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i asked before what to use to clean belly button piercings and someone answered me saying to use saline soultion. does anyone know how to clean it with this stuff?? thanks (link)
i got my bellybutton pierced at queen of hearts.
they told me to clean it with non scented dial liquid soap..(the orange kind)
i thought they were crazy telling me to put soap on it and twist it through but all my friends tried other things and it got infected..mine didnt get infected at all and it healed very very fast..it sounds weird but i promise...its def. effective
if you choose to do this make sure you rinse it out well or else it will get infected..


my crushes birthday is coming up soon and well see i'm friends with im but only for about about. i don't talk to him that much and err yeah my situation sucks. i only talk to him on the phone once inawhile..but i think i have crus on him. but what should i do for his birthday? should i call him and just wish him a happy birthday or do i give him a present or what? (link)
i personally think that if you have intrest in him you should pursue it.
call him up and say "i know your b-day is coming up soon and id like to hang out with you"
you dont necessarily have to buy him a present. a card would be nice but im sure that he'd appreciate your company
it may be a start to a relationship


Hey i need some info on teen pregnancy like web sites or hot lines i could call..or even to chat with someone who has been through it !! help me please! (link)
You can send me a message on here if you so do desire


I'm pretty good at volleyball (well better than alot of people.. not to brag.. but I've always liked the sport, and I even played it in the summer, at like some good rec place.). however in soccer, i have been playing for like 3 seasons, and im not the best player.. like I dont know all those tricks and junk, but I'm determined.. yet lack alot of skills, lol. I'm a 7th grade girl, and I'm going to high school soon.. and Im wondering which do I pick? because the soccer and volleyball seasons are both in the fall... that sucks because I love both, but soccer better.. but im not that good at it! what to pick! .. I wish I started soccer earlier :/ (link)
i faced the EXACT same problem. i chose the one i was best at and had the most passion for
in my case it was def def def soccer.
so i think that you should pick volleyball :)


so uh who are u still in love with?? (link)
eh...this is kinda a hard question to answer especially to you.
im gunna explain something...i was with craig for 2 1/2 years...its kinda hard after only 6 months of not being with him to be completely over him...but im trying my hardest...i hope this doesnt make you mad or anything...im with you now and i dont see that it makes a difference considering we are in a serious relationship and no part of me wants to be with him..im just still in love with him..well im talking to you now..so yeah ill talk to you about this further if you want to.


i dont want my mom to know i have a gelbra what do i do? (link)
if its really that important to you then you should talk to her about it. sit down and tell her that you are feeling abnormal and that you think you would feel more secure with your appearance if you had one.
i personally went behind her back and bought one i dont think that helped the situation. lol
so i dont reccommend that.
i think that if she understands that you feel insecure because your breasts are smaller then she will be more willing to help out with that.
hope this helps more


MY question is just basically what age do most teenagers have their first kiss? And what age do they get their first boyfriend? I'm fom a respectable family and I don't want to spoil my fam's name..but I really want to have a boyfriend BTW i'm 15/f.

My mum had her first bf like 18 or 19! And this is kinda weird...but I don't think I can't wait that long cause I mean most people i know have haad a bf and a first kiss! Please answer!!



Distressed! (link)
i think that waiting is a very good idea. i come from a high strung family too..(on my moms side)
i found that when you wait for the right opportunity you get a better guy who is more likely to please your family. you are right around the age that having a first kiss and boyfriend is normal :)


How do u add a song to your myspace profile??? (link)
when you click home and you go to your site you will see at the top bar a thing that says music. after you click on that it will take you to a page with a box that says keyword. put in the artists name and then find the site with the most visits :)
when you find the song you want on the artists myspace you click the add button under the song. this should take you to a confirmation thing and its all yours :)

its really simple..have fun!


i really want to get boobs because all my friends have big ones what do i do!!!!! (link)
i personally dont have any problems with that but i can tell you that a waterbra or a jellybra can really make that difference. i would reccomend victoria secret...but they are expensive so other places are like dillards or jcpenney..places like that will have them.


