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ok my dad and stepmom are getting divorced. i dont live with them, so it shouldn't bother me as much as it does, and i dont know it's just a big problem. i'm afraid i'll never see my stepmom again once they get divorced, and i don't want that to happen. I got really close to her and i love her, she's almost like a sister to me. i know i cant' stop them from getting divorced, but how can i get through this and still be happy and have a good outlook on things? i'm normally an optomistic person, and i want to stay that way. i don't expect never to be sad, but what are some ways to deal with this? i went through a divorce a few years ago with my real parents, but i dont know how to get through it again. thanks in advance to everyone who helps. love ya!

Just tell her that you really want to stay in touch after they're divorced. You can still did whatever you did together before. As far as getting through the divorce, I really don't know, because my parents are together, but just remember that they're going to be happier and that you'll still get to see them both.

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OK When I was about 14 my mom told me that when I wanted to go on birth control that all I had to do was ask her about it. Well its been over a year and I dont know how to bring it up. We're not really that cloce. She meant when I'm 'in love' and I want to do it with that special person. Well thats kinda not the deal rite now I'm not in love at all. I dont even have a bf. But I want to go on it .. how do I ask her ? I cant just bring it up out of nowhere..

Just tell her your cramps have been really bad lately and going on birth control has helped some of your friends a LOT, and you'd like to see if it'd help you too. It might not be completely HONEST, but it'll be easier than explaining going on it for sex when you don't have a boyfriend or anything.

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ok well i cut and stuff but i really want to tell my mom about it because i meen i want to get help but i just was wondering like how could i like talk to her about it? me and my mom are like really close and stuff but i think it would like kill her! should i tell her or no?

Yeah, tell her. She'll probably be hurt, but she'll be glad that you told her so that she can help. I really don't know what you could say. Maybe you could just show her, and I'm sure she'd get the point .. Or you can just sit her down and tell her there's something you really need to talk to her about, and be like, "i've been cutting myself and i really want to stop, so i was hoping you could help me to get some help." Or something like that.

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There's this little boy and he's 12 years old. His mom got in a freak car accident in which a lighting bolt struck a tree and it fell on her car a killed her. And if that wasn't bad enough his step-dad kicked him out. I really want to help him out because he's such a sweet kid and he doesn't deserve this. Any suggestions about what to do? Thanks for any help I'll try my best to give you good rates!

Ahw .. try to spend some time with him + take his mind off of things. If he doesn't have anywhere to stay, make sure he knows that he'd be welcome at your house until he finds other family to stay with or something.

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Me and my x-boyfriend got back together, and we are going to be in the same class when school starts (Augest 31st). I dumped him cause people were telling me he was cheating on me, but he gave me another chance, what if it doesn't work out? cuz we r gunna be in the same class

Why is HE the one giving YOU another chance? If he was cheating, shouldn't it be the other way around? I personally would probably never go back out with someone who had already cheated on me. But if that's really what you want to do, whatever, I guess. I really don't get what you're asking, though. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out.

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oMg! major problem here! i can't believe i'm even admitting this! but i really like a younger guy! as in 3 years younger!!! he's 13! I can't believe it! Is 3 years younger 2 young? what should I do?

I guess it's alright .. I mean, you can't really help who you like. And a LOT of like, freshman girls go out with senior guys, and that's about the same age difference, just kind of reversed. But, yeah, that's not really a HUGE age difference or anything, so I think it's alright =)

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about a month or 2 ago, i tripped and fell and a nail sliced my leg all the way down...(sorry if that is gross) and now i have this really ugly scar...is there anyway to get rid of it? thanks! ill rate you either a 4 or 5!!

Mederma, cocoa butter, neosporin scar sheets or whatever they are, Scarfade, Laserfade, and vitamin E can all help them fade. It might not completely go away, but it can help. Doctors can also do laser treatments that can help to get rid of them.

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i'm on my sister's advice name, but im a guy and i have really hairy arm pits. is it weird to um...shampoo it? does anyone else do this? thnx

Nah, there's nothing wrong with that. I mean, it's better to be clean than like, gross + smelly. =)

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everytime i close my hand into a fist, something pops in every finger. it never hurts but im scared its something that'll lead to something ill need surgery with later...is this normal?

Hmm .. I've always been told that if it doesn't hurt, it's probably alright [[ not with my fingers or anything, but with pretty much other joint in my body. ]] It doesn't really sound too serious, but honestly, I don't know. Maybe you could call a doctor just to make sure? I've never known anyone who's knuckles cracked like, without them trying to crack them.

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which works better to lose weight
yoga
pilates
aerobics
running


thanks!!

