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I like fairies (thus why I am wearing fairy wings in the picture). Good grammar rocks, too. It doesn't have to be perfect but I get frustrated when people completely disregard it. I like every color except pink. I hate the wind. Sometimes, I carry around a little teddy bear I found at an antique store. His name is Robert. I dress very eccentrically. It's not unusual for me to wear a prairie dress one day and a Mod dress (think Austin powers) the next. I don't dye my hair, or wear much make-up. I think it's sad that no one puts any emphasis on natural beauty anymore. I think it's a good thing to be open and educated about sex and other issues that are considered taboo. I have a hard time seeing where homophobics are coming from.

Basically, I'm just some weird teenager in Arizona. If I haven't scared you off already, feel free to drop me a line. -Danielle
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Hey, I just wanted to thank you for helping me with "dad=mad, upcoming birthday, how to deal?" This is what happened, I ignored him all day, and he ignored me, and then by midnight, I started crying because I hadn't talked to him all day and it was his birthday, so it took alot of courage, but I told him "can we talk?" and told him I was sorry, and he huged me and said "even though Im mad, and it will take a while to forgive you, I'll always love my little girl"..and then I gave him the scrapbook and he started crying..
I'm still crying, but im glad we worked hings out (sortof) so thank you alot

♥ never stop giving advice!

and I know you get banned from answering this since it isn't really a question -- so you dont have to!! I just wanted to let you know that you've helped me and how it went.
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I won't get banned for answering if I put some advice.. I think? hehe. I'm so, so glad that I helped. Always glad to! Just keep working on things with your dad... I know that that 'sort of' will probably turn into 'completely' at some point. ;)


what is the weight that a 13 year old 5'5 girl usually is? (link)
Ack...90 pounds sounds deadly to me. I'd assume 120 at least...


Okay so this guy who lives next door to me asked me to give him head. Should he wear a condom idk, i'm really new at this (link)
I agree with Shery. I say just don't give him head. Giving head...well, to put it nicely, can be a very awkward experience, especially the first time. Wouldn't you like to do that with someone you're more comfortable with so it doesn't add to the awkwardness? I'd say wait until you're in a relationship, at least one a bit more serious than this one sounds.

If you DO decide to do this for God knows what reason, make him wear a condom, because if he feels like he has the audacity to ask you for head in the first place like that then he doesn't deserve head without one.:) (And if you want a more intelligent reason, to put it simply, you don't know where that thing has been..)


how old should i be to have sex in your opinion (f)? (link)
There's no set age. I've known 16 year olds who've treated it really responsibly, and 22 year olds who haven't at all. It obviously depends on a person's individual maturity level. Just wait until you're comfortable with it. If you're with a guy and you have to ask yourself if you should have sex with him, (assuming you're a girl??) then you probably aren't ready. Wait until you're really comfortable with your body and the person.

PS- It is not illegal to have sex in the US if you are under 18. It IS illegal for someone over 18 to have sex with you if you are under 18. Kind of a big difference.


Okey this is the deal, in short my father is really mad at me, lik not teenage-mad but mad as in hasn't-spoken-to-me-in-3-months mad. Won't even look at me. Talk to me or even about me. And don't tell me to communicate with him because in my culture things don't work that way,trust me..you have no idea. Now the thing is, his birthay is coming up..and what do I do? I don't even know if he'll accept a gift from me, and if he does - what do I even give him? And when I give it to him, what do I say? "Happy birthday dad, love you, *hug*, hope you dont feel like killing me anymore" (?) Any advice - PLEASE??
so basically:
question #1) What do I get him?
question #2) How do I act?

By the way, I'm 15 and female. And I have no other family member that I can talk to or that can help me (again, its my culture!) so thank you for advice on how to deal - because I REALLY can not "communicate" so don't suggest that one. And I can't appolgize either. So just "what do I buy?" and "what do I do when I give it to him?"

Thaank you ♥ (link)
I suppose just try as hard as you can to act normal and like his silent treatment isn't phasing you. You could get him a present and write something in the card along the lines of, "I know you're angry with me still but I still love you no matter what. I hope we can smooth things out soon. Happy birthday."

I'm not sure what you should get him because I don't really know anything about him... just try to think of something he really likes and play off of that. Or you could go for useful...maybe his wallet is getting old and beat up, so you could get him a new one. Anything that you put some thought into and shows that you kept his interests in mind generally works.


14/f
ok well i started to cut my self and then i stopped a few days a go i started to cut again and i had nothing to cut my self with so i found broken glass and got a sharp peace and cut my self what should i do how do i stop with out my dad finding out?
if he found out he would kill me (link)
Every time you get the urge to cut yourself, go scream into a pillow, punch something really hard (and by something I mean something that's not going to hurt your hand), or try to go to sleep. If none of those work, find something equally distracting that allows you to escape for a while or get the aggression out in a healthier way.


