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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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My best friends parents just told her that they are getting a divorce. I don't know what to say to her. I basically said "I am soooo sorry" and "this should be happening to you" I also toldh er tha ti am always there for her she can call me anytime, it doesn't matter if its 12 midnight, and she can come over whenever, she doesn't hav eto call or nothin' i don't know what else to say. HELP!!!! (link)
Sounds like you did as any good friend would do. Offered to be there and listen. That's the best thing you can do.

I do have a couple of websites. They are mostly for the children of parents who are getting a divorce. I would bet though that there may be something in them that can help your friend get through it all. I will send them to you, maybe you can share what you learn with her. :)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/divorce.html

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/divorce.html



How do you Know when your ready like iv had sex before and i thought i was ready but i guess i wasnt cuz i regreted big time (link)
I have a web site for you to check out on the subject. I hope you find it useful. :)

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=291&id=2170


Wow,
I just found out my dad smokes pot!
I'm gob smacked.

He didn't tell me, I found out myself.

I don't even know why I'm posting this, I'm so shocked. I had to get it out. (link)
You'd be surprised. He probably isn't the only one you know. :)


ok so my periods started today, agh what a pain. but im supposed to go to a theme park tonight and i LOVE rollercoasters and going upside down and stuff. if i wear a pad (cant wear tampons for some medical reason) would i like leak going upside down or something? haha idk really i was just wondnering if itd be stupid or something
haha
thanks to anyone who can help :-D (link)
No it shouldn't be a problem. Go and have fun. :)


Me and my g/f have been together for 8 months on and off, and I'm taking a liking to her friend...what do i do? (link)
If the liking is real strong, I advise you make as friendly a breakup as possible with the girl you are now dating. If you have a bad breakup the girl you like may get upset too.

Wait a reasonable amount of time before asking the other girl out. Try and stay friends with them but don't ask her out the day after or anything. Wait a couple of weeks at least. :)


i am with this guy and we have been seriously disucssing marriage. we both want to get married to each other and we want that badly. more than anything else. we are about to move in together shortly, but my question is, if we are planning it and things, but he hasnt actually ASKED me "Will you marry me" and all that shit. so are we considered engaged or what? i am a bit confused. he wants to wait to actually ask me until he can buy the perfect ring and all that cutesy stuff. but until then are we considered engaged or not...i know its stupid but i cant figure it out. i will rate all answers that i get, i promise! (except the smart ass ones) (link)
I don't think i'd consider it official until he outright asks.

Congrats though...unofficially ;)



i got mi period last month and this is my second month and it started up again last night and there is a lot i mean ALOT of blood from my period it seems to be uncontrolable is that normal!? ( and when i woke up in my pad the blood was all over the place)! sorry this is kinda gross

ill rate 5's!!!! (link)
Unfortunately it happens sometimes.

You are okay. Some people have heavy periods all the time. Hopefully you will only get them now and then. :)


Ok well this is a little gross so sorry if u get grossed out,,,,,,,,
okay well i think i have those little worms im not sure what there called i think like pinworms or inch worms or something. I know i have them though because i saw them. They are really uncomfortable!!! Ahh its like hell. I havent told anyone yet cause its kinda embarrasing. My question is this...is it like a serious thing? should i tell someone right away? or is there something i can do to make them go away? also they only seem to bother me in the night, is that usual? well thanks for any help! (link)
Heres some info I found. You need to tell mom because it is very highly contagious and everyone in your family needs to be treated. :)

READ THIS
Pinworms infections can be asymptomatic or result in mild gastrointestinal upsets. A common symptom associated with pinworm infections is perianal itching. Scratching of the perianal skin to relieve the itching can lead to bacterial infections that result in more itching, etc. This cycle can result in a situation where the infected person becomes very uncomfortable. Children infected with pinworms often undergo behavioral changes, including restlessness, irritability, and insomnia. In women, the adult pinworms can enter the vagina and cause additional irritation.

Pinworms are highly contagious! The eggs are infective within a few hours of being laid, and they are deposited directly on the perianal skin. Bed linens, clothing, carpets, etc., can be contaminated with eggs. The infected person's hands will, invariable, be contaminated with eggs, providing a route for reinfection and egg dispersal (even into the classroom). It is for this reason that if one member of a family is infected for pinworms, the whole family is treated.





What is ejaculation? (link)
Dictionary
e·jac·u·la·tion (ĭ-jăk'yə-lā'shən)
n.

