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I'm a vegan. I like glam rock and androgynous males. I have two cats. they're mystical beings. I'm going to college in less than a month.
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My best friend and I are going on a secret road trip this week. I am calling in sick to summer school and telling my parents I'm just hanging out at my friends house after school. I'm going to pick up my best friend and we're going to drive from San Diego to LA and we are going to do random stuff. I know it's not much of a road trip since it's 3 hours away but we have a lot of fun ideas. The point of this trip is just to get away from it all...and for one day, no one will know where we truly are. It's like an escape.
So...
please give me advice about making this foll-proof
AND
if you have any ideas of what fun random things we should do on our adventure, TELL ME!
thanks!
the number one essential thing you need to make this trip perfect is an adult in each city who knows what's going on. non-parent if you're absolutely set on keeping it secret. this way if anything goes wrong you can call your back-up adults to bail you out.
Hi.
I have been thinking about becoming vegetarian for a while now.
But I've been wondering..
If you're vegetarian, does it mean that you can't have like soups that have meat flavoring?
Thank you! :]
chicken broth, beef broth, etc. are all meat broths. they're made of meat. meat is made of animals. vegetarians don't eat animals. and a side note: fish aren't a vegetable.
okay there are these 2 girls.. not necessarily popular or unpopular. one of them i used to think was okay then she turned really fake and i just really disliked her. the other one she always was like pissed at me. and we were in the same cooking group.. this was before i knew problems would arise.. btw its a cooking group for my 7th grade home ec class. one of the other girls in my group is like on everyone's side but sticks to side of the girl who's always pissed at me. the other one is my friend but shes also kinda on everyones side. anyways in my yearbook i colored on the fake girl's picture in green, and wrote 'fake ogre' next to it. then i drew horns and ugly glasses and a mustache. i did the same to the 'pissed off' girl except i didnt color her in green cuz i didnt feel like it. then today that girl (not the pissed one, the other one who i colored on) asked to sign my yearbook. i didnt want her to, but im like... ok.. i should have said i had like no room left which would be true, but i guess i didnt. so she checked through the yearbook cause some girl told her what i put in the book and she wanted to see. then in home ec she said all these little side comments about it and was like "did you make ___ an ogre too?" she was talking about the girl who was kinda on everyone's side (not my friend, the other one) then i said no. really i dont care if im her friend or not. im really a nice person.. alot of my friends are shocked i did that to their pics but what can i say i was really mad at them and saying sorry wouldnt change the pictures nor would it actually be a sincere apology. i also dont care if they do something bad to my picture.. cause i dont need to be friends with them. by the way tomorrow is the last day of school.. um what do you think of what i did? was it totally crazy or can you like.. relate, and what do i do if they get all up in my face about it? cause yeah i dont care.. but i wanna know if what im doing is right, and what the proper response should be to this.
I very much agree with the person below me. It was childish.
However, it's not like a lot of people don't do it. It's something we do that we grow out of. Hopefully sooner rather than later. In 6th grade I did a similar thing to this boy's picture and he ended up leaving the school soon after. We ended up back in classes together in high school and now he's actually one of my best friends. do I regret it? hell yes. can I take it back? no. hopefully you'll find a friend like mine who'll forgive it and laugh.
Hey peeps.
Can anyone tell me the name of a song that was in the movie "Pretty in Pink"?
It was playing at the part where Andy (Molly Ringwald) is in the hallway at school, and she's about to confront Blane (Andrew McCarthy) about him ignoring her.
I would have Googled the lyrics, but the part featured in the movie was all instrumental...
