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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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do your parents HAVE to stay in the room with you when you get a check-up? it's EXTREMEMLY embarrasing when he docotor looks at me and i dont need it to be even MORE with my parents and sister in there. can anyone tell me anything to help me feel like humiliated??? i'm going today.. (link)
Nope, your parents don't have to be in the room with you.

Mom may feel she is lending you moral support. If you think it will make you uncomfortable, just tell her so. I am sure she will understand.:)


Hello, I was wondering why some guys always attract drunk girls. Can anyone come up with a good reason? Or maybe a funny reason for that (but not a mean one)?

Thanx, I tried searching google but nothing but a bunch of porno sites came up, so I hope you can help me =) (link)
Drunk girls have no inhibitions. They will usually do anything (depending on how drunk they are). Simply put, they are EASY.

A guy wanting sex without any fuss will go for the drunk.

Not a funny reason, but sadly there are guys who will take advantage. Just another reason to stay sober. :)


I am glad these kids have a place to go where they may get some logical advice about sex (and some bad advice too which is sad)

I am just wondering how many of you "adults" think that too many are having sex too early? To me, they know very little about the consequences--most questions are asked after the fact. Perhaps this shows that sex education is not done early enough and it is not effective enough. What do you think? (link)
Its scary isn't it?

I don't know about sex education in the schools. I don't think they have it at all in the schools in my small town area.

I blame a lot of it on the parenting. Maybe I should say lack of parenting. My kids weren't dating when they were 13. They didn't have cell phones and *gasp* they didn't have computer access except at school.

We had good communication, they always felt they could come to me with any problem they had.

Maybe parents are to busy. There is a sad lack of two parent households. A lot of guilt feelings I think they are trying to ease by letting kids have "stuff" and letting them do things they are better off waiting until they are older to do.

Certainly not all parents are that way. But I think it contributes a lot to the problems we see here.

I hope those who give some bad advice will also read how others respond and maybe learn something themselves.

I hope in some way, no matter how small, we help someones child who needs somebody to talk to. :)


I have this secret that I haven't told one of my really good friends yet (lets call her Ruby). It's about this boy I like I have told four other people, and three of them are my other really good freinds. Well I don't want to tell Ruby because she doesn't have much experience with boys AT ALL and she wouldn't get it like my other freinds would. Should I tell her? Because if she knew I told these other girls before her she would be mad. So bottom line, Should I tell her? Even though I don't want to? Would you personally be mad if you were Ruby? (link)
I would feel left out and I'm sure Ruby will too.

She may not have a lot of boy experience, that doesn't mean she is clueless. Even if she is, it is a good way for her to learn.

If she is a really good friend, don't leave her out. Tell her about it. :)


I like this guy... he's great! Everything I want in a guy, he has... brains, sense of humor, similar interests, he's nice... One problem is that he is SO QUIET by nature. He's not one to show emotion easily, either. This bothers me because I have NO IDEA what he thinks of me. What can I do to get him to open up a little more? Thanks! (link)
Talk to him every chance you get.

Once he gets comfortable with you, he may just open up and start talking a little more. Once you get him to talking, just come right out and ask him how he's feeling.

Good luck! :)


ok well every month when i get my period i get EXTREMELY sick. I'm talking the works. I throw up almost everytime more than once and have killer killer cramps. I must have tried every medicine there is out there. I know people say to take it the night before but I never have any idea when its coming because im still irregular. I have to stay home at least one day from school every month and i cant take it anymore. Does anyone know any way to stop this, anything would be appreciated.

Thanks =)
I rate high (link)
You really shouldn't be getting sick to the point of vomiting.

I think you need to be seen by a doctor. Maybe he could give you something for that.


Last night my boy friend and i were havin dry sex and he got some cum on his boxers, but we were both wearing underwear, and some of it might have gotten on my underwear too..is it possible that i could be pregnant? (link)
I don't think so.

Nothing is a sure thing but since you said "might have", I am going to assume if
you did get some on your underwear it wasn't much. It would have to have entered your vagina and I really think that's very very unlikely.

Do be careful next time though. Sorry, its the mom in me! :)


My boyfriend and I are in a rut about this summer. We live about 30 min away from each other but my parents work and neither of us drive. We are desperately in need of ideas on how to see each other and what we can do to make it last. Any good idea will get a 5. Please respond (link)
Well hopefully you can IM each other. Web cams might be a thought if you can afford them.

