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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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so i'm a little worried i might be pregnant. typical symptoms are morning sickness, eating a lot & getting cravings, peeing alot, missing periods, maybe sleeping a lot? breasts getting bigger & tender?.. i dont know.. but anyways, i have all of that. what exactly are the symptoms? and yes, i plan on getting a home pregnancy test, its just hard to find the oppurtunity to. but i was hoping that it could maybe be stress. not saying i dont want kids but just with my age, having a baby wouldnt be a good idea- expecially with whats been going on with the baby's (if there is one) daddy. (link)
Signs & symptoms of pregnancy. Plus other info on subject.

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


My girlfriend is almost a week past her period, and we're 16 and we're scared that she's pregnant. She doesnt have any signs of pregnancy, but she said she does have vaginal discharge and we're hoping that's not a sign... any help? (link)
Vaginal discharge is normal and in no way determines pregnancy.

One week late does not mean she is pregnant either. You guys need to calm down for now because stress can cause her not to have her period too.

Here is a website. It has all the signs and symptoms. It also covers birth control, STDs, and hundreds of other topics that will educate you on the subject.

I will give you the home page and you can explore where you like. Good luck and return if any further questions come up. For now though calm down a little, and try not to worry until you have to. :)

http://www.coolnurse.com/


I have a slight problem. Sometimes when I get out of the bath/shower I feel like I am going to fall, my eyes change for some reason, and I get real dizzy. This has happened more than once and I have never been to a doctor over this problem because my family doesn't have much money. If anyone could tell me why these have been happening it would be much appreciated.
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I'll guess you like a really HOT shower.

Me too and like xumbrellasxforeverx have had it happen to me too.

If that isn't the case then see a doctor. But, if you like your showers very hot, try cooling it down just a little and see if that doesn't help. :)


I have a friend that is going out with a guy who is really bad for her. He has hurt her before. He has sprained my wrist purposely and he is a drug dealer. He deals hardcore stuff; cocaine, crystal meth, heroin, etc. She has done coke in the past and she was beginning to develop a dependancy, but my friends and I helped her to kick it. We think that she has started using again and has probably started with other drugs, too. We've tried talking to her, but she won't seem to listen. Is there any way we can get her away from him? Thanks. (link)
Unfortunately, probably not on your own.

As you know, or will soon discover, those boyfriends have a LOT of influence.

My suggestion would be to go to her parents with the information you have. Its probably your only choice. :)


Okay, a week ago, this guy who I barely even know (I don't even know his last name) sent me an e-mail declaring that he loves me and wants to be with me. I sent him a very polite decline, because I just do not feel that way about him at all, and now he keeps on e-mailing me with guilt trips about how he thinks he's going to be alone for the rest of his life, and he keeps telling me that he loves me. I suspect that he thinks that if he keeps doing this that I'll change my mind...I don't quite know how to deal with this. So far, I've treated him like I would want to be treated were I in his position, but he's starting to make me feel really uncomforatble. What can I do??

Thanks! (link)
Ignore all future email from him.

DO NOT answer his email because so long as you are responding he is going to keep on writing.

Block his address.

If he starts bothering elsewhere, call the cops.
Immediately. If hes written anything scary, call them now. :)


About 3 weeks ago i had sex with this kid hes 16. Well While we had sex he didnt use a condum untill i asked him to. (i know i should have asked a head of time)(but its to late for that now)well im having the feeling im pregnant (scary thought) i was going to wait a couple more weeks and take a test. And Suggestions? and if the test is positive what should i do? please help im almost 15 and really scared at this moment (link)
Here is a good site to visit. Has symptoms and everything to watch for. Any other questions will be answered here too.

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

If you are, then you will have to tell your mom. It is scary but wasn't as bad for me, when I had to do it, as I thought it was going to be.

Get the test first. If its positive and you want to talk more before telling mom feel free to email me. Put advicenators in the subject line. :)


how do i know if i am having a orgasm ??
what are the ' symptoms ' of one ?? (link)
There are no real "symptoms" or ways to describe it.

If you don't know...you didn't have one.