Thanks in advance!
the song is called Elegia by New Order.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/8762/pink/music.html
how can i convince my parents to let me get a cell phone? my mom and dad have one, my older sister has one, and im like the only one except for my baby brother that doesnt have one! and im a 7th grader and like everyone has a cell now except me. and its hard to talk to some people who may not have AIM or something.. plus cellphones are just cool. i mean i dont even have an ipod, pet, or other special privileges other kids get. or maybe i just live in a rich area.. i dunno but often its just not fun.. i always have to listen to the radios like mostly online cause i have like one CD which my friend burned for me.. my parents have like 200 cds and us kids, have like none. its just really not fair.. and like how can i convince them to get me a cell? um also cause my dad's setting up this big company in a diff state so my mom says like we cant do all these things.. like it makes me so mad that like my friends can have sleepovers (I CANT EVEN HAVE THEM!! and my parents wont explain. its just cus they didnt have it probably.. cause i cant even have them with like really close friend and they know the parents and stuff) and always have fun with their families. im always like "your lucky" ALL THE TIME. its barely ever that like people would be like "wow your so lucky you got blah blah" i havent even gone shopping since last year and let me tell you it is HELL to try and not wear the same things over and over.. i borrow my sister's clothes but she doesnt want me to.. but i dont have a choice. it sucks really badly. and its cause my mom likes me having a clean room SO FRICKIN MUCH and when its clean she doesnt say anything and when it isnt she makes a crapload of a fuss about it. and she says she wont buy me clothes till i clean it... i clean it every week and i havent even gotten new bras since.. last year too and i almost was gonna get them last week but she got mad at me and bought my sis stuff.. which she always does when she has so much clothes she can actually put away clothes from lastyear while i still have things like from frickin fourth grade. i occasionaly get bad grades too.. but its like i have nothing really to work for to get them. i mean maybe i'd be more motivated and stuff if i got some perks like that.. i mean i wanna do good in school, but i feel like my childhood may not be as fun since i dont have some stuff. yeah yeah its better to not be materialistic.. but i barely have materials. its like always been this way. my cousins had gamecube and then we wanted it and by the time we got it there were newer better stuff.. and we only had one game. and with gameboys, we got gameboy color, and then around that time everyone had advanced.. and i wanted advanced so bad, then i wanted DS. and other games like DDR and guitar hero 2.. oh my lord. sometimes i know its bad but i wonder what its like to live in a diff family with nicer parents.. not too strict, not too nice, but my parents.. they just arent normal at all and i mean it. we're not necessarily poor or anything too.. i mean why have money when you dont spend it? the last time i went on vacation was in 3rd grade to chicago.. like 4 years ago since im now a 7th grader. we always visit relatives and stuff in maryland and like dont even do anything except be cooped up in a house, the adults talk and cook african foods (im cameroonian) and its very boring at times and i know my cousins also kinda feel the same... that we dont get as much since we have to then like play video games all day.
and one last thing, i just told my mom about like six flags.. i had a field trip to go there but i overslept and we got there when the buses left. if my mom were nicer like alot of my friend's moms, they would have just drove me to six flags, but no i stayed home that day after refusing to go to school. anyways i got my ticket back and its valid through all of this summer coming up. my mom's like "i dont really have any plans to go to six flags this summer i think you should sell your ticket to someone or something" and im like WHAT? cause me and a friend planned to go to the same day.. cause her parents are nice they'd let her just do that and come with me.. but nooo. i cant even go with her family because my family has issues with me being by myself at like places like that. they dont even want me to go to a private pool by myself with my friends at their houses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stupid mucH??? ughhhhhh someone please help me or i seriously dont know what id do..
you really really don't need these things. I went through middle school without having a cell phone and I was fine. You have a house phone to call people or have people call you.
You don't have video games? We didn't have a television until I was 10 and we got cable maybe 3 years ago. My brother had a gameboy (the original in black white) when the advance came out because he was able to buy it off of a friend. I had dolls that my grandma gave me and we generally just played a lot with the neighbor kids. A lot of stick-ball. No real bats or a place to play so we made things up to get by.
