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hey bestiee, i love you :] im so happy we have gotten so close, but the school year is almost over ! anyway just saying hello backk.. loveee youuuu♥

this year has been amazing! we have become such good friends! i am going to miss you soo much. but of course i will call you like every 5 minutes! love you!!!!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Hi, i weight 116.5 pounds and im 5'6. my age is 14. i have a 8% body fat percentage rate. i run and workout every other day, and i play baseball. i think im fat, i dont no why, it takes over my life! please help me. do u think im fat?

hey. im 14, weigh 132 lbs and i am 5'8''. you do not seem heavy to me at all! if you DO think that you are fat, (which you are not) then the best thing for you to do is to just control your eating. eat less meals with smaller portions. drink plent of water. your workout habits are great so dont worry about that. that should do the trick! here are some sites that you can look at:

http://www.am-i-fat.com/

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/nutrition/weight/bmi.html

good luck!!!! hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

i have to take a poll for school. just answer honestly and NO personal info will be given out. okay are you guys either a. a republican or b. a democrat? if you answer one of those 2 you automatically get a 5. yay

hey. i think that i am leading more towards democratic. hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

Well ever since 7th grade this one boy been looking at me and talked to me alot.one time we talked on the phone for bout 3 hours!!!3 days in a row.Then we went to the movies, he came to house 5 times. He asked me if we wanted to hangout today.and would sit by me to talk.but now he has a gf and he became a huge jerk.I DONT MISS HIM I MISS WHO I THOUGHT HE WAS.I ve cried over him so mayn times and he doesnt even know it.All i want to know if he liked me....did he??

hey. it seems to me that he liked you. if he really pays that much attention to you, then he must be interested. i know it must be annoying if he changed so much after he got a girlfriend. did you like him? maybe you could talk to him. tell him that you two really hit it off and you thought that there could be something between you. say that you dont like the fact that he has changed. here is a site that you can look at that may help you find out if he like you or not:

http://www.myjellybean.com/flirt/doeshe.html

good luck!!!! hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

Hello. My exams are coming up this week, and my two hardest exams are (Phsycis and Math). Can you help me with study techniques and staying calm during the test? thanks

Note: I am not from USA and I am from the UAE especially at the Abu Dhabi.

Also, I am studying at my freshman year at the Petroleum Institute (PI).

hey. the best thing to remember is to be consistant. you have to work on studying every night. study for about a half an hour to a full hour on each subject. make note cards with all the information on it... this way you will be studying by reading it and writing it down. make sure that you take short breaks when you are studyig. take a 5 minute break every 15 minutes. go get something to eat or do some streches. make sure that when you study you are in a quiet and non-disturbing place. make sure that you have all of your materials before you start studying so then you dont have to end up looking for them when you should be reviewing. if you get nervous durring the test, the best thing to do is to just relax. take some deep breaths and concentrate. just remember what you have studied. and if you forget something, skip it and go back later. also, use the test to take the test because you might find the answer in the test itself! here is a site that you can look at that may help you:

http://www.how-to-study.com/Preparing%20to%20Study.htm

good luck!!!!! hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

Ok, this guy asked me to a school dance. But, he is fat, and he is a real nerd. He was the first to ask me. Im afraid that people will laugh at me for going with him. I really want to go because it will be fun and we get to go to six flags afterwards. What should I do? Go to the dance with the fat nerd... or stay home?

hey. dont be afraid to turn the guy down. just say that you were already asked (even though this may be a lie). you could also kindly tell him that you had someone else in mind that you would like to go with. make sure to be really sweet about it though, you dont want to hurt his feelings. if you say it in a sincere way then he shouldnt be mad and he will understand. go to the dance and have a good time. dont let one guy crash your your great dance. hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

i know its a bad idea to pop a pimple, but what is the safest way to do it so that it won't cause more acne or scar?

hey. here are some sites that you can look at:

http://www.acne.org/pop.html

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/question/skin/popzit.html

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/acne_myths.html

hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

Is there a proper way to deal with online harrassment? Can something be done? This needs to stop.

