I've been having a sore throat for about 3 days now... Is there any ways to make it go away? It feels like I'm always trying to clear my throat but I can't. Should I just drink a lot of water? I can't sleep because it feels like I can't breathe.
Don't eat anything with a hard crust. It hurts going down and can scratch your throat and make it worse. Stick to cold soft stuff like cheese, yogurt, ice cream etc... If you don't have any throat drops try taking some Tylenol or Advil. They are pain relievers and should be able to help some with the soreness. The scratchiness will stay.
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Yesterday i just put god in my heart, because my life was going bad and i was doing alot of bad thigns that i shouldn't have been doing. and i'm going to follow the path god wants me to now and do what i think he thinks his right. And i was just wondering if there was anybody out there who could give me some pointers on what to do and not to do because i am new at this. And could you please name some christian bands cause i used to lisen to metal and i dont' want to anymore because i think it would go against god because of the stuff they say i dotn'w ant to lisen to any more hate singers anymore. Please help i'll rate 5's for good anwsers.
If that is what you want to do, then go to a church and seek out a priest/preacher/rabbi/holy man of your choice. Whom ever it is, they will sit with you and talk to you and try to help you. It is their job.
But, just keep in mind that you can lead a good life and be a good person without a belief in God or affiliation with any certain religion. All it takes is a want to be a decent human. Sounds to me like you have that already.
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Dear lady that likes eggs that taste like chicken,
I have a friend who recently found out she's pregnant with her bf's baby, who she also lives with. The pregnancy is an accident but she has decided to keep the child and not abort. She has a college degree and is working a job that pays bills but is by no means a career. Her babies daddy(bf) works as a cook at a restraurant and also does some hustling at times, parties a lot, stays out late, basically is a f08king loser, ok. My pregnant friend is very upset b/c she has asked him to stop but of course he actions speak differently. She expressed to me that she wants to just leave but can't afford to live on her own. I have an extra room in my apartment that I'm looking to rent right now but I'm reluctant to offer it to her because I don't want all the drama that her bf would bring around. It would be good to have a roommate b/c living on your own SUCKs in my opinion and it helps with bills. I consider her a good friend but not like a best friend. Should I help her out? If so, how?
Thanks
hustler hatin friend
Dear Hustler Hatin Friend,
It sounds to me like she should get rid of him anyway. If she were not pregnant my advice to her would be get rid of him.
She is pregnant however, and this makes the situation a little more difficult.
You know her, I do not. You can gauge how strong her desire is to leave him. If you believe that she is truly serious and willing to take a stand and not go back to him, then you should probably consider letting her say with you.
If you think that she might decide a month or two down the road that she wants him back and to be a father to his child as a family (pfft...good luck getting that if he is how he sounds) then maybe she should try staying with family. That is, if there is family who would allow this and be supportive.
You can help her out in more ways than opening up your home. You, if you have the time, can go with her to doctors appointments, and help her pick out books, colors, names, etc. Maybe if she has a good support system she will realize that she doesn't need that tool at all. That may make her more likely to not go back to him.
What you need to consider is if this would also be good for you. Does she have a job that she can pay half of all the bills and still be able to find money for the baby? Being pregnant isn't cheap yo. If she does, it would probably be ok. Again, you would know better than I if she is responsible or not.
If it were me, I would probably let my friend move in, conditions withstanding. I would make it clear that her moving in means a commitment to not going back to him and bringing drama into my house. I would let her know that if it starts, I will ask her to go (it is my house and if there is drama, it will be of my own creation). Harsh, maybe, but...
you are helping her, of your own kindness and concern. There is no reason for her to end up putting you out or in danger over this "fo8king loser".
Do what you can to help her.
This is kind of funny...because as I was reading this I was wondering who sent this to me. I once dated a cook at a resturant who dealt drugs, partied constantly, stayed out late, and I never knew what was up with him. Out of my own experience, even with her being pregnant, I would say she is soooo much better off on her own.
Hope I helped,
Lady who likes eggs that taste like chicken.
