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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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I'm not allowed to hang out with my Best friend 'Michelle' because we had a little fight and she left a baad message on my answering machine; not my cell my house and my mom heard it. This was like June of last year I mean all summer I snuck over her house and met her places and now we're partners for a Social Studies project and I can't tell my mom I'm going to her house. Without her I have no friends and she asked me to sleepover her house. I said no but if I keep avoiding that situation she might no be my friend anymore. What can I do I really want to chill with her and how can I explain that to my mom?
I will rate 5's. (link)
Well, it has been a year.

I think you tell mom that you are friends again. People can do a lot of changing in a years time.

Tell mom you talked and are friends again. Shes sorry and won't do it again...right?

I think your mom will be okay with it. Go ahead and say something to her about it. Then you can spend time with your friend without sneaking around. It will be so much more fun! :)


I just found out that my friend is gonna take ecstacy pills or a pill i dont know on saturday is that a drug and what are the effects? (link)
Take it from a former ER employee. It can kill him. If he won't listen to you...tell an adult.



i am 13/m

well its all over the whole me liking my best friend best friend thing is sovled so is every other thisng that has to do with her because she is moving to Chicago at the end of the school year :(((((((((((, tear

but my ? is what should i do she always looks to me for advice and i am good at giving it but now i am literaly on the brink of tears cause i am about to lose my best friend

so what should i doo when she needs to talk

should i cry with her
should i stay strong for both of us
or something else

Also i really dont have any advice to give for this one i just fell like crawling into a hole and not moving until shes gone so i dont have to give her advice about this or say goodbye
thanks from
foreverlostw/oher (link)
I have a website for you to check out. Hope it helps you help her a little better. :)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/moving.html


Sometimes i feel like i want to die, i dont feel like miserable or anything and i dont want to die just for a way out, i feel kind of excited about death, like when i die i will be at peace with everything. isnt that what everyone wants inner peace and to live in eternal paradise? thats what i want? what are we waiting for? (link)
I think we are all here for a reason. That may not be what your looking for exactly.

Find your reason. Thats what your waiting for. :)


Dear Michele.

I'm a 29 year old mother of three wonderful children. But I have a problem. When I was 28. I was dating this guy for about six months and it was a on againg off again relationship. We both decided that we wheren't going to get married or have children. He already had one and I had two at that time and I wasn't ready to have anymore. So I was on the pill and he didn't use anything. Well about a month later I just couldn't take it anymore and we split up. But he keep trying to get me back but I was with someone else but I still cared for my ex. Well I went to my doctor's for a check up and found out that I was five months pregnant and I know who the father was. So I told him that night and he was so furrious at me and told me that it was my falt and that all I wanted was his money. I told him all I wanted was him in my son's like and mine. But that never happened he wanted me to have abortion or give him up. Not going to happen. He has never seen his son. My son is two right know and will be three in a couple of months. I have married a great guy who has been in my son's life since he was six months old. But he's getting older and I needed some advice on how do I tell my son that the man that he know's as dad is not his real dad and how to explan to him about his real dad and I don't want to picture him as a bad person. I don't know what to do. I hope that you can help.

Sincerely,
A heart broken mother (link)
I would locate his real father and have him give up parental rights. Let him be adopted by the man who cares enough to be his father.

His real father is nothing more than a sperm donor. I don't know why you want to paint a good picture of the man. Really. He is an irresponsible jerk.

You don't have to tell that to him. When hes older he will figure it out. His bio dad didn't want him and the truth will hurt but its a fact.

However, Mommy found him a good daddy who wanted him very much and loves him very much. And who will always be there for him.

My son married a woman in your situation. Her son is 9 now and so far so good. He knows he is with someone who wants him and loves him.

He may someday want to find and meet his real dad. That's okay too. Leave it to the ex boyfriend to give him reasons for his behavior. He needs to take responsibility for something.