Okay well I'm almost 14 and I'm not really involved in any sports or activities. I tried out for modeling, the company wanted me,but they wanted too much money, so my mom said no. I was kind of crushed,but I got over it. But sometimes I just feel like the most boring person even though I know I can be fun, but when it comes to activies I dont do anything and seem really boring. At times I feel like a fat person who cant do anything. I feel sad and like I'm losing my mind. I feel stressed out and like I have too many things to do. I always have tons of projects and homework and chores. Honestly I feel like slacking off, because I get straight A's and I'm in an honors class. When it comes to my report card full of A's my mom nags me to bring them higher and I feel like I do all this work and she doesn't appreciate any of it. Me and my mom dont have much of a close relationship,because we just dont get along. Her personality doesnt fit mine at all and she knows that me and her act completely different, because she says it all the time, but I dont think she realizes that we dont get along. Also, I've had this secret for many years that's not about me and that only my parents know, but I think they've forgotten by now or dont think about it. Sometimes I think about it and it drives me crazy and eats me up inside. I want to talk to someone about it,but I feel like if I did something bad might happen and it would be all my fault. My mom asked me about a year ago if I wanted to see a psychiatrist and I just laughed about it and said no, but now I think I might want to take her up on that offer, but I'm not sure if I need to see one, because its not like I have some serious mental problems. The main reason I could see myself talking to one is because of how I dont feel happy with myself and a big secret that no one knows. Does it sound like I need help? Or i dont know, just tell me what you think. (link)
its hard to feel like you fit in with a world of materialisic pretty people. but somewhere you belong. if you like acting you can join a drama club at school or something. as for the grade issues..i have the exact same problem. i am very smart and in AP and im taking college courses at a private college but it never seems like enough for her. ive learned that you cant do everything for other people though or else you will never be happy. you have to feel proud of yourself and not worry about what she thinks. its hard but in the end it makes your life so much happier.

pertaining to the secret and the therapist: this is a whole different opinion i have. i believe that EVERY teenager could benefit from a therapist. i have been for other reasons but i found that my therapist not only helped with my problem but raised my self esteem and put me at ease when no one else can. its an amazing thing. please...go to one :) even if there is no big problem every teenager has to face difficulties in life. not every therapist is right for you. i went through 3 different ones before i found one that truly connected with me...search and you will find..
i have a secret that i just came out about and telling that secret allowed everyone else to see why i was so depressed and it helped me cope with my depression. so even if you dont tell others you can at least tell your therapist :)

i know this is long...sorry but i feel like talking to you could really be of help..so feel free to contact me

email-leahmariebennett@hotmail.com
myspace-www.myspace.com/jeez_dude
aim-bbctpride89

i really hope this helped :)

-leah


Is one kiss considered "cheating"? (link)
it depends on your morals and standards along with your guys morals and standards.
in my opinion it is cheating. i dont take cheating very lightly though. so to me cheating could be flirting intentionally with another guy of intrest...not just flirting but mixed with a guy of intrest..yeah.
so i guess it depends on whether you really have anything for this guy?
sorry i couldnt be of much help


hi

is anyone else getting something like "(insert web browser) can't open the page" when they try to load myspace?

it's been doing that for like...2 days now...

any ideas? or is myspace just down or something?

thanks? (link)
it didnt happen to me but it happened to one of my friends..myspace has been randomly shutting out users and it will eventually clear up..just give it time :)


13/f

what are some signs that you are about to have your period???
(I'm not talking about your very 1st period. just any regular period) (link)
i know for me its pretty obvious. its not that obvious for other people though.
my breasts become tender and i get a slight weird feeling in my stomache. i normally dont break out but i get one big pimple..just one.
i start eating my "signature" food like bagles..lots of carbs.
it varies for everyone but those are very common signs.
hope this helps


Ive got a friend, shes a girl, we were introduced by a mutual friend and pretty much hit things off right away, although at the time we were both interested in other ppl, we still got close and shared the feelings we had for eachother, but in the end decided that because of the 2 year age gap and because she lives so far away that we wouldnt date, unfortunitly the relationship i had didnt work out (supposedly because i was still "hung up" on this other girl). but fortunitly for my friend her relationship took off, and is now happy...i believe she knows that im still into her, even if shes no longer onto me, but would it be good of me as a friend to make it clear to her that i still have these feelings? or remain heartbroken over the fact that i cant have her? (link)
i fell in love with a guy while i was still dating some one else..those feelings didnt fade even though i was so happy with the current guy..eventually i realized i wanted to give it a shot with the other guy and i broke up with my boyfriend. it worked out great. the guy kinda helped it along though by talking to me and making it known that he still had feelings for me. so my answer to this is yes..tell her you have feelings for her and be there for her until shes ready for a relationship with you. if you feel that shes worth the wait then do it!
i hope this helped :)