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omg...i dont know what to do at all...you see my problem isi knew this boy mike for the longest time(his family is a friend of my family). and back when i hated his guts and actually had a crush on his older brother greg....my brothers and sisters would tease me and make fun of me saying haha, you like mike, you like mike. And i really didnt.well the problem starts now...this time around im like in love with him...it didnt start till early october when he got a job at the carnival i worked at....once we were paired together and i was so happy.We were woking together in a huge basketball game caled longrange...he kept calling my name and going wiatch this and a whole bunch of shit like that before he did a shot like trying to impress me. i kept saying "am i suppoesed to be impressed?" and he was like hell yea each time...even if he missed..well everytime i get up the courage and the chance to ask him out or at least tell him how i feel about him and show him my book full of poems all about him(and the sad thing is i dontwrite poems, i suck at them, my friends said they are really good) he is going out with someone.....most of the time its wih one of my friends....on monday we were hanging out in the hallway with my friend raquele because we didnt want to goto class and he was messing with me and i was like micheal if you keep it up im gona murder you...and he told me then Ariele would murder me bcuz hes goin out with her....shes one of my good friendz...anyway i dont know what to do anymore...i cry myself to sleep and then dream of him...a wake up in the middle of the night and wipe the tears off my face after i dream about him then i have trouble going back top sleep...hes always messing with me and im always messing with him...i just dont know what to do....plz help me...i am so desperate....i rate 5's...
You can't do anything until he is single. The next time you know he isn't dating anyone, you need to get it off of your chest. If it is bothering you as much as it seems, getting it off your chest would be much better then crying yourself to sleep over it.
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me and my boyfrend have been going out for 2 months and anytime we kiss i feel an urge to jump ontop of him is that normal
Yes, congrats! You are horny. Welcome to the club. It's hard when dating someone new not to want to jump on them. I feel the urge to jump all over a guy too. Unfortunately for me, he is not a trampoline. Maybe it would help us both if we went and bought one. That way whenever the urge strikes us, we can jump on it instead. Guys don't have the bouncing power trampolines do. Only if they did...
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I went on a date with a guy that I've been friends with for a long time at a restaurant. He's not officially my boyfriend or anything yet. After we finished our meal, you know how restaurants usually leave a mint or candy with the bill? Well this particular dining establishment had left two suckers. I asked my friend if he wanted one and he said no, so I started sucking on the sucker. He was watching me almost like he was gettig turned on. The he said that he thought I had a "sucker fetish".
I don't know very much about guys and what goes on in their dirty minds. Can someone tell me if this was his way of hitting on me, or letting me know he wanted more than a friendship from me?
Most likely he was trying to be funny, or he really was wondering if you had a sucker fetish. Do guys have dirty minds, yes. But don't forget that it is a stereotype. Girls have dirty minds too. Sometimes they are dirtier than guys....
Everyone thinks about sex. If they say they don't then they are lying. Those liars!
I would guess that if you has said yes to that question he would have been interested in that since that means you like to suck on things...
I might think that he may have been showing interest, but that may have also just been his personality. You know him and have been friends for a long time, so you would know better than I.
If it is in his personality, then take it as it is. If he doesn't joke like that, then he probably was being dirty.
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I am a sophmore in highschool and I have been thinking about careers for my future. There has been one thing that I have been interested in for a while now. I want to become a sex therapist to cousil couples about their sex lives.. Sort of like Dr. Ruth? (Short little lady that talks about sex alot). The thing is.. I'm not sure how to approach my parents about it, because they would probably think it's a horrible career choice and wouldn't agree with what I'd be doing with my life. In my personal opinion I think it's admirable career.
So, I have a few questions here. One would be how should I approach my parents about this subject? The other is what colleges would actually have that course? Or is it made up of multiple courses?
If you have any helpful websites about schools and programs that would be great too.. Thanks if you can help!
In order to be a therapist of any kind you need to get a degree in psychology. Just a general degree in psychology with a focus on research or whatever...your psych department at the college you will attend will have all of that info for you. After you have graduated with a degree then you must take an exam called the GRE or the GRE Psych specific. Some grad schools require you to take both. These exams are expensive and cost about 100-150 dollars each time you take them.
This is a general exam much like the SAT or the ACT except it is much more harder and much more involved. After you get a good score on that, you must apply to graduate school. You cannot become a counselor just by graduating with a four year degree. You can get your masters which is only two years, but you will not have the freedom you want.
You can only be a high school counselor or a social worker with a masters. You might be able to teach a psych course at some community college. You may be able to work in a hospital, but you will not be able to have clients of your own. In order to have your OWN practice and be able to have your OWN patients or clients you have to have your PhD. This can be up to 8 years including research and a apprentiship under another licenced Therapist. Then after you receive your PhD you must take the board exam for whatever state you are in to get a licence to practice.
It is hard and it is long and it takes a huge amount of commitment. I am telling you all of this ahead of time because I didn't know all of this when I decided I wanted to become a psychologist. You are going to have to have great grades because right now psych grad school is so competitive that to be able to go anywhere good, you have to have an excellent resume.
