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Q: ok i have a few very close friends and some not so.. But what i was wondering is... if i ended up on disney channel what do you think they would do? be jelouce? would they still want to be my friends? or just use me?
What would you think if you're friend suddenly out of the blue got excepted on a popular show?
+ concerned and worried

I'd be excited for my friend because she had her own TV show, and if anyone talked about the show..I'd tell them about how I know the girl on it. haha. Might get a little jealous, maybe..its normal. But its Disney Channel...I mean if it was MTV I'd freak but yeah disney channelll..still cool but not that awesome for teenagers. haha

Q: I have dumbbells in my room, but the problem is.. i use them more for a towel rack than for fitness, a good thing that always motivates me is good sports quotes. Does anyone have any good sports quotes, or sayings that you know of/heard. It would be awesome if they were about leadership or teamwork, or better yet, football. But anything would be great. Thanks! (ps. I rate 5's if you have one)

oh and i forgot to mention, is there any football players anyone can think of that i can decorate my room with....its pretty plain, thanks!

oh, lol, one more thing, i do not need this like by a week or anything, if anyone has a quote they've heard of, or anything and its way past the date ive posted this, be my guest for writing it in, i need all the help i can get, thanks again!

"It isn't whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up." -Vince Lombardi

"Winners expect to win in advance. Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy." - Unknown

"Sweat plus sacrifice equals success." - Charlie Finley

"There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either IN or you're OUT. There's no such thing in life as in-between." - Pat Riley

"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." - Babe Ruth

"It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it." - Somerset Maugham

"Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory." - General George S. Patton

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination." - Tommy Lasorda

^^Those are pretty good, dont ya think..hope I helped ! If you want more send something to my inbox :)

Q: ok..i stole a bottle of perfume,earings,keychain,lipgloss,2 rings, (this was formyself) i also helped out my friend steal her stuff and she helped me steal mine. I never stole anything before..and im kinda feeling bad now. the stuff i took was probably worth $15 or $20 altogether. is there a way i can make myself feel better and get rid of he guilt..besides returning it. And is it true that people steal stuf until they get caught? because ii dont want to make a habitt out of this. have any of you stolen anything before?

I think you should just put the stuff back because even if you say sorry and tell the person, they will probabaly try to press charges. Just put it where you found it, and leave. I've stolen a few things from 7-11 in the third grade, I didnt feel sad or anything..but then again I was a selfish 8 year old kid. You can do what you want, and its good you want to make things better !

Q: Odd, I know, but does anyone remember the show that used to be on Disney I believe-- THE TORKLESONS? Brittany Murphy was even on it when she was younger. Has anyone EVER see episodes for sale on VHS/DVD or know where to buy it? Thanks! ♥ [Please Don't Say Ebay!]

Well you can probabaly search it on google and find the company that produced it, then call them up(Theres ways to find their number) and ask if you can buy a vhs/dvd from them. Thats all you can really do, good luck !

Q: Ok well i'm 16 and cute (lol if i do say so myself :D ) ok well I have pretty thick hair. Its not like obesely thick or whatever but it's thick... and its not like extremely frizzy or crimpy or anything... but it gets a bit frizzy after blow drying it and its naturally wavvy. Do you have any advice for me? I hate that it's as thick as it is. I dont even shower every day BECAUSE that means i would have to do my hair all over again and it takes forever to straighten. When I blowdry it straight it not only takes forever, but it poofs out and i have to sleep on it like 3 nights in order for it to look good. some days I even had to go to school with it greasy just because it sucks when i wash it. ugh its so annoying! any ideas besides chemically straightening it and getting it thinned out (already done the thinning and chemically straighening it isnt an option for me)

Oh didnt really read the thinning it out part. Okay you just need to go to a professional. Might cost a few hundres $$ but! they can do it for you and give you real good tips on straightening it and how to manage it. I've seen crazy people's hair on the mauary show(lol) and they freaking straightened it all and stuff. So your hair is managable, you just need to go to the right people to help you out.