hey. on what program are you being harrassed? is it on AIM. if it is, then you can block them. if it is on email, then the best thing to do is to delete all of the emails and report it to someone like a friend or parent. hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

my fever is 100.9 , is that bad?
I have been having horrible aches and pains, stuffed up sinuses (ears, nose, throat)
and i feel woozy half of the time.

okay. this is bad. go see a doctor. ♥ ♥ ♥

k, i know if 13 but i WANT bigger boobs, i hate waiting! i'm always being called 'flat' and i hate it, can i eat something or do something to make them bigger without stuffing or implants?!

hey. hah. i dont want to wait for my boobs either! ;] i am always called flat. it bothered me at first, then i just got over it and stopped caring. i would agree that stuffing and implants are heading in the wrong direction. padded of pushup bras are amazing and you should consider them! you can get them from Kmart to Victorias Secret. hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

ok I like this guy at school lets call him mark I really like him alot hes more of one of the preps and im not exactly a prep but im not a total geek im just not a crowd person i have friends and everything im normal but he kinda gives signels to me in this one class i have like talking to me alot and also like makes me laugh and smiles at me are they signals or his he nbeing friendly i flirt but i dont know if he is but the last day of school is aproching but i dont know if I have a chance!!! help

hey. QUICK! ask him out before the year is over. that is the best thing to do because you dont want to be too late! any girl has a chance with any guy as long as they are sweet, friendly, and know how to flirt. here is a site to help you:

http://www.myjellybean.com/flirt/flirt.html

this is such a great site! hope this helps :] ♥ ♥ ♥

if a guy you are making out with puts his hands on your boobs like ONTOP of your shirt, not under it, is that sexual harrasment or assault? what if while youi were making out he put his hands in the back pocket of your jeans and squeezed your butt? is that harrassment? thanks so much!

hey. assult means that he attacked you. assult means that you did not want him doing that to you and you tried to stop it. harrasment is to irrate and persist to do something. so it it was bugging you but you didnt stop him then it is harrasment. hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

okay well me and my boyfriend have been going out for like 27 months or so and its been pretty great. we have broken up a couple of times but for different reasons. and lately we have been arguing alot. like alot. and i have tlked to him about it on a number of occasions and then he apoligizes and everything is okay for like a week.. then it happens again. well i do love him. but we have been going out for so long and these are suppose to be the best years of our lives so i want to just kind of see what else is out there and have fun and not be tied down all of highschool. who knows? maybe the one for me is right there in front of me. well i have broken up with him and everytime i just go right back to him. either because i miss him or just plain jealousy bc i dont like seeing him with other girls. i dont know what to do. is the break-up a good idea? and if it is what do i say. another problem if we do breakup i know i will be a bit emotional and last time i did i cried alot and my mom just blamed the whole thing on me and thought as if i just wanted attention or something because my family likes him alot. i can see a future with it but do u think i should see what else is out there and if he is the one i want to be with just go back to him? i dont know. HELP!!!

signed,
very confused

hey. the question is, are you happy with him? do you have a good time with him? if you feel like there is really no connection between you too anymore then dont be afraid to end the relationship. dont be afraid to be emotional if you do break up with him, anyone would be. if you love him and you really want the relationship to continue then go ahead, stay together. talk to him, say that when you fight, it is bad and then everything just goes back to normal, and then the fighting starts again. ask him if he relizes this. say that you dont like it and you want to have a peaceful relationship. maybe this will open his eyes and you guys can be happy. just follow your heart. good luck. hope this helps!! :] ♥ ♥ ♥

my stomach is toned above my belly button. below..not so much. i have that little mini pouch thing under my belly button that everyone seems to have & never goes away but that doesnt really bother me. it's my sides. like when i wear jeans it bulges a littlee bit on the sides, and it looks retarted when i wear a bathing suit beccause the top part of my abs are good but the rest isn't.i do the flat ab workout thing every night from the latest seventeen, but its not really doing much. i eat pretty good, but i basically have no will power lol so its hard to beat cravings. so i was wondering what ways i could make the ugllly bulge goo awayyy ? hopefully by like, the end of june.

hey. this could still be baby fat. if you want the bulge to go away then you will have to work for it. what do you crave? is it ice cream? candy? chips? chocolate? the best thing to do is to just not bring that stuff into your house. here are some sites with some stuff that you might find usefull:

http://www.pageantrymagazine.com/magazine/features/2003/d03/d03fitnesswebed.html

http://www.building-muscle101.com/how-to-get-rid-of-love-handles.html

hope this helps!! :) ♥ ♥ ♥

15/F
Today in health we watched "the cycle of life" or something, about babies being born. Well ..I know how they are and stuff, but in this video they showed EVERYTHING, like and, I think I'm scarred, I always wanted to have kids before this, but now I'm thinking I dont want to, since it grossed me out so much, and my health teacher said it hurts a lot. And from what I saw, ew.. and blah.