You don't have to say bad things about him to your son. Just don't paint a good picture of him either. Tell him the truth. :)



What is it that makes girls like bad boys?
I mean seriously, the bad boys are the one that usually end up hurting me but I still love bad boys. LOL.

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Excellent question!

I think it may be because they get so much attention.

They seem like such rebels! Say things maybe you could never say but wish you could.

I think they also make a girl feel protected. They seem tough and make you feel extra...girly??

I don't know that there is a good answer to such an excellent question but I tried! :)


ok I love giving advice and have answered a lot of questions and always get ratings 5 or 4 for my advice but Ihave'nt been on the site for a long time like 6 months and I just got back on yesterday and gave some advice and someone gave me a 1 and the other gave me a 2 I'm pretty sure they didn't even finish reading what I had to say and once they saw something they didn't like stoped reading.Please help me can you look at my advice coumn and read through my advice and tell me if what I say is unreasonale and that I should stopgiving advice or what I have to say is honest but a bit hurtful.I rate 5's for all answers good or bad (but please be good lol) (link)
First. Anyone below a L2 moderator will be unable to answer your question. You need to add links or at least tell them who you are. :)

I will leave that up to you. You can go back and add it on to your question.

It looks to me like for the most part you are doing OK with your answers.

The songs question that got you the 2, next time add the comment about how we shouldn't be telling you songs until the end of the question. If you are going to answer anyway, then just leave the comment off all together.

Some things just make people mad right off the bat.

You will get the occasional 1 or 2. We all do. Don't let it discourage you or make you doubt your answers.

A lot of the time people are just looking for someone to agree with them. That's not a good thing to do. It may get you a 5, but it isn't really giving advice is it.

I do want to give you some advice on rating. Do not give everybody 5's all the time. Ever. Rate them based on the advice they give you.

We like to have good advisers here and when everybody just gives 5's all the time...well, its hard to spot the ones that need to find something else to do. :)

I think you are doing okay. Your advice isn't unreasonable or anything. The questioner just didn't happen to agree with your answer. Don't take it to heart. Be honest with your answers. :)


Can youqiut you're job as a person who gives advice? (link)
Well, not around here.

I suppose you could if some newspaper would give you a job. :)




Hi,

Just thought you should know Reel Views Unplugged my radio show that was in development will be on the Teen Talk Network starting October 12th in Los Angeles but able to listen on Real Audio. I am working on the forums and chat confrencing etc. A Web page and newsletter will go up as well as out.
I am working with my association Toronto Film Society and trying for the much coveted BFCA membership now.

I do not have a ton of money and could never afford to advertise on here as much as I would like to. Considering, you thought the show could be a hit and good for teens is there anything we can do just to announce it once with a link? I wanted to do that fast and tell teens the concept and how they can report for us and get a CD-R of those shows. It's a neat project.

We also will take on guests too so if you want to talk about this site by all means let me know. Also, if you know gifted and talented teens in poetry, spoken word, rap, songwriting, acting, art etc send them my way and I will put them on. Not sure how the powerpoint slides will work but that's my plan for art on the Web page. More before the 12th. I'm busy Monday and Tuesday so I'll likely see a reply on the weekend or Wednesday.

GDROB

Keep this internal between you and the moderators.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-11755/

SEE NBC LINK BELOW If interested in helping with promo of the show on Advicenators here's a list of all my current reviews minus Oliver Twist that is posted on NBC Colorado Springs KOAA.COM/FEATURES/REELTALK

I DO NOT WORK FOR NBC THEY JUST PRINT MY STUFF THANKS SEE LINK BELOW. I HAD TO GET THAT ACCROSS. CLICK MORE MOVIES AND USE A-Z TO FIND ME. CURRENT REVIEWS LISTED BELOW MINUS OLIVER TWIST ON FRONT PAGE OF ABOVE LINK ON WEEKEND.

LIST OF REVIEWS AND HEADLINES AT KOAA.

* Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again - Blue Collar Comedy Hits the Right Spot
* Blues Brothers: 25th Anniversary Edition, The - A Briefcase Full of Blues for Your Soul
* Childstar - Wicked and Unflinching Satire
* Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - Deuces Are Wild!
* Downfall - Profound and Powerful
* Faith of My Fathers - Faithful to Its Fathers.
* Flightplan - Landing Practice Needed
* Gladiator - Extended DVD Edition: A Fan's Delight
* Inside Deep Throat - Documentary Marred by Porn Images
* Just Like Heaven - Surprisingly Intelligent
* Lords of Dogtown - Lacks Impact of the Documentary
* My Date with Drew - An Awkward Dating Experience
* Oliver! - Oliver! with an Added Twist
* Redneck Comedy Roundup. - You Might Be a Redneck If....You Bought This Movie by Mistake
* Ring Two, The - Exploiting Illness for Horror Plot
* Rize - Rising Above Adversity
* Stealth - A Silent Bomb.
* Supercross - Sputtering to the Finish Line.
* Upside of Anger, The - Quirky DVD Packs Hard Lessons.
* Urban Legends: Bloody Mary - Been There, Seen That (link)
Sounds like your well on your way!

I know Dangernerd is in the process of trying to get people to submit some graphics for links. So perhaps something can be worked out.

I will fwd. your letter to him (hope that's okay), to save you having to write it all out again. He can get back with you on all of it.

I will definitely check it out. Keep us informed of what you have going on.

Good Luck and hopes for big success to you!! :)

YG





I'm 13/f in the 7th grade


For a while, I've been having a real hard time paying attention. I get really bored easily, and I fidget a lot, I'm really slow (physically), and I get lethargic a lot. and I'm VERRRY disorganized. My school learning specialist said that there's a possibility of me having ADHD. but when I was little, I was always full of energy. Usually ADHD shows up in kids when they're little. Does my case sound like ADHD???

x0x0

*Cheyenne* (link)
Oh so many initialed disorders!

I don't think you have ADHD. That is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder I do believe. If you had that you wouldn't pay attention and you'd be all over the place.

You may just have ADD. which is attention deficit disorder. Even adults get diagnosed with it these days.

Personally I think they are both over diagnosed.
It isn't something a doctor should diagnose anyway, its a psychiatric problem.

A learning specialist probably thinks everyone has it since that's their specialty. Doesn't mean you might not have it though. Have your doctor refer you to one who can tell you for sure. :)


Well, I LOVE middle school, but...its not the greatest. I'm not ugly, I've been out with a couple diff. guys the last few years, and I'm friends with regular/kinda popular/popular people. Although I'm not popular, and I'm not a geek. I have a feeling this year more guys are noticing me 'cause I've gone through some "look changes" as my friends call it, but I've heard that everyone has more fun/life gets better in High School.

I heard most guys get more mature, get done with puberty, etc, and girls get prettier, get nicer, get more mature, etc. Is it true? Does your life really get better in High School?

I'm just wondering. This question is really for anyone who's ever been trough public High School & Middle School. Thanks, everyone!

(13, 8th grade, yeah...) (link)
Well I'm not going to lie to you. It can be either the best experience of your life or the worst.

If you do okay now, and you have good friends, you will do fine. You don't have to be popular.

Both the boys and girls start maturing and some will change for the better.

Don't worry to much about it. High school can be fun I don't say that to make you worry about it. :)


what was the name of the song being played on the oc during the last couple minutes when ryan and marissa were slow dancing?

