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Last night, I pierced MY OWN ears. I play after school sports, and the coach is gonna make me take out the piercings. Its only 2 hours, and so could I take them out for two hours, without them closing up? And if not, should I wait a week and then do it like that? Also, any advice other general advice for how to care for them?
And now I'm afraid that they could be infected. But isn't it only supposed to be infected if its been 24 hours or shorter, and so if pain lasts longer than that, then its been infected? And if so, and I don't feel any pain at all, right now (been about 16 hours) and so what if I began to feel pain in like 2 days or something?
I gave myself three new piercings. (I already had the first normal two). If you can answer just one part, or give me just any advice at all, I would be so thankful!

well the first week you should keep the ear rings on because its still fresh
just put patroleum jelyy on your ears, that works sometimes
also use normal lotion
if you keep it clean, it shouldnt get infected, but if it does then go to the drug store and ask them what you can do

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Recently this month, when I wake up, I have just a really terrible bad breath and my mouth has this nasty stale taste! I know it's normal to get bad breath when you wake up, but it's really bad and when I wake up or open my mouth during the night when I sleep, it's so bad it wakes me up and I can't get back to sleep.

I brush my teeth with a lot of tooth paste in the morning when I wake up but the smell is kind of still there. It goes away before lunch and etc but still, that's really gross, right in the morning. I don't like the taste it gives me before my breakfast either!

And also, while I'm brushing my teeth, there's a feeling in the back of my throat, like as if there's a lump of something down there so I have to try to hork what ever it is out very day (even though I can't even hork at all) and the feeling's still there. I feel like an old person when I hork while brushing my teeth. Very gross indeed.

Is that normal? Is there anything else I can do?

brush your teeth before you go to sleep, also try brushing your toungue (bad breath mostly comes from your tongue)
and floss

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ok so this question is for my little sister she is 10 and 4 2 do you think her height is normal for her age she is very athletic and 18 pounds under weight she is on the track and field team thing at her school and she gos for a jog every morning and everywhere shes none stop running she runs at school in the halls at home at friends houses even in the bathroom she dosnt stop running its weird but do you think that a 10 year old that very active should be only 4 feet 2 inches im 5 feet 1 im 13 and our parents are 5 feet 3 and 5 feet 7 so do you think its not normal thanks

its really great that she likes running soo much but if she is running so often its important that she also is eating alot because she is burning those calories
i dont think you need to go to a doctor because she will grow soon and being athletic cant be that bad
just look for other signs like does she look weakk of fatigued, too skinney, can she handle other tasks?
if so mention it to your parents and se what they think and maybe even talk to your sister
good luck :)

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my moms best friends dad died this weekend and they are having a funeral for him on wednesday. i dont even know the guy. My mom wants me to go but im not sure if i am comfortable going. she told me it was my choice. i have never been to a funeral before and im gonna feel really awkward and kinda scared and definitley sad but then again i feel bad not going because she wants me to and my moms friend has a daughter my age that is my friend and i want to go for her. she wont be heart broken if i dont go because were not really good friends. i still dont know what to do.

Help! what should i do??

you should go
its a nice gesture
you need to go because they need as much support as they can to cope and they will appriciate it
sometimes people need to know there are lots that care for them and are there in these types of situations

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A lot of my friends birthdays are coming up and I'm not wanting to buy them like a huge gift. I was wanting to make something little and creative. Really anything, just something for a birthday like a little cake.. and a creative card? Some ideas would be all the most helpful. thanks :)

on their b-day
you could give them a cupcake and give then a goody bag
it might sound weird but all you have to do is get each of them a gift bag and fill it with little things
like candy, hair stuff (clips, hair ties)
even a friendship bracelet, cute key chains
its easy and they will most definetly apprieciate it!

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15/F

my computer has a camera, and i have video chat capabilities.
this might sound wierd, but...
i really dont want to video chat with anyone!
it's not an internet safety thing or anything, its just that i dont want to do it! i guess it has to do with (a) my camera makes me look wierd and discolored... haha im insecure, but its more about (b) if theres an awkward silence, theres nothing to do to stop it! and other stuff like that.

but anyway, howhowhoww can i get out of it!?

either tell the person that wants the video chat you cant or make it so that other people cant see that you have a camera.
do you IM with it? if you do then under your display picture chould be a pic of the web cam, my friend told me you had to right click it and there are opitions and you can change it that way

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I don't know why but everytime I wear eye make-up, my eye hurts or stings eventually after so I can't actually wear eye make up. I don't get it, is it just my eye, am I allergic to it, or is it just the make-up? And does this happen to anyone else or just me?

it could be alot of things
you could be allergic to whats in the product
the product might have gone bad
or maybe, you're not applying it right
i tear because it fells as if its gonna touch my eye
try reconizing other symptoms and talk to your mom, because it could be serious if youre allergic to it

