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I found out that someone that my brother knows smokes ciggarettes and i think im just going to stay out of it but i want a second opinion!
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Stay out of it. Why? "My brother's friend", that's why - they are not you, they are not a relative of yours, they are not your friend. Even if it were your friend, you shouldn't try to tell them not to.

I had a friend (B) who's younger brother (C) was getting mad at another friend (F) of mine for smoking. So F just made sure C couldn't see when he did. And when C found out, he got pissed, and we all just told him off (in a friendly way, not in-your-face or anything) saying that it's not his place to do anything about it - it's F's choice.

Strong people will be themselves irregardless of others. Weak people will allow others to control them.

Just tell them that you don't want to have to breathe or smell it. Tell them while your brother is there.


does anyone kno of really good techno songs? i rate 5's. thanks. (link)
What kind of techno. There's DJ Lithium, DJ Tiesto, DJ Mystic, DJ _____... Paul Oakenfold, the DDR techno songs.

There you go... if you can get yourself the DDR soundtracks, there's a bit of techno on them.



I'm trying to determine out what makes things funny. Is it witty lines, timing, random stuff, or something else? I'll be looking forward for your answers.

Thank you

~Teen Guru (link)
Depends on the type of humour. Much humour is funny because either it's true, or has truth in it.

Sometimes humour is funny because of how it's done, or when it's done. Other times, because it's obsurd, or just really, really stupid. (*remembers at fanime's showing of ReDeath...* "PENIS!!!" everybody laughs... now THAT was stupid, but apparently a lot of people thought it was funny. The funny part was when someone retorted "VAGINA!!!" Which was stupid... but witty!)

*ahem* OK, anyway. As above, it often is a witty response.

Then there are the types of humour - dry, slapstick, sadistic and dark, et cetera. Each of the rely on different things.

And the physically based humour types - facial expressions, people getting hurt (which can be slapstick, noises, and other things.


well theres this guy i like, but my EX-bff likes him too! i asked him who he likes better me or her! he said me~how do i get him to ask me out or how do i ask him out (link)
Go up to him, and ask him out. "You should have dinner with me." Something up front like that.

I wish more girls were like that. So many games as it is right now - it wears one down.


my sister has been going out with this guy mike for longer thn a year and my whole family has loved him like a son/brother ect. but my stupid sister broke up with him for this druggie that our whole family despises. I know mike still loves her. I really don't want this Chris guy over at my house everyday. i was happy with mike. what should i do? i'll rate 5's for anyone who doesn't say it's your sisters life and let her do whatever she wants cuz i kno this guy is so wrong for her or anybody else. please help. (link)
Well, besides the fact that it is ultimately her decision, you should ask her why she made this decision.

Second, keep in touch with Mike, and be friends with him. I'm not saying go out with him, I'm saying keep him around and in your sister's scope of view.

If this Chris guy is a dirt bag like you say, it'll only be a matter of time. Then again, if your sister is the kind of girl who goes for guys like this, you need to let her be herself. I know you want what's best for her, but what IS best for her is making up her own mind and learning from her own experience when needed. And it seems that that's what's needed in this case.

Oh, and don't threaten low feedback. It only shows how incapable of facing the truth you are. Fulfilling your threat only prooves that you lack wisdom and are thick-skulled - something your sister has shown she suffers from.


i have been singing since i was able to talk. unfortunately, i live in a place where things like theater and singing arent that important. how would i find a way to get my voice out there to producers? any ideas?

MizzNiceGirl (link)
Get into some sort of school singing thing/class/group/whatever. Look for opportunities to do things that will allow you to sing where people can hear you. The more people that hear your voice, the more likely you are to be heard by producers.


ok, so i like this guy a lot, but he liked this girl who is really nice, fun, and outgoing. but she has a boyfriend, and when i say boy friend i mean head over heels in love and would never cheet on him boyfriend. So, i know he has no chance with her, and he knows it too, so how do i turn it around so he likes me? (link)
Hang around him, "be there for him". Don't push, just be a really good friend to him. He may or may not end up liking you, but, in time, probably either he will, or you'll realize that you don't like him like that.

