Dear Readers:
I think my life experience is what qualifies me to write this column. I made every mistake imaginable. But have learned from them. Most important I still remember what it was like to be 12, 13, 14, 15, and so on. Currently I am a single mom, I have two wonderful boys. One in college. We are all happy emotionally. We love life, and know that you can too. I try to be the kind of parent that understands. I know that I can help you to understand where you parents are coming from, and help you get over the difficulties of being young. You can even have your parents write to me and I will help them to get over their fears and at least respect you and your feelings. I have been married and divorced twice, so I have experience in that field also. But now I own my own home, and my own business and am successful. Lots of luck to you! Hope to hear from you.
Website: Ask Michele
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I am SOOOOO Fat i am 5'12 and 250 pounds what are some ways of losing weight fast? (link)
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Here is the same answer I gave to some other girls with the same question Don't expect miracles in two weeks. but you will see a difference in two weeks, and just keep it up, and you will loose all the weight you want and look really hot!
You need a two fold plan. Burn calories and tone or build muscles. Burning calories is any exercise of long duration. Running, walking, biking, skating, swimming. rowing, for an hour four or five times a weeek. (good thing it's summer time) Any or a combination of all of them. Then work with free weights. Low weights like 3 to 5 to 8 lbs will help tone muscles, higher weights will build muscles. (You can use cans of beans to start.)You don't want to work on building muscles until you have lost weight. Otherwise you build the muscles under the fat and you will not look better. GEt a book on weight lifting or go to www.about.com they have a section on weight loss and weight training, you can sign up for their free newsletter. If you are going to work out a home can you invest in a few hand weights and a work out bench. You can't do the right kind of exercises on the floor. Look for books by Joyce Verdral, PHD. She has books about weight lifing that explain everything, and they have pictures and all. YOu can find used books and old books on the web at www.half.com for very little money.
And finally, yo need to go on a very low fat diet, here is a basic one that I used for many years, and still try to follow. I know this works. I lost 45 lbs. in 5 months. The more fat you have the mor weight you will loose
Cut all fat out of your diet. Read the labels and see what food you eat that contains fat. I mean the nutrition labels. Foods that are high in fat are
Whole milk
ice cream
potato chips
cookies
cakes
pies
cheese
cheese
cheees
especially cheese
cheetos
doritos
french fries
NO FRIED FOODS
snack only on pretzels and low fat popcorn
no candy
no soda
drink lots of water
consume low fat or no fat versions of
milk
yogurt
drink lots of water
eat lots of fruits and veggies
white meat chicken and turkey or fish baked or broiled or grilled. NO FRYING
no red meat.
Eat a piece of chicken or turkey no larger than the size of your hand.
Cereal is a good snack food. Choose cereals low in fat and low in sugar, have with skim milk.
Eat dairy, fruit and cereal in the am.
snack on fruit
eat dairy, fruit, 4 oz of meat, and one slice of whole grain bread, or pretzels or popcorn and veggies or salad for lunch
repeat for dinner.
have a smalll bowl of cereal with fat free milk as a snack after dinner. Or pretzels or popcorn
follow this NO CHEATING, and you will loose 10 lbs in two weeks.
This is taken form the FAT TO MUSCLE DIET. It is a book, see if you can find a copy.
Good Luck to you. You go girl!
Michele
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ha. no but seriosly. i need a bf. and it seems like all the guys like me when i go places but they just look at what i look like if that makes any since. i need a bf and its summer how do i get one? (link)
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Boys and men (when the time comes)are attracted to girls who have a lot of confidence. You are funny, and I am sure you have some confidence. The more "sure" of yourself that you seem to be to others, the more that people will be attracted to you.
Michele
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I was wondering...is 5'5, 5'6, or 5'7 average height for a 13-year-old, who is going to be in the 8th grade this August. Also, do girls with long legs look good with mini skirts? Thanks! (link)
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Are you kidding? YOu wear your mini skirts to school next year and you'll see. With your height and long legs....someday you could be a runway model.
You go girl!!!!
