Absolutely not! Everyone here is entirely correct.

Your responsibility as the babysitter is to make sure they're safe. The parents are the ones who are responsible for discipline, not you. Just keep the kids happy and in one piece until they return.

Does it matter to you whether your friend is gay or not? Does it make her any less your friend? She's still the same person whether she's a lesbian or not, and you liked her before finding out, right? Don't let her being gay scare you off of being her friend.

Don't ask her, because she'll let you know when she's comfortable doing so. Maybe let her know that you got some messages from one of her friends, and that you'll forward them and delete them for her. She can do what she wants with the knowledge that you're aware.

You shouldn't get pregnant, because you aren't menstruating yet.

HOWEVER

If you're the slightest bit uncomfortable with having sex, then you shouldn't do it. You need to talk to him about your comfort zones and boundaries, and he needs to respect that and not pressure you into doing anything outside of them.

You really should wait until you've had your period at least, because before you have sex you should go on the pill (or another type). Always use condoms in addition to other forms of birth control, to protect yourself from STIs and pregnancy.

Whoa! Slow down!

If you're too old to date, then all my single friends at 22-23 are shriveled up old hags!

First off, there are tons of guys who like smaller breasts. I know tons of my guy friends prefer them or don't care. It may just be a teenage boy thing, having an obsession with large breasts, but they'll grow out of it.

The right guy for you will like you no matter what your various body part sizes are. Don't worry so much about what you look like - think about what kind of image you're putting out there. Be self-confident! Think of something you love about your body and be proud of it. Be friendly, outgoing, funny, and just your own wonderful self, and guys will naturally flock to you.

Don't worry about not dating yet. I didn't have my first real boyfriend until I was 17, and I was engaged at 19. Things will happen when they will.

Some might say you did have sex, others might not. Technically, you had a penis inside of you, and that's what sex is defined as. In the end, though, it's all up to you and what you think.

You could absolutely be pregnant from him ejaculating on you. In addition, you were at serious risk of STI transmission, because he obviously wasn't wearing a condom.

My advice is to get to the doctor ASAP to get yourself tested for STIs, and to keep an eye on your period. If you're late, take a home pregnancy test.

In the future, always make sure that anyone who has any sexual contact with you is making a condom! It's all about protecting your body. If he won't wear one, he doesn't respect your right to a healthy body and you should toss him to the curb.

Self-tanner is your best bet. Tanning beds are actually more dangerous than being out in the sun, because often users will try to accelerate their tans and will abuse the beds, damaging their skin seriously in the process.

Honestly, if you burn, you need to protect your skin. You are naturally more susceptible to U.V. damage, and more likely to get skin cancer than someone who does tan naturally.

Use a lotion with self-tanner in it, or you can even get a spray tan; they look pretty good.

You may not even be able to see it. It will be where your inner labia meet at the top. In some women it doesn't really look like much of anything.

It might suck now, but you won't be able to call your parents on it. Trust me, I tried to do it with my parents (I'm the older sister, younger is spoiled rotten) and they only claimed that they don't play favourites and that we get equal treatment. Right.

The one thing you can take consolation in is the fact that you will be better able to budget, make decisions and take care of yourself than your sister. In having to budget yourself for these things, you're learning some valuable skills that will come in handy in the future. Your sister, on the other hand, is going to have a rough time of it once she learns that mommy and daddy won't always be there to give her everything she wants.

Here's a little secret: guys are terrible at stimulating us girls! He probably won't be able to find it unless you can direct him to it.

Here's a clinical picture of the vulva, which shows you where it is and what it looks like (don't go to the Wikipedia page for vulva, because it's pictures of actual ones... LOL found that out the hard way)

I got mine done at a department store makeup counter. You just had to buy one item, so I bought the lip gloss they used... it was great, because I had it for touch-ups the whole night! It was expensive lip gloss, about $20, but if I had gotten it done at a salon it would have cost about the same and I wouldn't have come away with anything.