I also didn't have a great deal of clothing until junior year in high school and it shows in pictures. But who cares? I was a kid. You don't need to be fashionable when your big concerns are passing 8th grade and going to high school. It may seem important now, but I'm actually really glad that my parents saved money then. Now that I need to be presentable for working, I can look the best because of the money my parents set aside. Sure, you need bras and underwear, but it sounds like you demand so much that your parents are put in the awkward position of having to deny most of everything otherwise your demands will get bigger. There are an infinite number of things to buy in the world and you have finite money that you don't earn yourself. To your parents, your pleas for bras may sound like a ruse just to get you things.
so what do I suggest? a little ingenuity. Go to the library and take out books on tailoring and making clothing. Just take out books period. They're a great deal better than video games and they're more convenient for any situation. My first suggestion is Honky by Dalton Conley. Take up a cheap hobby or a useful one like cooking. Give a little for your family in a way that suits you best and maybe they'll give a little back when they see you doing more than being miserable. We live in a priviledged world, so take advantage of what you have to work with and don't worry about keeping up with your peers so much. If you absolutely have to then do something that makes your parents want to help you out of your situation. Do chores or try to find work to do in your neighborhood. If you go to church regularly, ask for information about childcare. These things you don't need to be 16 for and you might enjoy them and you will enjoy the money.
After all, your parents could see you doing things and do little things for you like lend you a cell phone when you go somewhere with your friends so they know you're safe or buy you a new pair of shoes. You never know until you try.
Does anyone on here have or is part of or know a big family?
And what do you think about?
How big is your family?
What do other people think of big familes?
Ok! Thanks!!
Abigail
my family is kind of massive, but we don't get together enough. I really love them all and I'm always a little sad that we don't get together that much.
my immediate family is currently just me and my parents and I don't like it at all. my older brother doesn't live at home currently, so I not only see him less, but I see my parents more. ideally, I'd like to have a huge immediate family when I get married. I really love young children.
I know a boy who has one older sister and 8 younger sisters and brothers. To me, that'd be ideal and when he's well he enjoys it. Most of the time he struggles with ADD and depression, so life at home is quite difficult for him, especially with his youngest brother being in diapers and the others all demanding his mother's attention. Within his family, though, they have a support system amongst siblings. Jennifer generally takes care of Zack and Katie. Adam's favorite sister is Emma whom he reads stories to at night. He can also turn to Jennifer, his older sister, for advice about things. They're a chaotic family, but they do very well. From an outside perspective, I greatly respect them and I'm kind of jealous.
i dont get how people order coffee from starbucks. theres a billion combinations to choose from. i dont know what i like even. i cant just like order different kinds. too much money. what is the difference between a frap and espresso and whatever? is there a site for this?
your best bet is to have a friend order something he/she likes for you and figure it out from there. you can also try the staff favorites.
and.
my personal favorite starbucks drink is a cinnamon mocha made with soy milk, holding the whipped cream.
right iv got spots i know they can be genetics but i keep having bad outbreaks and its annoying me how can i get rid of them what can i buy im in the u.k. i dont want any of these stupid things like clearasil ultra clear which dont work i dont care how much it costys but whta can i use
do you have spots as in full blown acne or red spots without whiteheads? if you have red discoloration that's almost like scarring, you do not need an acne treatment because it's not quite acne and a strong treatment will make it worse. you'd need some sort of treatment for redness and uneven skin. check out an aveda store in your area (if you have one) or aveda online. the treatments are all natural so your skin won't get any worse. also, their make-up line tends to go together with their skin line in order to further correct whatever your problem might be.
which store would have it ? thanks!
aveda is sold exclusively online and in aveda stores and salons.
http://aveda.com/templates/door/locator.tmpl
I am sick of using liquid foundation because it's too thick & gross, but my skin isn't that great to go without it (or with just powder alone). I was told to use a tinted moisturizer instead of liquid foundation. Can anyone suggest a good brand that's not too icky & still does a pretty good at covering up?
Aveda has an excellent make-up line that's not heavy or acnegenic. I use their inner light tinted moisture when I wear make-up and I find it to even out my skin if it's in decent condition that day.
is there any kinds of shampoos without sodium laurel sulfate because i am allergic to it. thanks!