Michele
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My Boyfriend and I were involved in a car accident friday afternoon... We are alright though. The car is totalled he hurt his shoulder and I hit my head.. but anyway.. I am terrified to ride with him.. or for that fact even drive. Since his car is totalled we've been driving my car and I've been driving. and hes like I'll drive.. and I tell him no that I Am.. I really trust him. I mean we've been together almost 11 months. and this really hurt him when I told him I was scared to drive.. and now he feels like I dont trust him anymore. and I don't know what to do to fix this. I even told him that I trusted him that he's just got to give me sometime to get over the accident that it just happened... What Can I Do?? :( Sorry This Is Soooo Long. (link)
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YOu are exactly right, you need some time to get over the accident. It's like post traumtic stress syndrom. After the accident, you tend to tense up in the car when it even comes close to anything, or if he doesn't stop soon enough. you can't help it. And you feel soo much better when you are behind the wheel. I know, I went through the same thing. Only time and driving a lot will get rid of it. Eventually it will go away. Trouble is, he feels the same way to. so you both have to be patient.
Good luck.
Michele
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i want to go to Wake Forest university but i don't have good enough grades to get or the gpa level yet, i am only a sopohomore but i still want to get in, i do have another choice of UNCW whitchis a good college. should i work harder to get into wake forest or just settle for uncw? (link)
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Work harder.
Michele
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im 13 and my friend was 17. we are both girls and we made out. would that juss be considered 'experimentin' or would it change to makin us bi or w.e? my other friend is 14. she wants to make otu with me and i would.... is this all normal? am i still straight (link)
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If you all agree that it is experimental, then it is. One of you could end up just liking girls, and if that is the case, so be it. But it is a little early to make a final decision, one way or the other.
There will be lots of opportunities in the near and distant future, to go out with boys, and if then turn you off, then you'll know for sure.
Some women find out much later in life that they don;t like guys. That is after trying and well, just not really enjoying the sex or their company. Then an opportunity with a woman comes along, and they find that this is what they were looking for. So take your time to decide. But you still need to be cautious about sexually transmitted diseases.
Michele
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I get choked up asking this, but I need answers. My mom and dad have been married for 2 years. But last night, I was over at my dad's best friend, Bobby's house. Then the doorbell rang so Bobby went to get it. It turned out to my dad barefoot and cying SO hard. My mom wasn't with him, so i was scared that something had happened to her. He kept yelling "That unfaithful bitch, that unfaithful bitch!"
Then my dad and Bobby went into a back room so I couldn't hear them talking. I'm really scared. My dad isn't talking to me, and he stays all cooped up in the house and doesn't go to work and he makes me cook all the meals. He hasn't stopped crying yet and I'm SO scared!He hasn't told me the problem adn i really want to know! What happened last night? Why is my dad so sad? Where's my mom? When will my dad get over this? PLEASE HELP! I'll rate 5's for great answers. (link)
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That sounds awful, and I feel bad for you. Because obviously your parents are so wrapped up in their problems that they are not thinking about how it is affecting you. THis is going to take some time, and I think soon enough you may learn all of the details, and probably be sorry that you did. It can't be good. Can you guess where your mom might be? DOes she have a job, can you call there on MOnday to see if she's there? I don't think she'll tell you much either, not a first, but eventually depending on the outcome of this whole mess, you will learn everything. Your dad is real upset and doesn't think you can help him now. But in time he will come out of the room and he will need someone to understand and listen. And while there is no way that that should be your job, you will probably be the one. I hope it doesn't turn into a big messy divorce and they try to make you choose side. Some times people do awful things to each other. Based on what you said, I would say that your dad caught your mom with another fella, or he found out about another fella, because he is hurt and she is missing. They can't go on like this because they have legal ties together like, home, cars, money, etc, and moral obligations to you and any siblings you may have. So eventually, it will all come out. Be brave and remember YOU didn't do anything wrong.