If you do decide to go for psych anyway...which I want you to know is honestly a great field and worth while to those who really want it....when you are in college, get to know your professors. I know it sounds teacher's petish...but you will need them after you graduate. You will need letters of recommendation and you want professors who know you and can say great things about you, not just "Oh she got an A in my class and showed up on time every class period." Depending on where you go...volunteer. It looks great on a resume and will help you deal with the population you are going to be trying to help.
Find a job or volunteer at a mental health facility. I know it might sound scary, but I did it, and there is nothing to be afraid of. You can also get a job with your psych department. I also volunteered with the LEAD Institute, they had a crisis hotline where you got training to handle crisis calls and then would take shifts answering phone calls of those who call in. I was really scared the first time I did it, but honestly, these people just want you to listen and talk to them. You also have the police and an ambulance available to you if indeed you do have an emergency.
So if this is something you want to do, start now. I assume that you are still in high school and have plenty of time to figure out what you want to do if psychology isn't the thing for you. If you do end up becoming a sex therapist, doing all of these things will help you anyway in your daily life.
As for talking to your parents, tell them you would like to major in psychology and eventually become a therapist. Later once you are in college and actually decide for good what you want to be, they will most likely be more understanding. You won't need to tell them anything until you are in grad school. By then you should be in your early to mid 20's and they have no longer have any say in what you do anyway.
Good luck, and, sorry for the length. If you have anyother questions, you can always ask me. Or if you want other points of view, I recommend Dr. Chad. He may be able to fill some gaps that I have left out.
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My dog Uranus poops on the floor and I've tried everything to get him to stop. He won't pee on the floor, just poop. I even got one of those cages and made him sit with his poop for a few hours. If Uranus doesn't stop pooping in the house my parents will make me get rid of him! I don't want my parents to send him away because I know he'll get put to sleep. I love Uranus so much and I don't know what to do. I don't want Uranus to die, just to stop pooping on the floor. What can I do? Uranuses life is at stake! Please help!
I think that you really don't have dog problems. I think that you are trying to be clever with word play. I am saying this because the advice that has already been given is sufficent to help you. The whole Uranus is pooping on the floor...hahaah. I get it.
I also believe that if you were really worried about your dog, you would not have used his name so many times and in the contexts you chose. It sounds to me as if you tried one to many times to put Uranus and poop in the same sentence.
"Uranuses life is at stake!"
"I don't want Uranus to die, just to stop pooping on the floor."
"I love Uranus so much and I don't know what to do."
--Uh huh.
And if your question is real...
That is what you get for naming your dog Uranus.
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can someone tell me why my cat pees everywhere?and how can i make hi stop doing it?all 5s
Is your cat new? If it is, it may not have been litter box trained correctly. Is it neutered? It may be marking its territory if it hasn't been. It may just be a bad kitty. And if it is just a bad kitty, look into obedience training. It is not just for pooches you know... If all else fails, talk to your local kitty doctor. He/she will have tips and possibly references for you.
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my dogs a mix of a beagle and jack russle terrier, and he is a cool dog. He chews through every dog toy he has gotten, including 15 dollars of mine, a book, and some shoes which didnt like so good boy, but how does he chew through stuff that strong!! for such a small dog
My dog is a 12 lb little thing too...and he just chews through his toys and rawhides like it was nothing. I am lucky with my pooch, because he is a licker not a chewer.(and for the attitude, I think that comes standard with all small dogs...my dog barks back at me.) Your dog has a strong jaw and sharp teeth. If he so pleases, he can chew through whatever he wants. Just because he is small, does not mean he is not strong. Hope that helps...you didn't mention how to get him to stop chewing, I guess he hasn't destroyed anything you love yet....
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ok, im 13 and he is 13 or 14 and he kind of good looking but not really but he is really funny and smartand kind ect. anyway he goes to my religion class and we used to have it every monday but it is over until the winter or spring. he told me to chosse winter and we could be in the same class so I said "ok I will" on the last day he asked me my sn but I dont have one yet so he gave me his and wrote (4 when u do ) and a smile face, my step brother told me that he likes me so he asked him on line and he said no I like this girl named Liz. But when I left to go somewhere he said he wanted to talk to me and tell me something but I havent been on line yet so I wasr wondering if he does like me, and if I should ask him myself if he wants to go Ice skating with me? should I or not?
Go for it, what do you have to lose? You don't have to imply a date, it can be a just friends thing.
