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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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I had a really bad day..my mom took me to the doctor and i was barely told that the shot i was taking was Gardasil. I told my mom about the bad things i'd heard about it but she wouldn't listen to me! She asked the doctors and of course they told us that the media was lying to me. When i got in the nurses room, i seriously began to cry. There was some old bitch there telling me that later in life i'll thank my mom, whatever, I googled it and i read there are serious issues with the vaccine.

http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/whats-in-your-gardasil/

Really? How bad is this? I also read it was FDA approved and other good crap about it so now i'm kind of feeling guilty of what i told my mom, but i'm just really confused and really concern with my health. My arm has been hurting where i got the shot but apparently thats natural.. (link)
Yes it is natural for your arm to hurt
after a shot. Especially if you were tense
when you got it.

I don't approve of giving the gardasil
shot to everyone. I am one who won't
even try ANY medication until it has
been out for at least 7-10 years. FDA
tends to rush things through approval
to satisfy the masses.

That being said, I don't feel there is
any need to tell you horror stories. It
won't help you, the deed is done. You
need to stop worrying about what you can't
change. You know side effects I'm sure.
Watch for those, but don't assume every
pain is one.

Try not to blame your mother to much.
She has listened to the media and felt
she was doing the right thing.

Learn from it though and always remember
to research all medications before you
just take them at a doctors word. I've
found it makes some of them really mad
when you do but do it anyway. The best
and only person to trust on medication
matters is your pharmacist. Doctors get
their information from drug reps (salespeople) who are looking to push their product.
They no very little about them themselves.

I've worked for many doctors and know
this to be true.


25f. for the last two months or so I have had absolutely no sex drive. It is driving my boyfriend crazy. I don't know what the deal is...I never think about it and almost never want it and when I do have sex I just want it to be over. I do not take birth control, I eat healthy, my boyfriend is attractive, and I have not changed my diet. Does anyone know maybe why I am lacking in this department or how to jump start it again? Thanks (link)
It could be your hormones are out of
balance. You should see a doctor and
get some blood work done. Don't be
embarrassed to see a doctor about the
problem.

It cuold also be s simple as the fear
of getting pregnant. Don't let it ruin
your relationship. See a doctor. :)


My doctor told me i have a slight yeast infection but she didnt tell me to treat it, and there is no pain or itching, will it go away on its own?
or should i just treat it just in case?

Answers are greatly appriciated. =]] thx (link)
If the doctor didn't give you anything,
she may feel it will go away on its own.
On the other hand, if you were there for
another reason, she may have forgotten.

Call your doctors office and ask her nurse
this question. She will give you the best
advice or ask the doctor what she recommends
for you. :)


i have this friend who is 2 years younger than me (i'm a senior in high school, she is a sophomore) and we constantly fight.. sometimes we'll go 2 weeks without it but other times it's every other day. she made a huge mistake in the past and she knows it and we haven't been the same since.. and now we try so hard to keep this relationship together. but so many times we question whether it's worth it. we try to take breaks or say we aren't friends but it never works because neither one of us can last without the other. but now she has admitted to knowing she's an awful friend to me and always has to confess to something. i'm so tired of being hurt by her and having to forgive her... and i really just want to say we shouldn't be friends and stick to it, but i know i can't stay strong to that. but how do i deal with this? how can i get her to finally realize what she is doing to me and to stop? thank you for any help (link)
Why is she always doing things to upset you?
Is it possible you're being to hard on her?

Keep in mind that she is a couple of years
younger and maybe not as mature as you are.

All that aside, you being a senior, you will
be away to college or a job soon. You won't
have as much time for high school type drama.
If you want to cool the relationship off some,
I don't see the harm in it. She will need to
find new friends to hang out with soon anyway.