Michele
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Hi. im not writing this question for people to tell me im unique and crap, but lately, ive just been feeling bad. I think im ugly. People always tell me that im ugly. its just my face..i mean my nose is just so weird that i feel so self conscious and whenever im with my friends it hurts me so much always seeing guys all flirting with them and stuff. ive never been asked out, and people always tell me that im ugly. i know its mean, and only sometimes i feel pretty. i know that if i feel beautiful, i am beautiful, and being confident is bueatiful, but i dont want that crap. i need some way to make me feel better about myself....any suggestions? (link)
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Look at all the people in the world that have accomplished soooo much. You see them on TV. They have intelligence, they have power. Many of them are not pretty. But anyone that has not accomplished what they have would be thrilled to be in their company. I am talking about politicians, artists, musicians, athletes. Talent and brains bring power and when you have power, it doesn't matter what you look like. BEsides, you'll be rich and you'll can get a make over if you still think you need one. I am serious, because you said you were. This won't happen when you want it to. Unfortunately, Because you are still young. But it can happen, but you have to plan and work at it. Stay in school. get a good education, go to college work hard. Turn in good work. Do extra work. BE proud of what you accomplish, then accomplish more. Take an "I can do that" attitude. Because you can do anything you set your mind to. And don't expect the rewards right away, but if you do all this. There will be rewards, believe me. Trust me. I know what I am talking about. It happened to me. I thought I was an ugly duckling in school and no one ever asked me out. I just hit the books an did well and went to college. I have had a very successful career and own my own home and my own business.And more men were attracted to me that I knew what to do with. When I went to my 30 year class reunion, I lookede better than anyone else there. THe guys kept trying to talk to me, and the girls that were sooooo pretty in high school, looked ragged and beat and old. I took care of myself and my body and looked much younger and better than all of them. It was a lot of fun and I showed them all. And it felt good to turn down dates from guys that wouldn't give me the time of day in High School. And hey, the 30 years that I spent between high school graduation and my reunion were not boring either. They were great. So that is my advice. I hope you take it. It is hard work, and it will take patience to. But it will all be worth it. Anyone can accomplish this if they set their mind to it. I didn't think I was very smart either, but turns out, I WAS!!!!
GOod luck to you
Michele
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I like my best guy friend lets call him c and we have chemistry but he likes the good to shoes girl who is perfect i want to be the perfect person but i can't tell him what do i do
signed confused:-)
I rate all fives thnx (link)
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No wonder you are confused. No one is perfect. But when you are young, like you and your friend "C" and the goody two shoes girl, it is actually possible to think that perfection is attainable. You base your judgements and opinions on the stars and models you see in movies, magazines, billboards, cd covers, etc, etc. But those are staged photos, under great lighting, with hair dressers and make up artists, and air brushing, all to make that person look great. In person they just look like they have a lot of make up on.
It is possible, however to be considered "perfect" by someone who loves you. SOmeone who sees you flaws for what they are, just being human, and loves you anyway. And hopefully you love that person back the same way. It doesn't always happen when you want it to. But it does happen. Work on making the person you are inside perfect, so that when you do meet the right man, you can be his "goody two shoes". He will think you are perfect. And you will be thrilled. And most important, you will be cherished.
In other words, stay out of trouble, get an education so that you have more choices in life, even more men to choose from. The good times won't be there for you until you are in your 20's. So don't ruin things for yourself now. Be patient, get an education, be smart. Especially, be confident. Men find that to be very sexy. They can't resist confident women. I know thatyou can do that.
GOod luck to you
Michele
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I love my boyfriend SOOOOO much! i wod do ANYTHING for him! today he went to juvi... he'll b there for 30 days! its 8:30p.m and i havent stopped crying since 11 o'clock last night! i cant sleep and i cant get him outta my head... i have a past with getting depressed VERY easily and i dont want that to happen. i no 30 days doesnt seem like a lot but im VERY clingy and kind of a cry baby wen it caomes to him. i really need to pull myself together and get out of the house but i just cant bring myself to get up! i feel so alone and sad but at the same time mad at him for leaving me like this! all last night i was in his arms crying and i wod do ANYTHING to get him bak and just to hold him one last time til he comes bak! everyone cinseders me as a strong person but i feel like i cant survive without him! hes my love, my life, my everything! and i dont no wot the hell im gonna do for the next months! im an emotional reck and my parents r getting really worried about me! im usually the one giving ppl advice but i cant figure out wot the hell im gonna do! please help! (link)
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IF you feel this bad with him gone thirty days, what are you going to do when he goes to jail for years. He wasn't thinking about you and how devasted you would be when he got in enough trouble that he had to be sent away. He has control over his actions, and he chose to think of himself. What he did was wrong because it devasted two people and messed up their lives. I think it is time to find a new boyfriend who wouldn't do something that would cause him to leave you alone. What if you were married with children and relied on his paycheck and now he is being sent away because he was thoughless and selfish and did something that jeopardized his freedom and now the whole family suffers. This is a sign for you. Please read it as that. AS bad as you feel now, it can get worse. much worse.
