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Q: Is god real im confused

Yes, I believe that God is real, because I wouldn't be here if he wasn't. I don't mean that just in the creation sense. You see I was born 2 monthe premature with the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck. The doctors didn't think that I would survive 24 hours. My grandmother started a prayer chain that spanned across the country. Obviously I survived. When I was a year old I still couldn't walk. The doctors told my parents that I would never walk and that due to the lack of oxygen to my brain during birth, I would be mentally and physically handicapped. When I was 18 months old, I took my first steps. Then the doctors said that by the time I was 12, I'd be in a wheel chair. Well, I'm 26 years old and I've never spent a single day in a wheelchair. I took honors classes in highschool and graduated and went on to college. I guess what I'm trying to say is I know that God is real, and it's proven to me with every step I take. My life and achievements have defied medical science. The only explanation that satisfies me is God heard my grandmother's prayers and thanks to her I'm here today.

Q: How old is way too young to have sex? my bf wants to with me but were only 15!! is that too young please help... if that is too young what should i say to him..

I don't think it comes down to a matter of age. There is no magic number. The fact that you had to ask this question, tells me one thing, you are not ready. You should be honest with your boyfriend and tell him that you're not ready. If he really cares about you, he'll realize that you are worth the wait.

Q: okay im overweight and i really need to start losing weight. i mean i look at my self and i am definetly not happy for letting myself get out of shape. so i know a lot of exercises i can do but what i need help from you guys is with the foods. what are some good foods for losing weight. ya know like foods i can eat and arent bad for you. please help and i will rate. thank you!

The Atkins diet works great. You can find all the info you need at atkins.com.

Q: Can you tell me where you found the Louisiana law that says you must be 16 to babysit? I'm having trouble finding anything about that!

I'm not exactly sure were that particular law can be found. My criminal justice teacher mentioned it in class once. Also, once when I was babysitting the little boy was playing with the telephone and he dialed 911. When the police came to make sure everything was okay, the officer asked me for my birthdate because he wanted to make sure I was at least 16. Sorry I couldn't be more help, but I'll try to find that information for you.

Q: 4 of the past 5 nights, I have been waking up in excruciating pain. This pain is in my knee cap. It's not something I experience when I first wake up in the morning, it's something that attacks during the night, causing me to awaken. You've got to understand and believe me when I say this - this is the most dreadful, awful, intense pain I have EVER experienced in my ENTIRE life, hands down, without a SINGLE doubt. To be perfectly truthful here, I generally cry when I'm physically hurting, as it helps me cope with any ailments I might currently be dealing with. However, crying over my sudden and harsh knee pain doesn't make much sense to me. No amount of tears, and no tantrum I could possibly throw would do this pain justice. I find that it only upsets myself more. In the past I have always be able to rely on my tears to calm myself, and now that I DO NOT have that, I'm unaware of where to turn.

I know that I'll NEVER have a proper diagnosis until I see a doctor. Problem is, I'm not covered by Insurance, as we just moved to a new state, and my father's job does not offer benefits. But who's kidding who; the REAL problem is that I am AFRAID to inform my family. I'm scared they might TRY TO take me to the doctor. I know this is what's best for me, but the doctor/hospital is my biggest fear EVER. I realize if my pain is THIS insane, avoiding the doctor/hopistal is plainly prolonging the inevitable.

I'm not really sure about what it is I am asking here. I suppose I would just like some opinions, suggestions, guesses, ideas, knowledge... ANYTHING you might have to contribute!!! =/

- I'm female; a few days away from 17.

- I'm not exessively large, but I guess I could stand to lose a few pounds?

- Again, this has ONLY occurred 4 of the past 5 nights, and ONLY during the NIGHT.

- I know that the weather can do some funny things to your bones, but the weather in Connecticut has been in the 90's for the past couple of weeks. Always humid and consistent. The weather has never had an affect on me BEFORE - at least not that I've ever NOTICED, so I'm skeptical that the weather is causing my pain. At this point in time, I'm not going to cross ANYTHING off as a possible cause.

- This is ONLY in my LEFT knee. ONLY in the knee cap ITSELF - not the entire leg, and the pain does NOT "jump" around.

- My sleeping position? Generally [and ALWAYS the case when I have experienced this pain] I have been sleeping on my RIGHT side. MEANING, my LEFT leg didn't have much weight to speak of resting upon it, understand?

- I guess it's important to add that I have a "condition" where my legs and feet randomly swell up like Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters..... This used to be insanely bad [not to mention highly disgusting] but ever since I've gotten the proper leg braces, that problem seems to be no more. Now, what CAUSES that random swelling? Salt. Basically it's where salt gets stuck within my body, causing it to expand. You might be thinking that it's the LEG BRACES that is causing this, BUUTTT.. I haven't been wearing them for the past three weeks. So the problem IS NOT the WEARING OF them. This has lead me to believe it COULD MAYBE [just as it "COULD MAYBE" be anything else]... but it COULD MAYBE be my NOT wearing them that is having this affect on me. But if this is so, why haven't I ever experienced this in the past??? Yet, problems have to start SOMEWHERE, right? But really, my legs have only been a problem TWICE [as far as swelling goes] in the past 3 weeks since I've neglected to wear my braces. Honestly, I don't believe the cause has anything to do with this. Also, when this swelling is present, it starts at my toes, and works it's way UP my body. It never has a chance to even REACH my knees, because I catch it while still in my foot.