You could also remain friends since there must
be something you like about her. Maybe she
realizes a change in the relationship is
coming soon as is scared by that. Sit down
and have a good talk. Don't do it when you
are upset with her about something. Find out
why she keeps doing whatever it is she does
to upset you.



i had sex about 10 days ago for my first time. i am on the pill, but its the 3 month pill, like you take it for 3 months and then the last week of the third month you take the inactive pills for a week, and thats when you have your period. according to my pills i had to start monday, and i did. I've been on my period for 3 days now and i am experiencing all the things i normally do, cramps, mood swings, etc. bu since i did get my period, theres nooo way im pregnant right? my appetite isnt changing, my breasts aren't sore.. but i do get headaches and stuff. however, i am sick with possibly the flu, so thats probably why my head hurts. i will take a test if i see symptoms, but for now im thinking i should be fine, RIGHT? especially with a normal period?
thanks for any advice!! =] (link)
So long as you've been taking your pills
as directed you are not pregnant. You
won't get pregnant even while on your
off days.

Rest assured a headache is not a symptom
of pregnancy. :)


-i got my period October 29th
-i had sex November 1st
-my period was basically over like there was nothing heavy at all and i put a tampon in after and there was barley anything at all on it
- he didn't pull out at all.. he came in me
- i track my period and ovulation on mymonthly cycles.com and it always predicts right, when i get my period .. there regular so i always know when im getting it
- it said i was ovulating November 8th
- im not on birth control

i have a couple questions

1. How likely do you think it would be for me to become pregnant, since it was so close to my period?

2. How fast can you get symptoms? its been 2 weeks and i feel like i have been eating everything but i dont think you can get symptoms that fast?

3. My boyfriend isn't worrying at all he says i won't be pregnant and not to worry but i can't help it, how can i stop worrying






PLEASE RESPECT THAT I DO NOT WANT ANY LECTURES PLEASE IM FULLY AWARE OF WHAT WE DID AND HOW DUMB IT WAS AND THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT AND I KNOW, SO I DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD. I JUST WAN'T ADVICE. THANK YOU.
(link)
1. Likely. Unprotected sex can always lead
to pregnancy. If your website doesn't state
that somewhere it should.

2. First symptom is a missed period. Other
symptoms like breast tenderness or morning
sickness won't show up in MOST cases for 30
days or so. Some women never experience
other symptoms.

3.Your boyfriend should be worried. He should
have been wearing a condom. He may now have
screwed up his future as well as yours.

I suggest a home test if you miss your next
period.


2 couples involved
friends for 20+ years recent bitter aqgument over politics has resulted in couple #2 stopping contact (they know couple #1 wife has terminally ill father (Dr said not to count on Thanksgiving)

Woman is an only child, planning her fathers funeral home care etc has enough to deal with
Plus she feels that people she has loved & emotionally supported for years have abandoned her... therefore must never have been true friends

I am close to couple #1 & well aquainteed with couple #2.


should I contact couple #2 & tell them how depressed their absence is making wife #1?

all involved are 55+ years with grown familiew

(link)
I think wife number 2 is so frazzled right
now that wife number 1 needs to step in and
say something to her friend. Left to fester,
this will never get any better.

She needs to say listen, we have been friends
for how many years? Are we giong to let an
argument over politics ruin a long friendship?

That is really so petty. Wife number 2 needs
her friends right now. Take wife 1 to wife 2
and make them see how ridiculous this all is.


im haveing trouble with my mom she is 73 and im frestrated i try to help and she yells at me i stay out of her way she yells at me what do i do ? (link)
Well that depends. Does she have Alzheimers
or something that makes her do these things?
Or does she just feel she doesn't need the help?

Many 73 year olds are quite capable of doing
for themselves. So while you may think you are
helping, she may think you are really saying,
Hey, you're to old to be doing that!

If she really is feeble or has problems, let
her do what she can on her own. Its very
important that people feel useful and able
to take care of themselves. Let her ask for
help if she needs it. If you must step in,
just understand it is very frustrating for
her to give up her independence.



There is nothing that I want more than a babydoll yorkie. I have looked everywhere, and everything is beyond expensive. I can only afford $300 or less. I am from Virginia too, so can anyone help me out? (link)
I have 2 of them and you will adore them
regardless of their size! Mine aren't
real little but I got them for free. It
helps that my Dad and step mom raised them,
however, because they weren't going to be
the tiny ones that people will pay big bucks
for, I got them for nothing.