Q: ok..is it possible for someone to only have their period every other month??...i rate

Yeah I have a few friends that have it, I also have a friend that gets it twice a year! Crazy stuff. Everyones different...your lucky !

Q: i know how to put it on and evrything but how do you put in on the top og your eye and what brand works really well?

MAC (www.maccosmetics.com) Its expensive but works the best. Jane and NYC are cheap but good quality!

Q: Ok.. im goin to be a godmother... and... i have no clue what to wear!! its in the middle of may and the baptisim is gonna be in Atlanta Georgia! i am 13 years old.. almost 14.
Thanks!

Just wear a simple but cute dress! Whatever color you want. OR you can wear a really nice skirt with a cute top. I'm sure you can pick the colors...anyway congrats on becoming a Godmother !

Q: Hey, I'm 13/F and I just got my period in January. I had it for 6 days. I haven't gotten it since!! It's the end of March now which means I skipped two months?? I know I'm not pregnant (I have no idea how to spell it)
Is something wrong with me???

Okay. A lot of people I know got their period and never got it again for a few years. There is nothing wrong, your body is telling itself its too early to start your period. Or you might be one of the lucky ones who get their periods once every 2-3-4 months. Just dont worry about, nothing is wrong with you ! hope i helped =)

Q: I really like this guy named Cody becuase he is nice and funny and sweet and everything. Right now we are friends but i asked him out once and he said no. But when i ask him why he said" because my friend tj likes you" So i already knew that and tjs my friends and we have a great friendship sometimes with benifits. So i asked tj if its ok if i go out with cody and he said yea. so i asked cody again and he said the same thing but i told him tj said it was ok. but he still says no but i know he likes me because hes friends told me. So my question is should i just stay friends with him or what should i do? i'm so confused and i really like him.

Just stay friends with him, because I think thats all he wants to do. Thats why he keeps on saying no but hes trying to do it nicley. So just stay friends and find someone else to like..good luck !

Q: Ok I just found out that the camp that I will be attending for 2 weeks over the summer won't let you have ANY electronic equipment. That includes hair dryers/ hair straightners. I have very frizzy, poofy, thick, wavy/ curly hair, and the ONLY way to make it look respectable and decent is to straighten it. I look extremely terrible without doing this, like it is almost so bad that you cannot imagine.
My question is if anybody knows any products to put on your hair to STRAIGHTEN it. I have tried this straightening shampoo, but it didn't work. Does anyone know something that will actually straighten it (NOT just relax it)? I know about the frizz ease stuff, but that doesn't straighten.
I rate 5's bi the way!

okay at church camp last year we were not allowed to have any electronics but a lot of people brought them anyway. seriously how will you get caught? no one would tell on you, I'm sure! Just bring it anyway and hope that they dont see it =)

Q: Hey I was wondetringg if maybe someone can copy and paste the store directory (list of all the stores) that are in Joliet Mall.s My internet explorer won't load it. =( www.jolietmall.com. Thanks everyone!

yeah same here, it took like 5 minutes to load and it didnt do anything...how annoying!

Q: Well you know when you want to search for a question by category? Well, one of the options is "By adults" and another one is "By Teens". How do they know which one is asked by which, most don't have their age on it.

Because if your a registered user, you put how old you are in your profile. So they divide it up like that...

Q: We all live in Soutern Utah in a mobile home park. 140 families who live here many of whom are disabled and/or on fixed incomes. Many of us have mobile homes that are on a foundation. A greedy land owner has bought this property and has imposed a 79.5% rent increase that a lot of us just can't make. we have approx. 1 month to figure out what to do. No one here seems to have an answer. This man is known to buy land which he in turn drives people out, then developes it.WHAT CAN WE DO? If anything please let us know. Thank You for your time.

Start a petition. www.petitiononline.com !! Their free and they really work! And get people to sign it around your trailor park and get people online to sign it too. then when you think you have enough signatures, give it to him! but first, before you even start the petition..make a deal..5,000 signatures and you cant raise the rent. stuff like that! good luck!