Aveda, Kiss My Face, Nature's Gate, Burt's Bees (I think) and generally the other all-natural shampoos usually do not contain SLS. Of those, Aveda probably has the best line, but it's expensive. I use Kiss My Face Whenever Tea Tree Oil and Lime and I have found it to be a good shampoo.
my best friend is middle eastren and she is muslim. she is really really cool and so open minded. she's nothing like how muslims are portrayed in the media. she goes out has fun but still respects her tradition and stuff and i respect that. recently she's been worried like crazy though. when i asked her she actually confided in me and told me whats the matter... i didn't know what to tell her so i was hoping you guys can help its very serious:
she fell in love with this muslim guy and they love each other soooo much and are planning to get married soon. in islam a girl has to be a virgin to get married and the "only solid proof" of that is if her hymen is still intact. she'as never had sex before so she IS a virgin. that we both know. however, she does masturbate... and she told me she looked it up and it is allowed in islam for her to do so if it meant not having sex before marriage. so far so good. the only problem is that she broke her hymen masturbating and culture/traditional wise no religion wise she will get in so much trouble for that. if she gets married and she doesn't bleed on her first night retributions will be bad (and i mean beyond european and north american bad... i ddnt even want to ask her about them)
now ignore all that. that was just background. my question is there anyway she can repair her hymen? or fake bleeding or something? can a gyno in the states or canada do it for her (she is there to finish college) is there anyyyyway possible to get her out of accusations she is inocent of?
please help she is really panicking... and she cant talk to her parents about it even if she showed them proof that religion does permit it.....it's her country's tradition.....
the typical punishment for not being a virgin on your wedding night in islamic culture has been public immolation, stoning or murder by father/older brother. these sorts of things rarely happen in america, but frequently in the middle east. it's a crime against women, honestly.
now. we're in america. while it is highly unlikely, it is a scary idea. your friend needs to talk to her parents and what's gone on. at the very least, she could talk to her fiance to discuss faking bloodied sheets on their wedding night. whichever person is more accessable. have her research these punishments so she can grasp the situation and decide if it's even plausible.
OKAY. well I like REALLY so badly want a trampoline and its like not even funnyy like i am obssesed over it SOO much but my parents never listen. I am only 13 and they say i cant get one because its dangerous..
i keep trying to convince them but i am running out of options.. I KNOWW I KNOWW its dangerous but still i know how to be careful :-)
alsoo... they think i will enjoy for a week and then forget about it like i did with my old tether-ball i had.. BUT i didnt even want the tether ball they just got it for my brithday. AND my cousin broke it. but this is totally different and they dont understand that i will be on it everyday.. they dont trust me.
SO I NEED ADVICE.. DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY OTHER WAY THAT I CAN CONCVINCE THEM? OR LET THEM TRUST ME ? I TYRED TALKING TO THEM 34958439075 TIMES BUT IT DOESNT WORK SOO HELPPPP
my best friend had taken a good 6 years of trampoline before she got her trampoline. on memorial day 4 years ago she was a with a friend playing on it and she broke large sections of her upper spine when she landed incorrectly on the trampoline. she was immediately paralyzed and had to be airlifted out to a hospital 2 hours away. she had very little chance of a full recovery and was told she would be paralyzed for life. my friend wanted to be either a back-up dancer, chorus girl in a musical on broadway, model, or choreographer and she wasn't going to be able to even drive.
she spent the next 3 months in rehab in order to be able to wheel into school the next fall to change her schedule from dance and drama and chorus to creative writing and chorus and US History (so she could possibly graduate early). with more rehab she was able to gain full use of her legs (and transferred into dance at the semester), but even today she still suffers in everything she does because of the plates and bolts that hold together her frail body. she can't go outside in the cold. she can't hold extremely physical jobs. she can't use a normal backpack. she has scoliosis and will need a back-brace throughout college even with another surgery that she'll have this summer.
she took 6 years of trampoline lessons and knew how to be careful and one wrong landing has affected the rest of her life. you do not want a trampoline.