The real small ones are expensive. Everyone
wants them. They are also more easily injured
because people like to carry them in bags &
things. Most dogs don't like that and will
wiggle themselves out causing head injuries
and death. So don't do that!

Big Yorkies are actually pretty rare. I
suggest you find a breeder in your area.
Google for "Yorkie breeders in name of towns
close to you". Then contact them and offer
a good home to any they get that won't sell.
That could be their size, Maybe they are flop
earred and not show dog material. Many will
give those free to loving homes, or for the
cost of shots etc.

Good luck, they are awesome dogs!


OKay im really into photography and my mom said that a lot of people she showed my pictures to thought they were really good and i should enter them into a contest is there any contest for pictures or something along that line? i need a little help.
Thankssss. (link)
There are a lot of places that have photo
contests! This is just a general search.
If you want something more local, put
photo contests plus your city or state.

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okay, so there's this guy at my school, and I guess he's got this crush on me or whatever. sure, no big deal right, that's cool--NO.
he's kind of a creeper person, which wouldn't be so bad....except that he had to ask his friend to ask my friend to ask me what I thought of him. and my friend gave him my cell phone number [oops!, yeah right...] and he's called me three times since thursday, but I don't know what to say to him....so I don't know what to do. I don't really like him like that...at all...and now he's kinda freaking me out. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS!!! SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!! (link)
A stalker is a person who sneaks around
following you home. It is a crime.

This guy simply likes you. He probably
has no idea you think hes creepy! So, if
you want him to stop calling simply answer
the phone and tell him you don't like him
and for him to stop calling you.

If he continues after that, which I doubt he
will, get your parents involved because he
is harassing you.

My guess is he will slither off in
embarrassment with hurt feelings.


If your friend wants you to spend the night with her, and you don't want to, what is a good excuse besides saying u are going somewhere the next day?? Please respond asap. Thanks! (link)
Parents said you couldn't.


okk.
This guy (lets call him seff) Seff likes mee.
And i like him too.
And so my friend asked him out for mee.
He said noo because he didnt know mee.
And i need questions to get to know himm..
=// (link)
First and foremost talk to him yourself.
None of this having friends ask him
this or that. Thats no way to get to
know anybody.

Get brave and just start talking to him about
anything. Homework, music, movies, TV. Sooner
or later you will be talking like old friends.


Ok this guy played me silly and i believed the stuff he said. He liked the girl who i thought was my friend and she liked him. He had told me that he didn't like her. But he started sayin a lot of mean things about me calling me names and other stuff. He claimed he wanted to go out with me but i don't really know. Anyway he knew I still had feelings for him(we dated last year my parents broke us up) and he said he ha them for me. But i don't like him anymore because he LIED. The girl I was talking about has a boyfriend as of yesterday and I believe he doesn't know yet. I know it sounds mean but I am so glad she did it because he can see how he told me stuff like she told him stuff that wasn't true. But I am wondering do you think he will come back to me because now I just made the cheering squad and that boost my status at my school. So will he try to come to me now. I don't want him i just want him to suffer. But am i wrong for wanting that even though he did that to me and i gave him a chance and he didn't use it. And will me being a cheerleader make him come back? If so I want to crush him. Sorry but am i wrong? And what should I do I mean he should've took the chance i gave him, right? (link)
Seems to me you broke up because of your
parents a year ago. Probably an embarrassing
thing for a guy. So I don't understand why
you feel the need to get back at him. He
is perfectly free to date and talk to whomever
he wants to. So in all honesty having feelings
for you don't matter if your parents are going
to send him packing. I doubt he will try dating
you again because guys don't like dealing with
parents who don't like them.

