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I have gone from younggrandma to just yg. Now,
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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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13/female

my grandma wont let me have a boyfriend and all of these guys like me and i like one of them but i cant have a boyfriend but the thing is i have gone behind her back and dated like 3 guys (not at the same time) and she didnt find out so should i just go out with him or not and how would i convince her to say yes bc my mom did alot of bad things with guys when she was my age and my grandma thinks i will turn in to her but i wont so can you help i rate 5's (link)
I probably won't be much help but i'll give it a try.

13 is a little young for dating to me too.One guy one girl dating anyway.Maybe if it was a chaperoned thing.Maybe she will take you both out to do something for instance.If she got to know the guy she may be ok with him.

It will be hard to forget the bad things your mom did in the past.If you have a good relationship with her she will learn to trust you. You won't get it sneaking around though.That is probably what your mom did.If you get caught you will be in worse shape.Better to try and talk to her about it.Let her meet boyfriends, get them to hang out with you and grandma until she gets used to the idea.


Are you suppose to pop your pimples or not? And the same with Black heads? What are you suppose to do. I use this blackhead scrub stuff and it makes my blackheads bigger. Is that giving me a sign to pop them? I seldum get pimples with white heads. And usually I accident pop them. Is that bad? (link)
You really aren't supposed to pop them.Fingernails harbor a LOT of germs and it usually will make them worse.I wouldn't worry about it if you do, everybody does.But no, your not supposed to!


i have a project in school.. does anyone know any good cases of women put to death!? please help!!
google and yahoo arnt much help. THANKS!!!
♥ xoseenbeenxo (link)
try this : http://www.crimelibrary.com

When there: notorious_murders/women/stop/1.html

Also : Ruth Ellis,Barbara Graham,Karla Faye Tucker,Aileen Wuronos, or velma Barfield.

Hope these will get you started.Good luck on the project.


hey well here is the problem.. sorry might be long! ok well the guy i am goin out with i like him alot! and i mean i kno i love him.. i hve never felt this way about ne guy ever!.. we hve been goin out for a while now. but the problem is like at school or somewhere wher there are 'certain' people or something i jus act diff around him..and at school he says i act like i dont like him but when we are alone everything is perfect.. i mean i kno im not embarrassed of him! he is not the kind of guy u would be embarrassed of! i love him soo much but we hve been gettin into alot of fights about this and i dont kno what to do i tell him all the time i wil try to act different but i never do.. i dont want to loose him over something like this!! if you hve any help at all please answer or leave ur sn and i will IM you! thanks soo much!! (link)
You need to ask him what it is you can change.It must be something you aren't aware of doing.Go from there.


On Friday, I had asked (in an msn message) my friend Christine if she and my friend Jenn were going to a concert that night, because I wanted to go with them. She replied with a big long msn message (summarized) saying she and Jenn are better friends with each other than with me, they just wanted to hang out with each other this weekend. Also, Christine said she feels like I don't listen when she talks to me and that I don't care, so it's hard to want to be around me. Basically, I've been dumped as a friend. She said she didn't mean to put this all out on msn, and I could call her if I want to talk about it. So my question is, should I call her? What do I say? Is it worth repairing the friendship? Should I bother? (note- I did email her Friday thanking her for being honest with me, instead of just ditching me w/o reason, which they've done before) (link)
Yes, call her and see whats going on.
Ask why she feels this way.Friendships are always worth re[airing if anyway possible.
I think you should talk to her.You will feel better if you do.If she no longer wants to be friends fine.But you will know you did all you could do.


My sister is 18 and has recently been kicked out by my mother due to dumb issues. Now I love them both, but my sister is telling me crap about my parents and my parents are telling me crap about my sister. They basically want me to pick sides. Do I pick my parents that have raised me and that I will be stuck with for at least 4 more years? Or do I pick my sister because shes like my best friend? (link)
You don't pick either side.
You tell your sister that you love her but you also love your parents.You do not want to be put in the middle of this.It is between her and your parents.Ask that you talk about anything but that when you are together.Same thing to the parents.Hang in there ok?:}


I have been having sever pain around my bladder and that area. I know I have a cyst on both of my overies, and they could be getting bigger. I am scared to go to the doctor, because I don't like getting invaded. Should I go no matter what? (link)
Yes you should go no matter what.I understand the invaded feeling but you don't want to be in pain either. Better to know whats going on for your own piece of mind.


