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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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Im 15 and still havent.."madeout" w/ a guy..is that bad? (link)
No.
When you meet that special guy you'll get 'er done!


okay there's this boy i like and i call him mr dezal because he looks good and how should i get closer to him but not in a slutly way? (link)
You need to start a conversation with him.Something that he is interested in that you know something about. To do that you'll have to try and figure out what he likes. The two big ones with guys are cars and music.If you could strike up a conversation with him about one of those things he would notice you for sure.Give it a try and see if it works for you!



i am a freshmore(15) any ways moving on i have a boyfriend whome i love very much and i assume he loves me to anyways hes the greatest any ways we had sex recently for the first time and now evrey time i see him he i guess think he want s to go that far evy time but i dont know..... i love him (an dim on birth control and he uses condoms) but im still scared. ami i just over reacting... and i know its not cause im not sure if i like him because i know i would give up every thing for him and he would give any thing for me so what shouls i do.......
apoolgy for it bing so long

~lauren~ (link)
If you are scared or having doubts then don't do it.Just because you did it once does not mean you have to keep it up.If he loves you he will understand and will wait until you're ready.


FIRST WHAT IS yest infection???????
im sooo worried about my best friend she told me taht some time her girl part itchys and it might be yeast infection and i dont konw what to do ? also she told me that it dosnt itchys ever time and some the she take shower it the itchness go away and she think that is b/c of the shaving down there problems but i want to make sure thats ok!! it is yeast infect can u get rid of it and howwwwwwwwwww teach me plz and what kind medicins helps or some kind of cream it can helps also is YEAST INFECTION A BIG PROBLEM???? ill rate veryy hight!!!!!!!!!
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Shaving can cause a really horrible itching.Could drive you mad.

Symptoms of yeast infection:
Vaginal itching and irritation
redness and swelling
unusually thick, white discharge
pain during sex

If she thinks she has a yeast infection she can try an over the counter intravaginal cream with
miconazole in it.If that doesn't work a doctor can give her a perscription.

Yeast infections are caused by excess moisture.
wearing cotton underwear can help prevent it in the future. Always make sure they are dry before you wear them. Change them often.

If she is by chance a diabetic, well they are real prone to getting yeast infections.

It is not a huge problem and it is fixed easily, okay. I knew all those years of hospital and doctors office work would come in handy one day!
Hope I helped and didn't cause more confusion:}


Okay, so I eat good, I have gym class every day so I exercise5 times a week for and hour and a half, yet i'm still pretty fat. I mean I'm not obese. I'm about 150, but I'm 5'8. Al my friends are really skinny though so in comparison to them i'm huge. I don't want to hurt myself with an eating disorder or anything and I don't have time to exercise anymore, but what can I do? (link)
It sounds like you're about right. You exercise regularly too. You don't want to be skin and bone! Your friends are just toothpicks, don't worry about your weight okay?


me and my boyfriend of 3 years got into an argument yesterday. although we worked it out there was still a little bit of hostility between us when we hung up on each other (it was really late and we needed to go to sleep).

he wanted me to come over today but advised me not to because his dad wanted him to come to the shop today to help him fix cars. so i took his word and didn't come over. but still i checked my email at school to see if he changed his mind, but nothing.

not until 7:00 this evening i got on yahoo and got offline messages telling me he wanted me to come over this morning at 11. and he got back online at 5 saying "i guess you're not coming". he sounded bummed and it made me sad but angry too cuz i wanted to come over, but he knew i was at school...

right now i've been trying to get a hold of him for the past two hours with no luck. he won't pick up his cell (unless he left it at home) and i texted him a million times. the thing is he can't really go anywhere cuz his car is still in the shop. i'm beginning to worry that something's happened to him, and i want to drive over to his house to see what's up, but he lives 30 minutes away.

i'm freaking out that he's not coming online, or picking up his phone. i don't know what to do! i also have homework on my hands but i'm really worried that something's happened to my boyfriend.

please anyone give me some advice, i'm really stressing out here and i don't know what to do. i really love this guy but i don't know where he is! i don't have any of his family members numbers or his friends so i'm limited in my choices.

please reply asap! time is running out (link)
He could be busy trying to get that car running.Then he can come visit you! I wouldn't worry about it to much.Could be his phone is charging up or he could have left it as you said.I don't think he'll be really mad you didn't get in contact sooner.You did leave messages.He told you he'd be busy.Don't worry! Right after girls comes a guys car (sometimes before).


