bit, it may be he didn't realize you were taking it the wrong way.

I doubt he did it on purpose to hurt you. Your feelings now though are scaring him. He is handling it like he probably should have from the beginning. He is married and much as you may hope he will leave his wife for you, he isn't going to. Never intended to.

Find yourself a nice guy who wants the same things you do in life. Forget this guy. Don't try to call him anymore or contact him in any way. It will be hard but you have to do it. :)




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