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Q: 15/f

My family is catholic, but i found out that my brother is "agnostic". This has happened recently, he is a seventh grader and only 13 years old. Will he grow out of this? He goes to church but he never says any of the prayers or anything. A lot of people think catholicism is too "strict" but our church isn't a normal catholic church; we have a youth choir that actually sings songs that aren't boring and we have youth groups and our priests are really nice and actually give good sermons. What can i do to help him? I don't want to shove it down his throat or anything...but what should i do? please help!
this can be a very tricky situation.
yes, you are right, dont shove it down his throat, this will only make things worse.
being only 13, that is a very confusing time for a child, and its a good possiblity that he will grow out of it.
try to show him why God is so important.
and what God did for us.
I understand your pain. I am a very strong christian, where as most of my friends are agnostic. But stand firm in your beliefs and try to help him as much as you can. Try speaking with your priests about your brother,and hopefully they will have some tips as to how to help him.
I hope that i helped some.
if you have anymore questions please ask.

-jessicamarie.

Q: Okay so I've been having alot of stomach pains lately, It isnt nasaea. I have a doctor appointment tomrow.
But here the catch, I've been sexually active... could I be pregnaut??? I've had my period a few times since my last time but i've heard you can still have a period in the beginnig of pregnaucy.
if you have had your period a few time since your last sexual encounter, i am sure your not pregnant. You probably just have a stomach virus.
good luck.

-jessicamarie.

Q: I have a bit of a problem and I am not sure how to deal with it. I am 21 and recently discovered my mother is smoking weed. I found a joint and today when I walked in the house it smelt like weed. She is a grown woman and can make decisions, but I am worried that it will turn into worse.
My father was a drinker and druggy and thats how he ultimately died. So I am worried that she will end up the same way to early.
So please tell me if I should just butt out or what I can do about it.
First off I am sorry about your father. I understand your concern for your mother and this does need to be taken care of. You have a responsibility to your mother to do your best to help her, that doesnt mean that you can make her change. Sit down with your mother and tell her that you know that she's been smokeing and that you care so much about her that you dont want her to ruin her life. She means too much to you to let her just waste away. Any time you find a joint or anything, flush it down the toliet. A bong? break it. Yes, this may make her angry, but it will slow down the process. Talk to her about checking her into a rehab filcilaty.
Now on the sad side, these things may not work. I have been through similar situations, except not my mother. I know how hard it is. All you can do is your best, you cant make her change, the only person that can is her. If she doesnt want to stop, shes not going to. No matter what. But never give up hope.
I hope i helped at least some.
Let me know if you have anymore questions.

-jessicamarie.

Q: If you're not getting the right nutrients into your system, what can happen to your body?
without proper nutrition, a persons body can develop a condition called malnutrition. Malnutrition is a very serious condition that can lead to other problems along the lines and can result in a deadly ending.
so make sure that your body is getting the nutrients that it needs in order to survive.

-jessicamarie.

Q: 16/m
Ok, I always get really horny and I masturbate but it just doesn't do the trick..I've tried thinking about ppl i know and i watch porn, but it just doesn't seem to help...any ideas?
I think if i saw someone i knew naked it would help, but i doubt that will ever happen....
this is a typical teenage guy problem.
really, there is nothing that you can do except masturbate.
your hormones are raging right now because you are in the middle of puburity.
just try not to let your hormones take advantage of your life.
im sorry that i couldnt be of any more help.
any other questions just let me know.

Q: okay my boyfriend really wants me to give him a hand job. i can tell. he's been doing things sorta subtlely lately. we went to the movies a coupla days ago, and he was putting my hand on the inside of his thigh. he had his hand on top of mine and he just held it there. Then i was talking to him, and he was like making jokes about it, then when i said "why do you want me to so bad" he was just like "i'm kidding". i don't want to disappoint him, but i'm not sure if i'm ready to. if i were to give him a hand job though, i don't exactly know how to go about doing it. any pointers? oh and does it count if he keeps his pants on? if he is, how do you do it then?
this is a typical guy thing. most guys have a fantasy of their girlfriends doing this, mine included. giving a guy that you trust and are close to is not nesscarily a bad thing. but by all means do not do it if you are not ready. If you start doing these things too early then you will feel like crap later for doing this. After the hand job step things also tend to escalate. So dont do anything that you are not 100% sure you are ready for.
If you decide that you are ready, talk to him first, no matter how akward. tell him that you are going to do that, but you dont want your whole relationship to be based on doing "things". A handjob is basically the rubbing and handling of a guys dick. pretty simple. plus most guys will tell you what they really like for you to do. so dont worry.
I dont know about other peoples opinions, but in my opioion through the pants counts. And this works with the same method except clothing in the way. Yes, some of the pleasure may be lost, but maybe this would be a good first step if your not sure about doing this.
I hope this helped. Feel free to ask anymore questions.

-jessicamarie.