You could tell him how you feel, and if he seems to be scared away, tell him your friendship is more important.


ok i am going to try to word this as maturely as possible..i used to uh masturbate with shampoos and conditioners and that stuff because i was afraid to get real lubricant..i have a tanline now and one side of my uh penis is like a lighter color than the other..i use hand lotion now and havent used the others in a while but it wont go away...does anyone know how i can make it go away? (link)
It's not cancer, and it will likely go away on it's own. You may want to stop doing it for a while, though.


This is gonna be long but I need help..

So me and my boyfriend were totally in love.. But then he cheated on me with another girl, he made out with her for like an hour. AND he was the one that came onto her. I broke up with him, and was totally heartbroken because I still love him... So then I saw him, and he apoligized, saying, "I`m so sorry, You are perfect, I only want you, that kiss from her meant nothing, I love you so much and I`m so sorry.." And so now I`m going back out with him.. But the thing is, I`m not sure. I still love him, but I can`t trust him.. And things are just kind of awkward now. I have no idea what to do.. Please help, I rate high !! (link)
He's using you, most likely. Image, ego, sexual interaction, feeling good... whatever his reason, he's using you.

You can't go come on to someone, make out with them, have that as your only explaination, and mean it. There are times when given certain explainations it would be iffy, at best, but if you two had established that you were in a committed relationship, then yeh. You shouldn't bother with him. At least not until he gets his act together and can give you a reason of substance.


i wanna dye my hair but my parents wont let me do anything. i heard about dying your hair with kool-aid and i thought it would be cool to just do my hair tips red, so i could easily get my hair cut and it would come out. i have long hair so i could get it cut and it wouldnt be a problem. i have bown hair, and its like a tinybit lighter than normal brown. would it work for my hair? how do you do it? do you just soak it for a while? if so how long? i ave the kool-aid and everything, so i would apreciate it if some one could help out. thanks xoxox

- Ruby (link)
Ignore the roots one below if you only want your tips done.

You're hair is too dark to be dyed from kool-aid - you will need to lighten it first. This can be done with hydrogen peroxide or lemon juice, though I don't know about harmful effects it may have on your hair.

Anyway, if you get your hair blonde (or close to it), use a VERY DARK red kool-aid, and only put enough water to make it not sludge - a little thicker than water is fine, but too much water and it won't take. If you don't lighten your hair before hand, it will just look darker, with a slightly red appearance.


heyy everyone yesterday i got a major sunburn and my upper back and shoulders which is bad because i have a pool party to attend on friday and im wearing this bikini and i dont want to be a peeling mess and it didnt start peeling yet but my mother said it will real soon and i was just wondering is there any lotion or creme i can get to decrease the peeling or stop the peeling?? and if there is then where can i get it???

thanks i rate HIGH (link)
Vinegar. White vinegar, actually. Don't bath in it, get a rag or paper towel/napkin, get it wet, and dab it on the sunburn. That will help it heal faster.

Moisturizing lotion may help keep it from peeling, but find one with aloe, or an aloe with moisturizer.


okay. i am very deperate for help right now so any advice you give me i will rate you a five.

i have a very hard time admitting this. but my dad is in fact an alcoholic. he is always in denial, meaning that he doesnt think he has a problem and gets mad when you confront him in any way about his drinking. me and my mom are the only people aware of this in my imediate family. my little siblings haven't a clue. my mom has threatened divorce even though she does not mean it, just to make him stop. it is an embarrasing thing and he is very selfish. i feel like i am babysitting him all the time to make sure he isnt sneaking in the garage or the side of the house. i need help confronting him, like i need to really hit him hard this time to make him think twice about doing it again.

another thing, i recently found a few bags of marijuana that belong to him that he gets from a friend at work i am assuming.... my mom does not know about this, and i am too scared to tell her because then i definately see divorce in the future. my sister and brother would be devastated, and i probably would too i mean he is my father and i love him. what do i do about the marijuana situation?

thanks alot. (link)
OK, nothing you say is going to change him. I know that sounds harsh, but it's true. He's the only person that can change him, and he doesn't want to change.

You need to tell your mother about the drugs, and you need to do so in private. You also need to get help from an outside source, whether you and your mom go, or you go, this is something that needs outside help. If you attend school, there should be a counselor you can go to who will be able to help you find the right help - I don't know who you go to in these situations, but they would.