You will know it when you do. :)


So, I'm a boy, my friend is a girl..her boyfriend has recently gotten back and they are w/ eachother a lot. So they had sex a few times the first week, and it's been like 3 weeks now. They have sex at least once every day(i'm pretty sure) but if not, just about. Well i don't care, because her bf is my friend too..but what DOES actually piss me off is that we were watching a movie, and when her mom went to church, the very second she pulled out of the driveway, they ran to her room to have sex. leavin me there alone..i don't want to piss her off but i want her to know that it bugs me..how do i do it w/out hurting her? (link)
I agree with the rest.

You need to tell her that you don't treat friends the way she treated you. Don't let them use you as a cover, which is what they did because mom probably wouldn't allow them home alone together.

Tell her that while you want to remain friends, you won't be used again.

Hopefully she will understand and not be pissed. But, if she is, oh well. She will get over it.

If the truth hurts then so be it. You don't use and embarrass your friends like that. :)


I have a chance to be on the Oprah Winfrey show. She is looking to interview people with a mental illness and I have schizophrenia. I have been published in other magazines before for how I have managed to live with my condition; but have never been on television.
Some of my friends are telling me to go for it; but I don't know if I want this much exposure. Does anyone have any reasons why I shouldnt go on the show? And Pros or Cons? I havent made up my mind yet! (link)
The pros would be that you might very well help others who are struggling to live with schizophrenia. Maybe give someone hope.

The only con I can think of is that people will see who you are and know of your struggles.

If those who know you already know about what you live with everyday...then that isn't really a problem either.

Should you decide to do it, then just let those friends who you think need the information know ahead of time. That way they aren't surprised. :)


I met this girl this year, and we quickly became best friends. We ate lunch together every day, saw eachother outside of school, and we had English together so we would always see eachother. Semester 2 began, and she started to eat lunch with the guy she liked and his friends, leaving me all alone. I found a new group of friends while she continued hanging out with her crush and his group of friends. I confronted her about it right after it started and we argued about it so much we didn't talk for 2 weeks. We made up, but things still aren't the same. She says its important that she gets the guy, but I always thought our friendship was more important. It's been a while now, and we still don't talk often (VERY rarely), never see eachother, and I don't know what's going on in her life anymore. I want our friendship back, but I don't want to fight about it again and have it be even worse. What can I do? (link)
I know its tough, but its just part of growing up.

Once a girl gets a boyfriend, and you will do it too, the boy just becomes more important.

Its important to make time for all our friends, but that relationship is important. Feeling a little jealous when it happens is perfectly normal. Just know you will be doing the same when you find a special guy.

So try to understand. She isn't rejecting you. Maybe you could talk it over with her and set aside time for you to have some time together too. Let her know you're feeling left out. It can be worked out with a little understanding from you both. :)


Hi, this is going to make me sound really messed up. Sometimes I laugh uncontrollably when a situation doesn't call for it. Today for example my parents were fighting, and I just started laughing. I didn't find it funny at all and I was really upset about it, but I couldn't stop it. It also happened once when my friend told me her mother died.. I laughed as I told other people, even though i felt awful about what happened..
Is there something wrong with me? I hate not having control over my reactions like this. (link)
You aren't alone. Many people do this. I think it is probably just something you do in stressful situations.

Here is a web site that may help you stop. :)

