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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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ok i was hanging out with my friends when i felt something weird on the inner part of my lip. like a pimplish kind of thing? my one friend insisted it was herpes and said at one point everyone gets herpes. im like what? is this true? i thought herpes was like a perminant thing. (link)
Herpes is the same virus as the chicken pox.
You can get what is commonly called a canker or cold sore inside your mouth. It is also part of the same virus. It doesn't stay. It is flat and round and possibly yelloe in color. A pimple like thing is more than likely a blister of some sort, maybe from a tooth rubbing on your lip or something. Here is a website that might help out with your questions.

http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/stds/std_herpes.html


ever since I have had a bladder infection and they gave me a pll for it at the end of my period I get a yeats infection. I have went to the doctor and everything but still it comes back does anyone have any idea what to do or if something is wrong with me? I will rate high (link)
If the doctor can't tell you we probably can't either! I do have a website for you to check out. Maybe it will tell you how to better prevent it from happening. :)

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


is a yeast infection caused more from birth control (patch) or from sex?.. oh and im talking a badddd cant get rid of it yet yeast infection (link)
Most of those yeast infections have to be treated by a doctor or they will not go away.
here is a site that might help you though. :)

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


I would like to reward him with a special treat but i don't know any candy this kid likes. do you guys know of anything sweet for a 4 year old? please help! i rate high! (link)
Candy necklaces...just about any of that novelty candy you find in convenience stores. They are nuts about those candy rings etc. The necklace is a grand kid favorite around here though. :)


i babysit this little boy and i am not so good with cooking. any ideas for cooking for a little boy. he likes chocolate and milk and he also likes cheese, but i don't know what to make for him that he likes or will like. any ideas? i rate really high! (link)
Hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, bananas, spaghetti is a big one, fish sticks. Peanut butter and jelly, cereal, & grilled cheese. :)


sorry this is so long

(15/f)

alright well I like this guy but he's known to just get w/ girls for sex and I know that that's true w/ some of the girls he's been with but not all of them.. I like him a lot and I always think about him and like he's one of the only guys I love to hang out with that I like... if that makes any sense... and well he was smoking in front of me and I was like THATS DISGUSTING and he was like ... well then I'll stop, just for u.. and well when ever we hang out he always like rubs my back and is really flirty and when I was drunk he helped me around (not taking advantage of me in any way) bc I couldnt walk very well and he like made sure i was ok and stuff and then the next day he asked how i felt and made sure i was ok... and well he told my brother that hes liked me since the 7th grade and he normally doesnt like girls for that long, he just fucks them and leaves them and hes always like.. i love hangin out w/ ur so awesome and its a lot of fun, and now i cant keep my mind off him and i hate being away from him...... ok well should i take a chance with him if he likes me? or just let it go?




once again... im so sorry its long.. (link)
Sure. He had an opportunity to take advantage of you and he didn't. A lot of things are said about people that aren't true. Judge them by how they treat you. He sound like a good guy to me, if he isn't then you break up, definitely give him a chance. :)


I was just talking to my boyfriend about how he makes me feel; wonderful, amazing, incredible, and how I wanted to make him feel that way too. Well, I got something I totally didn't expect. He told me sometimes I make him feel unwanted. I never knew this. My heart is in my stomach. I'm getting chills every other second. What do I do? How can I make him feel more wanted? (link)
I think that's a question only he can answer for you. I can't imagine how you would make him feel unwanted given how you feel about him. :)


All my friends seem depressed expecially my one friend who talks about "Killing her parents with no remorse" on her xanga. Im really worried for her. Thing is, she says she would do it but I know she wouldnt. She talks more about suicide and how terrible her life is. Her life really isnt bad, her parents just have really strict limits which I know can drive a teen crazy. She doesnt seem to know that there millions of kids out there with way worse situations than her who make it through everyday. She keeps repeating it alot probably for attention (Maybe shes asking for help, I dont know) Im just really not sure what to do anymore... (link)
I looked up a website for you to check out. It has a section for friends of teens who threaten suicide and some of the signs to watch out for. Hope you find it helpful. :)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/suicide.html


i have been in private school my whole life since pre-k now im going into eight and im a little worried because after this year im going to a public school im a little worried is private school all that differnt from public ps people at my school think im a misfit b/c i dont rly fit in with the whole private school thing so plz help (link)
In private schools the students seem to be a little snootier than in public schools. I'm gonna guess you aren't the snooty type. So, you should fit in a lot better at public school. I think you will enjoy it much better. :)


