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Q: Ok it seems that all my parents care is getting me to university.

There's these 4 things our teacher said we can go to: college, university, aprenticeship, and some other thing.

They say that depends on what you want to be is whether you go to university, college, etc but my dad keeps saying that university is for everything and that university are for the smarter peolple. is that true?

They don't even think about it at all, it doesn't matter what i want to be or not, all they care is getting me into a university.

I mean im the smartest in my class but I can't help but wonder, why university?

I'm about to enter high shcool is year and the stress of abandoning my friends were enough but then Im scared of entering high shcool, even though everyone says i'll do fine with my brain.

But eventually, everyone will crack at some point in high shcool. Even i did a couple of times this year. There's just no breaks! And then after you graduate high shcool you enter one of those four things for how many years! I want to be in the medical field so there will be no rest in what i have to work for and I'll be trapped in school for like 20 years! I'm very obsessed with cleaness and don't like living in apartments where other peope used to live before.

I don't know why i'm so stressed but can't you be super successful without going to university?

I mean, Ijust want a quick way out but be successful at the same time.

Ever since i was small, I imagined myself setting down in a family at a very young age
like probably 22, a house wife with kids and on some days work at soemthing medical while still shopping and hanging out with my friends, have money and finally use them in my own ways instead of my parents holding me down on what I want to buy, and just having a free life but successful at a yougn and early age and still look great or decent.

But going to university for medical reasons will make me come out really old and I won't be able to have a lot of kids or else it would make people see me as un professional and probably a slut for having a baby while i'm a doctor, a very clean reputative career.

I don't know why I'm writing this cuz it may seem far away but not really.

And some of you might say, why can't you choose a different carreer? Well i think it's because being somethign medical is the only or one of the most wise jobs to be cuz you can be a computer programer or a singer but it's really useless. You can live without listening to others sing with cds and things and you can certainly live WITHOUT a computer but in the medical feilds you can actually save a life. Can you save someone from music? It may really make you feel better but it won't heal you from dying.

Does anyone have opinions to share? any things that you agree on? I want to see if there's even a chance my dream future can happen and stay on reality instead of day dream land and get a grip on myself.

Maybe I'm holding onto such a high standard for myself?

Maybe i just want to acheive a very high goal yet still look good? Maybe I'm Vain? Maybe I'm selfish?
why a univeristy ? a university is the best choice if possible. those who attend universitys have more choices as to what they want to do with their life. they have more options, and are seeked more in whatever career they would like to pursue. having a child early as a doctor is not slutty. slutty is having a child before you are married which has nothing to do with your career choice. of course to work in the medical field you don't have to go to a university or take a long time. if you are positive that's what you would like to do, you can just go to a trade school for nursing. you don't need great credentials, and you will still be in the medical field and make good money, as well as have an in-demand career which means, basically, that you will most likely be able to get a job anywhere and anytime you would like. although being a nurse in some places is pretty hectic, some of the hours are pretty good. for example, you might work for two days straight, and then get two days off, which i think is pretty great. this does sound good, but if you attend a trade school for nursing and then decide that is not what you would like to continue doing with your life, then you would have to go back to college. i think you should look into other career options, but keep that in the back of your mind. although doctors are more respectable and make more money, a nurses paycheck is pretty good as well. my friend's mom is a nurse and eanrs 50$ an hour. this way, you can work for a year, take a year off, and if you would like to work again and earn more money, you can get a job again anytime, because like i said, nurses are in demand these days. just keep thinking about what you want, but focus more on what you like. it's better to live life doing what you like than just trying to make money.

Q: anyone know of any hot professional soccer players?
david beckham and christiano ronaldo are the two hottest professional soccer players EVER. no joke.

Q: 14/f

my parents are giving me the opportunity to take music lessons. my options are guitar (acoustic or electric) or piano. the thing about piano is i took lessons from when i was 7-11. and my brother is studying to be a piano teacher in college, and he really wants me to take piano. when he comes home on the weekends, he gives me random ben folds songs or classical pieces to play. then the next weekend, he expects me to have them memorized.. i don't want to let him down so i try to work on them. so i'm decent at the piano, but i REALLY want to play the guitar. so i'm in between.

PLEASE help mee?
personal experiences,
like you took piano or w/e
thanks in advance
well, once you've learned the piano, every other instrument you try to learn will be a whole lot easier. since you're already decent at the piano, might as well continue on that. once you've completely mastered it, all you need to do is buy a guitar and a book, and you'll be able to teach yourself. that's what i did. it was really easy. this way, you can do what you want, and please your brother at the same time. plus, if you want to learn any other instument, it'll be easier as well.