If your parents are off weekends maybe you could take turns spending a Saturday or Sunday at each others house. Your parents could pick you up and come get you and his do the same for him.

If you could get them each to agree to at least one day a month, you would see each other at least twice a month. I know that isn't much but its better than not at all!

Or perhaps there is a pool or something between your houses. Maybe you could meet there. :)


ok can someone please help me, i am at a total lose of knowledge here. so when you get car insurance you pay like every couple of months right? so when youi buy a car do you have like monthly payments for that too? and when you see like one of those cars on the side of the road that say 'for sale' do you only pay the flat fee to the seller, or do you pay monthly somehow?

i need all the info anyone and everyone can give, please! (link)
You can pay car insurance monthly or the cheaper way is to pay it every 6 months.

Most cars along the side of the road want the cash. They won't usually take payments. You can go borrow the money from the bank and then make payments to the bank every month though. :)


Hello, younggrandma.

Alright, I searched for "article" under "search questions" and reached your page.
So I came up with this amazing idea for a project, when I read the two articles you had suggested, the assignment was to find an article and write a summary about it - so I thought "I'll summarize an article about the difference with childhood and being an adult - specificly, how boy-girl realtionships change throughout the years" I was thinking like, how much our minds really change, and if its like "girls are mushy. guys hate mushy." both when your in kindergarden and when you're fifty..now here's the problem-- I cannot find anything at all on this. Google is useless, altavista is usless..would you help me, since you seem to be a great googler? (link)
Well that one even has me stumped! I can't find anything either.

I don't know for sure the kind of subject you can do, or how much time you have to do it. But,
a really cool subject...twins who are separated after birth ( by adoption). I have seen some on talk shows and it is amazing how many of the same things happen to them though they were separated.

I don't know how practical it is but it might be interesting to do sometime. :)


how can i control my self with a horrible noise of kids driving me nuts ? ok what about cutting my moms gift in her birth day?!...ect.!

AT LEAST! (link)
Oh, the noisy kids! I send them outside around here. Thank goodness the weather is warming up.

Another thing I do if they have to be indoors is put in a movie...turn the volume down so they have to hush up in order to hear it. If they really like the movie, it works wonders!

I really don't know what you are asking in the second half of the question. Must be the noisy kids. Sorry about that. :)


My weight changes between 132 - 137. I know you're weight tends to be lighter in the morning and heavier at night but I didn't think it was supposed to be that big of a difference. If it matters, I am on a diet trying to loose weight and that makes it hard to know if I'm making progress or not. Thanks In Advance, I'll Rate. (link)
Are you looking at those scales everyday?
Not a good idea! Very discouraging! It can fluctuate that much.

The best way to keep track of your progress is to weight yourself once a week. Same day, same time.

I have also heard it is better to just take measurements instead...but who could do just that? Not me! :)



Hello :)

Okayy, so I'm the girl who asked for help with finding and article. And you found two really good ones, thanx for that..but I was just wondering, I had searched on google forever, and I didnt even find one, but you found two..do you have some special search engine or something?

Thank you :) (link)
No special search engine. I used Google.

Sometimes it just depends what you type in there.
I think I typed in "How childhood events affect adults". Then probably tweaked it a bit from there.

If you wanted a specific problem, like child abuse, you would type in "how abuse in childhood affects adults". Or something along those lines.

Searching things is sometimes just a matter of finding the right phrase that will pull things up. So if you don't find it the first time, just start rearranging things! Sooner or later something will show up!

Glad to have helped. :)



to all the people who gave me advice on the rape thing.thanks..i guess you guys were right cuz uhh i told my mom and she listend to the phone call and we went to the cops and they sent me to a doctor to "check" me out for seamon or somthing and they found some and it matched him so hes going to juvey..its a start...so thank you everyone who gave me advice on it..it gave me the couragee to do it and you know what? after i told the police other reports of it showed up..so THANK YOU SOO MUCH!! (sorry it was long:-D) (link)
I'm so glad you told your parents! Good for you!:)


I was wondering what a stocker was and can you use it in a sentence as an example PLEASE !!

Ill rate high ......

thank you (link)
I think you may have misspelled but just in case I will give you definitions for both!

A stocker is a person who makes or fits stocks, as of guns or gun carriages, etc.