I hope you listen. In any event, I wish you luck dear. I do know you fee, and I wish I could go back and change some of the things I did. I didn't have anyone to advise me and truthfully, I don't know if I would have listened, but I know now I would wish that I had.
Michele
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What can a married couple do to find an honest friend when no family lives anywhere near them? And the catch is, one spouse is disabled, early 40s, while the other spouse is in the late 30s. The married couple lives in a bad neighborhood where people are prejudiced against your skin color (i.e. "I don't talk to _____ people.") so making friends with neighbors is impossible. Both have bad credit & can't move at the drop of a hat. They're also not in "the middle class". Due to disability, one spouse ends up feeling jailed at home while the other spouse is at work. The one working spouse is then forced to due all the driving after a long hard day at work, and the same working spouse has to do all the housework. Both spouses don't drink and don't like bars, and the zoo in their city is horrible. With both spouses not sharing the same religion, where is this couple supposed to go to find honest friends without driving the one working spouse to the point of exhaustion? What kinds of clubs is the married couple supposed to go to when the disabled spouse can't sit or stand for a long time? Scrabble clubs require you to sit for a long time. It is socially difficult for one spouse to be in a wheelchair and have the other spouse pushing, and have people give you the time of day. Taking buses with this situation is impossible, as the disabled person is thought of as having less worth than an animal, because "they're holding up the rest of the passengers". With the one disabled spouse being sick, it is difficult for both spouses to be out all day Saturday searching for friends, as the sick spouse will have to usually return home due to illness. There does not seem to be a friendsfornicemarriedpeople.com site, so where does this couple go for honest friends? Being able to go to someone's house and pet their dog would be a blessed gift, as it takes away some pain. The only catch is, the couple cannot have a dog in their apartment. (link)
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Hi, I hear you, and understand what you are saying, and I do have some suggestions. And your last statement gave me an idea. But first, here is my suggestion. The disabled spouse will feel much better if he/she is doing something useful, making a difference, and doing important work. He/she needs to find some volunteer work to do. Even though that spouse cannot drive, if you both work together, to find some volunteer work, that your spouse could do, during the day, while you are at work. You could drive disabled spouse there and pick up on return. There are all kinds of places that need volunteers, even if they are in a wheelchair. Senior centers, nursing homes, food banks, family shelters. BOy scouts. (THey can't discriminate, I have gotten young disabled girls, volunteer work at girl scouts)There are senior day care centers, that families bring their seniors to each day, a place like that just needs people to spend time with the seniors. Sitting or standing won't matter. And for sure, the facilities will be handi cap access. Hospitals are another option and they are handi cap friendly. Here is a website that matches volunteers with opportunities. www.volunteermatch.org You can go in and input your statistics, and location and they will match the spouse with a group that needs volunteers.
Now, through volunteering, the disabled spouse will feel better about themselves, because they are contributing. And when we are thinking about others and helping and making a difference, we tend to forget our own troubles, and even pain can become a distant thought, no longer consuming us. AND through volunteering through this agency, you can meet nice people who are worth making friends with. People who won't care what color your skin is, or what religion or care about disabilities. YOu will meet VERY NICE people, like yourselves, because volunteers are wonderful people, they are angels, and they are needed, wanted, appreciated, treasured, thanked over and over.
I guarantee that this will work for you both. It has the potential to change your lives for the better. Oh yes, your last statement about pets, maybe you could volunteer at a dog pound or at the humane society, or even at a veternarian office. You might even find a place that would be willing to pick up the disabled volunteer in case a full day of volunteering is too much.