Hey,
ok i'll get to the point. I didnt even know i had a sister until i was 9.. actually know one in my family knew i had a sister, and my sister didnt even know I existed.. See she's my half sister, my dad had sex with his old girlfriend when he got outta college, but he didnt even know she was pregnant. So when i was 9 i met her for the first time, and then she left, because she thought when she first met me and my, err, OUR dad she thought it would be JUST us, but our WHOLE family was there, could you blame them? someone new was entering our disfunctional family. So after an hour or so, when we all went shopping, she left with her boyfriend, she didnt leave a note or anything... she ran away. So i was sad, then i talked to her online, and she said she was mad at my dad for trying to force her to go to College, but she had a fine job. But now she never calls because she thinks my dad will answer the phone, and she talks to my aunt, but she never gets online, and she never talks to me-- ever! I know it's sorta like loving a stranger, but I still love her, but how could she love me? i'm pretty much a stranger, i was alive 9 years and she didnt even know that i was alive-- much more her sister. And the last time i saw her was 2 years ago and she didnt even talk to me really.. a little "hi" every once in a while then, but other than that, she didnt do anything or say anything to me. I know she dosent love me, or my dad, what do i do? i love her so much, how do i get her to love me back and visit and stuff? it's been YEARS! i'll rate high! (link)
You may just have to keep hounding her about it. Like you say, you are pretty much strangers. I think asking your aunt for help would be a good idea since she does seem to keep in contact with her. As people get older, family sometimes becomes more important. Hopefully it does with her too. Just keep after her and one day she will talk to you. :)


ok my boyfriend asked me this question and i dont know what to do. ok first of i am 14 and my boyfriend 15 (turnin 16 in sept)and well i have known him for 3 months but i have been going out with him for 2 weeks and everything has been going great except one thing.. MY PARENTS. out of two week i have only seen my boyfried once...y bc i meet him online and i talked to him on the phone then meet up with him at the mall with a friend.. i noe i shouldnt be meetin up wit guys online but i did it. (plz dont say anyhting about that because i already did it) my parents wont let me out of the house. my boyfriend gave my two things i can do 1) either wait until i am 16 and he is willin to wait for me and in the mean time we stay close friends (i dont know about that i am scared that i will never have a secondchance) or 2) keep going like this and see my boyfriend wheveer i can?? dont knwo what to do?? i mean sometimes i will probably be able to see my boyfriend once every 2 months and i dont want to hold him back from liking or going out with other girls.. does someone one get what i am talking about?? can someone please helps me out??? i need some advice on what to do?? and i cant fallow my heart it is confussed... (link)
Sounds like you need to earn back your parents trust. Are you still able to talk to him or have they forbid you doing that? I think the only way you are going to be able to see him at this point if he comes to see you. I mean to your house, with your parents present. Let them get to know him too. :)


here it is quick and dirty version.
i met a girl on an internship. we both are in the same field. we have alot in common besides our profession. there was an instant attraction when we met. she had a boyfriend for 5 years and dumped him after we kissed for the first time. we got to know each other a it before our internships were over, she came back to see me and we were intimate. now we she each other occasionally but we live in different states. i am moving to arizona for a traveling job which will last three months. i would be away from her for 3 months and our relationshiop is just starting out. she is more uncomfortable about it than i am. i really like it out there but she is everything that i have ever wanted and if her and i were to end up together i would have to move back to her city. she just got out of a 5 year relationship and i am ready to get into a long term relationship so i don't know if i should move to her state to try things out because she may not want a relationship like that. i am worried about being the transition guy. she has a problem with trust because of her dad having an affair on her mom but i would not doing anything to hurt her. any suggestions on if i should second guess moving to her city and stay where i like it and how can i convince her to trust me? asically if i don't move to her city it would never work. (link)
Are you going to be happy if you move to her city? If not it will cause problems ion the long run. My advice has to be move to where you want to go. Stay in touch via the internet or whatever means you want to. Get to know each other better. If, after you have communicated for a while you decide there is more to it, then you can move to where she is...or she can move where you are.