Okay im 15 years old about 5'4 and weigh i think around 77 kilos. Personally i dont think my face is that ugly i mean its not wonderfull but im satisfied with it, its just the rest of my body. Since about year 9 i noticed all the bad things about my body. Like how i have this tan line half way up my arms so i dont like showing them and that they are quite flabby. Same with my legs and tummy. Around the end of last year i started getting stretch marks and i absolutely hate them. Not alot of people realise how hard it is to lose weight. I mean i have always been a little chubby but now i feel so ugly and i just want to be able to be confident in myself. I go to the gym as a school thing every thursday for like an hour and try to do sit ups and playin soccer with my little bro outside every day but theres only so much i can do. I'd love to take my dog for walks or go for a jog everyday but my dog gets scared easily and most days we walk for 5 mins then she wants to walk back. Im to ashamed to go out for runs by myself. I eat healthy home cooked meals and drink mostly water. I dont over eat and dont under eat. i think everyone should be proud of how they look but i dont feel that way about myself. At home in my bedroom i can wear my clothes and feel beautiful how i am but when i go outside my door i feel out of place and so hideous. I wanted to apply for a gym membership but im a year too young, and i dont know any adults who would go with me. Its hard because my sister and brother are both skinny and goodlooking and can eat everything they want without gaining weight, unfortunatley i was given the slow metabolism. i need like ways or tips on losing weight or ways to help stay on diets and exercise schedules. If i had someone to do this with, it would be easier, but its just me and i feel so alone sometimes that i just give up. Please help me, i just want to feel beautiful in my own skin! Sorry its so long.
at fifteen I actually weighed just a bit more than you and I felt okay with it. Of course, my house doesn't have a single full length mirror. I find pictures now and I look ridiculous, but...
here's the thing, I grew about 3 or 4 inches taller that following summer and started work where I had to take my lunch every day or eat subway. accidentally, I lost a whole lot of weight because at home I'd eat whatever whenever I felt like it (which was a lot). I also didn't weigh myself. By having to plan out my meals I ate less and a whole lot better. The amount of physical activity I had to do at my job and the musical I was in that summer also helped. I've basically kept up the same 147 pounds for three years now. It fits my 5'8" height and my curvy figure. I'm happy.
So what should you do? Plan out everything you eat and stick to it. When you eat what you think you need you'll eat more and not as healthy as if you plan it out. Tell your family what you're doing and that you're not going to set an unreasonable goal or even weigh yourself or look in mirrors. Don't worry too much about it, though, because you are near a point in your life where you will grow taller and look thinner.
15/f (sixteen in a week)
When taking personality tests or being asked questions, I am usually so balanced in my answers that it's hard to choose.
Example:
Q: Do you rely on improvisation or careful planning more?
I do both, in nearly every situation. I focus on details and the big picture, etc.
I love wearing high heels and being a blonde/black haired hot girly girl. And a quiet straight A, dedicated and responsible student. But I love going out with guys and playing in the mud catching frogs and snakes.
How do I figure out who I am? Nothing describes me. I try to excell at everything I do and I am a perfectionist sometimes.
How do I learn to describe myself? Am I just 'everything' and 'nothing' at the same time?
Wow I'm so confused, help is greatly appreciated, thanks! =)
you're 15. you're still trying to figure out who you are and what you're going to do with your life and what kinds of things you like or dislike. describing yourself and knowing what you want to do takes time, not practice. everyone is going through the same thing. you're in transition. just enjoy.
15/f. i have thick, layered, wavy hair that i straighten sometimes. i have a conair hair straightner that i really like because it only takes me like 20 minutes to straighten my hair really good. but then after i go outside for like 5 minutes it starts to curl!
so what can i do to keep it straight ALL DAY even if i do go outside? i already put this stuff on my hair after i straighten it:
http://www.aveda.com/templates/products2/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY10538&PRODUCT_ID=PROD5923
so do i need to use another product in order to keep my hair straight even in the humidity or do i need a new hair straightener? i'm willing to buy a new hair straightener if it will keep my hair straight ALL DAY, and price doesn't matter. so if i do need a new one, which one should i buy?
links are great :]
using that smoothing fluid after you straighten your hair will cause it to try and bring back your natural curl because it's meant to give shininess and body. try using it before you straighten your hair.
Ok well I never wore make up before and I'm planning to wear make up on my graduation. But I got a few questions that need answers and advice:
Um..my parent's are spending enough money on the dress and shoes, etc so they're not spending money on make up that I'm only going to use once.
