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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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ok so i sound like an idiot but i really look up to my science teacher not in some perverted way but shes always there for anyone and shes a great teacher. ok so ive been having a lot of problems with some of my ex best friends and their friends with threats and stuff... ive also been getting blocked calls and texts threating to spread rumors and that stuff do you think its a good idea to ask her advice on this? my friends think its a really good idea and theyre worried about it, they said that if i dont do it then they will because its really scary. but i dont want to sound like a loser and i dont know how to ask. please help! (link)
You won't be considered a loser by anyone who matters.

If you can't talk to your parents, and you really should tell them too, It is a good idea to talk to any adult you feel comfortable talking to. If your teacher is that person for you...talk to her. :)


I want to buy birth control, but the thing is im kind of young and my parents can't know. If i buy it alone at like the CVS or Walmart, is it possible thatthe sales clerk will stop me from buying it? (link)
You shouldn't have a problem. I don't think its against the law to buy birth control products anywhere. :)


hi first of all my question is really in it's own way a hard one,first of all i just moved in with my boyfriend, but whenever i say i love you he will just smile and say thank you or just not say anything at all the reason why i moved in was because he needed help with rent and bills because he just lost his job he always says how pretty other girls are but rarely says i am pretty sometimes he will just play video games all day and ignor me,one day he had me go out at 2'30 in the morining to get ciggrettes (i live in new york city)by myself i somtimes feel that he is only using me for rent money.one day he actually said to me why can't i be as pretty as her(lindsay lohan).guys help what should i do (link)
Hunt yourself a new place and then pack your bags and leave.

With you paying his way he has no incentive to go hunt a job. Why should he when he can stay home and be lazy while you go to work.

Its not like he is struggling to pay rent while working a low paying job. He isn't "helping" at all. Top it off with him making rude comments...He has user written all over him.

Don't put up with it any longer! :)


Does anyone know any websites where i can learn more about sex, basically the whole thing from tips to actually doing it and the consequences.

thanks♥ (link)
I have a couple for you. :)


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

http://coolnurse.com/


my bestfriend is a girl & we used to be together but my gf now gets mad cuz i put my bestfriend first. my bestfriend will always come first, before any1. any girl. i told this to my gf & she wasnt happy. she said it feels like shes "sharing" me with my bestfriend. ive had to cancel with my gf a couple times for my bestfriend but i dunno wat to do. my gf is gettin rly mad & hurt but i don wanna lose her. i rly care bout her but i also wanna hang with my bestfriend. how do i split my time with them? to make em both happy (link)
Sounds to me as if you are dating the wrong girl.

Since dating is basically a ritual to find a mate, then saying your best friend comes first is just the wrong thing to say to a girlfriend.

Once you start dating, all friends...regardless of what sex they are, come second.

Priorities! :)


how do you make a chocolate malt.. like you know the drink thing.. yea - im clueless. help please! (link)
4 large scoops chocolate ice cream (use an ice cream scoop)
3/4 cup milk
2 tbsp chocolate syrup
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp malt powder

Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until just blended.

Serves 2 (or 1 extra-large malt)

MMMM! Make one for me too! :)


Ok so here's the deal....I went out with this guy Teddy and he is 19 i am 17... I went out with him for like a week....but we argued all the time and stuff and it was not working but i stuck through it because he really liked me....In the mean time my Ex boyfriend Rey wanted to get back with me and he is the love of my life so offcourse I took him back and broke up with Teddy.....Well Teddy won't leave me alone now he calls me all the time CRYING AND CRYING AND CRYING!!!!!It is driving me crazy he is writing me emails makin me feel like shit...and the point is i cant get him off my ass and he is now telling me he is going to kill himself and saying all this stuff.....what should i do and what should i tell him?? i just want him to leave us alone...i care about him but this shit is getting annoying already but i dont want him to do anything stup0id to him self either he already cut himself

Omg i need so much HELP PLEASE PLEASE ADVICE I WILL LEAVE FEED BANK AND GOOD RATINGS FOR GOOD ADVICE PLEASE HELP ME THANX

Anabel (link)
Tell one of his parents about his suicide threats and why. Then don't worry about that any more.

Block him from sending you email. Don't talk with him on the phone ( tell his parents he needs to stop calling you too).

His life isn't your responsibility. What he does after you have told his parents of his threats is out of your hands. You did what you could to stop him.

I know that sounds harsh but so is his trying to blackmail you into staying with him by using threats of suicide.