Okay heres my problem... Sry if long...
All these guys like me for some reason.
One guy.. hes my step-dads girlfriend's son. He saw me over the summer when i was dating his cousin. Well i went to his house friday night to pick up his mom with my dad. On the way home to drop me off at my moms house.. my dads girlfriend told me that her son likes me and all his friends want to meet me. I guess he tells his friends how pretty i am to him and stuff like that. But i dont think im very pretty at all.
Then theres this guy im going out with, since yesterday at work. (i work with him)
We liked each other for a while now. But anyways, i really like him, but if something happens between us then i dont want us to stop talkin or anything like that. Should i tell him that if something ever happens between us, we cant stop talking and/or being friends?
Anyways.... does anyone here know y these guys are starting to like me?

Christine (link)
I don't see a problem! You can have all kinds of guy friends dating or not.

Yes you should tell them that you still want to be friends if you date and break up.It doesn't always work out that way but it's worth trying.
It may not happen over night though it may take time to be friends again.

Keep in mind that step-dads girlfriends son (what a mouthful) relationship could get weird if his mom and your step dad break up or something.


Ok so I have a guy friend, and he's one of my best friends. We have a really good friendship, he's like a brother really. And I love him, and I'm pretty sure he knows it. But he's really hot n heavy with this girl, who I can't stand. She's one of those girls who are really pretty, and knows they are really pretty. I'm not sure what I'm trying to do really, it's just a problem, and it hurts. He'd never do anything to intentionally hurt me, I know that. I'm open to any advice! Thanks!

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You just stay friends for now and if he is someday available maybe he will turn to you.


ok me and my boyfriend hve been together a while. and we hve done most everything but, sex. alot of my friends hve already had sex. i know some people might say im too young but me and my boyfriend love each other and i know we are both physically and emotionally ready. well he comes over often but everytime im on my period [ kinda wierd? ] but we both hve tlked about this.. and sometimes i want to and others im jus like idk.. but i think i am ready but im so scared i might get pregnant but most people i know of hve had sex and used a condom and hve not got pregnant. seriously what are the chances. do you think im ready? and how would i let him know while we are together that i want to..? PLEASE DONT SAY IM NASTY OR NETHING IM REALLY NOT! please answer asap (link)
Only you can say if you're ready or not!What bad luck to always be having your period.
Condoms are not a guarentee that you won't get pregnant. They are necessary to help prevent std's.There is no sure fire way to prevent pregnancy except not doing it at all.They are better than using nothing, so if you do it have him use a condom.


I am incharge of planning a bridal shower & am seeking the following: game ideas, game prizes decorating ideas, favor ideas, and overall tips to throwing a successful party.
Thank You..All ideas and tips are greatly appreciated. (link)
try these sites if you haven't already!

imageby design.com and bridalshower.com

Both have lots of ideas.If you can't find what you want there are lots of others.Have fun.


I live in Utah and I expect everyone to have big opinions on my religion because it is different. My boyfriend is LDS (morman) and I am Lutheran. We have breifly dicussed if we were to get married, where would it be at. He wants a temple wedding and I want my chruch wedding. There is no way I would convert. But we seem to argue about this a lot. I am scared I might lose him because of this. How can I settle it without losing him? (link)
You could do both I suppose if he's willing to, or if it's even allowed.It is something that you need to deal with before you get married or it will only get worse.Good luck:}


my friend has depression and shes not taking her pills and she doesnt realize it makes her worse. she thinks it makes her better. and we got into a fight and we are over it now but i dont want this to happen again. she thinks the pills dont help but they do!!! and i dont want to lose my temper and say "WELL IF YOU TOOK YOUR PILLS WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS SITUATION!!!" because i know thats mean. but i dont want to just sit here either?

any advice? (link)
If she doesn't take her meds let her mom know.Depression isn't something to mess with, especially for teens.She won't like it but you need to do it anyway.Her mom probably won't tell you told her if you ask her not to.


I want to experiment with highliting my hair. Are there are specific home kits i can use that are really easy and not too hard to follow? Also if there is a certain kind that the color fades away over time? (i've heard of kits that do tat) that'd b good too..if anyone knows some good products that'd be great, thanks. (link)
I use revlon frost and glow.You put on this plastic cap that comes in box. Pull a little hair through the marked holes...real easy. You may have to have someone help you do the back.