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Is it possible to die in your dream? My brother told me that in his psychology class, his teacher said that it's impossible to die in your own dream, and if you do, it means you are dead. My friends are all "No way I've died in my dream before," but I don't believe them because I don't think you can be alive and dream about being dead and actually know what it feels like. Every time that I've had a dream where I was going to die, I would wake up the split second before I died. In one dream, I was in a car, and it went off a cliff, and right before I hit the bottom, I was crying and then I woke up with tears in my eyes. Also, how come I woke up with tears in my eyes from that dream?

usually before something like that happens in your dream you wake up
exapmle: if you're falling, you wake up the second you hit the ground
but ive never actually died in my dream
it could be possible, anything really is
don't woory about the dream thing, usually dreams work in strange ways
ive seen people smile while dreaming and even laugh so if you are crying its okay
its a psycology thing

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I'm really sorry if it's the wrong category!
15/f
Anyway, I live in Belgium, and I have friends from Italy, France, Spain and Portugal.
I also visit France a lot, and make new friends there.
In my school when you see your friends you do the air kiss cheek thing to their right cheek.
(if that makes sense)
But I'm wondering what you're supposed to do in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Also I was on a skiing holiday last week in France, and I went to ski school. The last time I saw my teacher-the night before I left he put his cheek forward when we said bye and I did the cheek thing-but on the left side.
Was that right...or wrong...?
I mean I'm probably going back to the place next year and I will see him again- so I don't want to make a mistake next time.

Sorry it was long...but this is all quite important to me.

Thanks!

in france it is common for cheek kisses as a greeting, two is a good number but you can base it off the other person
start with the right

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I HATE Studying!!! But even when I try I don't know where to start so end up NOT studying anyway!

What are some good studying techniques??

Thanks in Advance,
Andy

if you are not sure of where to start studying, make a list
such as what subject area and how much of it you need to study
also sometimes studying one subject for a long period gets super boring, so switch between subjects
*taking a 10 min break every hour is nice because then you are in a way refreashed when you restart studying
take away as many distractions as possible
get all you things in front of you before hand so that youdont have to go trying to find a ruler or something
also remmeber why you are studying and how it will affect you
don't procrastinate for a test, cramming doesn't help at all and you forget the stuff faster
so study the material over a couple of days for a test
when studying, if a question comes up, write it on a post-it, then find the answer or ask you teacher tommorrow
good luck! i'll be studying too so you wont be alone! :)

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Okay this is for my little cousin because like no one in my family knows. But she wants to start gymnastics but shes 12 and I started when i was 6 and im currently a cheerleader and she wants to be a cheerleader when shes older so i told her to get into gymnastics it helps a ton but first: How old do you have to be to start?

and if she cant do that then what sports can she start at that age?

It doesnt matter what age you are
because they go by what level you are

if that doesnt work out, i would suggest soccer, volleyball, basketball

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so right now i am facing a dilema that im sure people have had to deal with before. i think part of the reason why its so hard for me is because it is completely my choice and no one is telling me what to do.
[ im 15/f & a freshman in HS]
so last year i made the choice to go to a private school (in the town that i live in & my brother goes there too) and basically leave all of my friends. it was hard but i do it, and i still see my friends a lot on like weekends but its not the same. when i hang out with them i feel left out alot and its just saddening. i like my new school alot, the education is better then the public school, but the friend situation isnt. i hvae friends but its like everyone there feels the same way. they all have friends from thier old schools and its juts not the same. ive known my friends from my old school since i was in elementry school.

so my dilemma here is that im going to have to decide whether i want to come back to my old school in a few months, and i really want to go back. but im afraid that if i go back i will regret it and i wont be able to go to the private school. im extremely confused so i dont really know what im asking, but basically based on my situation.. what would you do?

thank you so much. xox

this question is tough to answer but it really is your choice
if you miss your friends that much and think you will not feel much of a difference when you move back and that things will be the same, then do it
but
if stay you will definitly get used to it and get more comfotable, also you will find new ways to cope and stay friends with them
for example, i moved a lot, at first i was sad, but after a while in my new settings, i would realize there are things that i like in my new environment. i kept my old friends and made new ones. i talked to my old friends, IMed them and so on.
i really think you should stay because this is a great experiance and im sure later you will be glad you didnt leave.
but if you are that stumped, then i would suggest making a list of good things at your private school and at your old place. You might realize new things.
sorry its long, good luck! :)

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what are some good ways to burn off a double chin if there is a way?

sorry, but there is no way to really only loose that extra fat on your chin
the only way is to loose weight overall and then will you see a difference

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there r like these veins on my butt and i dont know what they r!
Im not fat
tnheyre like big and red too!

they're probably stratch mark
you can get them any where where there is rapid muscle/fat growth
they fade eventually but that takes a while

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ok so first of all is it strange that after 2 days of my period it skiped a day and then the next day it started back up and second if you have dont have your period do you still have to change your pad or can you just keep it on until you do have your period

not strange at all
mine always skips on the third day
and its good if you keep changes the pad because otherwise it will smell bad :P
dont worry, youre fine

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For the past 3 attempts at the hair salon, I have SPECIFICALLY asked for layers in the back. What do I get? The bottom half of it razored and the top half not touched at all. My hair is 2 inches past my shoulders, and I want it to be visibly layered in the back [zigzaggy, different lengths, ect.] so that it looks pretty when it is straightened. I have already tried Google, and am not getting the pictures that I need. My friend, Erica, got her hair cut the way I want it and I asked her what she did. She said that she 'asked for bangs in the back' but that pretty much made no sense at all.