Forget crushing him and move on. You don't
need that reputation.


i cheated on my bf, he found out, we broke up. he forgave me but we are not dating. he is at an away college. he doesnt want to have a long distance relationship so when school is out he will come back and we can try again. he is allowed to go on dates while he is at school. he can party and everything else and doesnt have to tell me. since im the one who messed up and is trying to earn his trust back, if i go out w friends or date, i have to tell him. so my question now is, is it fair? (link)
No it isn't. Regardless of the reason, if
you are not going to have a long distance
relationship, you are both free to date
others until he is out of school.

Forgiving someone means just that. It is
to be forgotten. You do not forgive and
then punish them forever for it. So if
you are both not free to go out without
telling, that's unfair. It may spell the
end of the relationship but don't agree
to that. It sounds like its pretty much
over anyway I'm sorry to say. Thats not
an option someone who has forgiven you
would offer.


I was talking to my best friend yesterday and the idea of having a bank account came up. I am over 18 and have been working as a cashier at the local Walmart for awhile. Walmart offers a direct deposit to the back account of my choice, but I don't have a bank account right now. I've just been getting my Walmart check every two weeks and cashing it at my mom's bank (BB&T bank). I think it would help me keep better track of my money if I had it placed in a bank.

I asked my mom today if she thought I should get a bank account started up and she said it didn't sound like such a bad idea. She told me to find a bank that I felt was good and to see them one day this week about opening a bank account. I'm sure she'd suggest BB&T but she's been with BB&T for a long time and she is crazy about the BB&T free online banking. I am really afraid about going to a bank though since I don't know anything about bank accounts and I do NOT want to make a bad move, especially with how the economy is!

So, how do I start a bank account and where should I get one at? I know BB&T is where my mom banks but is it a good decision to go there or will they be filing bankruptcy like other banks have recently? What are some good banking choices? I know some of the big banks are BB&T, Citibank, Bank of America, and Chase but I have no clue if any of them are really safe to place my money in.

What questions should I ask when I talk to someone at the bank about creating a bank account? What do I need to know? (link)
Unless you are VERY rich, you have nothing
to worry about. Your money is insured and
if your bank goes belly up, you will get
your money back. Here is a site that tells
you how to open an account with tips on
choosing a bank that's right for you.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2814_open-bank-account.html


Hi me and my bf have been dating for 3 years I LOVE HIM SOOO MUCH! Lately he has been going to his friends house like 4-5 times a week and drinking. Now I don't car if he goes out and has a good time I am just afraid that he is training his body into a filthy bad habbit. It's not like he gets HAMMMERED I just don't like his new routine. He will come to my house at like 1-3 am when the fun is over just to sleep with me. I love that he cares and is coming over I just prefer to spend quality time with him than him coming in the middle of the night. I have tried to tell him I don't like what he is doing and I think he is getting a little offensive. He is also an occosional smoker and obviously when he drinks I can only imagine he smokes much more than usual. I love him and I want a future with him. I am just afriad of what that future might be if he continues just "having fun" and not thinking about sereous things. He has a car and is planning on buying a house and is very responsible I'm just afraid that he might get into his fathers bad habbit of drinking. How can i get him to realise that his new habbits are starting to drive me crazy and depressed? All i think about is our future and how I don't want anything to change but he thinks that he just won't become an alcoholic or he thinks he can just quit smoking at any time. I love that he is so sure about himself but I am thinking more realisticly and I just want him to prove it to me! (link)
You have reason to worry if his father is
an alcoholic. Sit him down to discuss how
you don't like where this partying is going.
4-5 times a week is excessive drinking. If
he doesn't have a problem now he will have.
You don't even want a relationship that
goes in that direction.

More info for you.