- This brings me to my diet: My diet hasn't changed much within the past 4-5 weeks. I've obviously been cutting back on my salt intake. Other than that, I really haven't been over eating or under eating any. I eat until I'm full, and I then call it quits. I NEVER drink milk or soda; ONLY ONLY ONLY water, and A WHOLE LOT of it. The past week my Mom [who is the one who generally provides all of our meals] has been away on vacation. During this time, I've been properly fed. But to be honest, I've sort of replaced lunch with a package of Austin Peanut Butter Crackers, which are very high in sodium. If this IS NOT having an affect on my SWELLING, I severely doubt it's having an affect on my KNEE CAP. As I previously said, I am not willing to discount ANYTHING as of yet.

- I'm not involved in sports, and since I am new to the area, my friend count is a complete zero, so needless to say I don't really go anywhere. So no... I haven't hurt it during some crazy practice drill or anything. I know that I can hurt it anywhere, but don't you think I would have noticed the pain [at least a TINY bit] if I had pulled or torn something?? And if you think I might have done this, why does it only attack at night? Not even during the day in my long naps in the SAME sleeping position.. but ONLY at NIGHT. Is that just coincidence???

- This pain strikes suddenly, and ONLY leaves when I begin to work my joint like a mad man. I generally lay there in pain for about 5 minutes, before I gather up enough courage and willpower to begin extending my knee. Once it's fully extended and moved around for about 10-15 seconds.. the pain DISAPPEARS ENTIRELY!! I would NEVER know it even happened.

Can someone tell me.. is this a "common" thing? Does it ever happen to YOU? Know any possible remedies or temproray solutions? What do you *ADVISE?

I understand you are not a medical professional, but I would be ever so appreciative of some guesses here. Please, anything you've got. This pain is so intense, my body begins to shake violently, and I get the urge to vomit. :D It's just not a pretty picture. Last night I slept with a huge garbage bag at my side, as I expected the pain. Can I predict the future or what -- I'll be damned if it didn't happen AGAIN. =[

Thank you, all, very very much for ANY information you provide.

Mackenzie

My apologies on the length of this question. I was trying to the best of my ability to NOT leave any details out, clearly.

In case you're curious, you should expect a rating. It's the least I can do.. :D

My first instinct was that it's growing pains, which my brother had when he was growing up. I has something to do with your bones growing fast during puberty and it causes pain in your joints. But since you're 17 then that's probably not it, unless you're a late bloomer.

My best guess is that it's due to you not wearing your leg braces. You probably favor your left leg when you walk (putting more wait on it), but when you wear your braces, your weight is more evenly distributed. Since you haven't been wearing your brace, you might be putting a strain on your leg. Maybe you should try wearing your brace again for a few days to see if the pain goes away. I'm not a doctor or anything, but I have worn a leg brace before, so I know a little something about them.

My grandfather has pain in his legs when his potassium level is too low. He has to take a potassium supplement, which you can buy over the counter. Maybe you should try eating a couple bananas which are high in potassium. You could also try taking a daily multivitamin that has potassium.

If the pain doesn't stop in a few days, you should really see a doctor. I know you don't want to, but it could be a symptom of something more serious. You should check with the local hospital, they may have a program for people without medical insurance. Maybe free care or a big discount or something.

I hope I helped!

Q: I have windows XP, how can i hide my files from other users on the computer..like me and my sister have different accounts..how can i hide my files from her and my parents? thanks

Protect your account with a secret password.

Q: I wear a DD size bra. Like, does that make me fat? And do boys like boobs that r like, DD size? Is it common do wear DD, or is that like wayy huge. Please be serious nd just answer, i'll rate high

First of all your bra size doesn't have anything to do with whether you're fat or not, so don't worry about that. I've been a DD since I was 14. I think boys like boobs, period, no matter what size they are. I know a girl that a FFF!

Q: my husband is an alcholic, he promises to stop drinking but i always seem to find bottles of beer hidden in different places how can i help him stop he seems to think he is not hurting anyone but i dont like the drunken behaviour in front of my kids even though they are grown up but now he has his first grandchild and yet he still wont stop, you see he stopped drinking for 22 years and for the last 5 he has been secretly drinking cause everytime i find his bottl es we argue can you advise me please.

I think you should have an intervention. You and your kids should get together and talk to him about it. Have your kids tell how they felt when they were growing up and he was drunk. Make sure that they tell him that they won't let their children go through that. Maybe if he's faced with the choice between drinking or being a part of his grandchildrens lives, that'll give him the push he needs to quit drinking. Good luck!