14 5'4 110 pounds

I want to lose about 10 pounds without becoming anorexic or bullemic... any suggestions for healthy ways to lose the 10 pounds?

*what to eat
*excercises
*anything else (link)
You're underweight. If you want to lose 10 pounds, you're already in the mind set for being anorexic. I think you may have psychological issues. I am 5'2" and 107 and practically a stick! You should not lose even 5 pounds, let alone 10.


since my dad has left my sister uste to cut herself cause she hated life..and then she started getting angry all the time.. she uste to beat the living crap out of me when my mom ain't home seriously if i do one little thing to her she tried to hit me with a bat before.. she cusses up jack to me if i am having music up to "Loud" or if I am just standing near her (shes a freak to me anywyas) my mom trys to control her.. but she can't atleast she don't try enoguh..my mom is never home any more either she's always with her boyfriend or gone to college or something..I have to be careful and watch what is ay around my sister or she'll go crazy.. she always says that my mom hates us and my mom hopes that were dead and all that crap.. she's 17 btw..I think she's on depression pills maybe i don't know I think she goes to a consoulor ro whatever but what could i try to do to get her to be not so angry all the freaking time she won't listen to me cause she'll always saays that i'm dumb and oh yeah and ain't you like that too (link)
Try to talk to your mom about it. If your mom isn't receptive or just flat out doesn't believe you, I think it would be good to call CPS (Child protective services). I'm sure if you type that into google you'll find something. You shouldn't be living somewhere where you are abused all the time...it just isn't right.


whats the age that i should have sex (link)
There's no set age. I've known 16 year olds who've treated it really responsibly, and 22 year olds who haven't at all. It obviously depends on a person's individual maturity level. Just wait until you're comfortable with it. If you're with a guy and you have to ask yourself if you should have sex with him, (assuming you're a girl??) then you probably aren't ready. Wait until you're really comfortable with your body and the person.


i have not had my period in 4 weeks and 6 days is that bad? (link)
Wait another week, and if it still hasn't come, you should get a test at the drug store. It's still kind of early to tell, so it might just be a little late because you're stressing out.


Well, Okay. There's this boy named Senad & I have liked him foreverr. Me & him are always on/off, and idk. I want him back so badly and things completly switched between us. In the beginning he wanted me so badly, and I didn't like him that much. Now I am obsessed, and he's like uhh. It sucks. Before he met me which was around January when we started talking he was so shy, and afraid to say the wrong thing. It was so cute. Now he's so mean, and bossy. I'll look at him in class, and he'll be like "What the fuck you looking at?" Just because his friends are there. It's so immature. Then when I am with him we makeout, and stuff. Sometimes I think he's using me. On Friday we were in a pretty big fight, and we were at the same persons house cause she had a few people over and he was like "Wow fuck her!" and then by the end of the night we were alone in the living room, and he finally talked to me & madeout. I don't know what to do? He says he "kinda" likes me to people, and tells me different. I like him so much, and do not wanna give up. What should I do to get him back? Someone pleasee help. (link)
"Sometimes I think he's using me."

Gee, ya think? Why are you wasting your time on this guy? You really should just stop talking to him, and it will suck at first, but then you will slowly start to realize that being treated like shit should not be a turn on. You should try to date someone who won't talk shit about you and get angry at you for looking at him in public. It kind of makes things a little less stressful.


me and my boyfriend have been dating for about 3 weeks. he wanted me to help him with his myspace so he gave me the password and everything and i read his messages and he sent them to this girl jessica. and the other day we were having sex and he was like.. "i should call jessica and say, 'im having sex with kendall'" so now i think he was thinking about her the whole time. and i dont know what to do!
does this mean he wants to be with other girls? (link)
The fact that he said that during sex is just plain stupid and unnecesary and flat out does not make sense. It almost sounds like he wants to rub it in her face and flaunt it or something. Definitely a little weird. I wouldn't want to be with a guy that wanted to brag to everyone about having sex with me, personally. I guess he could have just been joking, but either way, you should definitely ask him what the hell was up with that.


15/f ok i just read someones questions that she thought she was les because she dont get horny when she thinks of guys having sex with a girl but she gets horny when she thinks of a girl with a girl she gets horny...well my problem is like that to ...kindof...ok i do get horny when i think of a guy with a girl...but i get even hornier when it think of a guy on a guy....i dont know why...is that weird?what can i do to stop? is this normal?am i a freak?!? (link)
No, you're not a freak. Logically, it could make sense. From what I've gathered, you're more attracted to guys than girls... so to imagine sexual situations with only the gender you prefer leads to more of a turn on.