You usually don't need an appointment. You can just walk up and see if they're available.

It's not quite a little circle, so that's why you might be confused.

It looks like a little bump covered with a sort of hood of skin. It's almost like a miniature uncircumcised penis, but only the tip sticks out of your body.

It may not feel good when your boyfriend touches you because it's incredibly sensitive, and if he touches too hard, or too fast, or without enough lubrication, or even too directly on your clitoris, it would hurt or be uncomfortable.

The best bet for stimulating you there is to rub over top of the hood. That gives your clitoris a little protection and keeps it from getting hurt.

There is no safe way to get a tan. Any sun exposure causes long-lasting damage to your skin. Skin cancer rates are rising in young women because of tanning beds.

The safest way to look tan is to get a spray-on, or to use a self-tanner.

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69 is when two people perform oral sex on each other at the same time. If you look, the two numbers kind of look like people facing opposite directions.

All women produce a slightly fishy odour, but if it smells really bad, then there's probably something wrong.

First off, whatever you do, don't douche. It can throw off your balance even more and make things worse.

You can get yeast infection tests at the drug store, or if you want to skip the test, you can just get the treatment. It costs about 15-20 dollars for each.

If that doesn't work, you should go to a doctor to rule out anything more serious.

S & M is sadomasochism.

Basically, it covers two sexual 'fetishes'. Sadism is getting sexual pleasure out of inflicting pain on someone else. Masochism is getting sexual pleasure out of having pain inflicted upon you.

Well, I myself am bisexual, so I've been there.

Your first step is to find someone you're attracted to who shares your sexual orientation. That can be a little tricky. Open up to close, open-minded friends of yours about what you're thinking. Maybe they know someone who might be a good match for you, or they could even be interested! Otherwise, there are GLBTQ groups in many communities, or you can try to meet someone online, on a site like craigslist or plentyoffish.

Then it's just what comes naturally. Go on a few dates, if you click then continue the relationship, if it fizzles let it go.

If you're concerned about the sexual aspect, it's not that scary. You know what you like, so it's really easy to apply those principles to another woman. Let her know it's your first time, and that you're not quite sure what to do. If she's similarly inexperienced, it can be really fun experimenting and figuring it out :)

You can absolutely do that (I'm Canadian too).

However, I would seriously recommend anything but the Nuvaring. You know how they say that you "may" experience increased risk of infections? Change that to WILL experience NASTY infections. Honestly, I tried to love it, but that was not a pleasant experience.

There's an old cliche saying that the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It's totally true.

Whenever I want to do something nice for my guy, I either make him a tray of brownies or a batch of peanut butter cookies. For extra points, make the cookies heart-shaped :D

When I do brownies, they're usually from a box, but here's my favourite cookie recipe:

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipe/58/Peanut-Butter-Cookies

This is what Facebook has to say on the matter:

"If your account has been hacked and the login email on your account has also been compromised or has been changed by the hacker, please send us information about the account so we can look into it further and hopefully restore access."

I've put the link to the reporting page below.

http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=1023

So, based on your estimates on electricity and rent:

Rent: $350-$400
Elec: $50
Car: $200
Car Insurance: $100-$200
Cell: $15-$20
Gas (depends on how much driving you do): $80-$200
Food: $75-$125 (for one person)
Entertainment: $50-$100 (depending on how much you go out)

Total Minimum: $870
Total Maximum: $1295

Also, does your apartment include internet? That's basically a necessary expense, and runs you about $20 a month for really basic dial-up.

You should also have a savings plan in place, so I'd try and put away at least $100 a month away in an emergency account so that you don't need to rely on credit if something goes awry.

If you save up and buy a car cash down rather than in installments, you'll save a lot of money on payments. Ours cost $3000, and it works just fine.

You'll also need to factor in irregular expenses like medical bills (if you're in the States), dental, car maintenance, clothing purchases, gifts, etc.

To save more money, don't put things on credit. If you don't have the cash, don't buy it. Credit is just paying money into someone else's pocket.

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