Q: ok well i was looking at ppls xangas and i come to this one xanga and these two guys were like we are looking for two girls to fuck and eat out. they were saying how they want stuff. well i thought it would be funny to leave a comment so i did, but then i relized that they could look at my xanga when they click my comment!!! and my pic is in there!!! im afraid they might look at my xanga and talk to me about that shit, im really scared, i dont wanna talk to them idk what to do HELP I WILL RATE SOOOOOO HIGH

All you have to do is block them from your site.

Q: my boyfriend cheated on me & my best guy friend gave me a shoulder to cry on. while i was venting to him, he just kissed me. why he did this i dont know, but Im just really confused. did he do it to make me feel better or because he likes me or what? i'm really confused.

I think your friend wants to be more than friends. Follow your heart and everything else will fall into place.

Q: i think i just made one of the biggest mistakes of my life. me and my best guy friend have always had a friends-with-benifits relationship. he was fingering me today and ended up sticking his penis in me. we were going for a little, but we had to stop because he had to leave. he didn't get to cum and we did full out have sex. but knowing that his penis was in me... is that enough to count for losing my virginity?

Penetration=loss of virginity

Q: This is going to be the strangest question ever. My grandmother and my mother both carried a Bible as part of their bouquet for their weddings. I want to do the same. There are 4 possible Bibles that would fit the bill.
#1-Grandmother's Bible-She isn't around, and she wouldn't let my mom carry it. It's a faded ivory.

#2-Mom's Bible-She carried it, but she is now divorced. So maybe superstitiously, I don't really want to carry it. I will already be wearing her veil. It is white.

#3-The Bible I was given when I was Baptized. It's blue, and a little stained due to a fire. I don't think anyone will see the stained.

#4-The Bible I was given at or near birth with my name written on it. It is a very light pink.

All of these Bibles mean something to me. They aren't huge, so weight shouldn't be an issue. One day I want the blue one, and one day I want grandmother's Bible. What's your opinion?

#4 because you've had it all your life, and if you have a daughter, you can add her name to the cover and pass it on to her to carry on her wedding day. Then she can pass it on to her daughter and so on.

Q: Ok so when im going to have my period, im scared that people will know that im changing my pads.. is there anyway on how to silence things up? it gets really embarassing for me cause im a tomboy...

You can flush the toilet, so the sound of the flushing will drown out any other sound.

Q: looking for a song. i dont know any of the words except . i am pretty fly for a white guy? helpplzz

Pretty Fly by Offspring

Q: I'm involoved with a married man and have been for two years now. We started out as just friends and the relatonship evolved.He's scared to leave his wife because they share two children together. I'm very much in love with him and want to be with him. Lately I've been feeling he's been wasting my time because he hasn't left her yet and I feel he never will. When I ask when will he leave or make a decision on leaving, he tells me he cant leave his kids with her and wants to know he could get full custody before he leaves. What should I do in this situatuion? HEEEELLLLLPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!

Do you honestly want to be the cause of a broken family? How would you feel if you were in his wife's shoes? Remember this: If he can cheat with you, he WILL cheat ON you. On second thought, maybe that's what you deserve. What goes around comes around.

Q: My friend that i have known for a long time has just revealed to me that he is gay. I love him to death. What should i do ??

Love him to death, as you always have.

Q: how old do you need to be to be a babysitter?

I think it depends on what state you live in. In Louisiana the law states that you have to be at least 16.

Q: I have a list of names that I like a lot. For my kids. *(I've always loved names, and making them up, and stuff)* Im Almost 15, and wont be having kids for atleast 7 more years, but i would still like to know some of the names for boys and/or girls that you all like! and you can add middle names too, if you so desire. Also, I use a lot of the names that I like when I play the Sims and the Sims 2. So If you could please tell me the names that you all like for boys and/or girls, that would be great, thanks! I'll rate a 4 or a 5 if you leave a *real* name! thanks!!

--KeLs--

Girls: Malia, Cheyenne, JaeLyn, Dynell, Gabriella

Boys: Dakota, Elijah, Gabriel, Lakota

Q: my dad got arrested, and it's reallllllly embarassing. what should i do at school? i live in a small town so people will find out about it fast.

I went through the same thing when I was in high school, and the best thing to do is to pretend that it doesn't bother you. If you show them that it bothers you, they will keep bugging you about it. If you act like you don't care what they think, they'll get bored and move on to something else.

Q: Ok, First off I am 12/f and I have a lota friends, but I am single. My one guy friend said that this one guy liked me, but he is too afraid to ask me out because he is afraid that I will turn him down. I already told his friend that if he asked me i would say yes. He's not hot or anything but I'm pretty good friends with him and everything and I can't turn him down because I'm friends with him and he is pretty cool. My friend said that he talks about me all the time and keeps saying that he is gonna ask me out, but he hasn't yet. I'm tired of being single and I wish he would just ask me already! What should I do? Should I just ask him out or what? Help me please.

Thanks in advance....*me* lol

I think you should go ahead and ask him out. If you like him and he likes you, then go for it. Why wait for him to make the first move? Good luck.

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I can give advice to anyone of any age, because I'm still young enough to be able to relate to the problems that teens face, but I'm not so young that I haven't had to deal with adult issues. So if you have any questions, just drop them in my inbox, and I'll answer them as soon as I can.