Do you think I will change my mind later in life? Because I want kids, but blah it seems gross..I'm young, so I will most likely change my mind about kids later right?

hey. i know it may seem gross now. but you will change your mind later on in life. it does hurt a lot to have a baby. but it is all worth it when you have a beautiful new baby! you are only 15, you have a long way to go. dont worry about it. hope this helps!! :) ♥ ♥ ♥

i put lemon juice in my hiar, and it says to lay out in the sun or blow dry it to make it "lighten" but would it give me the same effect if i straightened with with a wet-dry stragithener?

hey. this will work! hope this helps!! :) ♥ ♥ ♥

okay.. anyway, i can't wear tank tops, cause i have these like pimples on my shoulders and my back, and its really disgusting, and whenever i do wear tank tops, i always try and cover them up, it just doesnt work.. so how do i get rid of these pimples? i've tried loads of things..
will rate

hey. everyone has some pimples on their back, it is just natural. i dont know what you have tried, but you can use acne face wash on your back. just follow the same instructions, except on your back :]. it would be best to do it in the shower. you can also go to your dermatologist and have him take a look at your back and see if he/she can perscribe anything to you. "bacne" comes from wearing too tight of shirts when then skin cant breathe, so try wearing looser shirts for a while. here is a site that may help:

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Bacne

hope this helps!! :) ♥ ♥ ♥

Ok so we were signing yearbooks on our last day of school and the guy I like (Andrew) traded yearbooks with me to sign and i he signed his name and like no message and so i signed the same thing only have a gr8 summer. So my bff takes his yearbook and writes ps - she likes you, pointing an arrow to my message and i dont know if he likes me back or not i couldnt really tell his expression but he looked at me often before that. He might be trying to avoid me now that he knows. What am I supposed to think? Should I contact him over the summer? Or does he not like me?! HELPPP!!!
I rate 5's.
Thx in advance.

hey. sorry to say it, but it weems like he doesnt like you. he may though, it is hard to tell. you should deff. contact him over the summer. ask him to hang out and go to the movies or something. after a few "dates" you can ask him if he likes you and if he does say no, just say, okay, then can we still be friends. he may learn to like you more if he spends more time with you. good luck! hope this helps!! :) ♥ ♥ ♥

15/f

what are some GREAT tasting diet snacks that will be fun to make and are healthy for you (please include recipes if you can)?

thankss =)

hey. the best thing to do is to snack on friuts and veggies. the brightest colored ones are the best like carrots, oragnes, tomatoes, watermellon, strawberries, blueberries, etc. here are some websites with some great recipies:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/recipes/veggie_bowls.html

http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/recipes/orange_chill.html

http://parentingteens.about.com/od/recipesforkids/r/kids_recipes56.htm

http://parentingteens.about.com/od/recipesforkids/r/kids_recipes44.htm

happy snacking! hope this helps!! :) ♥ ♥ ♥

13/f
Ive noticed that in the past few days ive been crying all the time, and i dont know why, cos im happy, yesterday was great and its the half term so things are fun. But yesterday i was reading this book about two people in love and then they had this big emotional row and just because of that i started crying.
Then this morning i checked my email and there was this chain mail about how you dont realise how much you love your parents until theyre gone, which made a few tears come from my eyes. Then, i was just watching the streets new music video (where he sings about how he misses his father) and i almost cried.
I dont know why, as i hardly ever cry, why do i keep crying at all these little things?

hey. seems like hormones to me! they can make you feel estatic the first moment, and then balling your eyes out the next! i was watching a movie last night (the Terminal) and i started balling my eyes out too for no reason! ha. you arent alone! hope this helps!! :) ♥ ♥ ♥

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