After a few weeks, the disabled volunteer will have so much new things happening in his/her life, that he/she will be chatting away, and the other spouse will wish for the days when their lives weren't so full. (not really) Even if one spouse is not too sure about this, I STRONGLY urge you to use gentle persuasion to get the person into some volunteer situation.
Now it may take some searching on your part to find just the right situation. The best fit so to speak. But don't give up. I work with nonprofit agencies in Waterbury CT, and I can't think of one that would turn down a person who wants to volunteer. Check your city, I am sure that there are non-profit agencies that could use some help from both of you. You will both grow from the experience.
I hope you take my advice. I know that it can change your lives.
GOod luck to both of you.
MIchele
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Theres this guy at my camp (teen) lol, and hes black, Im white. And hes really nice and sweet, funny, cute, hot, and i think its true love ive only known him for 3 weeks and i wont see him ever again after friday. I sad and confused i know its love not just a crush because you feel kinda sad and happy at the same time and you cant eat or sleep and you want to cry type deal. How do i get his email or IM (i cant call him) without sounding like an idiot and how can i tell if he likes me or not without sending a messanger to ask him? please help me im really sad that ill never see him again and ill never know how he feels about me.
He use to be mean to me and now hes nice and sorta quiet.
ill rate ya if the advice is good. (link)
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It is very likely that he feels the same way about you. Since he is being nice and all. Instead of saying to him that you will miss HIM, why not say that you will miss his company, or his good advice, or his smile, or his jokes, or something like that. And then say, I wish we could stay in touch. then see if he gives you his email address. And then give him yours. If you send him the first email, try to keep it up beat. Don't say you miss him, just talk about your first week back home, etc. See if he writes back, something just as "unimportant". It is better if you both stay off the subject of "being in love" until you both get to know each other better, and email is a great way. Relationships are hard enough between two people of the same race, never mind people of different race. Get to know each other first as friends, and live with that idea for a while before you explore the other possibilities. To fall in love, you would both have to be very strong and confident personalities to make it work. But you can always be friends, no matter what.
HOpe this helps.
GOod luck to you.
Michele
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are you really an adult? or did you just get a picture from google? (link)
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From google? Can you get pictures from google, or do you mean steal one from someone elses website? If I were going to do that, I would have chosen to be a young person and stolen a picture of a young hottie. But no, It is really me. I have a webiste called www.personaladvicecolumn.com it has the same picture.
Can't you tell by the advice that I give, that I am not a teenager. Usually I am accused of giving old fashioned advice, and yes, that is what I give, because I know it works. I give advice because I made a boat load of mistakes, growing up. I did not have a lot of guidance. I don't know if I would have listened if I did. But often the kids here, thank me for my advice, so I assume that they listen, and I hope I have saved someone some heart ache.
Thanks for submitting a question.
MIchele
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I recently broke up with my boyfriend who is 16(I'm 14), because he didn't want a relationship and I did. All he wants is friends with bennefits. I told him I wasn't going to do that with him, and he said that was ok. He asked if we could hang out today, just hang out. so I said yeah, and I told myself that I wasn't going to do anything with him and then he came over, and the next thing I know, im straddling him (fully clothed) and making out with him. It got carried away and I ended up giving him a hand job. He thinks it was just friends with bennefits and I'm a piece of ass. I don't want that, and I want to know if I should just cut off all relations with him and stop talking to him, I dont need him as a friend. or a boyfriend. what do I do!? (link)
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Well since you can't stay off of him when he comes over as a friend, it is best that you cut all ties with him. You told him you weren't interested in being a friend with benefits and then you turned around and did just that. He has no reason to believe you because you said one thing, then did another. If you want him to stop thinking that you are a piece of ass, then stop seeing him completely. And handle it better with the next guy. Make sure he REALLY wants a commiteed relationship before he gets any benefits, and then you'll have something.