ok, well my two friends ALWAYS fight. and this time it's about depression aka attention. anyways, my friend (we'll call mandy) had depression all this year because of guys. every single one that she liked, didn't like her, but my other friend (call her taryn). taryn has always been pretty popular,and now has a very popular boyfriend. anyhow, back to the real story. when mandy told us that she had depression, i was the only one that comforted her. a girl (call her sam) was mandy's best friend since like 4th grade. and sam didn't even say anything positive when mandy told her about her depression. and now, like a week ago, taryn told everyone that SHE was depressed. and when she told everyone, sam was like all over her asking if she was ok and stuff.so, sam made it seem like she only cared about taryn, and not mandy whom she was friends with much longer. this is confusing, but important. they are fighting and both of them are asking ME what THEY should do, and I don't even know what I should do. plz, anything constructive will help! i rate 5's!
~mandy (link)
Tell them both that you don't want to be put in the middle of all this.Let them fight it out amongst themselves!


i have always liked this kid matt & he likes me and we would be perfect for eachother -- and he said we will prob go out we just need time to develop... so what should i do? this kid dave likes me a lot.. should i tell him about matt and only like matt? or wait till i know we are gunna go out? i have no idea what to do! (link)
You go out with the guy who asked you out.Maybe the other will get jealous!Anyway, who knows you might like Dave more if you give him a chance.Don't wait around for an invite that may never come, you might lose out on a good guy during your wait.


ok i am a freshman in high school i have had sex once about 2 years ago its a long story so please dont call me a slut and no its not because i cant get any more ... so dont be rude about it please.

on anyways and soon after that i started my period and i have clear discharge every now and again and i was wondering if any one knows if thats from the sex maybe the guy had an std or from the period/tampon / w/e thing please help

~lexy~
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Sounds normal to me.It's been 2 years ago so I doubt you have an std. Make guy's use condoms if it should happen again.You're okay!:}


hey,
well you know how my sis and bros are always getting me into trouble even with things i don't do,my dad always hits me for no reason and sometimes my sis does something bad and blames it on me and my dad hits me,sometimes for no reason..there's never one day were he doesnt.. he hits me about 4-6 time a day for things i didnt even do..i tell him i didnt do them but he doesnt believe me he believes my sis and bro cuz they are younger,i try talking to my mom but she doesnt listen or believes me anyways she is never home so she never sees how my dad treats me,i want to talk to someone in my school ,a counsulor(w/e its spelled) but i'm shy and scared i dont want my dad to go to jail or anything but i just cant stand it anymore when he hits me like mad for absolutly no reason..and also bosses me around i understand thats his job but...i mean he tells me to pick up my SIS OR BROS OR HIS stuff but its not fair why cant he boss my sis and bros around i mean its there mess sometimes i tell him 'why should i its not my mess why would i need to pick that stuff up'..but he just hits a bunch of time and i csnt defend myself cuz he might keep hitting me harder and that hurts....what should i do? (i sometimes think about cutting but thats not the way out of a problem so i dont i just hold in my anger? (link)
You need to tell someone if he hit's you that much.Maybe try a grandparent first and if that don't work then a school counsler.


Okay, so! I'm 15/female and I met this guy last week and he seems pretty cool. He likes me and all, and I like him too. It's just that, I dont like him like boyfriend/girlfriend. He's a great person and all, and I'd be happy with being friends but other than that, I'm confused. See.. I'm not hott or anything, I'm average, but he sees me as beautiful. And I desperatley want a boyfriend because I havent had one in over a year and I'm getting lonely. But I dont want to go out with this guy for the wrong reasons. Should I go out with him once and see what happens or what? (link)
I don't see any harm in giving it a try.No need to be exclusive or anything.Who knows, you might like him better once you get to know him.If not, no harm done.


ok so im goin out with this guy..but we never see eachother at school...and it totally sucks!! i mean we talk alot online and on the phone but im always afraid hes gonna break up with me! should i talk to him about it??! (link)
Sure! I'm sure you guys are all right though or else he would have said so on the phone or online.Try not to worry about it!


k, i recently had sex with my ex bf.. and it was for 2 mins and nothing happened. i haven't gotten my period yet - it was suppsoed to come on tuesday, but i haven't gotten it yet. although, i have been very stressed lately (breakup with my boyfriend, dad lost a job, friend almost commited suicide, etc) and i am also very underweight for being my height. could those be reasons for missing my period or could i be pg? please write back! (link)
He can say that but he doesn't have to do much! That's just for future reference.