I need:
a] Pictures
b] Description for stylist

I am getting my haircut tomorrow afternoon. Please & Thank you.

here are some i found
i dont know how you can tll the hair stylist but if you show them the pics they might understand.

http://www.instanthairstyle.com/index.html
http://www.instanthairstyle.com/pictures-of-long-hair-styles-long28.html

http://www.hairuwear.com/pop.aspx?pgID=885

http://bangs.hairresources.net/layered_bangs.htm

hope its what you are asking :)
good luck

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Okay so first of all I'm not at all over weight, my appearance is thin. I'm 16 and 100 lbs, but that doesn't really matter too much.

I want to lose the fat on my lower stomach- because if I'm wearing a tight shirt it looks somewhat bad. I don't know if people notice but it bugs me.
Haha anyways it's a hard spot to target with exercising so I've heard.

Does anyone know good exercises for this? besides crunches? I have a yoga ball too, would that help?
Thanks in advance (:

well, I've heard that is you do crunches and sit-up on a yoga ball, you gt great results. ee for your self, its much harder than normal situps and you will get results faster.

foloowing is a link for other excersizes to do with a yoga ball
http://exercise.about.com/cs/abs/l/bl_core.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/core-strength/SM00046

http://www.bindependent.com/hompg/bi/bindep/store/aisles/exercise/balls/exerciseballuse.htm

hope this helps! :) good luck!

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So originally I had like an essay question
but it was too much.
So I'm gonna be short and to the point.
How do I forgive somebody
who ruined my family,
tried to kill me and my mom,
and made all of our lives HELL
for over 16 years
and doesn't even realize
there was a problem?

~Topaz

think of it this way
forgive them and think about this
although they do not get a form of punishment now
he will get his punishment in he11, not to be rude but its true (if you are religious)
it will be hard but when you forgive them you will soon find it benifiting you!
And i really hope everything will be alright, if you have any questions fell fre to ask! Everything will work out in time and the hardship will lessen

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Let me start this off by saying that I'm a very shy person. Always have been, always will be. Throughout school I've always had to push myself to talk to people. I'm not the most popular person ever but I'm not completely friendless. Let's just say that I've always had one close-knit "group" of friends that I go out with and stuff and a number of not-as-close friends that are more like... acquaintances, I guess.

But it's actually kind of weird with me... being a teenager, friendships do come and go as I get older and I tend to change "groups" a lot. I've been hanging out with the same group of friends since the beginning of ninth grade, and it's the second semester of tenth now. We were really close last year, but I've always been closest to my one friend and the other two not as much. We were always doing stuff together and I would hang out with them, but I felt like the one girl I was closest with was like the "glue" that was keeping me in the group because without her it's kind of awkward. She's the one who brings us all together, but over the summer even I've drifted away from her and especially from the two other people. We're still friends, but when we're without that girl that I'm closest with it's like we're strangers, almost. And they're totally different from me... I feel so out of place with them.

Now, she's moving to another school. Bottom line is, I think this is happening for a reason because our friendship was dissolving anyway... I was only with that "group" for the security of having people to talk to and hang out with.

But my REAL QUESTION is... my other friend that I've known since eighth grade is someone I genuinely do enjoy hanging out with. We have a lot of the same interests and everything. But, of course, everyone has their own separate group and I don't really know any of her friends. We've always been pretty good friends but we've never hung out with the same people before. They seem like fairly nice people but since I'm so shy I have no idea to... well, "inch" my way into their group. I would like to start hanging out with her friends sometimes and doing stuff with them, but I have no idea how. Would it be weird to ask her if I can hang out with them sometimes? Or should I just... walk up? I'm a creature of habit so I'm terrified of trying new things. Please help. Sorry this was so long.

well, i think the best way would be to first of talk to them. when you see them in the hallway, smile say hi, ask about their day. also invite them to a movie. this will be easier. dont invite them too often, but sometimes. the best way would be to ease yourslf in and not barge in. give them time to like you and accept you. before you know it you will have somereally good friends.

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Hi. I use Night&Day 30 day contact lenses and i was just wondering, what can happen if i wear the contacts longer than 30 days?
Because i ran out of contacts [i had a 6 month supply and december was the last month] and i should've gotten rid of the ones i'm wearing now december 27thish. But i'm still wearing them
I haven't worn them every day though, like I don't wear them on weekends and I was on winter break so for like 9 days I didn't wear them either.
So are they still good even though they're over 30 days old?
thankss.

there is no problem
you won't be arrested by the contact police if you dont change them, lol

i wear my contacts definately over 30 days
i just change them if i loose them, they tear,of they start itching

so there is no problem! its just there so that you have to change them and it causes discomfort for some, oh well

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