If he bothers you in person, tell him you will call the police if he continues. Then follow through and do it.

Should he threaten you...not saying he will, so don't panic, but if he should...Tell your parents and contact the police. Most likely he won't do that but I am just covering it to be on the safe side. Don't take any threats lightly.

Good luck. :)


21.F

I've been active in cardio and weight training (and a balanced diet) for awhile now to lose weight. I lost about 10lbs to begin with which was fantastic but now I'm at a lull.

I've been looking into supplements to aid in fat burning or energy (yes I will continue with exercise, etc) but I don't really know much about them or if any on the market actually help.

Can you suggest anything? And if so, please provide some type of information I can read up on myself. Thanks.



NOTE: ONLY ANSWER IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. (link)
I have tried those supplements in the past and they don't work.

I would imagine if you are doing weight training, you are probably putting on muscle. That may make you weigh a little more but you will look better. Instead of just weighing yourself try taking all your measurements. Upper and lower arms, legs,...everything. See if you don't notice some changes there.

If you continue on the diet and exercise program and can survive the lull, you will begin to lose again soon. :)


I am a 15 year old girl who is confused. Real rare huh lol. Anyway, my boyfriend is 17. he told me, the only girl he would go to prom with would be some really close friend who is,you guessed it, another girl. he kind of has a history with her. He's told me he's known her all his life.He also told me that he wouldn't go without my permission and he wouldn't try anything with her. I wouldn't believe this in a minute.I forgot to include that 15 year olds are allowed as long as their parents approve and sign some paperwork. Well that's besides the point. The fact that he said this kind of hurts. I really don't have any idea what to say to him. I like him a lot. I want to stay with him but not if he's going to say things like this. Should I confront him on it and if I do what should I say? (link)
Oh wow. I can see why your confused.

First, if 15 year olds are able to be invited, why is he not taking you? Does he consider you his girlfriend or doesn't he? He would need a good answer to that one if he were mine.

The second thing is that he has at least told you of his plans. Were he up to no good he may have tried to get away with not saying anything.
Then again, he probably knows it would have gotten back to you.

See, I'm confused too!

If you really feel he may have some feelings for this other girl, then you need to have a long talk with him. See if there is some legitimate reason he feels the need to take her to the prom.
Is she ugly or something and can't get another guy to take her and he feels sorry for her? LOL, not funny, I know. But talk and find out his reasons before you chew on him. ;)



ok, stupid question.

do you think 14 is too young to get your upper ear peirced? my parents say i'm too young for a peircing like that...i don't know why... but i was just wondering if you think so?


i don't know. just wondering. (link)
I personally think you're old enough.

If it were your nose or tongue...or an even more painful place you were wanting to pierce I might have a problem with it. Upper ear though? Tell your parents there are a lot worse places to be pierced. Lucky for them you just want one in your ear! :)

Good luck. :)


The guy i like worships the devil..i think..he is into wicca and i'm totally the oposite...i love Jesus and God. But is it wrong to have feelings for someone like that? (link)
It isn't wrong to a lot of people. However, if you both are very much into your religions, sooner or later it will cause a problem.

Your beliefs are so opposite for one thing. Another is that your family will probably freak out big time.

Think it over carefully. Don't get started in a relationship that will cause you heartache down the road. Better to end it now if you think it will cause big problems. :)


Hi, I've seen your advice around and I noticed that it's very helpful. So, I was wondering if you'd help me.
I want to buy these shoes from www.zappos.com, and I'm sure it's safe, because I read the Safe Shopping Guarantee. I read the Customer Reviews, and everyone raves about how the service was reliable, and trustworthy. It came on time, and they had no problems with their credit cards. I asked my dad if it was alright that he get them for me If I paid, and he went downright, "No." He doesn't want to give away his credit card number because he might have fradulent charges and other things like that. But I'm convinced everything is good, please take a look at the website, reviews, and Help/FAQ. I printed out this:
Is it safe to use my credit card?



Yes, shopping at Zappos.com is safe. Every credit card purchase on Zappos.com is covered by our Zappos.com Safe Shopping Guarantee. See Guarantee details below.

Why is Zappos.com so safe?

Safe Technology: Our secure socket layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts your credit card number so that it cannot be read as the information travels over the Internet.
Guarantee Details:


Under the Fair Credit Billing Act, your bank cannot hold you liable for more than $50.00 of fraudulent charges. If your bank does hold you liable for any of this $50.00, Zappos.com will cover the entire liability for you, up to the full $50.00. Zappos.com will only cover this liability if the unauthorized use of your credit card resulted through no fault of your own from purchases made at Zappos.com while using the secure server.