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i feel sooo bad! my friend thinks shes soo amazing, and so talented, and she sings all the time. when she sings everyone either laughs or tells her to shut up. its.... really... really.. bad. i dont know what to tell her. i dont want to hurt her, but shes just embarassing herself! our school musical auditions just happened, and she was shooked when she didnt get called back from the lead. what can i do do help her :/ im 15/f is that helps at all. thank you!
You know, if you can't sing, you can't sing. Like me. I like to sing, but I am dreadful at it. You don't need to tell her anything about her singing unless she asks you. If she asks you if you think she is good, then you have the obligation to everything that can hear to say no. You don't have to be mean or rude, just tell her that in your taste, she isn't as good as a Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, or.....Kelly Clarkson. That is a duh, hardly anyone has those pipes. So until she asks that dreaded question, don't say anything, just make fun of her in your head. Ha! Kidding....if you are gonna do it, do it to her face.
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Hey i just looked atyour picture and im so jelus cous your hottt AND you going out with st gasoline when your done with him can you tell him i lurve him sugarcandi xx
Well, thank you for the hottt comment. I'm aiiight...heh.
As for Saint Gasoline....you can't have him. He is MINE! Ha! I will pass on how much you lurve him. He will get a kick out of it.
Man, who'd a thought I would have to fight off all of these girls? Heh....so funny.
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I just started a new job. Well one day I took my break and then came back down to work. I saw another one of the girls that I work with and asked her a question about whether or not we have to tell the manager if we are on our break. Normally I work night shifts and my supervisor is gone by then, that is why we have to notify the manager.
Well anyways this girl came up to me afterwords and said that our supervisor saw us talking, and had asked the girl what we had been talking about!!
I was relieved I hadnt been gossiping, and the girl told our boss the truth that i had asked a question about our breaks. So I wasnt in trouble. But the fact that she even asked what we were talking about made me upset.
Should I have reason to worry?
The supervisors job is to make sure things are going smoothly. This also means making sure that the employees are doing what they are supposed to. Don't take it personally. Most likely it wasn't personal.
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Something really bad happened to me when I was a senior in highschool with a guy. I thought that I had put it behind me and had moved on, but the thing is my tenth year reunion is coming up next summer and I'm terrified of running into him again.
I still get nightmares of what happened. Well he was really popular and I was a nerd. He found out I liked him and basically made sure I would be either humiliated or uncomfortable around him. He never once talked to me but he would wait for me to walk down the hall and then make out with his beautiful and popular girlfriend just to see my reaction. He would laugh whenever he caught me blushing, and would come right up to one of his friends whose locker was next to mine just to see me skirm. At my prom he walked right up to my best friend and hit on her and ignored me. He also treated me like this my first year of university because his girlfriend went to the same school as me. The last time I saw him was at the bar when I was 19. I walked up to him to tell him it was my birthday and he just ignored me and walked away.
Well the reunion is coming up and if he's going to be there I know I'm not going to have a good time, it will just drag up all these memories. The worst part is that I never told any of my highschool friends about this because they all liked him and thought he was a great guy, and I didnt want it to get out. It would just make me look bad and he would deny it anyways.
How should I act at the reuinion if he is there?
He was unnecessarily nasty. But that was 10 years ago. People do grow up and change, and it is possible that he has matured. I would go anyway, you should not let one person rule your life. Go and see old friends and don't even try to talk to him. Letting him know how much you are still thinking about it may give him satisfaction if he hasn't changed. Go for you, go to see old friends. He wasn't worth it back then and he isn't worth it now.
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So ur going w/saint_gasoline! LOL! He is like soooo hotttttt! Whats he like? I know thsi isnt a qustion needing advise, but pleaze answer anyway! Hope I didn't embarass you!!!
LOL! &hearts
P.S What do you look like?
WTF!? Seriously, WTF!? Who are you and why do you care? I am sitting here typing completely dumbfounded and just....WTF? You have to be 12. I am certain. Since you have to be 13 to legally post on this site I would say that you LIED! Either that or you turned 13 5 minutes before you posted this. But since you said "pleaze" ever so eloquently....
"So ur going w/saint_gasoline!"
If you mean having a boyfriend, no I do not have a boyfriend. I am interested in Mr. Gasoline and like to spend time with him.
"LOL! He is like soooo hotttttt! Whats he like?"
Yes, indeed. He is........like sooooo hottttt! Oh wow we sooooooo need to IM each other so we can talk about it!? LOL1!!!111 LMAO!!!1111 He is very nice, very funny, very silly, and very fun to be around. I am constantly having to fight(by fight I mean stupid girl fight with all of the slapping and pulling of hair and calling each other whores while stopping to look up and make sure he is paying attention) underage girls because they have crushes on him.