17/M
I know I've asked similar questions but I don't think I've been asking the right question. Sex vs.Love, I'd like some advice. In the battle between sex and love that I've been fighting I feel like I love her, I cry when I talk to her because I miss her. I haven't cried in 4 years until I started going out with her. But at the same time, I really miss her touch and what we do. Whenever I see her we do something to do with sex. Is there something else we can do? Is this excessive? We see eachother every weekend. In this scenario I just need to know, what is greater, sex or love? (link)
i had this problem with my long term exboyfriend.
we loved each other but felt the sex was too much
my advice to you would be to talk to her about it and decided that sex is okay until the point where you dont spend enough quality time cuddling or getting to know each better. its hard to compromise your time with each other.
me ex and i found exciting things to do together that improved our relationship and yet kept us emotionally close. when it snowed we built snowmen together. we went to laserquest just to have fun. we went to the movies and bolwing and ice skating..i found that the more time you spend alone doing nothing the more sexual acts come into the picture.
sex is not excessive and i dont feel can be excessive unless you are losing that emotional connection and replacing that with lust.
love is definitely greater but sex is an act of love. show her you care by just spending time with her but then when she needs that sensual touch and when you desire that sensual touch sex can strengthen your relationship


how do i clear history on my computer? so like if i was on the internet and didn't want my parents to know.... (link)
it goes
file edit view favorites tools help
click tools and then go under internet options
it will have a lot of stuff...you are going to want to click on delete cookies just in case you looked at any bad stuff..lol
and then you are going to click on clear history
some peoples internet bars are different so i hope this one works for you :)


im the kind of girl who is shy around people. and i got a new best friend this year but ive never had a best friend before ive had friends but none of them have ever thought of me as their best friend. so anyways, im tired of my best friend when she comes over to my house which is like only once every 2 months all she does is take pictures of herself with my camera, its kindof a old camera but she almost broke it by pulling on it, and im tired of her shes not that funny and i dont know if i should stop being her best friend because if i do i wont have 1 so what should i do?
thanx (link)
having a best friend is an amazing feeling because you have someone to confide in but if that person is someone who gets annoying to you then maybe you've just grown apart.
my best friend and i just split as friends...we still talk and hang out in groups but we are no longer as close as we were bc we have just matured and gone our seperate ways.
we are both much happier now and arent bogged down by that "best friend" stress.
i hope this helps
good luck
-leah-




16/f.
smoke: no
drink: no


lately, for like the past week or so, when i sleep on my stomach, when i wake up it hurts so bad. no like .. a "tummy ache" .. but like there are a thousand bricks laying on my chest/lung area. it first started when i slept on the floor [on my stomach] at my friends house about a week ago. does anyone know why this is? i understand it could be sore from sleeping on the floor, but shouldn't it be gone by now? (link)
i have the EXACT same problem. i cant get it to go away but i have found that doing core muscle exercises helps a little. i dont know what it is but i know your pain :(


okay..heres the thing.

i had a boyfriend for 2 and 1/2 years. i love him from the bottom of my heart, and i know he loves me. we wanted to get married but his mom was against it. so we just stayed kind of stuck.

then a couple weeks ago a guy came to ask for my hand (different culture), and i tlked with my bf about it and he practically told me to marry the guy. he was sad and depressed and dint want to, but he wants me to be happy.

so i sai yes. and now 4 weeks later..im soooooo unsure. i'm still in love with my bf. and i dnt know how to back out of this. or if i should.

i mean i can't be 100% certain that my bf's mom will say yes to me. but i can be certain that my fiance wil provide everything for me and be thre for me. but i just dont know if i love him. i dont know if i can.

i just dont know what to do. i dont know how to back out if i wanted to..i mean everyone is happy and making plans.

sigh. i just need some advice. (link)
i am not old enough to be married yet but i had plans to get married also. i dated the guy for 2 1/2 years also and we were very much in love. i now have a new boyfriend and he has a girlfriend hes deeply in love with. but there is no way i would talk about marriage with my new guy bc im still sooooo much in love with my ex. so my advice to you would be do NOT marry this new guy. you cant truly be happy and in love with him until you get over the ex.
it is not fair to the other guy either for you to be unsure. i hope you find answers to this :)


16/f- I live in Illinois, and my best friend and I are going to Fort Myers next weekend. We are leaving Friday and coming back Tuesday evening. Sounds great right? I'm freaking out because I've never flown before! My friend has, but she's never flown without parents, so we are going to have to handle everything on our own. And, we have to change planes once on the way there, and once on the way back, one of our layovers will be at the Atlanta Airport, which I've heard is really easy to get lost in.

So my question is Do you have any Flying tips or experiences that will help me? How to handle things, what not to bring on the plane (especially regarding the new rules), or anything else? And any personal tips? Thanks so much! (link)
you can actually request that an employee escort you to your next airplane. i know how scary that can be but its really not as bad as you think :)
good luck and have fun




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