In the event of unauthorized use of your credit card, you must notify your credit card provider in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures.
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Zappos.com respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. For more detail, please see our Privacy Policy.
He overlooked it and just plain out went, "No." I really, really want these shoes! I can't find them anywhere, that's why I resorted to buying online. Is there any way to change his mind? Please? Sorry about the topic, I didn't know where to put it under. THANKS. (link)
I had hoped they would take a money order but they don't. Darn it, that would have been perfect!

The only thing I can think of that may make your dad allow it is.. that giving your credit card information to a stranger at a retail store is probably just as dangerous as purchasing something online.

I'm a big chicken when it comes to using credit cards myself, so I can understand what hes worried about. It really is no worse than using it anywhere else though.

Have you tried any other places online that may take a money order? If I knew the ones you were looking at I would help you look. If you punch in the name of the shoe and the maker of the shoe, something may come up for you.

Hope that helps a little. If hes as hard headed as most dads are though, it may not help a lot.

Good luck. :)


My dad is an obstatrician/gynacologist. Part of his job therefore requires him to be on call somtimes to deliver babies. This I am use to, usually he's on call once a week & some weekends. However, in the past year 3 people have left his practice, so there are only 2 left. Now he is on call every other night & I htink it is tearing my family apart. My mom has seemed miserable lately - she's always crying because my dad is never home. My sister & I really wish my dad would be home more often too. I know there are other families where parents aren't home all the time, but it just seems like it is making everybody miserable. We keep telling my dad to find new people for his practice, but nobody wants to come & practice in CT, because it is too expensive. And my dad is not very proactive at all...he seems to want to take each day as it comes but we all want him to be more active in finding a new partner. I don't know how to handle this, I am only 16. I want my dad to be more active in fixing this problem but he just will not listen to any of us. This situation does not look good with everybody always so miserable. Being just a teenager, is there anything I can do? It hurts me so much too, to watch my mom cry & my dad never be home. (link)
OBGYN's have really high malpractice insurance rates. Some states are really bad and CT must be one of those states. It is to bad because it does make it hard to find a good doctor in many places these days.

That being said, I'm sure your dad is under a lot of stress at work too. Him and his remaining partner are probably really keeping very busy. Especially if they see a lot of patients.

I know you guys are feeling the pressure at home. Especially your mom. He may be to exhausted when he does get a day off to be much fun at home.

Try your best to be understanding. I'm sure if you were to talk to him you would find that he probably doesn't like the hours hes working any better than you guys do. I'm sure he is trying to find good help. That's sometimes difficult even under the best of circumstances.

Hopefully he gets some help soon. Be as helpful as you can when he is home. Try to make what time he has off enjoyable. Ask if hes having luck finding help...just try not to be upset or bug him to much about it. He doesn't need any added stress. :)


I realy realy need some help. My friend has been cutting herself, and i don't know what to do to help stop her. She did stop, when she was dating this guy, she said "he made me feel beautful". I realy realy want to help her, but i don't kno how. I tried to get stop, but she won't listen to me. Also she's not afriad of cutting herself, because one of her friends, friend died from cutting herself, and my friend kno's this. I realy realy want to help her stop. But i don't kno how. I also think that her mom is to blame, because her mom calls her ugly and fat. But my friend isn't, shes really pretty, and weights only 102, and her weight is dropping. So i can't tell her mom, because her mom won't help....
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
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Here is a web site that has some information you might find useful. :)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/friend_cuts.html


My husband has asked me for a three-some well not really, just said it was one of his fantasies. He says he is content with never having one, he just really would want to and the pure mention of it gets both of us excited. My problem is, I am very jealous over him. I have considered giving him one for his birthday but the thought of him having sex with another woman seriously pisses me off(except for in my fantasies). I know this should tell me not to do it but I want him to get what he has always wanted. He is very very very good to me.. Any Input? (link)
I think it would be a HUGE mistake.

If you are jealous and he likes it..there will be trouble down the road. He will want to do it again and you will then be twice as jealous.

