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Hey has anyone out there torn their Achilles tendon? I have it is MAJOR pain. For you all who have do you still wear your brace? Well let me know

hooopster

Hey, my 6th grade teacher torn their Archiles tendon and he didn't wear his brace when he was supposed to so it caused a lot of problems. Trust me, you have to wear your brace, even though you don't want to. Hope I helped :)

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Okay...I went out w/ this guy who (I'll call Bobby) 3 months ago. We have remained really close friends, and I really don't want anything else w/ him right now. Well, a couple weeks ago I found out about this girl Bobby likes...so I told him to go out with her. They're going out now.

Well, anyway, people are always coming up to me now and saying that they know I like Bobby when I don't....how can I stop them from thinking this? Now Bobby thinks I like him! argh! I don't like him and I don't know why everyone thinks I do...I don't want his girlfriend to think I like him (because I don't) and because she is my friend :o/

The only thing you can do is tell everyone straight up that you don't like Bobby. When everyone hears what you say, the will stop because they now know that you don't like Bobby. Also, just talk to your friend/Bobby's girlfriend that you don't like Bobby and when she does hear the rumor that you like Bobby, she will then know that you don't! Hope I helped :)

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hey everyone i neeed to no something i am selling candy and papamurpheys pizza cards to rais money to go to Paris in march and i need to no wut to say to the ppls when i go dooor to door cause i am getting a lot of no's!
- my name is kayla and ya can u help

When you go to someone's house to sell your candy or pizza cards, tell them why you are selling it. Tell them that you are raising money to go to Paris in March. Also, tell them that it would mean a lot to you if they bought even one candy bar or pizza card. Hope I helped and good luck :)

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OMG! Hun, you are not fat! I'm 5'3 and I weigh 125 lbs! I wish I weighed as much as you! :D

aww thanks so much sweetie! you just made the rest of my day so much better! :)

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does anyone know how to fade freckles?
.:~*I rate 5's*~:.

Just tab some lemon juice onto a cotton ball and them rub it on your face, where your freckles are, and it'll make your freckles fade away! Also, your freckles will fade away with age! Hope I helped :)

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My hair right now is a little past my shoulders and for me, it's long. I was thinking about growing it out longer to about the middle of my back and then cut it to a little past my chin and donate my hair to Locks of love. My question is, what is the minimum in inches of hair you can donate? Thanks for the help!

That's so awesome that you are gonna do that! Umm, I think 10 inches is the minimum of hair that you can donate! Hope I helped :)

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See i need to find a cute little shirt for halloween does anybody no where i could find a shirt with like a flower on it or something like that thanks i rate
lizzy

Well since it's fall and spring and summer are over, I don't think any stores would have shirts that have flowers on them. Maybe Hollister or any other tropical theme store may have them? I don't know, sorry if this isn't any help but I hope I helped :)

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i just recently had sex and im worried im pregnet...what are some signs that your pregnet?

Some signs of being pregnant are morning sickness, missed periods, changed eating habits, and so much more! Hope I helped :)

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wats the easiest way to get a six pack without goin to the gym...i can kinda get the top ones but not the bottom ones...and my love handles...

The easiest way to get a six pack, without going to the gym is to do a few sets of situps and crunches a day! You could also do other stomach exercises that have to do with your abs! Hope I helped :)

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Does anybody no a good hair straghtner?? i rate thanks

A CHI straightener is the best! But they cost between $75-$120! You can buy them at Sally's Beauty Supplies! Hope I helped :)

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my boobz r small wat should i do? im only 15 and i cant get sergery...i wanna let my boy friend feel on it buh im embarassed bout the size...>.

Hey, don't worry, your boobs will start to grow again eventually! Some girls don't even start growing until they're 18! So don't worry, you're not the only 15 year old girl who has small boobs! Hope I helped :)

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Do any of ya'll know the average breast size for a women? Thanks.

Well it depends on how women grow so probably, the average breast size should be around an A cup-B cup. Hope I helped :)

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okay, this will probably get rated down, and I'm only looking for a few answers, then I'm just going to delete the question, but I'm curious. I've noticed some people can type with different text, and make it bold and italic, and underlined and stuff. Is there a way that I can type using century gothic, comic sans ms, or any other font? And is there a way I can make particular words bolded, like if I'm answering a question, and I'd like to bold an important part, is there a way I can do that? Thanks for the help in advance.