Running and aerobics are usually quicker // better ways to actually lose weight. Yoga + pilates usually help more with toning and such. But they'd all help.

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does drinking lots of water actually help you lose weight? and if yes, how much should u drink?

Well, if you drink really cold water, it makes your body burn more calories to warm itself up, AND drinking water kind of fills you up, so you don't really want to eat as much. So, yeah, it can help.

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How do i put my advice colum in my aim profile?

Click the little link button, and then put the link to your advice column in the first box, and what you want it to say in the second box, like, "my advice column" or whatever.

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Can Sex keep you in shape?

It burns quite a few calories, so I suppose it can help.

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SODAS! I took up Mountain Dew and I put on alot of weight drinking it and I tried to stop it but its like going threw withdrawl. I get headaches and everything, I throw up and my stomach hurts and this always happens when I stop drinking it. I'm starting school soon and mountain dew wont be available as it will if I were home. What can I do?

It's just because you're used to the caffiene + stuff, and now your body isn't getting it. It'll get better eventually. It would be easier if you just gradually cut down on how much you were drinking.

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i think i might have something wrong with my lungs. i get out of breath WAY too easy. i don't think i have athsma, cuz i've never had an attack, and i don't smoke, but my parents do. i'm getting bad grades in p.e. because i can't run. i COULD run...if i could breathe, because it doesn't tire my legs at all...but anyway, how can i tell if there's something wrong with me, or what do i do?

Like everyone else already said, go to the doctor. Hopefully it's nothing too serious =)

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ok im not sure if this subject should be mental illness. but have any of you heard of the tidy-bowl-man?? the guy that lives in the toilet. my mom used to say he swims there and comes to getcha when i was really little. but then someone else i knew said they feared so have any of you heard about him? sry its long and stupid but i was wondering.

Can't say I have. Sorry.

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Im 5'4 and I weigh 115 lbs. Im going to be in 11th grade this year so im 16 yrs old. I cant help to think im fat. Im not trying to be annoying but its so true. I stress my self about it EVERYDAY! My friends tell me "im so skinny, I have a tiny waist and big boobs " thats them talking. I want to believe them I just cant I look in the mirror and see disgust, Hatful FAT! I want to just accept my body. How can I feel better about myself? Please Ill take any advise. Its just been giong on for so long and Im tierd of worring day in and day out! I have other things to worry about like helping my mom with her boyfriend But thats a whole other story.

You're not fat at ALL. Start listening to what other people are telling you, because they're right =)

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hey...ok im gona be a freshmen in hs. and ive played soccer ALL of my life. and im having a hard time deciding wherther or not i wanna play for my hs team. i mean soccers ok. im good at it and everything but its just getting old...and lyk i went to tryouts this past week and lyk all the freshmen kno eachother and i dont kno ANYONE and i feel soo stupid...and lyk the other thing ive been wanting to cheerlead all of my life. and i have all the abilities to do cheerleading cept im not flexible. and im short and i weigh 85 pounds so i think if by a chance i did make the cheerleading team i think i would def. be a flyer. and if i would have to choose between cheerleading and soccer i would definitly choose cheerleading. but im so much better at soccer. so my ? is...if i did try out for cheerleading do u think i would make the jv squad? and do you thnik i should still play soccer.? help!!

None of us have ever seen you cheer, so nobody can really tell you if you'd make jv or whatever. But are you sure you can still try out for cheerleading? Because most squads have their tryouts at the end of the previous school year. Maybe your school is different, I don't know. But you wouldn't necessarily be a flyer if you did make it, we have tiny girls on our squad who can base + stuff, too. But anyways, I'd give soccer a shot if I were you. You've done it for so long, and you'd probably be a good asset to the team. And you don't want to regret quitting later on -- I know I regret quitting a few things that I was quite good at at the time and then .. yeeeah. Bad decisions. But anyways, then [[ if your school has seperate tryouts ]] you could cheer basketball season and see which you like better or if you just want to do them both. I don't know, do what YOU really want to do.

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Hmm. KK im 134 and im not even 5 feet is that fat. i think im fat. all my frined says that im not but there my friends. and i have been going around and stuff and a normal weight for a 5 foot person is 98-128 hmm i dunno.. paranoid..
and i just get a sick feeling knowing im like 6 pounds more. maybe lose the six pounds??
in other words im not comftable with being me

You're not FAT, necessarly, but it wouldn't hurt to lose a few pounds. Just start working out regularily + eating healthier, and it won't be thar hard =)

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me and my friend are on a diet and it doesnt seem ti be working! we have tried the fruits and veggies diet but i doesnt help at all!

You need to exercise, too. Just eating healthily won't necessarily make you lose weight. And try drinking more water.

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