The act of ejaculating.
An abrupt discharge of fluid.
The expulsion of seminal fluid from the urethra of the penis during orgasm.
A sudden short exclamation, especially a brief pious utterance or prayer.



when i get my period there are dark red goey blobs in my pad is that normal?

ill rate (link)
It is normal.

Your period is all about shedding the lining of your uterus. Sometimes you get what looks like clots but, its perfectly normal. :)


really long story but i need all the help i can get!

well my X-friend, sarah, has a popular friend.

well they just became friends.

heres the story:

sarah and i made plans wedensday to do something thursday, she cancelled plans saying she was tiared and wanted to rest so i can come over tomorrow and she can by hyper.

so i said okay.. shure. tomorrows fine! but my sister is going up to look at colleges and so i need to know.. around 1045 or 11? and she said OKAY

and so we had plans and i was waiting for her to get online around 11 am because thats when shes always online.. so i said to myself "oaky she must be still sleeping"

"mom im not going to look at colleges with you and melissa, sarah can probally pick me up, worse comes to worse i wont get there." they said okay and left.

s0o i waited around untill 9oclock at NIGHT waiting for her to sign on, i called her moms house multipal times (said to call her dads house), her dads (no answer)and her cell phone millions of times. with no answer.

so then she finallu signed on about 10 o clock at night.. and
i said "WHERE WERE YOU!!!"

and she said "Katies house with tori, whats up?"

and i said "dude, we had PLANS today!"

she said: "no we didnt....."

i felt her tention of freaking out because she knows we did

she said: "it wasnt offical plans!"

i said: "well yes it was u said ill im u around 11 with the time you can get picked up!"

she said: " so that doesnt mean i can pick you up!"

i said: "well yes it does it even says it!"

(i was sending the real convo)

and then i got a IM from katie, she has never talked to me Before on AIM so i was trying to act like nothing is going between us, but wait. SARAHS AT KATIES HOUSE!

kaite: hey
me: whats upp
katie: why you messin wit my b1tch?
me: shes "messin" up "wit" my "l1fely" plans!
katie: so what she wants to hang out with popular people and not people like you, who are posers and infact fake their lives second by second.
me: my life is all true, but i got to go theres a emergency in my family, bye.
katie: yep, whats what i thought, there aint no emegency in yo family cept that im going to mess you up.
Me: you rnt going to lay a finger one me.
me: i have to go bye
katie: thats wht i thought.
Katie: your just scared

then Tori ims me

tori: whats going on with your family?
me: my grandma is about to die i have to go BYE!
Me signs off at 1136 PM.

then some reason i got a message saying "your screenname has been signed on in 2 locations and youve been kicked off" or something like that.


then my friend, mike left varies of messages and caling my cell phone. saying "your online but you rnt talking to me whats up"

me- im not online im at the hospital.
him-really what happened?
me - my g-ma is teribally sick and is about to die.
him- that sucks tell her to feel better, quickly.
me-thanks but it wont happen.
him- sarah imed me saying to calm you down
me- WHAT? im not even iming her
him- holy crap shes sending me the messages... its like I HATE YOU FOR CANCELING LIKE THAT!

and so on.. please help me and tell me if shes worth the friend i should get back (tori and sarah) and maybe a new fiend katie. but i dont know help!
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Here's the way I see it.

Tori WAS concerned enough to ask what was going on with your family.

Katie...A loser. Why hang out or be friends with someone who is going to threaten you?

Sarah is going to learn the hard way that shes not popular either. She is just to naive to realize that shes being used by Katie.

Sarah is no different than you are. If Katie thinks you are a poser etc. Believe me she thinks the same of Sarah. She is just using her for some reason. Most likely because Katie worships the ground she walks on.

So, Tori seems OK.

Sarah will be again if she ever gets a clue.

Katie= trouble maker...Beware of her. :)


ok well i really like this guy and he wants me to go over his house and i want to (hes been to my house before and lets say me n him kissed **a few times**)but everytime he hangs out with a girl something happens weather its just a kiss or sex. and i wouldnt have a problem with this but after i found out that he only likes me as a friend and that he likes my cousin things changed...a few weeks ago before i found out that he didnt like me or before i found out that he liked my cousin he told me he wanted to finger me and i said ok but now that he likes my cousin should i go over his house when i no something is gonna happen? (link)
If you don't think you can resist temptation then I will have to say don't go to his house.

Girls need to know a guy really cares before having sex with them (most of us anyway).