Yep, there is! You have to add the font text and dont name codes into your Profile settings. I can give you the codes to do that! I have that all over my column! If you want, you can just leave your questions in my inbox and I'll answer them! Also, you can go to this HTML website: http://www3.buddy4u.com/view/page.php?u=html+.+help and just click on "Change Font" and on "Bold, Underlined, Strikeout, Italics, etc" and it'll give you the codes! Hope I helped :)

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a couple of my friends just got mono and i have been soooooo exhausted lately... randomly falling asleep in class, body aches, cold, fever etc.... so be4 i get tested...how do u know if u have mono? (symptoms?!)
thanx

Yeah, those are some of the symptoms of mono that you mentioned! You should get tested just incase you do have mono! Hope I helped :)

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Well ther is a boy I like at school who is really ugly but hez extremely funny and none of my friends know cuz they have crushes on him too! So this is a total secret but anywayz hez like my best friend thts a guy! Well Monday  he had a bee stinger stuck in him and well he hasn't been to school since monday.... i know this is really stupid but i'm scared hez allergic to bees and they couldn't get the stinger out...I am scared okay! I have his number cuz its in our school directory...but I wouldn't call him unless my friends were over n i'm havin one come over saturday..if he doesn't show up at school tomorrow should i call n see if hez ok? Also tell me if I should be scared!

Please Help Me I am soooooo scared!

Aww, that's so sweet, you care about someone that you like!! :) Yeah, you should definitely call him. You never know, people who are really allergic to bee stings can end up with serious things! And yeah, it's alright to be scared, everyone will be scared abotu something during their life! Hope I helped :)

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i have problems sleeping at night...i always imagine that somethings in my room or someones trying to break in and i feel really uncomfortable. also, when i blow dry my hair, sometimes i freak out because i think of someone on the news that went missing or was murdered and i feel like theyre standing right behind me haunting me..also at midnight, or late, when im walking down the hall, i always run just in case someone is follwing me...whats wrong with me and what should i do

Nope, there's nothing wrong with you! Everyone usually goes through what you are going through! What I would do is maybe put a night light on so you can see your room at night? Trust me, some teenagers still use them lol! Also, try not to watch the news that much during the night or whenever and you will not be freaked out that much! Hope I helped :)

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Well, i know this question gets asked a lot of times, but i really need help. i need it now too. i need to lose weight. i want to go on a strictly water and fruit and veggies diet. i run 15 mins a day on a tredmill, i do pilates 3 times a week. i need to lose 30 lbs by christmas... what else can i do ?

You could do some sit ups or crunches if you need to lose weight around your stomach area! Everything else that you are gonna do on this diet looks fine to me!! Hope I helped :)

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OK so this is a question for guys and I guess girls can answer to but I mainly want a guys opinion. So what do you prefer when a girl shaves... down there... do you like that? Do you prefer a girl not to? If you do like it... do you like it all off or no. And girls... i guess if you wanna answer... what do you do? Thanks for helping me out... this is a serious question.

Most guys want it either shaved or trimmed. I do shave "down there" and it's much better than having no hair than a lot lol!! It doesn't matter, you can do whatever you want! It depends on what guys think! Hope I helped :)

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ok welll i like this guy, whose name is Frankie. Frankie is a total skater dude, and i'm well... kinda preppy. The only reason i've really talked to him is cause he sat by me in a couple of my classes. When i talked to him he was really nice.. and sweet. I finally realized i liked him. I really dont kno if he likes me cuz he's so different from guys i normally like.. and soo different from me. Anyways we had this little inside joke thing where we always like wave to each other outside of this one class we have 2gether... and ya.. he always smilies and waves when he sees me and he is sooooo nice. I mean from what i can tell i barely kno him tho... it really stinks. Yesterday he switched some classes and now i have no classes with him... i'm really upset. It ruint my whole day yesterday anyways.. i really wanna talk to him and just get to know him better. but there are some problems... i'm pretty outgoing but i can be really shy around guys and stuff.... Frankie is totally different from me, and a skater dude...... most of his friends totally hate me.... and most of my friends dont realli kno him (and i wont tell them who he is)..... and i have no classes with him. He still waves to me tho. i need advice on how to like talk to frankie and like realli have a converstaion with him or just play around. i'm pretty creative, but with all the problems i dunno wut 2 do.... and i'm just not very bold when it comes to guys... plz help me find a way to talk to frankie!!!! (PS.. in case it helps, I'm 13)

All you have to do is pretty much go up to him and start talking to him! I know this is gonna be a little bit braving but once you do it, you'll feel so much better and confident about yourself so you won't be shy the next time you wanna talk to him. When you are walking down the hall and you see him, just start talking to him. If you're in a hurry when you see him, just ask him if he can meet you somewhere or give your screen name to him so you can two can talk. By the way, if Frankie's friends start stuff with you while you are talking to him, just ignore them and they will ignore you! I know that isn't much but have confidence and just go up to Frankie and start talking to him! Hope I helped :)

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Alright, I highlighted my hair about August 17. Do you think it would be a good or bad for me to highlight it again? It's growing out so I think I should. Altho, I don't want to burn up my hair.

Yup, it's alright to highlight it again! Your supposed to redye/highlight your hair every 4-6 weeks or whenever it starts to grow out! Don't worry, it won't burn up your hair! Hope I helped :)

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