Q: hey people,
im a young male and im talkin about my girlfriend

i had just had my girlfriend break up with me a couple of days ago and it was really hard on me. I was the cause of the breakup because i wasn't being open enough to her and when she said "i feel like im neglecting you," and just said no and she asked if something was wrong and i said no. when we hung up i had decided that i needed to tell her what i felt so i messaged her and said honestly i do feel neglected and she got mad because i didnt talk to her on the phone when i had the chance. so she got mad and later said you no i'm mad at you and im fed up with your shit. so she had ended it and she said i just havent felt like we are close like we were at first. this all hurt me bad and she wouldn't talk to me because i wanted to talk to her and explain to her how i felt.
so the next day she ignored me and i couldnt talk to her and the next day i tried to get her off my mind but it didnt work so i went to my dad and brother to talk to them about it. i had listened to them and they had the same points.
so what i did was go to her house the next day with out her knowing and had a bunch of nice flowers. She had a smile on her face and didnt seem mad at me so i take that as being good?. i gave her the flowers and went into her room to talk to her. i told her that i really like her and i really care for her. i said you no every relationship has rough patches and you have to try to get through them instead of just quitting on the relationship. (she promised herself that she would never give a guy a second chance by the way.) i just asked her if she could promise me that she will think about a second chance while she was in colorado (this was later in the talk that i had asked her if she would think about a second chance). she said i will and i said the way u had ended it really hurt me alot and i just wanted her to think about the second chance for more than just one day. just please think about it because the idea of being without you really hurts because i care for you and i want to be there for you. she said she would think about it while she was there. the next thing i said was you know this is my first true relationship and im goin to make mistakes and i will admit when i do and im willing to try to work on that and i really want to be open with you and try to stop arguing about little things. just promise me you will think about the second chance and get back to me when you get back. i really care for you and we gave each other a huge hug and i told her in her ear that i really care for you and i said i need to go because i just wanted to say this and be on my way and not get in ur way. and oh yeah i told her the reasons why i felt why we were growing apart earlier. and i also said im not goin to beg or force you for the second chance and i wont talk to you or text you while you're up there so that gives you your freedom to think. then came the hug and leaving part. some of this wasn't in the right order but you get the idea. so can ya'll tell me if i did the right thing?

i think you did the right thing. it sounds real cute. if i was her, i wouldn't want to lose you just yet, i'd give you a second change. like you said, it's your first relationship and you're going to make mistakes. next time, just tell her. every good relationship is built on trust. remember that. anyways. good luck.

Q: Well, normally I would know what to do, but I REALLY need some help:/ I have this friend named Adrain. He's half black, half Filipino, and at my school, dating someone oustide your race is not frowed upon, but it's not looked up too either, if you know what I mean. I really like him and he really likes me too. I can talk to him about almost anything and stuff like that. I wanna know if I should go for it or not. And if I do, how to deal with all the snobs who tease you about it.
well, who CARES what they think ? just go for it ! they can tease you all they want, they're just jealous. don't worry about what others think. live your life the way you want to, not the way others expect you to.

Q: Does anyone know any good websites where you can create pets or animals that you can play with or feed, and you can display them on websites? Like in BBcode and html code? If you can feed the pets, I'd prefer the kind where it counts how many times its been fed or something similar to that, but any kind is fine! Also, maybe a pet where you can name it and put the owner's name on it. (-not- bunnyherolabs.com) Thanks!
neopets.com
zetapets.com
marapets.com

these are fantasy animals, but it's still fun

Q: Ok well i'm going into a school that wears uniform and I HAVE to wear blakc shoes, which isn't a great thing since black is nt realyl my most liked colour.

Can anyone send me pictures of black shoes that won't look like a old lady shoe but really nice, stylish, for teenagers, would be appropreiate and comfortable, matches good with grey pants, jumper, skirt, and hopefully won't look weird with thick socks?

thank you so much!
you can get vans, slip ons, or the old school kind, or you can get chucks. those are always nice.

Q: theres this girl on my cheerleading team who is ruining the whole thing. shes really mean and always starts drama and fights and gets people against each other. shes like a poison that spreads through the team and makes it miserable for everyone. well anyway she also does a lot of bad things, like drinking, smoking pot, sends naked pics of herself to guys, etc. if she gets caught she could get kicked off... which i really hope she does, because our cheer team would be soooo much better without her. so i've sort of thought about sending a anonimous note to the school, telling them about the stuff she does. but i dont know if that would backfire or not? becuz they might just talk to her and warn her not to do that stuff, and then she'd be more careful and never get caught. and i really want her to get caught and kicked off because im serious it is really bad with her there. so what do you think? is it better to tell on her, or just wait and hope she gets caught? and i know this sounds really mean, but if you could really see how bad she is, you'd feel this way too. oh and please dont say to talk to her about it, because thats been tried and doesnt work.
try catching her. get her on video smoking pot/drinking/etc. then give it to your cheer coach and talk to your school about it.

Q: basically i'm overweight.
i need to loose 10-12lbs to be healthy.

what diet should i go on?

i want to loose it by before school starts. so around August 31st - after labor day.

just eat healthy, eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day &don't forget to eat your proteins, carbs, etc., &then EXERCISE. go running&stuff. it's only healthy to lose 2 - 3 pounds per week, so it'll take 4-5 weeks. just eat right&exercise.