Boys, a lot of them anyway, don't seem to need those feelings first. I think he might just use you to get to your cousin.

Find you a guy who really cares about YOU before you get all involved like that. :)


Okay, wasn't sure if this should go under health or injuries or what, so I just chose injuries. Anyway, I woke up this morning and the left side of my jaw was killing me. I think I may have fallen asleep with my mouth clenched tight or just maybe slept on it wrong. But usually when my braces bother me I keep my mouth clenched (I think that's the word for it) so that's most likely the cause. My dad looked at it and said that it wasn't too serious and just to either keep something cold on it, or to take a shower because the steam or heat or something would help.

Just wondering if either of those might soothe the pain, or if you guys/girls had any other ideas. I know none of you are doctors, I just wanted to know if you guys/girls knew of anything that will make my jaw hurt less. I would take pills like advil or something, but I could barely get my mouth open enough to eat breakfast this morning (toast) rather than swallowing pills, mainly because I have a pill phobia and would need a lot of water and stuff to be able to take them.
So any pain relievers for my jaw that don't have to do with swallowing pills would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!! (link)
I don't know of anything liquid you might take for the pain. Aspirin is always good.

More than likely you clenched or you teeth in your sleep. It is pretty common.

You could also be cutting a molar or wisdom tooth it it is back there where your upper and lower jaw connect.

If it continues, you might want to have your orthodontist check it out for you. :)


I'm 5'7" and I used to weigh 120 and then around 3 months ago i started losing weight but the past 2 weeks I've been losing alot more weight than usual. I mean I eat just as much as I used to and i still get the same amount of excersise but I weigh 99 pounds now and i need help. How do I gain any weight? (link)
If you are not dieting and have a sudden weight loss like that you need to see your doctor.

If your routine hasn't changed then something else has. :)



What is Mental Abuse? (link)
If you have looked and couldn't find it its because it is more commonly called emotional abuse. Here is a place that will probably tell you more than you want to know. :)

http://www.answers.com/topic/emotional-abuse


is your first kiss the first time you make out or the first time a guy kisses you on the cheeks or lips or something? (link)
First time kissed by a guy, regardless of where. :)


My sister is 11 and in 6th grade. She weighs like 89 pounds. She is about 4 11. She cares about her weight a lot. She thinks shes fat but I've seen her friends and they say she nots and her stomach isnt that big at all. She is also muscular. Like she is a fast runner and she is strong. So do you think she is heavy for her age?? And do you know any ways that she could lose weighgt?? (link)
She isn't heavy for her age. If anything she is to thin. :)


First of all, i'm not asking this to be told to go to the doctor. I just need advice from people who might now what this is. Anyways, during the summer i had like a racing heart beat for two months and i felt weak but really nervous. I would fall asleep and then jump all of a sudden after like five minutes. It eventually went away, and last night it started all over. I could tell the symptoms. I felt really bad in the morning. Everybody thought i was sick and my heart beat was abnormally fast again. It eventually calmed down but i now it's still there. It's actually getting worse as i'm typing this. Does ANYBODY know what this could be or what could happen as a result to this???? My parents wont let me go to the doctor and i dont think the school nurse can help me. I have no medicine to take or anything. Please help me y'all!!! (Sorry its so long but i need help...) (link)
My dear, the school nurse is going to know a lot more than your average 13 year old here, no offense to them. :)

It could be so many things I wouldn't even want to venture a guess. I do know one thing for certain. If your heart does anything out of the ordinary...get thee to a doctor ASAP.

Even if it takes the school nurse to tell your parents to take you.


i'm 16. i'm on birth control. my boyfriend of two years and i had sex the other night and he came inside me. i was just wondering if it is 100% positive that you do get pregnant if you get came inside of, and the whole birth control thing. thanks in advance for thoes who help. i'll rate good. (link)
No birth control will claim 100% effectiveness. 99% is pretty good though.

Your probably okay. You just have to be careful of STDs because birth control pills don't do anything to prevent those ( which I'm sure you know). :)


what is a diva cup and how does it work?

thanx=) (link)
Well heck, I had never heard of this before.

I looked it up and have a place you can go to for more info.

Sounded a little gross to me but I know nothing about it.:)

Kevin Kelly -- Cool Tools

The Keeper / Diva Cup. Reusable menstrual capture. keeper.jpg The Keeper.
The Keeper and the Diva Cup are reusable menstrual cups. ...

www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000670.php





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