Q: Im sick and tired of guys treating me like a little girl. They call me cute, are constantly saying "aaawwwww" whenever I do or say anything, and call me princess and sweetie pie. I am 18 years old! Granted I look young but I am not a little child anymore! Im not saying I want to be sexy or even hot. I just dont want to be labeled "Cute" anymore! How can I go from baby face cute to attractive without becoming slutty?

Maybe add a little more makeup if you dont wear it already? Everytime I wear makeup I look a few years older than I already am. Try that! good luck !

Q: Hi, I'm currently a freshman in my second semester in college and unfortunately I find myself struggling in my Chemistry II course. Right now my current grade is a 66% (a C- or lower grade at the end of the semester is failing). I work my butt off in that class but I find myself not being able to grasp the concepts so well where there are so many equations that come in different forms and it just doesn't make sense to me. My question is whether or not you think I should drop the class and retake it this summer or fall or do you think I should keep trying?

Also, what I'm studying for is Pre-Pharmacy and I was wondering if anyone knew how selective pharmacy schools are in selecting their scholars? How strict are their guidelines?

Thanks!

Hey! Keep going. Your going to take it sooner or later, might as well finish it! Chemsitry can suck real bad but you can always get a tutor. MFS (the guy on here) is a chemist and he can probably help you out tons! I know I didnt help much but yeah MFS...hes a chemist. =)

Q: Hi,
My school doesn't do work experience but I need to do a two week work experience placement to get onto the childcare course I would like to study. So, I'm trying to organise it myself and writing letters to all the nurseries in my area asking if they can help me.

My questions are:
*Do you think they would prefer handwritten or typed letters? (My handwriting is neat)
*What goes after 'yours' when you don't know the name of the person you are writing to?
*I am studying for 21 GCSEs. Do you think I should mention this or would it make me sound like I'm showing off?
*Should I mention any of my GCSEs? For example, I know that I have to gain good qualifications in English to be a Nursery Nurse, so should I mention that I'm studying English?

Oh, and I've been to Connexions, if anyone was going to suggest them to me, and they were absolutely useless, so I'm doing this myself.

Thanks!
xxx

*Tped. Its more formal.
*Just put "To whom it may concern" or "Dear Sir or Madam" and put Sincerely, (your name printed) and then when you print the letter out..do your signature in pen right under your printed name.
*Mention everything you can that might get you into the job!

Q: alright here's a good story. so i met this girl a few months ago, we hit things off really well and we started going out a bit. I was basically head over heels for her, and she liked me a lot as well. Then one day things just suddenly go to hell. I talk to her and she says she simply no longer likes me. I get extremely depressed for a while because it broke my heart. Not much later I find out that basically right after things broke off with her she hooked up with one of my best friends. He confesses this to me and I'm okay with it. Then I find out it happened multiple times, and they went pretty far with it. What would you do.

Forget about her. Dude, its pretty low when its your best friend. I would never do that to my ex..You broke up and now its just time to move on. I'm pretty sure there are other girls out there and it wont take long before you start a relationship with someone. So move on, and sooner or later..a girl will come into your life !

Q: female 13 currently taken
this is kind of an odd question..but my body...gives off this..odor. i mean its not like a gross sweat smell just a weird smell i mean like my boobs even smell like this. when i wash my body the good smell of the body wash goes into my skin and the affect wears off after like an hour. and i'm not even at school for another 2 hours after i take a shower. i'm not really sure what it is..and i'm too embarrased to tell my mom

-Confused..very

Just body odor. Try bringing body spray with you everywhere you go and spraing it every 45 minutes or so. And wear a good deodrant! :) That should work..

Q: Does anyone think it is absolutley gross for a grade 7 to go out with a grade 8?

and why?

Nope. Thats fine! Just a one year difference...theres people that have 3 year differences and theres some people with even more. So dont worry, its perfect!