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Q: Two of my best friends has really done something horrible to me behind my back & I heard of it later, and they apologized about it all and everything, but I still can't seem to trust them much and I still can't forgive them much for it. What should I do? I am 14 and female.

they apologized and you need to remember that everyone is not perfect...were human and we make mistakes tell them you still want to be friends but if they screw up again its over

Q: Ok, I know this sounds lame, but I think boys don't like me. I haven't had a boyfriend for a bit longer than a year. I even tried asking some guys out and they said no. It just makes me feel like they don't like me. I'm nice, athletic, funny, cool, and all that stuff. I tried being patient, but it's not working. Even the guys I like treat me just like one of their friends. What am I supposed to do? I'll rate HIGH!!!!!!!!!

wow well some of my friends havent even had a boyfriend yet and they are 15 but try to flirt around w/ them and mayb give them a hug before you leave...you know just a friend saying goodbye hug and try to lead convo into more personal things
hope i helped

Q: this is really long, but i really would like some help,please.

first off, im having a bad week. on sunday i got arrested. now last night, this started. my mom came in my room to say goodnight... but acted strange about it. i yelled at her because she didnt knock first and she begged and pleaded for a hug and a kiss goodnight, and when i still refused she started to whine and said, "but i might not get many more oppurtunities"... so i gave her a hug, and a really long one, and then she left and went to bed eventually. about a half hour later, i was going to the bathroom, and on my way back to my room, i saw my mom. she gave me another hug, and looked like she was going to cry. she started saying how she was sorry for not knocking, and she was sorry for all the things she did that made me unhappy. (she listed a few that have happened over my life) then she said she wants me to try to be good to my sister, and help my dad. she said to listen to him. she told me she loved me at least 6 times. she told me one of the happiest moments in her life was the day i was born. she said the other two happiest were when she married my dad, and the day she had found out i had won an essay on "worlds greatest mother" that i had written about her. she said dad would need help with things if she wasnt around. then finally she said, you better get some rest, time for bed. i keep thinking about all of this, what could it mean? and then i remembered, she has bipolar disorder, and she may have something else too that i havent heard about. whats happening to her? this morning when i got up for school, her and my dad were still in bed, and snuggled really close. i asked if someone could take me to school and my dad said he would. (usually my mom takes me though) so then she told me she loved me alot, and lots more hugs. she gave me lunch money and said goodbye, have a good day. i noticed shes wearing her wedding ring, which she never wears because its so hard to get off, and she wouldnt want to leave it on during the shower or while shes asleep. her and my dad love each other, but usually, my dad is already up for work by 7:30 and they arent usually snuggled so close to each other in bed. my mom told me dad was still in bed because they both couldnt sleep. so i went to school, pondering this all day. when i came home, my mom was putting my sisters new school picture in a frame to put over the fireplace, next to mine. she pointed out to me that if i ever need it, a picture of her as a baby, of the day she was born, is in the frame too, just behind the other three. im getting suspicious of whats going on, so i said, why would I need it? she said because valerie (my sister) is going to have to do a project in her class this year where she may need a picture of herself when she was younger. my mom has been saying my dad is going to help me through my arrest, and i'll get through it, she knows i can. if this was going on with you, what would you think? whats up with all these things shes been saying lately? is she dying?

wow im reallly sorry if that was my mom i would think the same thing but y dont you ask her if there is anything going on or ask her if she has cancer or is getting really sick. this really sucks i am very sorry and very worried please write me back and tell me the news good luck and i hope everything turns out well

Q: ok i really need someone's help! I asked this question before already but i didnt really get good answers. I need to do a science fair experiment for school. I've searhced on a billion websites but found nothing. My teacher says it has to have some physical science involved but i hate physical science!!!! anywayz jus give me some ideas. thx

if you boil cabbage in water and take the juice in a cup and add chlorine it will turnm yellow or if u add mouthwash it will turn bright pink. my moms a science teacher it's really cool good luck hope i helped

Q: Ok So im 14 years old and im a girl. I have a bf but i like someone else so much that it hurts. But this guy that i like is like my best friend and he has no clue i like him, how could he i mean i have a bf. But anyways this guy likes other people too and it hurts when he tells me who he likes because he tells me everything. This guy is beautiful and im so in love with him. But to make a long story short, my bf is really nice and we have been dating for over 6 months and its gotten kind of boring. I mean things arent like they use to be the feelings for me just arent there anymore and i fell bad about it. but i really dont want to break it off with him and hurt his feelings b/c he's so nice, but i really like this other guy. What should I do? Its almost like i would rather not hurt his feelings then to do what im doing to myself. Please help me im in desperate needs this has been going on for a month. I wish i still liked my bf but i cant help the way i feel. What would you do?

well i think u r just hurting him more than not tellin him because put yourself in his position would YOU want YOUR boyfriend likin someone else? tell him you still want to go out but your not sure whats going on right now and you need some time to think I know its hard but its for the best

Q: me and my boyfriend had unprotected sex last night he pulled out and came.. but he had it all over the head of it and didnt wipe it off. could i have got pregnant from this? or does semen die outside the body???

u could be pregnant bfore a guy cums they have a clear liquid that has sperm in it but they cant feel it so u might be pregnant