I wouldn't get overly worried just yet. You aren't real late. Are you usually right on time?
Anyway, stress can certainly make you late, and so could any of the other things you mention.So don't get worried yet.


How do you know if you are depressed? Im not sure if I am even tho some of my friends say I am. I hate my life. I wanna die. Im barley happy. Help. (link)
ok, here are the signs and symptoms of depression
persistant sadness, pessimism
feelings of guilt,worthlessness,helplesness,or hoplessness
loss of intrest or pleasure in usual activities
difficulty concentrating, poor grades in school
insomnia or oversleeping
weight gain or loss
fatigue, loss of energy
anxiety,agitation,irritability
thoughts of suicide or death
slow speech or slow movement
social withdrawl
drug or alcohol abuse
isolation from family and friends

I realise there are some pretty technical words in there. Look them up if you need to.You don't have to have ALL symptoms.
It is okay if you just feel that way now and then, but if you are having suicidal thoughts you really need to get some help.okay?
Let me know if I can help you with any other questions you may have.Let me know how it goes okay?



ok well i have this ex b/f i will call him z and i went out with im on and off for almost a year i alos got quite heavy with him. i still like him and have done since we broke up. he has mooved on and been with loads of other girls so why cant i move on??? (link)
Because for some reason it just takes us girls a little longer.I don't know why, we just put our whole heart into it I guess. It will get better.Go talk to some other guys and find you a nice one, that might help.


theres this guy and i like him alot and we talk everyday and he flirts with me and of course i flirt back but he said he doesnt like me! and people are always like do yall go out or yall should go out...what should i do? (link)
tell eveyone that you and him are just friends. That's all they need to know.


okay well my schools formal was the other night, and i have a problem. well i hang out with my brother and his 2 friends. well im going out with the one, and when he thought i didnt like him before we started going out, he said yes to the formal to this girl who asked him. so it ended up that i had to go with the other friend. and while we were there we won the prince and princess thing, and i ended up saying all this stuff to him how it was his night with me but i wasnt going out with him, i was going out with the other kid, and even though were all good, i think hes still mad at me. (link)
Why would he be mad at you? Don't quite understand. Sounds like a mess! Well, you need to ask him if he's mad at you.If he says he is just apologise for whatever it was that made him mad.He'll probably get over it if he is.


well its kinda a 2 part question.

Well my aunts getting married, and im in her wedding. me and my other aunt HATE the dresses ALOT. we dont want to wear them at all. what should we do?

And i want to look good in the dress if i have to wear it, and im thinking about tanning and going on a diet of just water and like salad and fruit... but the thing is i dont eat alot. the only meal i eat is lunch and im never hungry. i think its because i dont exercise enough.. even though i play alot of sports and im pretty active.. i dont know what the problem is. (link)
The problem is you're not eating enough.I have same problem myself.Eat more...check out some other q's I've answered for more details on that one.

The thing about the dress is all dresses but the brides are usually unbelivably ugly.But, it is her wedding so ya do what ya gotta do to make her happy! You wear them and change ASAP after.


My friend JD and I just got into n argument the other day. We have been doing that a lot lately. He has been coming to me and a couple of my friends with his problems, and we have told him what we feel what he should do, but when we go up to him with problems, he he just says sorry, i hope you feel better.He is there for us, but that didnt feel good enough. Well, ever since Ive started to like his brother, he hasnt been supporting me. They get along sometims, but they pretty much hate each other, and he says that if I go out with him, Ill ruin my life. I have supported him with pretty much everything that hes done except for once that can remember. I dont know what to do, and he has been too good of a friend to get rid of, or so I thought, I guess. I just want ot know how I should deal with us hardly not talking anymore and not worry about it because of my other friends. But if I go out with his brother, its going to be hard to avoid him and shit. But thats not the whole story, thats just where its the problem between me and him and a couple of other people. If anyone wants to know the full story, drop it by me in my inbox. Thanx! I rate good. (link)
Sounds like he doesn't think his brother is good enough for you.Maybe that is his way of giving you his advice.Sounds like he say's don't go out with him but you wanna anyway?

He sounds like a good friend to me.Maybe you should get more reasons why he don't want to you date his brother.Maybe HE likes YOU.:}


omg is it normal to have yellow discharge? i'm kinda freaked out because its kinda like.. sticky or it cums out in peices.. i'm not sexually active and it feels normal down there.. whats wrong with me??? I NEED TO NO PLEASE HELP ME
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Go see your doctor after you talk to mom.You could have a mild yeast infection.No big deal to take care of.




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