Q: Ok so next week august 28th I start highschool and I'm not going to lie I'M TERRIFIED I don't know what to do or how to act who to talk to what to say I don't know anything! And what's bad enough is that I have a lot of people at this highschool who I didn't get along with in middleschool and still don't get along with and the drama omg the drama I can't stand the whole "she said this about you" "she said that about you" I hate it! I want to learn how to stay away from alll the drama and all the people I don't get along with does anyone have any tips on how to make my first year in highschool a year where I don't have to worry about everything and everyone??
i understand what you are going through. my advice to you is to stay calm. i was just as terrified as you are when i started, but then once i got used to everything it was fine. dont be too shy but dont be the loud and obnoxious one either. just be ur self and ppl will like you for who you are, not wat you pretend to be.

Q: do you have to be baptized to go to Heaven?i believe in Jesus Christ and i know thaat He died for our sins.do i have to be baptized to go to heaven?

thank you.





(if you can, give me Bible verses where it says you have to or/if it says you don't have to.)
u don't have to be baptized to go to heaven..but God says that you should be baptized as a confirmation of your faith.

Q: ok what does fingering mean??? I no its gross or sumthing I just see people using all the time on here!! so I need to no! Ive never done it EWWW but Im always curious about terms I don't no and I don't want to say sumthing about fingering to someone because that wud be really embarrassing!! (ive said stuff like that b4) I no its gross but please tell me!!
fingering is when someone takes there finger and sticks it into a girls vagina, and rubs around in there to make her feel good and to moan.

Q: what does getting and giving head mean?
When you give head it means that someone is sucking on a guys penis, and when your getting head it means that someone is sucking your penis.

Q: for startersIm going to say this as apropriatly as i can

I was sexualy asaulted by 6 guys && then a couple months later i was raped and my brother said "If this keeps happening people arent going to believe yu they will just think yu are crying wolf"

well recently i was partying with some friends and i was drunk so i wanted to have fun but not have sex and i made that clear to everyone. me being bisexual i was all over my friend thats a girl. Well these two guys were looking on and one of them had already fucked my friend that night and the other liked me. well some how the guy that liked me ended up grabbing my friend and fucking her. The other guy grabbed me and i told him he cool lick meh down there so he did and then he put a condom on and i pushed him away and told him no i wasnt going to have sex with him And he said stuff like "let me just touch it i wont stick it in" and i told him again im not gona have sex with him. So he touched it nd told me he wasnt gona stick it in and then he tryd to nd i tryd pushing him away saying stop but he just pushed me down and told me to chyll out i tryd pushing him away again but he wouldnt listen nd so i just layd there nd he started having sex with me nd i was crying. after he was done i got up and ran off upstairs.

What should i do? I dont even know if this is wrong it just makes me feel wrong and dirty. Is this wrong or not?
what the guy did was very very wrong...that is rape..and you should report him for that..although it is not your fault that he raped you, you did put yourself in the wrong positions, you went to a party and go drunk, you told a guy that he could do stuff w/ you but not sex...you need to stop getting into situations like these to prevent getting raped or assulted again...i hope i helped..

Q: im a 14 year old guy i just got into high school and i can't stop thinking about girls there is this hot cheerleader in my science and i keep undressing her with my eyes and ive been haveing very dirty dreams about her wut should i do?
this is a very typical thing for a guy your age to experience..your hormones are just raging..its all compleltly normal..and i hate to tell you but there is really nothing that you can do...except, if you like her, then ask her out. hope i helped

Q: If you and a guy you like are hanging out at your house, what are some ways you can get him to hold your hand without actually telling him?
if your sitting next to h im or standing next to him or w/e then just try brushing your hand against his..hope i helped

Q: My Daughter is 11 and she tells me shes old anough to babysit but i dont know if she should. I started babysitting when i was 11 but i want to make sure its a good age. Please help!
I understand your asking this question, really the age to start babysitting all just depends on how mature the person is, and what ages she would be babysitting. If you believe that your child is mature enough to take care of other people's childern then 11 is a fine age. Also one thing to remember that unless you or your daughter knows someone in particular then it may be harder for her to find a job.

Q: I am looking for a fair hourly rate to pay a babysitter. Can anyone help?
well i believe that it depends really on how many kids the babysitter is watching..but i would say for 1 child around $7-9 an hour

Q: I have a friend whose parents are really overprotective. She's a girl, I'm a guy, so obviously her parents have a problem with her hanging out with me. She can only see me when we go in a big group that is mostly of girls.

I was thinking about approaching her parents and telling them that I'm a Christian [like them], I don't drink or do drugs, I'm only interested in friendship, I'm a virgin and will be until I get married..basically that I'm a good person. What do you think are the chances that they'll change their mind and let her hang out with me alone?
I think that you are making a very good choice in confronting her parents about you being friends w/ her. I appluade you on being able to tell them that you are a christian and are gonna be a virgin until marriage and i hope you keep that. I believe that if they are christians and you confront them about this then they should go a little easier..i can't make any promises but i hope that this will help...