A stalker is a person who after being told to leave a person alone continues to follow them around. They sneak a lot and basically spy on the object of their affection. Sometimes they mean to do them harm.

Hope I got the right one. :)

******* edit

You're not dumb for asking. You would never have found it with that spelling. You know now!
Always ask someone if you don't know something. Thats how you learn new things. :)



ok theres this guy Tim that i've been so inlove with. we planed on dateing when he got back into town. well i just found out a few min ago that he has moved back. i'm so excited but yet i'm ready to start crying cuz i have a strong feeling that he doesn't wanna be with me anymore. i have no clue what i'm suppose to do. i know his still inlove with his girlfriend. but i also know he cares about me. it's like his stuck in the middle between both of us. but now that he is back here. i have no clue what i'm suppose to say to him or anything. i don't know if i'm suppose to tell him i still have feelings for him and just have him turn his back on me or just wait for him to call and sufur me self till he does even if i does take a few months/days.

i just need some words of advice. please! (link)
I see nothing wrong with talking to him. You are still friends, right?

I wouldn't rush into things to quickly. You want to make sure when you start dating him that he is over the ex. It will be so much better for your relationship in the long run. :)


i need some contriversal (spelling?) topics that are school apropriate. 5's to anyone that can name a few. thanks so much (: (link)
controversial eh? I'd be lost without my Google toolbars spellchecker!

How about the war in Iraq?
Dating someone older than you
Abortion
Gay rights
Evolution
Medical marijuana
Legalizing drugs
Nuclear Power
Euthanasia

There is a start! :)





I'm actually dating someone who is 20, and I'm 5 years younger. I understand it sounds real gross, but if you ever know him.. Haha, it's not at all weird.

Anyway, I was just wondering is just even "dating" or "seeing" somebody illegal?

There's no sexual involvement, and we kiss sometimes.. but we don't get too much into it due to our age. (link)
You can date (if parents are OK with it).

You can even kiss. But if you have sex...that's illegal.

Once you turn 16, you should be okay. Age of consent is 16 in most states.

So if you can control things until then, You are okay to date. :)


I hate the way my body looks and I have for-pretty-much-ever. I've tried so many diets, and working out, but nothing has ever worked. the thing is, I'm really not fat. I'm just chubby. I'm 5'3 and weigh 140.

I've had an eating disorder before, and it wasn't really that bad. I was anorexic when I was younger, I finally got over it, and now I'm buimic. Now just trying to eat makes me throw up.

How bad is bulimia? And how do I get over it?

Love,

Arlo (link)
Bulimia is not good at all.

Here are some of the dangers for you to consider.

Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. This can lead to kidney failure and cause heart arrhythmias. Most common symptoms are weakness, thirst and irritability.

Cardiac arrest (heart attack). Frequent gluttony and purging places a great deal of stress on the body.

Ruptured esophagus, gastric tears or choking from continually vomiting.

The normal motor function of the gastrointestinal tract becomes impaired which can lead to automatic vomiting, indigestion, and constipation.

Laxative abuse can lead to chronic constipation and dependency (defecation becomes impossible without laxative use).

Bowel infections and increased risk of bowel tumors. The protective mucous lining is stripped out from laxatives and the function of the bowel is impaired, both increasing the risk of infection and tumors.

Pancreatitis

Abdominal pain and bloating

Endocrine abnormalities and fertility problems. Females may experience disturbances in their menstrual cycles.

Dental decay. Stomach acids will erode the enamel on teeth.

Enlarged salivary glands from frequent vomiting.

Osteoporosis from malnutrition



Okay, so there is this boy that I dated for 9 months, lost my virginity to, and was totally in love with. He broke up with me on Valentine's day and I haven't been quite the same since. I still love him, and he keeps playing with my head and my heart. He said he still loved me and he just needed some time to himself because he's a senior in high school and he's busy, which I understand. But he was busy before, and everything wa fine. We go to different schools, which made things tough, but I think it was worth it.

And I saw him a week ago and he kissed me just like he used to. I mean - it felt like he really loved me, still. So then everything seemed okay and we were talking about getting back together. It seems like every other time we talk, he changes his mind.

So is he actually unsure, or is he just playing me?

Love,

Arlo (link)
I hate to say I think he is playing you.

I think he wants to keep you around as a back up in case he can't get any elsewhere to be honest.

I think its way passed time for you to find someone else. :)




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