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I don't watch the OC but I have a couple of places you might try. They specialize in songs from TV shows and commercials etc. :)

http://www.lazyfrog.net/songboard/

http://www.findmeatune.com/index.php

Hope one of them does it for you!


well, im 13 and i live in mastic on long island and i have a job at a traveling carnival....well theres this boy there that i like and hes 13 too but hes 8 months younger....his name is danny and he lives in comak...how ever you spell that..lol...well i really like him and i think he likes me..he gives me hugs when i see him and we share are food and drinks and all that other spit...we've never kissed though...but we tell eachother we that we love em all the time...any way-his obnoxious older brother pete (15), told my older sister amber (17) that compared to all the other girls danny's gone out with im god.now this danny is really hot but not to tall hes prolly 5'4''- im 5'5 and a quarter....and hes really skinny and im well not exactly skinny im average....anyway my sister was like isnt my sister a little chubby for him-pete was like i said she was like god.im scared that he might not like me though so if i go up to him and like ask him out and he says no then im going to be really embarassed...but i was thinking that if he s ever online while i am then i could trick him...i could be like im here with my cousin and allthat good stuff and then b lik ima pretend to b my cousin (whos not really there), pretending to be me and like start asking how he feels about me if he dont like me then ima b like this is her cousin dum ass- but if he says he do lik me then im just gonna turn back into me- do you think that might work???please help me-i rate high (link)
I think you just go ask Danny out and be done with it. It seems pretty obvious by his actions that he likes you. That is backed up by what his brother said.

I really don't think he will turn you down. Go ask him out. No need for tricks or anything! :)


how do i lose my habit of being shy??? plz answer cuz im a shy ass

i rate high (link)
Here is some reading for you. I think you will find some helpful tips here to help you in overcoming if not all, at least some of that shyness. :)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/shyness.html


DWF 36 I have been married 2 times, have 3 children and a boyfriend. My bf and I got together with mutual attitudes that we did not want a relationship, but it evolved into us living together. He (WM 35)is nice, great, cool, but there is not a lot of spark in the "love/sex" part of our relationship. I find myself missing this as I experienced it previously in my former relationships. Therefore, I feel like I am always open and looking for more. I think I will just make a list:

1. He is very new to relationships, has not really had a successful one, I feel like this is his first, so he does not appreciate "not fighting" and thinks its cute when it happens. I hate that, it drains my energy.
2. Not awesome with the kids, but learning.
3. He yells a lot, I hate it.
4. He is too demanding of my time. It drives me nuts because if we are going to hang out then why aren't we having sex?? I am totally in my peak here.

So the other part is I am thinking of ending the relationship, but feel bad for him, and I have another offer from someone else, that I pine away for. I can't tell if I am pining away for sex that I am not having or if I am evolving into a person that has lost respect for exclusive relationships. The person of interest is interested in monogamy, as am I, as I am in a monogomous relationship now, but would I find myself in the same postion if I swithced partners? Can you offer any advice? Please? I am too old to be in wrong relationships, and I can't tell if mine is the right one or not. Thanks.

dangergrrrrl
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Sounds to me as if you need to make a change.

Regardless of your reasons it seems pretty obvious you are not happy in your current relationship. There are so many negatives!

If you do keep him around, thats okay too but hes going to take some major working on!

If the current guy is new to relationships...well he is 35 and great guy or not, his chances of changing anything is pretty slim. Why spend all that time on edge? Bad for the health!

I think you should step away at least for now. Try the one your pining for and see what happens. If it doesn't look as if it will work, then try and find someone who will satisfy all your needs. Hes out there somewhere!

Good luck! :)


Whats masterbation? (link)
Because we have 13 year olds on the site we can't answer these kind of questions for legal reasons. But I will give you a website to look up.

http://www.coolnurse.com/masturbation.htm

Here is dictionary definition:

mas·tur·ba·tion (măs'tər-bā'shən)
n.
Excitation of one's own or another's genital organs, usually to orgasm, by manual contact or means other than sexual intercourse.

mas'tur·ba'tor n.


(im 19 female)Im just asking, there is this guy i like a lot he liked me, soon as i told him i wasnt a virgin he simply lost interest! and he belives that the one he is going to marry should be a virgin.i feel like SHIT! he has told me he is not a virgin - ofcourse its ok for a guy not to be one isnt it! but anyway, then i told him that i was joking and that i didnt quite have sex.i really like this person and i regret loosing my virginity to this ONE bf" overseas, now if i was to get close with this guy could i live a lie and never tell him? or should i tell him? or should i forget him and move on! but i cant! nicest person iv ever met! what do i do!? is it good to keep it to myself and NEVER tell him.- i feel so guilty (link)
To be quite honest I think a lie is a terrible way to start out any relationship.