If she is coming out of a long term relationship she may not be looking for another right now. After that kind of relationship you probably would be the transition guy. If she has a problem with trust then you traveling for work isn't going to work with her either. Do what you have to do. If it is meant to be it will somehow work out. :)


okay so my friends going out with this guy and i started talking to him, ya kno bein nice and stuff and then we started to talk more and he is saying all this weird stuff that i should like come over cas hes lonely and he thinks his gf is going to break up with him.. but i was like no i wouldnt do that to her and yeah he keeps saying all of this stuff that is like flirting with me and im trying not to back but hes always like your being wierd and texting me and stuff... i dont wanna hurt my friend by telling her this, i just wish he would stop... what should i do please help (link)
Stop texting him and calling him. Only talk to him when absolutely necessary, do not go out of your way to. If your friend finds out she will be so angry with you. Your relationship with your friend needs to come first. Boys will come and go. :)


Ok... so i have a total guy problem! sorry if this is to long! i am 17 years old and there is this guy that works with me, but at a different location if you get what i mean. (hes 21) well we were in a parade for work and he was all over me! we were hanging out like the whole enitre time! so then he asked for my number and we hung out that night. (he had people over at his house) and we all got totally wasted... and i ended up staying over there. (just me) and i ended up doing everything but sex with him. so the next morning i left and he said that he would call me after he got done with work and he never did! then i went on vacation for a week and i came back and he didnt call me either! i dont know what happened! his friend told me i was to young for him, and i asked him and he said no. or was it because i hooked up with him? or wHy?! i totally need help... because i really like him! thanks so mUch! (link)
Does he know you were gone for a while? If not let him know you were and are back.

Call him if you like him. If he doesn't seem interested, then you can move on. Give him a call first though and maybe ask him out. He may not admit it like his friend did but, the age may indeed be a factor. Depending on where you live it could get him in trouble. I am sending you a link to a chart that will tell you the age of consent in each state. Check your out and have the info if he mentions it.

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


Okay, this is gonna be long..but- 2 years ago a met this guy and we became friends turns out..he's MADLY inlove with me! That's all fine and dandy, I don't mind reject people I don't like, but it also turns out this guy is suicidle! Now, please don't say get him help! He's gotta better about cutting himself, and he sees a therapist. But every time a guy asks me out, even the ones I like, I make up a stupid excuse and walk away for fear the 'suicidle guy' will kill himself! He's told me before I'm his reason for living! What do I do? I rate high! (link)
You can't be held hostage by this guy. If you want to see someone else then do so. It is up to him to continue living or not, and sad as it is it isn't your responsibility. I do suggest that you don't just say I don't want to date you. I think you need to get clear away from him until he can learn to stop being so clingy. He is seeing a therapist, you are not responsible for his actions. I don't know if his doctors office would be of help or not. I know they can't give you info concerning him but, maybe you could ask a question about how to handle the situation.
If he is a minor, ask his parents. :)


what does it meen when a guy says i wanked last night? or in other words, what does wank mean?? (link)
wank (wăngk) Chiefly British Vulgar Slang.
tr. & intr.v., wanked, wank·ing, wanks.
To masturbate. Often used with off.

n.
An act of masturbation.
A detestable person.
[Origin unknown.]


well i recently met this guy at a party this summer and weve became really close but the thing is hes 19 and im 14...but i really like him and hes going off to college this fall and im scared that i wont see him that much and eventualy we are going to drift apart? and i havent really told him how i feel...should I?? (link)
No you really shouldn't. He is 19 and you are jailbait. Dating him could get him in all kinds of legal trouble. I am sure he is a good friend, but thats all it can be uintil you are of age. If you want to know what that age is in your state...see this chart. :)

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


I know this sounds like a wussy story, but for the life of me I do not know why I feel this way....

I have this female friend whom I have been good friends with for many many years, We almost went further than friendship, but I declined cause I felt I would lose such a good friend.
Over the years we have always been friends, and I know now that she is the one for me, but how do I tell her?
she has been married and divorced, moved to another country with her boyfriend where he dumped her.

I moved to another country for career reasons, she has asked if she can come and stay with me for a few months, I am really exicted about her coming, but deep down I am full of fear because of the way I feel!
If I tell her, I may lose her or it could be I am gutless in the face of the one I truely love!

Any ideas people? (link)
I think if you care for the girl you need to talk about it when she visits. She may very well feel the same. Why would you not date your best friend. Your girlfriend should be your best friend. Sounds like you're getting another chance, could be fate...Go for it. :)


i have been to al-anon i found it a waste of time only he can change his ways no matter what myself or his family say its his choice to drink or stop it will evenually kill him i just thought by asking others they might have ideas that i havent tried yet thanks. (link)
I sure do wish I had something to offer other than that. I do wish you the best for the future.:)


is it dangerous to masturbate with a hotdog? my one friend was talking about how some girl online was talking about it and it got me wondering, couldnt this be dangerous? like get sucked up in the vagina or break in there or something? (link)
Having worked in an ER I can tell you all sorts of things do indeed get lost in there. I doubt a hot dog is a real good idea. :)




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