Q: their is this gurl that i met on the internet and i think i rlly love her im 13 and she 25 but she thinks im 21 she says she really loves me but we are supose to meet in a few days n i duno what 2 do if she rlly loves me it shouldnt matter that im like 13 right? plz help me.

thats like you datin a 1 yr old and u met over the internet u dont really love her its just a phase

Q: I got my hair highlighted & it was WAY to bright, it makes my skin look pail & everthing, & it was supposed 2 b in streeks, but the lady made it look more, everywhere...

anyway, is there a way I can dim it down afew shades without having 2 go back & dye it again?

thanks

14/M

they fade out a lil in the first week and if it doesnt fade u could cut your hair a lil bit and that makes it seem less noticable peace

Q: I just got a really nasty prank phone call. I never give out my number to anyone that I don't know and I couldn't recognize the voice. They were asking me if I'd like to participate in a lesbian teen porn video so I played along and said yes. When they called, it was a restricted number. I was wondering if there was any way I could figure out the number without having to get the police involved. Just so I can figure out who it was that called. They called my cell phone by the way. So, is there a way I can trace the number?

well u didnt say they new ur name then idk call*69

Q: Ok im 14/m and im thinking about eating out my gf she shaves and shes had lots of bfs and none have said anything about it so i hope im the first one but still is it a bad idea to eat her out?? and what will it taste like? and also will it feel good for her?

u can eat her out and it will feel good and the better u do it the more it will feel good to her and it depends on the taste i really dont no

Q: Ok, there is this guy that I like. My friend found out that he liked me too. He was mad about me knowing I liked him. I told him it wasn't a big deal because I like him too. So now we both know about our 'secret' crushes. It's just weird because he was acting different. I don't want to ask him out right now though because I'm going on vacation Sun. and I won't get to talk to him. So don't tell me to just ask him out. Does anyone know why he's acting different? Or what to do in a situation like this?

Thanks!

p.s. I'm 13/f.

well first of all hes acting different b/c he like you a lot and he wants to try to be the guy you want hes tryin to impress you and wouldnt you want to be asked out before you went on vacation? it would make you feel better tell him you want to go out with him but probably after he gets back b/c then you can talk more

Q: ok there is this guy on myspace thats wants me to hang out with him. i don't know if i should. i know my mother wouldn't agree with it, so what should i do?? is it good to meet someone from online??

hey its not a good idea but if you like him then go meet him but make sure you have a call fone w/ you and bring a friend w/

Q: My friend's favorite thing to do was always acting, and she always wanted to make it big time. She recently tried out for a broadway show, but didn't think she'd get a part. It turned out that she did get a part, and a good one too! The thing is, she got so nervous about going into fame and all that, that she's not really sure she wants to do it anymore. I mean it's her dream to be famous and all, but she's just kinda nervous about it. I know that if she turns down the offer she'll regret if for life. What can I say to her to remind her of the good things in fame? Also, what are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous?

I acted in chicago for a little bit and i was nervous too. it is a fun experience and she wont get famous off of one broadway show . i go to movie auditions too and u dont get famous untill u actually act A LOT

Q: 1. well i was wondering if a girl that is 15 turning 16 in 2 months is going out with someone that just turned 25, could that someone go to jail?
2. what if the girl is not a virgin and the cops find out and they try to accuse the boy and she denies it could they file charges???
Thank you!

DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its sonme sort of rape im younger than u and i no this!!!! but that is so hot and u r so lucky .have fun w/ him

Q: My boyfriend and i have been dating for the past 5 months. We go to the same high school, but next year he is going to a public school and leaving me at the private school we both go to now. He has had sex before and i havent. He wants me to but i tell him im not ready and he says he can wait. I love him so much and he tells me he loves me to, i just am nervous to have sex with him and then he will leave. and i dont want the condom to break and im stuck having a kid. Plus the main promblem is what will god think of me? Please Help!!!!!!!!!

follow what ur heart says to do if you dont feel comfortable w/ it then dont do it!

Q: ok i have a really good friend and she is hurting herself by like throwing herself into walls durring school because i think she is depressed. It seems like she really doesn't want to talk about it to anyone. The other day she almost cracked her head open. (she kind of did or maybe she just got a cut on it and it started bleeding because she was banging her head on the lockers) ya i know it sound phsyco...but i don't want her 2 be like this! i mean 2day she was slamming her head against the concrete until i made her stop! what should i do to get her to either tell me whats going on or to stop her from hurting herself????? (i rate high)

ThAnKs A BuNcH!

-*Marissa*-

i had a friend like that to and i used to be depressed and i went to counseling. first tell her that if she doesnt tell you whats goin on or stop hurting herself that your going to tell someone. if she keeps this up you need to tell someone. she might be mad at you for a while but shell get over it and this will show that u truely care about her i mean come on its her health annd if she keeps doing this it could lead to worse.

Q: ok, so i imed this guy i liked 2 days ago, and he was talking a lot and asking me stuff..and he usually never does this so i was excited. And i wanted to ask him to this dance for friday..my friend talked to him at lunch and asked him if he wud say yes if i aksed him and she sed that he sed "prolly yes", and that he seemed enthusiastic about it. So then today, i imed him and he didnt say word...and then put an away up.. Should i not ask him, and do you think that he doesnt like me? Thanks.