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I have gone from younggrandma to just yg. Now,
I am using my real name.
I don't think anyone who knows me will have trouble figuring out who that is!


I have been gone a while dealing with things in my own life. I am back now to help once again. Do not expect answers from me that just tell you what you want to hear. Life is to short for nonsense. :)
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hey, im the girl that asked you about the friend that i used to have that wen i moved we stopped talking and were not that close anymore, and how now she has a new best friend and all.....well, i need more help....now, my boyfriend of 3 years(we love eachother to death dont get it twisted, and weve both done some pretty messed up things to eachother in the past...but now were gainin back trust and loyalty...) ..and well, i found out that he asked my "lost" best friend's NEW best friend to get wit him..he asked my "lost" best friend to ask her NEW best friend if she wuld get with him!!!!!!!....and i cant believe she would do that!!!!!...i cursed her out on the phone and all she said wuz," ash, i dont kno what he said to me earlier..im really drunk rite now.." ....!!! so...what do you think?? thanks so much in advance.
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Personally i'd dump them both.They were both going behind your back. Being drunk isn't a good enough excuse either.


hi, im 16/f i have this friend who has a bf and everything is different now that she has one, we have been fighting so much, we went 2 months with out talking, i was fine with it b/c i didnt have to put up with all of her bull shit, all she ever talked about was her bf, and if not that then just everything about her, and if i tryed to talk about like a guy i liked she'd get mad at me bc "im selfish" and we hardley ever talked about me or my problems, it was always about her. at first it didnt bug me, but then it got to be too mch so i called her on it and she got so mad at me and called me selfish, so thats why we stoped talking those couple months, now were talkign again, and it's worse then ever i can hardly stand her. sould i call her on it again, or just leave things the way they are? plz some one help me!! thanks (link)
once a boyfriend comes into the picture they pretty much dominate a girls thoughts.So, thats why she talks about him non stop.That doesn't mean that you get all rude with your friends though.

I think you should sit her down and just tell her that if she can't treat you like a friend anymore then you can live without her.Friendship should at least be a 50/50 deal. If she won't listen to what you have to say, then she is the selfish one not you.Say something before she drives you nuts.


I'm babysitting this little boy and he wont listen to me at all. I told him it's time to eat, he wouldnt eat. He also wont go to sleep... I need help before the parents get home because I want to be asked again to babysit for them!
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I'm probably to late for this time but next time try this.

First, he'll eat if he get's hungry so don't even worry if the little curtain climber won't eat.

Then, well, wear his ass out. I mean go make him run! Jump, whatever you can think of. When it's time for bed he will go out like a light.

He's probably just excited, especially if you are new babysitter for him. Hope you survived the ordeal with your sanity intact!:}


I am 20 and I am 300 lbs, I am also female which raises the cruelity level up a few notches. I desparetly need new deit tips so I can lose the extra flab. (link)
Go to my column and get my email address.Tell me what you've tried so far. I have lost 35 lbs.Slow but sure. We can be diet buddies.I might be able to help.


f/13 im going out with this guy....lets call him bill. ok well i met bill at a convention thingy away from both of our hometowns. we got each others numbers and talked on the phone after we got back to our houses blah blah blah and now were going out. he lives about 2.5 hours away. now i was talking t this other guy who i recently went out with and ever since we broke up weve been pretty much best friends and talked on the phone all the time. he lives about 5 minutes away but he is moving about 30 minutes away(no biggie) lets call him fred. so im currently going out with bill right...and im was talking to fred on the phone and we still both love eachother more than anyone would believe and we got to talking about our relationship (i was thinking about dumping bill to go out with fred anyways) blah blah blah and i ended up asking fred out. of course he said yes and the problem now is that i have 2 boyfriends and ive never been the person that cheats. so what i want to know is how do i dump bill with out hurting his feelings and still be really good friends with him???? HeLp Me pLeAsE!!! ThAnX! (link)
Technically you aren't "dating" bill. Dating is having a boy pick you up at home and take you on a date, like the movies or whatever.You talk to Bill on the phone,but you aren't dating.So really you aren't cheating.

You can date both.You don't have to be exclusive with either of them if you don't want to.