But I have a top of the line make-up kit that my aunt gave me for christmas two years ago (her work makes top of the line make up). Is it alright to use? i never opened anything. I'm just scared that it'll make me look bad or anything.
I'm asian, what colours should you suggest?
And what types of make up do you think i should use since I'm pretty sure many people put a lot of stuff on their face when they say they're wearing make up. Blush? Lip stick? Eye Liner? Mascara?
Um..I have this thing that looks like a giant version of eye shadow and the box is as big as my hand and is kinda the colour of my skin, what is it? Cover up? Blush? Face powder?
I don't know much about make up..just mascara, lip stick, and eye liner and I don't even know how to put any on!
And I cant' ask my mom..she beleives in natural beauty and she hasn't worn make up since her wedding!
pick a friend who wears make-up all the time (and wears it well), preferably one with similar skin to yours. take all the make-up you have to that friend and have her apply it or teach you how to. that's your best bet. if you don't have a friend like that, just practice yourself and use online tutorials or call your aunt. after all, she gave you the make-up.
some tips:
don't worry too much about eyeliner. you can practice a lot and figure it out, but it's kind of difficult to apply, especially if you're just doing one event. mascara is probably all you need.
since you're asian, don't use bright pink blush. you want to go with a shade with some olive or brown in it, mauve or really light pink brown.
unless your skin is terribly uneven, don't wear heavy liquid foundation. I have dry skin, so I use a tinted moisturizer on most days. see what you have and work with it, but don't apply it heavily. that giant eyeshadow you have is likely pressed powder. it goes all over your face as your first step of make-up if you have oily skin. it's kind of like foundation, but it works with the oils in your skin.
the look of your lips depends on whether or not you want to look natural or made up. a thin gloss or chapstick will look most natural. if you feel like you need to wear lipstick make sure you apply it over chapstick to keep it moist. try to match the color of your lips (for gloss) or go only slightly darker (for lipstick).
for eyeshadow? play with it. a lot depends on eye color. I have green eyes with little flecks of gold, so I wear a sheer gold eyeshadow. but then again, I barely wear any make-up.
13/f. I think I am depressed and its not helping that everything is overwhelming me and stressing me out. Also I'm going to say before hand that I know most the things on here don't sound like a big deal but keep this in mind; I'm a person who gets stressed out at the most littlest things. So please, please understand that I'm having trouble here.
1. I am super stressed. nervous, and scared about going to high school for the first year. Most my friends are excited but I'm not. I'm rather shy, so its hard to make friends. And I've been working my butt since 7th grade, to get the social life I have now in 8th grade, which is practically no where. I have friends, but only 2 of them we actually make plans with each other and stuff. I am scared that I will not be able to make friends in school next year. I am terrified to the point where I will just start randomly crying from thinking about it.
2. We have to do this thing for our foreign language classes as part of the end of the year exam, where you leave the middle of class to go to your language teacher and you have to have I believe 4 conversations in the language you take with them. Well, you were also supposed to go to a few practice sessions which counted as a grade. I didn't go to any because I just kept putting it off and before I knew it I couldn't. I am pretty good at the forein language class. I went down and she asked why I didn't go to any and I told her the same thing I told you, that I was putting it off. And I apologized and stuff. Lucky for me she was SUPER nice about it. She did not get mad or anything. She just told me to go to a practice session Friday (today) and stay after another day to do the talking thing with her. I wanted to just get the talking thing over with, and I understand 100% that I put myself in this situation and that it's my fault I didn't go to practice things. Well, I was soo stressed about the practice session that I begged my mom not to make me go to school today. She let me stay home.
3. We got back interms and I'm failing a ton of classes. My grandma passed away in late April and I missed a few days of school to go out of state for her funeral and I was so stressed about the work I missed that I failed a test I missed (that I was making up later) and didn't get some assignments she never gave me but I didn't ever know about them. I'm failing 2 classes, not doing so well in 2 other classes, and doing good in the last 2 classes. My mom is not mad at me but she wants me to work harder to raise them up but I'm very stressed out. I do not want to go to summer school which is manatory if you fail at least 2 classes which I am right now so I NEED to get my grades back up.