Michele
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im 14 years old. My mom isnt working right now so we dont have alot of money. The clothes i wear are american eagle, aeropostale, hollister, and abercrombie mostly. Well for school my mom said i cant get alot of clothes unless i buy them with my own money. i was wondering if anyone knew a way i could make money for some clothes. The place that i live at there arent that many kids, so i cant baby sit around here. Does anyone have any ideas? (link)
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And add to the flyer that you walk pets, babysit them and/or give them a bath. All pets need that but owners hate to do it. Good luck. It is good of you to want to earn money to buy your own clothes. Also you can sometimes find great clothes at consigment shops, espescially if you are skinny
Michele
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Hey guys!! Okay I have a really confusing conflict! I am going out with this guy and I like him a lot and he is a great kisser! but I just found out he cheated on me. and he is the kinda guy that doesnt seem like he cares so I dont know if he cares about me. ok I like his friend, we have talked a lot and I know he cares and I know he wouldnt cheat on me....I dont know if I want to break up with My boyfriend and go out with his friend or if I should stay with my boyfriend and see how things go?! PLEASE HELP!! I need all the help I can get!! (link)
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You should go out with the boy who ACTS like he cares about you and is not afraid to show you how he feels, and would never, never do anything to hurt you, like cheat on you. Always choose the King of Hearts.
Michele
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My mother has been getting on my nerves since i was 7 years old. She judges me, yells at me, swears at me, makes fun of me, and flat out makes me sick. I even started to cut myself because of her, but i eventually stopped after 1 year because my friends helped me out. But i cannot take it anymore. My dad & I are bestfriends, i tell him everything, but i dont tell him about my mother. Just because i dont want them to split up or anything. What can i do to make my mom shutup? Plus, i have many brothers, she loves them, talks to them, hugs them, and compliments them. Its just plain sick. Im sick of her act shes pulling agaisnt her ONLY DAUGHTER. Sometimes i do NOTHING and she says, oh god i wish i had another son. I havent told anyone about this, but all my friends know how she is, and i have always hated her. I see all my close friends spending time with thier moms and having close relationships. I run to my friends house to get away sometimes or just sit outside. Even this past mother's day i bought her a card & flowers, she threw the flowers away. What should i do?
Sincerely, Tired Of This. 13/F (link)
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Dear Tired,
I don't blame you and my mother was the same way when I was young. She doted on my older sister, and my younger brother, but always found fault with me. I didn't do anything about it, I didn't know that I could. I can say now that she knows better than to talk to me like that now, because I am the only child who gives her any attention at all, (not that I like it, because I don't) The other two could care less, or come around with their hands out for $$$$. I also noticed that she did not say things bad to me in front of my dad. She would have been embarassed for him to know that she spoke to me that way. He had much more respect for me and people in general. She once told me that she wished she had had an abortion instead of me. (and abortions weren't even legal when she was young) and I was so made I didn't speak to her for months, then she sends me a birthday check....I tore it up and sent it back to her. She called me and begged me to accept a check and cash it, because ( I realized) that my father would see that I hadn't cashed the check and would ask her why. And she sort of apologized for her statement to me about the abortion. Here is a suggestion. I do think you have the upper hand in that she does not want Dad to know. I suggest that 1.) either you threaten her that you will tell your dad the way she talks to you. And if that doesn't work. Why not tell your dad the way she talks to you, but don't start off with the worse. Start with some of the bad but not awful things that she says. He will question her about it, and she may realize that she can't continue to say what ever she wants because you will tell. And she'll make some lame excuse but will stop calling you names and treating you so badly. If she doesn't stop, then tell him the worse. He needs to know what kind of person he is married to.
I know for you that is sucks. I have never resolved the problems between my mother and I. I hate her, and only see her because she is very old and doesn't drive. I take her shopping each week to just show human kindness. Respect for her position, but not for her. I hate being with her. And she does not remember my childhood the way I remember it. So what good would it do to try and get an apology out of her now.
I do love myself and have learned that I don't need her approval to survive or tolove myself. I only wish that I had learned it so many years earlier. I wish you lots of luck. Hang in there. She is a jerk and doesn't deserve a nice kid like you. I am sorry that you cut yourself. If they did that when I was young I probably would have tried it. As it is, I grew up OK, and I have two teenage boys, and they are OK, because I would NEVER talk to them the way my mother talked to me. Try to remember that when you have kids, because my first reaction as a mother, was to act just like my mother. It took a lot of work to learn how to be a loving mother because I never had one. Good luck to you dear.