http://wiki.ehow.com/Stop-Laughing-when-You-Laugh-at-Inappropriate-Times


So, i've been going through some crap. i'm a freshman, and at the beginning of the year i was in a show where i met a bunch of seniors and juniors and sophomores and other freshman and became friends with them. one of them i immediately had a crush on and his name was david, and he's a senior. he's had a girlfriend for almost a year now, but the girlfriend is a sophomore and she is SO oblivious to what is going on around her and she has no social life and she studies all the time, and she's not a very sexual person at all though her boyfriend is. so by the time the show ended, we were all really good friends. a few weeks later, i started another show with some of them, and david was in it and we grew to be even closer. we used to talk online every night about stuff. keep in mind, now, that he didnt get all that much from his girlfriend. after awhile, things began to get a little out of hand online-i told him that i do masturbate, and that's where it kind of took off. we started to like do it together online, and it wasnt all that bad, but it still was wrong. and we told each other everything and talked about sex all the time and fantasies we have and who we'd like to have sex with. he would compliment me all the time, and tell me i'm beautiful and that he would love to have sex with me someday, but he would never do anything right now because i'm so much younger than him (he's 18, i'm 14). so this went on 2-4 times a week, and it slowly got like more intense and we would say what we were doing as we did it and i dont know what made me do it because i know it was stupid and all but i had a huge crush on him and he made me feel so good about myself. and he used to kid around all the time about sending naked pictures. until one night when he actually did. they got more and more "risky" each picture he sent and by the last one was just like him naked and it was so fun but so wrong! and he asked me to do the same..so i said i would..but i was so afraid because im self conscious and naked pictures are just a bad idea in general. so the next night i did it and sent more teasingly pictures than completely naked ones, and he sent more, and the next night we did it together at the same time and did the whole cyber thing. he also sent a video and asked me to do the same the next night..i was so stressed out every day because i didnt want to take the pictures but at the same time i did and i loved his compliments and i wanted to please him and a video would be just awkward you know? but the night before we did he went to a party, got drunk, and kissed another girl and had to tell his girlfriend and it was this big to do so i told him we need to stop and we did. so then i was like alright we'll still be close and all will be well. yeaaaa right. he didnt talk to me that much at all and he told people he was sick of me and he totally ignored me for a week and during that week i figured out from talking to other people and through whats been going on that he was just using me and he never actually cared about me and was only nice to me and pretended to be my friend so id send the pictures and cyber with him at night. not only did he do this to me, he started to do this with another girl within the past week. and shes 14 too. it sucks and it hurts a lot and he IMed me this morning and said "you are really mad at me huh?" and i just let him have it and i felt so great but he was sweet and said he really does care and really is my friend and all and feels guilty and like..w'ere going to talk later tonight..and i still like him..and i dont know what i should do now! not be friends with him anymore? be aquaintances? be friends? let it all go? be mad or upset? i'm so confused. sorry this is so long, but any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!:) (link)
Don't be friends with him any more.

He is 18 and an adult. He is soliciting nude photos of children. He is a pervert. He could go to jail very easily. One phone call.

I realize you aren't going to want to tell your mom about this ( though you should). So stay clear away from him and warn others to do the same. Hes going to get caught and you don't want your pictures on his computer when it happens.

I'd tell his girlfriend too.

Stay away from him...I mean it!!

Think very seriously about turning him in. Save some other young girls.


For about six months, I have sat next to a woman (we sit less than a foot apart) that almost never leaves her desk. She only leaves to heat up her lunch (5 minutes). She does not take days off either. This lack of personal space is uncomfortable enough; but is unbearable when the person you sit next to, can't seem to break away from me. What is wrong with this person? Does she think that she is in charge of me? I have worked for the company for 11 years; she has worked for the company for 5 years. My work record is actually much better than hers as well. (link)
It probably has nothing at all to do with you.

This woman sounds like she has no friends...maybe even no family near by. Why else would she work constantly? Maybe her home life, if she has one, is so bad that work is her escape.

Could be she is just a workaholic.

You say she is at HER desk, so the fact that she stays there is no reflection on you I don't think. You just happened to have the desk next to hers.

If it is really bothersome, maybe you could talk to whoever is in charge and see about moving or having her moved? I really don't know the situation. But if its possible you might want to check into it.

Unless she is really repulsive, why not try being friendly with her. Maybe ask her to lunch, maybe even ask her why she is working so hard. Let her know she can take a break now and then! :)



Whats Yeast infection? (link)
Here is a good site to check out.

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


i'm going back out with my boyfriend after he cheated on me. but i know he won't do it again! a lot of people tell me that i'm stupid.... "once a cheater always a cheater!" but i love him so much and know he won't do it again! WHAT DO I DO?! (link)
Going back out with him is OK. Just beware that it could happen again.

I don't believe in the once a cheater always a cheater thing either. If you trust him and can go on without bringing it up a lot you might just make a go of it.