"I know thsi isnt a qustion needing advise, but pleaze answer anyway! Hope I didn't embarass you!!!"
It takes more than pointing out that I like someone to embarrass me. Yes, your question was not one that should have been posted here. But you are 12 and I forgive you.
"P.S What do you look like?"
I do not know why this matters at all (besides the fact that you are too curious) but...
http://myspace.com/hollaatyogirl
That is me and my myspace page. Happy now?
Silly kids....relationships are for grown ups. And this whole thing proves my point.
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ok well for school we have to wright a persusive essay about something we feel strongly about adn i choose to wirght about abortion..well i was thinking that i dont really no that much about it but that it kills an innicoent child adn what it says on the internet..but i really need peoples opinions about why they are for or against it...i really need this nad its due tomorrow yes i no stupid to do things last min. but you no i forgot..
so whay would you be for or against or both on abortion?
please help!
You have chosen a very, very, very, sensitive topic. Be ready for a huge discussion that can get very heated. People feel very strongly on both sides and they tend to not get along. There were a few discussions about abortion in some classes I have taken over the years and very few (only one I think) did not end with screaming and tears. Extreme, yes. It may also depend on where you live. I live in Missouri, people tend to be more conservative. Views differ depending on what region you are in. Good luck....
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My bf and I started going out a few days ago. Thing is, I am not the most pretty person. In fact, I reaally lack in the beauty department. I am bigger than my bf PLUS I am ugly. I have already heard of assholes staring at my boyfriend and snickering and whatnot. It sucks how these people could possibly break apart a relationship with potential. I mean, who wants to go through this critisism and crap like that? Any tips on how to survive the first few 'judgement' days (or maybe weeks) as a couple? I dont want him to break up with me over something so stupid as this.
It would be stupid for you two to break up over what other people say. Looks are not the end all to be all either. You can have the most beautiful/handsome face and be a total ass. Having a horrible demeanor and personality will make you ugly. Some who are considered "ugly" can have great personalities that make them attractive. It is more (for me at least) about who you are and not necessarily what you look like. He would not have started dating you if he didn't find you attractive in some way. Just talk it over with him. Let him know that it is bothering you and see if it bothers him as well. Hopefully he is mature enough to see past the snickers and comments.
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alright, i dno if this is allowed, but when i have sex, the guys penis doesnt always go into me where its supposed to go into easily. It always takes quite a while, and it really bothers me, because i love sex, and it takes up more energy trying to do that than anything else. please help w. any ideas and i rate 5`s all the way unless its a smart ass answer
Where is he trying to put it? If it is going where it is supposed to, there shouldn't be any problems. The only way it should be difficult is if there isn't enough moisture. Try some lube and if that doesn't work, make sure he knows where he is going. You could end up with a....surprise....you don't want.
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What do you do when you feel like you have no life and all your best friends have moved on with out you...? i mean i still have friends but not the ones i used too... they say that they miss me and that they want us to still be close and all this but it seems they never try as hard as i do to fix things... no calls...no invites... nada... i feel so alone... and on top of that .. my love life has completely and utterly became trash.. i mean there ppl that like me.. and the 1 person i like likes me but is older and could possibly be movin on as i write this.. but im just so confused as to what i should do... lol i wish i knew how to take my own advice... :-p
It sounds to me like you WANT to be depressed. For instance.....
"What do you do when you feel like you have no life and all your best friends have moved on with out you...? i mean i still have friends but not the ones i used too..."
As people grow and change so do their friends. You are not friendless and have people to hang out with if you wanted to. Invite your old friends out. Be proactive and stop whinning.
"my love life has completely and utterly became trash.. i mean there ppl that like me.. and the 1 person i like likes me but is older and could possibly be movin on as i write this.."
Could possibly be moving on...meaning you don't know that for sure and there is no reason, yet, for you to be making yourself miserable. You state that he likes you, even if he is older, that shouldn't matter. Again, do something instead of whinning about something you should be happy about.
"i feel so alone... "
Why? You have friends and potential old friends to hang out with and an older guy who likes you.
When people are feeling down, for whatever reason, all the things in your life just seem crappy. I think that you are feeling down and looking at what you have as crappy. It's not. You're not hopeless and really maybe just need to get out and go do something. Ask the guy if he wants to go see a movie. Call your old friends and ask if they want to go shopping.
I am not trying to be really harsh, just read over your question again...you might see what I am talking about.
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