Does anyone know how to tell if you're bipolar? (link)
Family doctor can tell you or refer you to someone who can help.


what happens when ur best friend likes you and u like them but going out might ruin the friendship?? (link)
It doesn't have to. It is something you need to talk about before you actually start dating.Be honest about your feelings. Agree to just TRY dating, say 2 months, and then after that time have another talk and see where you think it might be heading.Agree that if either of you don't feel it is working out, you go back to being friends with no hard feelings.


ok i have this boyfriend and his soo awesome! we have been daten for 2weeks and we had sex last night! i've been "talking" with him since feb. but sometimes i feel like he doesn't care about me that much! and his always kind of mad at me..but i know his not cuz he got kicked outta his house 2weeks ago and he has to find a place to stay like everynight so it's not like i can talk to him...but he is pretty good about calling me and letten me know where he is staying at...that is if theres a phone around! but for some reason i'm so worried about him..i'm always woundering where is at and what his doing and who his with...he graduated last yr and i'm only in 10th...so when i'm at school that is when i worry...he has the friend that i don't like to much but yet his cool i don't like my boyfriend hanging out with him because i don't trust my boyfriend with him my boyfriend knows that i don't i like him with him...because i feel like his going to cheat on me when he is with his friend! i just don't know what to do about out relationship...cuz i do like him alot ((like not love)) and he gave me a promise braclett promiseing that he would never hurt me!!
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ok, i'll be the bad guy again.here goes for what it's worth.

If you feel someone doesn't care for you why on earth do you sleep with him? Have a little self respect, okay. You know the risks you are talking for a guy who you feel doesn't care for you? AIDS for one is a LIFE SENTENCE girl!

Why did he get kicked out of house? Could it be he is irresponsible? And that is the LEAST Horrible reason I can come up with.

He hangs out with people you don't like. Someone who evidently has the power to lead him astray?

Bracelets don't mean anything.The smartest thing is to get out of this relationship now before you really get hurt.


When my boyfriend and I talk on the phone, he always switches over to another call. Well with his phone I am able to hear the voices, and it's ALWAYS another girl's voice.. could he be cheating on me? How do I bring this up with him... (link)
How rude! I would ask him "Do you know that when you switch to another call I can hear everything you say" check out his reaction. If he kinda looks guilty i'd be worried about it. If not, then i'd be asking who she is. Could be a relative, you'll never know until you ask.


okay well i rlly rlly like this guy and we flirt a lot...but the problem is that i'm 14 and he's 16...he thinks it would be wrong to go out w/ me b/c im still in middle school...but i don't think its wrong at all b/c everyone else does it...do you think he's scared or that he doesn't like me?,...please helpp (link)
He probably likes you okay as a friend but he might be a little mature for you right now.To his way of thinking anyway.I think he was trying to tell you that in a polite way.So stay friends and maybe in a couple of years...I know that isn't what you want to hear but I think you'll just remain friends.


i want to make a cd for a 4 year old. does anyone know some really fun songs. i don't want anything too babyish though, just something he can dance to. (link)
I know of some I'm just not sure where you might find them. I'll just tell you about it and maybe you can research it some if you are interested.

Have you ever watched the 'noggin' channel? It's for preschool kids, but if you know a 4 yo maybe you know what i'm talking about.

Anyway, they play these music videos for kids that are really good.The kids can interact with some of the songs and my grands really get into it. If you could find out where to get some of these songs on cd they would be great ones.I know there is a website called noggin games and more. You may be able to find something out there, or maybe a number to call? I even like some of them myself.They are geared towards preschool kids but they aren't baby songs, know what I mean? Hope you find something interesting.
My 4 yo grandson is also nuts about the Blue Man group but they may not be for everyone! He's gonna be a drummer like grandpa!


ok i've never been kissed before... i have a boyfriend now and we've been going out for a little over a month, we still havent kissed and i want to but since i've never done it i dont know how to make the first move... help pleez!! (link)
Wish I knew how old you are!

Either you are both very young yet and maybe he isn't ready to kiss you,or Maybe he's just shy.
Could be you aren't in a private enough setting on your dates.Some people aren't into big shows of public affection.

You could just pick a quiet moment to lean over and lay one on him.If you are real young though you might scare him a little.Hope something in there is useful to you.


ok so my boryfreind came into work today to introduce me to his best freind...i was excited about meeting her, till i saw her. She was gorgous, exactly how my boyfreind used to explain how i looked wen he first met me...tall long black hair, tan, skinny...spet shes prettier then i am...least i think she is. I know he would never cheat on me, cuz he loves me, and i love him..blah blahl blah,...but now that i met her i feel completly uncomforatable with my boyfreind bieng around her...ahh i hate bieng jealous..what should i do? (link)
Your being jealous sounds like a normal reaction!