Michele
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I have had daily headaches for the past 5 years.Must have had every test going!But the CT scan or MRI doesn't show anything.There seems to be no rhyme or reason. Could be weather(especially humidity) ,eating to much or certain foods, tension ,stress.My shoulder muscles are hard and neck very stiff every day.Medicines such as anti-inflamatory's ,muscle relaxers or migrane pills (such as Imitrex) all work the opposite on me making things worse.I take Oxycocet only for the pain and sometime's that doesn't even help.Also,it is like I have too much fluid in my head.My ears have fluid in them quite often,nose runs when I eat anything and boy if I was to cry, my head would pound severly. So... What do you think? Cujobird (link)
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Hi HOney,
I understand what you are going thru. My son suffered with migraines and they also took all kinds of tests and could not find a reason for them. THe drugs helped with the pain, but he couldn't function with them. Luckily I started working part time for a naturopathic physician. He recommended a vitamin regimen and herbal supplements that have made a world of difference in my son's life. His migraines became less and less frequent, and not as bad, and now he hardly has any. One of the herbs he takes is called Feverfew and has been recommended by naturopathic physicians for many years. I suggest that you go and see a naturopathic physician who is also a clinical nutritionist, (most of them are both) and I believe they will be able to help you. If you want some on-line help. I have gone to this site, and submitted questions and have gotten great answers. Then I buy the products recommended by them, from their web site, and their happy, and I'm happy. The advice is free. A visit to a naturpathic physician, won't be free, and your insurance probably won' cover it, and you'll still have to buy the vitamins and herbs they recommend. Here is the site. Just sumbmitt a question to them, just like the one you wrote here, and I think they can help you. GOod Luck.,
http://www.invitehealth.com/contact.aspx
Dr Hickey is the doctor he has five locations in New York City. I highly recommend him. He has helped me with a lot of things. I ALWAYS take natural approach to health care. I would ONLY see a medical doctor for a broken bone or cut that needed stitches. Never for a disease. I would see a naturpathic doctor for that.
GOod Luck
PS acupuncture has been very helpful with migraines also.
Michele
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will drinking a lot of water help you lose weight? (link)
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Yes, but not by itself. If you replace soda and other sugary drinks with water, that is a great thing, and will make a difference. Water also helps to wash the fat and toxins away.
Michele
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this is for class,is this good?
On October 22 at 7:48 p.m., Mrs. Johnson heard a loud band from her neighbors’ house. She gasped when she heard the terrible scream of Mr. Johnson emerge from across the street and immediately dialed 911. “I heard a gunshot in the Cathaways’ house. Please..hurry,”she answered, trembling with fright. She looked towards the sound of the shotgun and saw through a gap in the curtains-someone in a black cloak.
A few minutes later, she heard the police siren speeding towards the Cathaways’ home. Several policemen entered the red-brick house. One officer went to Mrs. Johnson for questioning. Later, Mrs. Johnson saw Sam Cathaway being pulled out. His red face was blotchy and his cheeks were tearstained. She wondered what had happened; why were they taking Sam away? What did Sam do to his father? And most of all, what happened to Mr. Cathaway?
Sam Cathaway- He is accused for the murder of his father. He was found holding a gun, sobbing, on the night of the murder next to his father’s dead body. He keeps saying that he is innocent and would never have done such a dreadful thing. He loved his father very much, despite their horrible relationship, and would’ve never killed him.Unfortunately, Sam is also known to be in a gang and has been caught committing minor crimes before, such as vandalizing the city. Sam actually owns a black cloak from a Halloween costume many years ago.
Mrs. Cathaway- She accuses Sam, her own son, of shooting Mr. Cathaway, since nobody else was in the house. She got home from the supermarket after the murder to find Sam and Mr. Cathaway both on the ground, in a puddle of blood. She says that she has never trusted her son, but always loved her husband. Nevertheless, she didn’t get along very well with either of them. She, on the other hand, also owns a black cloak of her own.