If that's not an option, and you have no teachers that you can talk to at all, you may have a police non-emergency number in your town (yes, I'm reaching, and, no, don't tell them about the drugs unless you want to push that far - it would get him really pissed, but it would also serve as a major wake-up if they remove him from you guys, either for re-hab, or a prison sentance, but neither are gauranteed), or ask a doctor (they get questions like this probably, and while they aren't the right people, I would think, they will be able to, again, point you in the right direction).

If he is being physically abusive, in any way, call the police. As in, 9-1-1. Do it as soon as you can. Hesitation is your worst enemy in this case. Well, in either case.


is it unhealthy if you dont masterbate or play with yourself down there? (link)
There's nothing unhealthy about it at all. In fact, I recommend that you don't - once you've been there, it's hard to go back.

If your first orgasm is from sex, oh wow... that would be awesome.


OK, anytime i watch a movie with any type of making out or with sex scenes, i get really horny. and when i get horny it is normal to masterbate, but i am getting where i masterbate 3-4 times a day. and i like it, but my mother almost keeps walking in on me. is there anything i can do to make myself, "less horny" or something???? i rate high............... (link)
Ahh, yes... the extreme sex drive. I know someone who's like this, and I've been like that at times.

There's not really much you can do to make yourself less horny, except to stop masturbating.

As far as doing the act itself, just wait until you're behind closed doors and nobody's gonna be coming in on you. Like in the bathroom with the fan going, or something. Or in the shower, or at night when you already "gone to bed". Just make sure you clean up afterwards. ;-p


Is it wrong to masturbate yourself?Will anyone find out without telling them? (link)
Whether it is wrong or not depends on your personal morals. Some people feel that it is wrong, but this is something you should decide for yourself.

People can only find out if you tell them, they see you do it, or they see evidence of it, but not just from seeing you around school or anything like that.

It's said that 98% of males do, and most females do, so it's no big deal, really, if they know.


Whats cum? (link)
It's a slang term for the liquid that is excreted by a person's genetilia (sp?) during sex (most of it is excreted during the orgasm). It usually refers to a guys sperm (which is, more accurately, ejaculated, not excreted), but often it can refer to the liquid that lubricates and comes out of a woman's vagina during orgasm, which is very different from sperm.


If someone smokes pot for about a week straight and stops 4 or 5 days before they are given a dip test for urine testing, will they pass the drug test? (link)
Yeh, about a month - I'm getting this from the military guys I work with as they do urinalysis work. Drink lots and lots of water (about 12-16 measured cups per day, spread out), but don't drown yourself (yes this is possible by drinking too much, without submerging yourself).


I need to be more outgoing. I really want to be able to go up to people and just talk to them. I want to have more confidence. How do i do so? I keep missing my chances to meet new guys. (link)
Quoted (and edited) from one of my previous responses:

"Anyway, self-esteem/self-confidence/self-image is a hard one to build because it takes itself in order to build itself (if that makes any sense, then you're smart). It's also something I've struggled with.

One of the things to do is to just forget about trying to be invisible and make moves - go talk to people, raise your hand (figuritively speaking, unless you're in class, of course), ask questions, and give answers.

Also, don't worry about the people around you - they will take care of themselves. Do what you are going to do (use wisdom, don't just jump off bridges) regardless of who's watching (again, within reason - don't undress in public or anything like that, though I'm sure you'd draw a crowd if you did).

When you make mistakes, take time to think about what went wrong, and try again. And again. And again. If that's an option. And when you succede, you will be able to succede more, and as you succede more, your self-confidence will increase, as will you self-image, and your self-esteem."

Don't be afraid to be a dork - there's a reason people wear or have all of that "I love dorks" paraphenillia (I probably misspelled that).


i just got a hair cut. it is like the first one on the page only a little shorter,do you think this looks good? --[[first one]] --

http://www.salonweb.com/hstyles/long.htm (link)
Very cute. Probably better on you. You should post with a link to a picture of you.


ok i have this friend named sean and i like him more than a friend and i want to be with him all the time!
its not like a stupid crush like ive had befor when i like them because everyone else does...i like him because he respects me and everytime i talk to him i get butterflys in my stomach .
how can i get him to like me back ?

16/f (link)
You can't get him to - it's something only he can choose to do.

Try telling him how you feel about him. You could approach the topic kinda round-about, but I would suggest just outright telling him. Just make sure you also tell him that you're ok with staying friends if that's what he wants.




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