Some things are better left to the imagination.:)


I have a notion to get off topic so I'm sorry.
Okay My name is Samantha a I like a guy named Eric he lives down the road from me and we ride 4wheelers together I am a tomboy but still a girly girly so I can be either....anyway about 2 weeks ago eric and I cuddled, ( we're not dating.) and as far as cuddling, layed beside each other held hands and fall asleep, and talk for hours. no kissy crap. I really really Love eric and he likes a girl named leah she is in Ld and ain't that smart but I'm not mean,,,,so that night about cuddling I left and went in my room and text msg, him and said Eric, i love you and I'm not regretting this I know it's strange. So time passed and he texted me back, and said I don't like you like that. Then we didn't talk for about a week and he finally texted me again. and at night we stayed up til 4 am on a school night just talking about anything. One time he said what do you like about me and I said when I'm in your arms I feel safe and when I'm not I feel like I'm falling. At school Eric won't talk to me but at home he is my best friend and sometimes i feel like he likes me alot and is afraid to loose me but wants to be the popular man...he's a 10th grader and I'm a 9th grader, and his friends are more in dating older girls probably for some booty.lol anyway eric will be so nice and flirty....and the night of the cuddling thing he says he regrets and didn't like it but if he didn't wouldn't he had told me?? I've been telling my friends what he says to me and they say he's just play'n me....and now for a week he's not talked to me. is he playing me?? Should I move on?? What should I do? some of my friend say never give up and use my favorite quote against me "don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." I really do love eric and wanna spend the rest of my life with him and how often does a 15 year old know that?? Please tell me your advise. (link)
I don't think hes playing you. He has told you how he feels you just aren't hearing him. That is understandable since you like him so much.

I think he wants to be just friends. You may be making it hard for him to do that since he knows you feel more for him than he does for you. That would explain his staying away at times.

If he were playing you he would be wanting more than cuddling. Since he doesn't then I don't think he is.

I don't think you need to necessarily move on. You can remain friends. I do think you need to stop talking about how much you love him when you are around him though. You may just run him off. :)



How do you give a hickey? (link)
you suck on their neck. :)


okay theres this guy back home, i love him so much and we are planning on getting married and starting a family. im dating another guy here at home, but the guy who isnt here is in my old state, and we are wanting to get together in the summer, and right now he wants to build up a long distance relationship. the guy im with now, things arnt working out. the guy, from the other state is an ex, but we broke up on good terms, over drama in like high school. im so confused, because i dont want to hurt the guy im with. he cries whenever something doesnt go his way, and the guy SWEARS he is in love with me and wants me to be his wife. i just dont know, im in love with someone else. i dont know what to do. PLEASE HELP! =(

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I know its easy to feel sorry for someone when they are crying and saying they love you. If you don't love him though, it would be cruel to allow him to get in even deeper.

If you love someone else and are even planning to marry him, its time to let the guy you are with now go. It will hurt him, but not near as bad as it would if you just suddenly dumped him when the ex comes to town.

So breakup with your current guy now. concentrate on the guy you love. :)


Hi! Well I always give advice on here, but I figured why not get some for a change! Anyway, so there is this guy that goes to my college, and lately it has been obvious that he likes me. I was never interested in him, but now that he has started showing interest, I find myself always reading his away messages, IMing and texting him, calling him on the weekends on hang out... basically all that stuff that people normally do when they like someone. He is a really cool guy and I like hanging out with him and being around him, but I don't want to fool myself into thinking that I like him if I don't! Basically, do you think that I have started to like him, or do you think I am just flirting with him because I like getting the attention from him? I can't tell the difference between the 2 in this situation, so I was just wondering what you all think!! Thanks! :) (link)
If you didn't like him, you wouldn't like the attention. :)

It sounds like you are starting to like him. If he is a nice guy and you enjoy talking to him...I say go for it!

Good luck.


me and my boyfriend went out for almost 8 months i was really in love with him, and i still think i am. . i like him soo much and he doesnt care at all he talks to so many other girls now and he leaves for college in 2 months and i dont know how to get over him . . its been 3 months since we broke up and i still obsess over him. i realllyy like him and hes soo mean to me. what should i do?? im 16 years old, female. hes 17 (link)
If he doesn't seem to care, you'll have to try and get over him. If not, you'll be miserable while he is away at college.

Sometimes getting over someone can take a long time. It is normal. There is no real easy way to do it either, unfortunately.

The best thing to do is to keep busy. Keep your mind on other things as much as possible. Go out with friends, start looking at other guys as potential boyfriend material!

Tell yourself you deserve a guy who will treat you special. One that won't ignore you or be mean to you. You deserve someone like that.

Then start looking for him. Once you find someone else to occupy your thoughts, you will be surprised at how soon you will be wondering why you ever liked this guy to begin with.

Its tough, but you can do it! Good luck. :)




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