I do agree that being a guy who has sex with girls before they marry shouldn't hold such high expectations for the girl they decide to marry. But some are that way.

If he is dating you anyway, I would just continue and not worry about it over much. If he puts the moves on...turn him down. If he leaves, he wasn't worth it. If he stays, he may just forget his convictions and marry you one day.

Good luck :)


hey is it better to have sex for the first time with a virgin or an experienced guy (link)
You have sex for the first time with someone who you love and who loves you back.

Their history, other than being something you need to know to prevent disease, shouldn't matter. :)


My son is 17, but a very socially immature 17, acts more like he is 15. He is a senior in high school at a private Christian school, doing very well in most respects. My coworker is a little dramatic and often inappropriate at work, but a nice person and very generous. Her daughter is a freshman at the high school down the street from my son's school. Her daughter has had many emotional and behavior problems and recently was even hospitalized for more than a week while being treated with medication for bi polar and depression. The school is always calling my coworker about this girl, she is always in trouble. I have tried to be a good friend to this woman, we have cubicles right next to each other. Lately she has been on a kick that her daughter needs to date my son. I slid out of the homecoming dance only for her to try to arrange something further now and even asked for my son's e mail address and cell phone number so her daughter can get to know him. I am certain this is a bad idea. My coworker keeps pointing out that she chaperones all her daughter's activities and would take my son to a rock climbing wall facility and snow skiing and to plays and concerts. While I know my son would likely enjoy these activities, I doubt that having a mentally unstable girl thrust upon him by a very forceful mom who is overly involved in her daughter's life is a good choice. What should I say to get out of this? I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings but I really don't want to be pushing my son into a relationship with this dramatic family, nor do I feel I should ever chose his dates. (link)
I think I would simply tell her that you don't involve yourself in your sons social life to that extent. He gets his own dates. I suppose you could tell her he isn't interested or that he is seeing someone. Depends on the size of the town you live in.

I agree that it probably isn't a good idea. She may just be hoping to get her involved with a better person than those she currently hangs out with...but I still think its a bad idea.

You could also tell her that he will be 18 before long...making her daughter essentially jail bait. Something you or he really don't need either. Tell her the age difference is to vast at their ages, even if you son does act 15! That has a way of changing if you throw a rowdy girl into the picture.

If it comes down to offending the co-worker or keeping your son on the straight and narrow, you know what you have to choose. :)


well in April of 2005 recently.. my aunt died.. i took it very hard because i was very close to her like staying with her days or weeks at a time in the summer,shopping and stuff like that just another best friend really.. well ever since she's died i have had weird dreams about her like she's alive in my dream but im there when she dies.. she died from an anerism i wasnt there when she had it but i was at the hospital.. well that weekend she died i was pose to go over there but instead i wanted to see my boyfriend.. i keep thinkin things like if i would of seen her she would of lived..or i was suppose to be there for her.. well everytime i dream about her were always tanning,talking and stuff like that then she just dies.. i dont understand this dream maybe im not suppose too but i keep wondering if things would of been different if i didnt diss her like that.. Also im having a very hard time believing in God i was raised to believe in God and that Jesus died on the cross for our sins but its really hard.. i mean i pray and everything still but its still hard for me to believe.. so if you can give me tips on how to deal with this id really appreciate it and sorry its so long.. (link)
Its not your fault you weren't there with her when she died. Anurisms cause a quick death and most don't even know they have them. Had you been there the result would have been the same.

You dream about good times you had with her and the abrupt end of all those fun things. It is normal.

I am sure she understood your wanting to be with your boyfriend.

Here is a website that may help you understand your grief better. :)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/feeling_sad/someone_died.html




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