I want to be a theatre major in college & I have known that this is what I want to do for a very long time. However, my parents do not seem to escept the fact that I can get a job at all with a BA or BFA in acting or theatre. I really want to be a theatre teacher, even if I can't be an actress, which is what I dream about doing. However, my mom started screaming at me that for me acting is not a career & just a hobby & she will not pay for a private school education for me to major in theatre. I told her I would go to a public school & at first she said "fine, if that's what you want to do" & then she changed it & told me that it would be a retarted thing to major in. It seems like she has absolutely no support for my DREAM and GOAL in life. It's not even like I am beng unrealistic & saying "I want to be a famous actress"... I just want to be a drama teacher! She has no idea that she really hurt me in saying that I could never make a career out of this. It's not even like we can't afford it either...we are a pretty well to do family, but even if I say I will go to a public school, she tells me this goal is absurd. I don't knwo how to convince her that I can make money with a degree in theatre & that it is okay to major in it. Any ideas? also, it really hurts me that I have seen a few other kids whose parets support their talents (i have won many awards for acting & been in many productions & go to acting training in & out of school) while my mom just sees it as nothing more then a "hobby". How can I convince her that a theatre major is good for me & that it is more then "just a hobby"? (link)
Aww...this makes me sad since I'm a theatre kid and can completely empathize. The only thing I can really say to you is... try your hardest to do what makes you happy. Learn to ignore your mom and just do it anyway. That's really hard since she's your mother and of course you want to make her happy and respect her opinion, but this is your life and not hers. She thinks what she wants to think.

I don't realistically believe you can force her to believe that theatre is a good major for you, but if you keep pushing and pushing toward it she might give in eventually and let you just go with it. Remember, the first couple of years of college are mostly GE classes anyway, so you have some time to get her to soften up. You may also be able to compromise and see if you can double major. It will suck to double major in theatre and then in something else you're not as passionate about, but if that's the only way to get your theatre degree, it's the way to go.


is a pap smear painful? and what exactly does the doctor do?

thanks (link)
Actually, you are supposed to get see this type of doctor when you become sexually active, not a year later. But that's not what you were asking. No, it's not painful. It's slightly uncomfortable but it lasts for 2 seconds and isn't that big of a deal. He or she takes this little scraper and collects a sample from your vaginal walls to test to make sure everything is normal. It's not the horrible thing everyone makes it out to be.


ok, well im 14/f , im not sexually active at all, but i have a problem. i have loose, long, wrinkly skin on my vagina on one side. but the other side is still tight. ive had this for about a year maybe less, and i itch it alot on some days, and some days it just doesn't bother me. will this go away? alot of boys have wanted to date me but ive turned them down because ive been scared of them possibly seeing. please if u know what this is help! ill rate HIGH!! (link)
Go to a gynecologist. I've never heard of anything like that before but they've probably seen anything and everything and will be able to help you.


im pregnant what do i tell my parents? (link)
You just have to straight out tell them and hope for the best. But please DO tell them. I think it's really stupid when girls try to hide it all that time and then don't get the proper medical attention they need.


Ok this is kind of a personal question but here it goes:

My current boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year and a half now. And everytime we sleep together, I can never get an orgasm! At first i thought it could be because he wasnt good in bed but his past gf's has both said that he is amazing in bed! And i enjoy everytime we have sex. Im 17 and I havent ever been able to get an orgasm from sex. Is something wrong with me??
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First of all, just because the other girls say he is good in bed doesn't mean that he would be to you. Everyone has their personal preferences, and what works for one person might not for another. That's not to say that he's necessarily bad in bed, but just keep it in mind for the future.

It is extremely common for women not to orgasm during sex. This is because most sexual pleasure comes from the clitoris rather than the vaginal walls, but the clitoris is not stimulated near as much during sex. Most girls find they can orgasm much easier from fingering or oral sex.

There are also mental factors. Some people are just not in the right mindset or relaxed enough...they might simply think too much about it. It helps me to be on top and to be fantasizing. Most girls have an easier time cumming while on top. Some women go until late adulthood without ever having an orgasm, alone or otherwise. You'll get the hang of it, though, as you experience new people and new things. Masturbation is good for this though because then you know what you like and in turn can communicate that to your partner. As you get more and more experienced, you'll find what works for you. Good luck!


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ever since ive been starting this diet i have been getting really bad stomach pains (not like period) but it hurts..this is my diet::

Day 1-eat a lot of food. everything i can. then i eat so much it makes me throw up..!
Day 2-eat nothing.at all..
[[repeat]] (link)
That is an eating disorder called binging. Please stop doing that before your body becomes addicted to that pattern. It can be as bad for you as anorexia or bulimia.


My prom is coming up really soon. Everyone is so excited about it, but I'm just not at all. I've had guys already ask me but I have no interest in going with any of them. I've told them all the same excuse that, "I'll be on vacation probably". One guy who I would love to go with, might ask me now. What am I supposed to say and do when the others find out I lied? They're all great guy friends who would be hurt and embarassed by my terrible lie. (link)
I'd say don't go with lying in the future, but what's done is done for now. Say that the vacation was cancelled because there was an illness in the family, or that your family decided that you shouldn't miss school so they planned the vacation later.




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