I got my ears pierced at Claires 8 weeks ago. My left ear lobe started hurting and bleeding a teeny bit and shedding skin from the back when i changed into my second pair of sensitive earrings. What's wrong with my ear?? Is it infected?? It's a teeny bit red withthat white thingy and when you squeeze it it hurts a teeny bit. What should I do? I RATE 5'S (link)
Sometimes they hurt if they are on really tight.When you twist them it may aggravate it too.Call Claires and see what they have to say about it.


okay this is semi long so i am sorry but i really want advice: my mom died when i was 3 and i went to SO MUCH counseling. family,alone you name it. i stopped around the end of 3rd grade. but now that i am a teenager i realize how much i want/need a mother figure. i have my grandmother and i love her dearly but its not the same. i try to talk to my friends but they cant really relate and i feel bad making my problems their problems. i sort of want to go back to counseling but it costs SO MUCH and i am not sure i need it....

help me please? (link)
I don't think a little counseling would hurt you at all. I know it costs but your feelings are worth something right? Talk to dad or grandmother and see what they think.


theres this guy i like and he likes me too... but i dont think my mom would approve of him because he smokes. everytime i want to hang out with him i have to lie to my mom, which i feel bad about. i've tried talking to her but she doesnt listen. any ideas? (link)
The thing is if he smokes your mom will be able to smell it on you.She might think it's you who is doing the smoking and really come unglued.So, lying sbout seeing him is not a real good idea.

Is it just this guy or all of them she has a problem with?


Im not sure if i should break up with my boyfriend or not. Lately things havent been going good for us. We been going out 3 months by the way. I just got back from a trip and he only texted me twice while I was gone & i just called him to see if he wanted to go somewhere and he didnt barely talk at all, he didnt ask how my trip went, or that he missed me or anything. Right after I asked him, he said no & said bye. I dunno how I should break up with him though, I cant do it in person cuz we have spring break and I cant see him all week for different reasons and I sure dont want to call him again... I dunno please help me. (link)
Sound like he's bothered by something.I'd try to find out what, if you want to keep him.Maybe he was just in a bad mood when you called him or just had a fight with his parents or something.
I would try calling him one more time and see how it goes before you break up with him.


Please read! This is the most confusing and hurtful thing that happened to me!

I have a boyfriend and I really love him. Even though I still am going out with him I've liked this guy soooo much this whole year! This guy knew that I liked him and he liked me to. Like 2 weeks ago him and his girlfriend broke up. While they were going out he was telling me that he really does like me and that he wants to go out with me. Well, he asked me out but I was still going out with my boyfriend. This weekend we didnt talk much. When I did he told me he wasnt over his ex girlfriend! I dont know what to do! Im heart broken! He told me he liked me and now I`m not in the picture anymore. He forgot about me and moved on! Please help! What did I do to change his mind that quick. I cant talk to him about this and I wont so please dont tell me to! Help! Im so confused and hurt. (link)
You didn't do anything. He told you he isn't over his old girlfriend and that is the truth of it.Not anything you did.If you really love current boyfriend then forget this guy.


[note: this will be long]

I'm 19/f he's 20/m.

I've been with my boyfriend for what will be 3 years in August and I love him very much. But sometimes I can't help but think things like what if another girl comes along that appeals to him and will take him away from me?

My boyfriend always reassures me that he will never cheat, and I believe him for the most part, it's just that I can't help thinking these morbid thoughts. He's a people person who gets along with everybody. But as you know some girls mistake being nice with flirting...and I'm afraid that his social skills might get him into trouble someday.

We don't live as close to each other and don't get the opportunity to see each other as often as we'd both like. He lives a half hour away and we only see each other on the weekends. I don't know if I'm being paranoid or what, but I've never thought such things before...why all of a sudden now?

Some say I'm just overreacting but sometimes I don't know what to think. I am a good girlfriend who's stuck by him through everything and supported him through his ambitions; I don't restrict him and let him go out with his guy friends; I'm moderately attractive; the sex is good...so odds of leaving me are very slim unless there is another part of a guy's standards that I'm not fulfilling? Even so, what can I do to banish these thoughts? And can someone tell me WHY am I even thinking such thoughts when I should have no reason to...?

Thanks!

-Devoted (link)
It's natural to feel insecure sometimes.
The thing is everything will most likely be fine.If you both love each other then you just can't worry about it 24/7, it will make you nuts.
You just have to trust him to handle it if some girl takes his being friendly the wrong way.

I don't know why you are having these feelings all of a sudden.Is he somehow treating you diffrentley? You just can't dwell on what might happen in the future.I don't know how to tell you not to do this, you just have to.Trust.




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