Q: okay so ive liked this guy for a year now. we dated last summer, but he broke up with me for different reasons. im still not over him, he meant a lot to me and still does. were best friends and he knows that i like him. hes bisexual and he has a girlfriend, whom hes been dating for 3 months now. she lets him have sex with other guys and she doesnt count that as cheating. the only thing is he had sex with me twice while going out with her. he acts like he likes me and he gives me mixed signals. for the past year he has liked me on and off but weve never done anything about it. generally he does want to have sex a lot with anyone that will give it to him, but im still trying to figure out if he had sex with me because he likes me, or just because he thinks its fun and just wanted it from someone. its really confusing. i cant ask my friends about it cuz theyre friends with him too. so if anyone knows please help me!
he's using you; stop letting him.

Q: my son got black permanent marker on my new ashley table its i believe its natural wood i payed 1,200 for it better be
you can try going to the store and buying those mr. clean magic eraser sponges. they worked for me when i got marker&crayon on my table. i'm not sure if it'll work for permantent markers, but it's worth a try.

Q: I Want A Hug From This Kid i Like, I Dont thik he knows i like him, but i want a hug!how do i get it?

Signed- Huggless
a good way is to just mess around - have a happy day &go around hugging everyone. or, if you're friends with his friends, go say hi, hug them all and just be like "hi. [: you can have a hug too" or something like that.

Q: well im 17 n i have this friend(19), were really good friends and hes my bro's best friend, weve known each other since i was a freshman in high school,he graduated already but he goes back and visits me sometimes.the thing is one day he asked me if i wanted to make out with and i accepted, but after that i started seeing him as more than a friend, this during my sophomore year.he didnt ask me out though. hes very protective and sweet, and i know he cares about me. one day i felt really bad and i needed to talk to someone and he came from his house to my school and was late to work, just to talk to me. hes got a gf now but it seems like he doesnt really like her, he cheated on her twice.he trusts me alot n tells me almost everythin. now durin the summer i dont see him very much and i realized that i still like him a lot. I miss him, and think about him most of the time. but i dont know whether he likes me back or not. how can i know if he sees me as sister or something more??? help... and even if he does, would it be a good idea to date him,even though i know he cheated on his now gf?? should I forget about him? if yea, how?? soo complicated! help plz!
well, he may seem like a great guy, but if he cheated on his gf, what makes you think he wont cheat on you ? from what youve said, i'm not exactly sure if he likes you. he probably sees you more as a close friend that could be something more, but at this point, i kinda doubt he likes you, but he probably could start liking you later on. either way, i think he's bad news. even if you guys did end up going out, he might end up cheating on you like he did with this gf. i think you should keep talking to him, and stay his friend, but try to not think about him so much, if you only started liking him after you kissed him, it's probably just infatuation anyways.

Q: 15/f. i have this really annoying dark hair around my belly button. it is long, but i bleached it but now some of the hairs are starting to become dark again.

it is really gross and i hate it but i dont know how to make it go away. can anybody help me??
its completely normal. like the other person said, don't shave it. i wax though, and it helps a lot, the new hair growing back grows back thinner too, so yeah. thats an option if you would like to try it.

Q: im looking for some really good techno/trance music, for a rave party we are having in about a month... i need it to be really good like able to dance (move) to, like gms or infected muchroom, something like them.. some thing really good with a reat fast beat... can you help me? have any good groups, or songs??
-4 strings
-atb
-cascada
-delerium
-dj tiesto
-dj unk
those are a few groups i know of.

Q: well, then how do i fix it, and make it jpg. or w/e?
when you click save as, a little box will come up and under where you choose the file name, it'll say the format and you click the down arrow and choose which format you want to save it as.

Q: I need advice on how to tone down by hair color in two to three weeks b/c I'm not sure if I want to you know, dye it all over again. Do you all know of any products or etc that I can use? I'll take anything please respond as soon as you can. If you saw it, you'd scream.
you can try using lemon juice, it works sometimes.

Q: In guy lingo, what do the following words mean?

Blue balls
Chill (like when they say, i like how yur such a chill girl)
Juicy (as related to breasts or other body parts?)
Renob
i have no clue what blue balls means, but when they say you're a chill girl they mean like you're cool. juicy basically means like sexy. i'm not sure about renob, but i think it sort means like the opposite of boner. renob is boner backwards.

Q: i heard rumors about a guy i used to like that he gave an older girl a "blow job". can someone explain what that is? i have an idea but i'm not totally sure. thanks!
it means basically, that he licked/kissed/etc. her "down there"

Q: I have adobe photoshop, and I'm trying to add text to this one picture, but it wont let me save it! I add the text, and then when I click save this box pops up and says something like "Do you want to turn of maximized capability? If you turn this off.....blabla." And so I click OK. And then I go to "MY PICTURES" and in my pictures place, instead of the picture is the little blue icon thing that says AP (for adobe photoshop) I dont get it! Please someone help!
it might be saving in a certain format that no other program besides adobe photoshop can read, mine use to do that too. next time you save, pay attention to the format. make sure it's either .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, or .bmp.

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