The thing is, it isn't going to not happen just because YOU love him. HE has to love you enough not to.

So, if you want to give him another chance then do. Tell the others one mistake may also be learned by...hope you're right!

Best of luck. :)


What can me and my boyfriend do besides anything sexual, movies and board games to keep us interacting with eachother and having fun? (link)
Here is a web site that has some great ideas. I like the idea of putting them all on slips of paper (along with ideas of your own) and then drawing one to choose!

http://www.bharatbhasha.com/kids.php/3001


I am in desperate need of some advice. My girlfriend, I am so worried about her. She is always saying how fat she is, and she is not. But I know every girl says that, but she is going to the extrememe and it is stressing her out so much. She is trying to become anorexic again, and I just don't know what to do to help her realize that she is the most beautiful girl to walk this planet, and that she is not fat...I tell her that every single day...and she still is like this...I am so worried, please some advice on something I can do to help her understand that she is beautiful..

Oh and I forgot a lot of this came from her dad calling her fat when she was little... (link)
You say she is trying to become anorexic AGAIN.

The best thing would probably be for you to say something to her mom or whoever helped her out the last time. She may get a little mad but, anorexia can be a very dangerous thing.

You can tell her she looks good all day. It isn't that she doesn't want to believe you...she just has something in her head saying it isn't true.

Tell her mom. :)


i'm 14/f

my father is taking my mother to court because i won't go to this house.

don't call me a bad child for not going, i mean theres solid reasons.

by law, could they make me go over his house?

&& could they determine if i had to go based on the reasons why i'm not going? hes trying to take my mom to jail bc she is "not allowing me to go over"

but i'm the one who is the reason why i'm not going there!


any help please!!!!! (link)
You can try to get the judge to let you speak in court I suppose. Moms lawyer will be able to tell her if you could.

If the judge doesn't allow it, then yes you're not going could get your mom in trouble. If you are ordered by the court to go...you gotta go.

Have mom ask her lawyer what you can do to help. :)



My friend says he smokes insences...does that do anything...or is he just taking a piece of paper and rolling the insense inside for nothing? (link)
Yuk! Sounds to me like that's something that would make you really sick.

So far as I know incense kinda stinks but doesn't really do much for a person. Of course I don't get out much!

My guess is he may think he is doing something daring but he really isn't. :)


So right now I`m sick, and I think it`s because my room is just way too cold[and all these other things.]Anyways, I tried keeping my heater on for 10 mins and opening my room door to let the warmth of my house into my room. I have probably let my room open for 2 hours already, and it seems like it can`t get any warmer! It just gets soo cold in the morning & never seems to get any warmer. It`s driving me insane. Even my mom came into my room & said that my room was really cold. Do you have ANY idea how to make my room ALOT warmer then it is? It seems like my room is the coldest place in the house,besides the garage, and the garage is FREEZING. Thank you! (link)
Boy that is a problem.

I have a water bed and believe it or not the heater in it keeps my room warm enough I don't even turn the heat on most days. But, you probably don't want to spend money on a new bed.

A cheaper thing would be to get an electric blanket. It won't help if you are just hanging around in there but, your bed would be warm for sleeping.

If you have central heating and your heat comes from a vent in the floor...make sure it isn't covered up with anything. Even having your bed sitting over it will keep the heat from spreading throughout your room. If that isn't the problem then have your dad or someone check it out and make sure there isn't something blocking it inside.

You can buy some long underwear and wear it under your clothes and even to bed. Get some nice woolly socks and slippers.

If there is cold air coming in around your window, you could cover them with plastic. Or, really heavy curtains.

Check and see if there is any air coming in from somewhere. Get a long incense stick (less dangerous than a candle), walk around with it stopping now and then to see if the smoke is blowing around. If you see it going anywhere but straight up...look and see if air is coming in and patch it up.

If all these things fail, you can get at Lowe's or home depot (any place like that), a heater for individual rooms. I'm not talking about the dangerous space heaters, these are actual electric heaters or base wall heaters and they work pretty good.

That's about all I can think of. Thank goodness winter is almost gone! Keep as warm as you can 'til then. :)




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