If you guys love each other though you just have to trust.VERY hard sometimes but necessary.
Sometimes it can be good I guess,keeps you on your toes! If he described you the same way you are seeing her I wouldn't worry about it.She may be one of his best friends but, so are you! And,he isn't dating her.:}


Hi.
Well, my friends have all fallen out and I'm finding it really difficult to not take sides. Friend A said something nasty about friend B and friend C took friend B's side. This means that A is mad at C because she didn't take her side.
However, the nasty thing that A said was, in my opinion justified...
No-one is A's friend and I try and stick up for her because I don't think it's fair that B and C just slag her off behind her back all the time, but that makes them hate me. I want to take A's side even more when they do that. Plus friend B is SO annoying and is always doing weird stuff like humping us (seriously...everyone thinks we're lesbians or something) and messing up our hair and all this crap. So I should take friend A's side, right? Wrong. Friend A has said some really mean stuff over the years, none directed at me but I can't deny that it makes me wonder what she's thinking about ME. All their arguing is driving me crazy and I have to do something, and I don't want to take sides but it feels like I'm being forced to - B and C are horrible to me every time I talk to A. What can I do? (link)
you sit them all down and you say listen.I like you all.If you want to hate each other fine.I want to be friends with all of you. So, I will be your friend but I do not want to hear one bad word said to me about any of the others.I am neutral.Fight among yourselves and leave me out of it.Then stay out of it.Talk to whom you want.If the others have a problem with it then the heck with them.


I have a friend.. lets call her... loogie. Well loogie and I have been best friends for 3 years. I love her to death! (as a friend.. duh) but she is just kinda annoying!! I mean my friend and me had plans to go to the movies. Well the night before I asked loogie to spend the night. I called the person I was going to the movies with to make sure it was still happening or whatever.. MY FRIEND GOT SO MAD AT ME!! because she wasnt invited. I mean I cant spend all my time with her! Shes not my ONLY friend!! What do I do to tell her I have other friends and she doesnt have a hold on me? (link)
sounds good to me.I wouldn't say it meanly or anything but, yes tell her just that.


My name is Amy Bussel and I am 21 years old, my fiance and I have just seperated, because I cuss to much at him. Although this is not the first time that this has happened and every other time he has came home to me this time my hope is very low. I have never done anyhting that would hurt him and have always gone out of my way to make sure that he is happy. He has always came first in my life. When he leaves like this it is usually for a few days and even without a phone call. Can you tell me do you think that he will come back home to me this time?? (link)
Depends on him I guess no way of knowing that answer.

You say that you have never done anything to hurt him but, that is not true.Evidently cussing at him hurts him.So, if he comes back and you want to keep him this time you'd better wash your mouth out with soap before he get's really sick of it and leaves for good.


Okay today I called a "best friend" to see if she wanted to do anything becasue she aslways calls me with plans. She had another line and accidently forgot to press flash so she thought she was talking to one of her other friends. She was making fun of me and she made me look like a total idiot then shes like h.o god shes on the other line and she switched over and i didnt say anythign i held my hand over the phone so she wouldnt hear anything and i did that as she was saying hello over and over agian.. once she hung up i did and she called back she made up some lame excuse saying it was her sisters b-day and she would call me back with something to do around 3.. i dont know what to do i cant just switch firneds becasue i have always wanted to be firnedes with who i am firneds with now. (link)
Then you better confront her. Tell her what happened and yell her you want an explanation.Hope she gives you a good one! I don't know if i'd want to remain friends with her myself.Good luck:}


Hey! I my classmates make fun of me and talk behind my back cause of my weight limit i mean i am a little over weight and i try to keep in shape. Why is everyone so mean to me? I never do anything mean to them? I dont get it? why do kids have to be so mean. (link)
Kid's are mean just because they are kids.Unless they have ever really had their feelings hurt about something like that they don't understand.
With luck they will outgrow it.Until then work on it and ignore as best you can:}


Ugh. I screwed up big time. There's this kid (Joe)..and he's going out with my best friend..at one point and time he liked me and vice versa.. but now i hate him big time and vice versa. but the thing is , is that out of everyone on the bus we rather sit with each other because I guess we're both anti-social in a way. Well we were fighting (physical fighting)..and just kissed, I dont know, we were into the moment i guess..it only lasted about 15 seconds, but still.. i have no idea what I'm going to say to my best friend or even whether or not I should tell her... any ideas?
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man, I just told someone not to lie too.
Did anyone see this kiss that might rat you out?
If so tell.

If you weren't seen, and don't intend for it to happen again,keep it to yourself.Unless you are asked by her point blank, do not volunteer info.
I don't think of this as lying, for one thing if she asks you you don't lie about it.
If she doesn't though, telling her will only cause her pain. It might relieve YOUR guilty conscious but will only hurt her.


I don't know why it matters to me so much, but I can't get everyone in this clique at school to like me, or even acknowledge my prescence. I have been able to make friends with a couple of people in this clique, but I guess a couple is not enough to be accepted into 'their world'. Mostly our friendship only extends to talk at school in class and in the hallway, hanging out during break, passing notes during class, and then a few phonecalls during the week. But I would love more then anything to be invited to hang out with them on the weekends and to be included more in their after school activities. How do I try to become their friend without really trying too hard?

Thank you so much, and I will rate every question highly that gives me good suggestions. (link)
it is hard to break into a clique. Especially if it is made up of people who have all known one another a long time.

Enjoy time spent with those who will be your friends.The rest of them probably are not worth the effort, believe me!




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