Mr. Cathaway- He was shot to death 2 times; once in the heart and once in the head. His murderer is unknown at the moment. The suspects at the moment are Sam and Mrs. Cathaway. He didn’t have a good relationship with any of his family members though.
Mrs. Johnson- She is a witness of the crime and suspects it was Mrs. Cathaway since the person in the black cloak looked as if it had a more womanly figure. She is not absolutely positive though, and the black cloak can be found nowhere.
Mr. Supply- He will be defending Samuel, accuse Mrs. Cathaway of murdering Mr. Cathaway.
Mr. D. Emand- He will be prosecuting Sam
However, the black cloak was found, buried alongside an apple tree in the backyard of an abandoned house by dogs. There was a strand of hair on it, and it belonged to Mrs. Cathaway.
IS THAT GOOD!!! (link)
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I am assuming that this is for an English class, and you needed it to be grammatically correct. So I made some changes so that the english grammer is more proper, but I did not change your overall story. I hope this is what you were looking for. It is a great story, and I Hope I helped..... Michele
On October 22 at 7:48 p.m., Mrs. Johnson heard a loud bang from her neighbors’ house. She gasped, it sounded like a gun! Then she heard the terrible scream. It sounded like Mr. Cathaway! Mrs. Johnson immediately dialed 911. “I heard a gunshot at the Cathaways’ house. Please..hurry,” she answered, trembling with fright. She looked towards the sound of the shotgun and saw through a gap in the curtains-someone in a black cloak leaving the house.
A few minutes later, she heard the police siren speeding towards the Cathaways’ home. Several policemen entered the red-brick house. One officer went to Mrs. Johnson home to question her. Later, Mrs. Johnson saw Sam Cathaway, the couple’s only son, being escorted out of the house by two policemen. His face was blotchy and his cheeks were tearstained. He looked scared. She wondered what had happened; why were they taking Sam away? What happened inside the house?
The morning papers carried the full story. Sam Cathaway, the son, is being held on suspicion of murder of his father. The paper said he was found holding a gun, sobbing, standing above his father’s dead body. Sam claims he is innocent and would never have done such a dreadful thing. He loved his father very much, despite their strained relationship, he would never have killed his father.
Unfortunately for Sam, he has a criminal record and is a known gang member. He has been arrested before for petty crime and vandalism. Nothing major, and claims he was starting to turn his life around, and his father was part of the reason. In addition, Sam actually owns a black cloak that goes to a Halloween costume that many people from the neighborhood saw him wearing one Halloween, a few years ago.
Mrs. Cathaway- has also been questioned, and she claims Sam, her own son, is the person who shot her husband. While she can’t believe that this has really happened, she claims that her son and her husband had a difficult relationship, and nobody else was in the house when her husband was shot. She got home from the supermarket after the murder to find Sam and Mr. Cathaway both on the ground, in a puddle of blood. She said that recently she had grown to mistrust her son, and was always getting in the middle of their fights in an effort to stop them. She loves her husband very much, and would never harm him, herself.
In reality, all the neighbors knew that the three of them argued, fought, and made threats of bodily harm to each other, all of the time. On the other hand, Mrs. Cathaway also had access to the black cloak.
Mr. Cathaway- He was shot twice; once in the heart and once in the head. Either shot could have caused his death, within seconds. For the moment, no one has been charged with his murder. The only suspects are Sam, the son and Mrs. Cathaway the wife. Mr. Cathaway didn’t have a good relationship with any of his family members.
Mrs. Johnson- She is a witness to the crime and suspects it was Mrs. Cathaway since the person in the black cloak appeared to be about 5 feet 2 inches, while Sam, their son, is over 6 ft tall. She is not absolutely positive though, as it was night time, and the person fled away quickly.
Attorney Supply- He will be defending Sam. He is going to try to prepare a case accusing Mrs. Cathaway of the murder.
Attorney. D. Emand- He will be the prosecuting attorney. His job will be to make the case against Sam, and make it stick.
Further evidence in the case is this: Some neighborhood dogs found the black cloak. It was buried alongside an apple tree in the backyard of an abandoned house. Forensics found a strand of hair on it, and it belongs to Mrs. Cathaway.
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