Q: This will be verry long, but please bear with me and help.. I am desperate for advice right now..

I feel like there is no reason for me to live anymore. The past week my friends have stood me up and lied to me. My mom is a huge alcoholic so all she does is yell at me (like now), blaming me for her personal problems. My dad is always angry at me. I never know why, actually. I am always doing something that makes him mad. Whenever I have something to say, nobody listens. Usually they later regret it but that doesn't stop from ignoring me again. Also, my cousin cheerfully (at least it seemed like it) said I am invited to her birthday party. It would be a huge blast since she just turned 18. She said she would tell me when to get there.. but later after asking she never responded back, because she never told me. So she went without me. First of all, this meant SOO much to me because I haven't seen her in months, so I was looking forward to it.

She also did this a few other times so I wouldn't consider it an accident. She never wants to take me anywhere.

It's the same with my friends. I post bulletins on Myspace, saying how hurt I am or something, and nobody cares to reply back. You'd think out of 100 friends, one of them would, right? No.

I feel hated, betrayed, and lied to. I feel like I am everyone's punching bag.

I am mentally ill, actually. I have attempted suicide numerous times, once ending up in the ER. I get panic attacks and mental breakdowns. I do see my school counselor, but all she can do is calm me down. She doesn't help the problem, she just helps the way I feel. But I want the problem to be helped because all it does is it gets worse. I am sick and tired of being treated all crappy. I do nice things for people but the favor is never returned. Usually I don't expect any to be but I never get one returned.

My parents refuse to get me to a Psychologist. The most I can do right now is school counseling. I live in a crappy city so there is no shelters nearby or anything.

I want to die. I want to be gone. I am sure if I do die, everyone will be happy because right now everyone just gets mad at me for no reason. I have done nothing wrong, but I blame mysef everyday for just existing.

What can I do?? PLEASE HElP!!=[

ps - please don't ignore this because I know this site gets many questions about depression and suicide, and I know I am annoying you people for adding on to it. But I am ill, and I need help. Thanks.
first of all..i know that times can get rough..and i know that for some people it can seem like all of the time, ot it is all of the time..i don't know exactly what to tell you, but im gonna do my best to help you, im glad that you are talking to your school guidence counseler..if your parents won't listen to you when you try to tell them how you feel then try writing them a note telling them how you feel and what is bothering you and put it where they won't miss it...with your friends, go to the people that you think are your best friends and tell them personal how you feel, not just on myspace, i want you to remember that even when i seems like no one cares you have God and he will always care, and even that i don't know you, i do care, and please don't EVER try to commit suicide...and i am sure that there are many people that would be very sad if anything ever happened to you. im not sure what else i can tell you, and i know that i may not have been much help, but please if you want to talk to me about anything please email me at baseballgirl43@yahoo.com because i will not ignore you, and i will do my best to help you in anyway that i can...hope i helped

Q: In comparison to Windows Xp and Windows Vista, what are the advantages and the disadvantages between the two?

I currently have the Xp version but was thinking about switching to Vista.

Anything would be great!
although i don't know the specific advantages and disadvatages my suggestion to you is to wait before getting vista. i have heard many great things about vista, but i believe that you should wait at least 6 months after it came out before purchasing it so that all the bugs are worked out of the system. you don't want to go waste all of that money on something that isn't working as well as you thought it would

Q: Hi i'm a sophomore and my boyfriend is also a sophomore and we've been dating for a year and a half. Only juniors and seniors are allowed to go to prom, but they can take freshman or sophomores as dates. This girl who is my friend and is also my boyfriends friend asked him to go to prom with her, but he didn't know what to say. So he asked me if he should or not. And I dont really want him to go with her because she always flirts with him. And I just don't feel comfortable with him going with her. So I guess my question is... Is it okay to tell him that I don't want him to go or is that too controlling? Because i don't want to be a mean girlfriend who won't let her boyfriend do anything, but I just feel bad if I don't let him go. Thanks!
if your boyfriend asked you if you thought he should go, then you should tell him what you really think. the truth will come out eventually and he should understand how you feel. He wouldn't want you going to prom with his friend that flirted with you, would he?

Q: hey well im 14/f
and i have a school dance this week. and i have a date.
but i have one MAJOR problem. i suck at slow dancing and dont really know how.. i dont wanna look retarded. please help if u can! :)
don't worry about it..if your date asks you to dance on a slow song..warn him in a jokeing way of your dangerous moves..just don't sweat it...have fun.. and remember most guys don't know how to slow dance either, especially at your age..and if he really likes you he won't care and he'll look retarded too..i promise you your not going to be the only one there with that problem.

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jessicamarie
I just your average teen age girl, except i've gone through a lot of hardships that no one should go through, much less a teenager. I have a lot of experience with giving advice and love to do it. I am spirited and willful. I would love to help anyone i can no matter what the situation. I hate when people judge others, and make it my goal to not judge others. Everyone has their unique characteristics that should be uplifted and not put to shame.

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