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18 years old, female...
i have the worst luck with guys. i've liked the same guy for like two years now but he's had a girlfriend of seems like forever. me and him are pretty close, and i'm sure that now he knows i like him. i know he is attracted to me too, and wants to get physical but obviously not going to happen since he has a girlfriend. when he says he wants to get with me i say, "you know i want to, but you also know there is always something holding me back.." and he'll be like and what is that i will be like your GIRLFRIEND. well tonight he texted me and we're suppose to hang out tomorrow but he texted me tonight and was like, what are you doing and i was like just with my friends and i was like how bout you and he was just like, with some dudes.. lets hang out. i said, i can't im with my friends AND your with your friends! and he was like i'll leave. and then i was like but i wont, see me tomorrow! and then he was like "fuck you tomorrow" meaning he wants to have sex. but we havent done ANYTHING keep in mind, not even kiss. and then thats when again i was like you know whats holding me back, your girlfriend. and he was like just don't think about it, we're like breaking away kind of anyways its not how it use to be (this is true i've noticed) and then i respond by saying well then please tell me why you're still with her and he said, "i dont know, i feel bad like to break up and im all close to her family and stuff and i would be pissed if she got with another guy" i know that it would be hard, i understand but i just don't get it so then i was kind of upset and was like "well you can have fun with her for the rest of your life" and he was like haha oh yeah. that wouldn't happen. i'm just so confused. don't tell me he's a jerk, not a good friend and everything else that may go through your mind i don't want to hear that. they have been going out for 2 and a half years which is long. they haven't had any other boyfriends or girlfriends except each other. I UNDERSTAND it would be extremely hard but for me, it's even harder. i thought they would end up breaking up, but when i heard what he said i was shattered, heartbroken, everything you could feel at once... if they broke up, of course i would give him alone time, i would give him freedom i wouldn't pressure him to go out with me or anything. i don't see how he can say he doesn't want to break up with her, but doesn't want to be with her forever? i'm so lost you don't even know...i still want to be friends with the kid but i'm completely head over heals for him and nothing or nobody will change that.

oh and this guy is 17. (link)
He wants sex. You make it sound like all
he has to do is break up with his girlfriend
and he can have you. Maybe she doesn't put out
or he wants something new in that department.
He knows you're head over heels for him and
he is trying to use that to get something.

A guy who truly wants to begin a new
relationship will break up. Breakups
always cause hard feelings so that excuse
doesn't fly. They are "kind of" breaking
anyway. More BS. He would "get pissed"
if she got with another guy" Big old red
flag! He cares for HER.

I know it isn't what you want to hear
but you have your head in the clouds.
He may be a really nice guy, but he
wants sex and the relationship will
cause you nothing but hurt. He wants
friends with benefits, you want a
relationship. Thats what it will turn
into.

Keep him at arms length until he breaks
up with the current girlfriend at least.
Don't just take his word for it either.
No for sure its over.


I shake when I orgasm.. is this unnatural? (link)
Its not unnatural at all. It is normal. :)


I just found out that my ex boyfriend wants to get back with me. Im so confused becasue my mum doesnt agree with me getting back with him and my dad absolutely wants to kill him because he hurt me before. He dumped me for a girl id known for about a week and was his ex girlfriend. The thing is for some weird reason i do still like him a lot and somehow i have forgave him. It all started off on a rocky patch anyway because of the age difference. We started going out when he was 15 and i was 12, then 3 months later he turned 16 and i stayed twelve. I did turn thirteen two months after that but on my birthday he left me. I dont get it. He says he always thinks of me and that he has had 3 sex dreams about me in the past week alone!!!!! I am 13 now and he is 16. Yesterday he asked me for a hug and when i huggedd him he pulled me onto the sofa so that i was laying on top of him with my head on his chest and he said that he loved me, i could tell by his voice that he was deadly serious. And I said that i loved him. First of all i would like to ask if you have nay advice on getting back with him. Yes or no? And please please please can you give me some advice on how to tell my mum and dad without them going mad and saying that im not going to see him. I want to put it across as im going out with him mum but can you please let me get on with it and be by my side in case it goes wrong because that is all i want, i dont want a lecture. At one point he did mean a lot to me and im trying to make it work again. Please help. (link)
I think you should forget about getting
back with this guy. His having sex dreams
about you is nothing special. Guys his age
think of little else. Then, when you see
him again he pulls you on top of him
for a hug? He thinks you will have sex
with him. Thats why he wants to get back
together. You are young and he probably
feels you would do anything to keep
him around. Don't fall for BS.




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