4. My dance recitals on Sunday and I've been working, so, so, hard to get the dances down. I've got one down but the other there are a few parts I just can't get no matter how many times I practice it and people are explaining it, I forget it within a minute! I'm working SOO hard in dance but I'm so scared to mess up on stage infront of hundreds of people. Also at the parts I can't get, I look at the people around me but it's hard to keep up with them.
5. I have been lazy lately. Not feeling really up to what I usually like to do. And I know thats a sign of depression. I also know loss of appetite or gaining appetite is. I eat a lot of junk when I get home from school. ALOT. And I'm skinny not fat or anything and I think I'm pretty so I dont have NO self-esteem or anything. But I'm scared I'll get fat but I just can't get myself to put the junk down and eat healthier things. I'd never ever let my self go anorexic or bulimic though.
6. My homework is overwhelming. I put little effort into it too. I know its my fault. I don't care how much you say everything going on here is my fault because I know it is, that I'm the one that got myself here and put myself in this situation. I just can't handle it all. Please help me. What should I do, how do I fix it?!
-Confused
my first piece of advice is to talk to your mom about getting therapy. it could be depression, it could be something else. most likely, at 13, you won't need medication. therapy doesn't label you crazy. if you absolutely cannot bring yourself to do that, then talk to a friend you might have. however, being that you're about to leave 8th grade, some of your friends might be trying to sever ties that they'd made with you so be aware that if you get rejected it might be because your friends are just as confused and stressed out as you are about high school. you could even IM me if you need to. I've been through this kind of thing at least a dozen times. my screen-name is ooobunnies for AIM.
my second piece of advice is to figure out what needs to get done and make a list. concentrate on just the things you need to get by. it's rough to suddenly fail everything, but with this little time left in the year some things have to drop. talk to your teachers as well. a lot of your teachers will be understanding of the situation. it happens more often than you would think with kids going through transitions between elementary and middle and middle and high school and especially between high school and college. if you're going through it now, expect it to happen your senior year as well if you don't hit it now. you can get extensions and pull yourself up and not have to have summer school.
most importantly, know that you're not alone. it's a scary and confusing time, but you know inside that you can get through it. be honest with your family (which sounds like a major addition to the stress you already face). get professionals involved. you can pull together. you will pull together.
I have this project in one of my classes, and we need to do a survey with 100 people. me and my group already have about 20, and i thought it would help if I could just ask people online too for answers. only answer for one candy, and for "other" dont say what candy it is, just say "other".
Nerds
Skittles
M&Ms
Gum
Hershey's
Snickers
Twix
Reeses
THANKS! :]
other - endangered species 80% dark chocolate bar.
As of Today, I'm becoming a vegetarian. So far its been good. The only problem I will probably is the fact that I've been so used to eating chicken and turkey. Everyday at Lunch, I would normally eat a wrap with Turkey in it. and then sometimes I would get a healthy choice or lean cousine, and that would ALWAYS have some sort of meat in it. wither its meat sauce, chicken, etc.
What kind of foods can I eat instead of what i normally eat? What foods have enough protein? I'm also trying to loose weight, if that helps. but its not the reason i'm becoming vegetarian.
Oh, I'm 16/f. if that helps.
Sorry if that was long. and Thank you in advance.
if you normally ate lean cuisine or pre-packaged meals like that and you're used to that style of cooking, check out the Amy's line. It's all vegetarian and easy to prepare. But you really should be learning to cook. buy a couple of cookbooks and go to the grocery store. part of being a vegetarian or vegan is reading labels.
as for proper nutrition, you can monitor everything you eat and be really anal about it, or you can do what I do and eat a variety of things.
and finally, for wraps you can wrap a bunch of different things. avacado, carrot strips, lettuce, spinach, kale, mandarin oranges, fake meat, leftover mashed potatoes. experiment and have a good time and if you need any help, put one in my inbox. I went vegetarian april 1st, 2006 for three months and then went vegan and have been ever since.