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hey everyone,
my name is michelle, and im 17. Ive lived in Canada all my life,and i love it here. I spend most of my time hanging out with ma friends or my boyfriend. When we arent at school, we are usually out partyin, clubbing and having a good time!
I love all kinds of music, except country, folk and some classical music. I love dancing, so throw any tune at me and ill dance to i! I love movies, the OC and Friends!
Hopefully, ill be able to help answer ur questions!
♥ -michelle
Gender: Female
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Age: 17
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My friend is doing drugs a lot. She smokes weed every day and does ecstacy a few times a week. I have talked to her about it a lot, and she's not going to change. I don't know if I should tell her mom or do something else. So what should I do? (link)
I think you need to try to talk to her again. Both of those drugs can be dangerous, especially ecstasy, and she get involved in a dangerous situation, or she could OD.
If she wont listen to you, tell your parents, and ask them what they think you should do...and then go with your parents to talk to your friends parents.
She may feel like you are all ganging up on her, but she will thank you one day.
You are a true friend for caring :)
good luck!

-michelle


well, i registered as a user to a penpal website, where you can meet people from other countries. it has been great so far! i have more penpals than i wanted, all from different places. i just started worrying today about one of my penpals... his name is emmanuel, and he is from ghana, africa. i have been talking to him over email for maybe 2-3 weeks. i sent him some pictures of america, like places i've visited and sometimes pictures of me and my friends. i do that with my other penpals and they usually send some pictures themselves.

anyway, the most recent email he sent me (today) asked about a lot of personal information -- like what school i go to, he asked for a picture of my family, what my friends name is, he told me that he desperately wants me to visit him, and he even asked for my postal address. doesn't that sound a little fishy? i mean, i've asked some things about ghana and his culture, but not things like that. he told me in scattered emails that not many people in ghana speak english or even go to school, and i noticed that his english was rather good. i didn't ask him where he learned it from, assuming his mom/dad taught him.

then today, for the heck of it, i typed his full name in on the internet and a few links came up. i went to this one site and it said that he was a 23 year old that stole 2-point-something million cedis (african $) in rice and in 1997. it also said that he was in prison for 3 years. i started worrying over this because of past experiences with meeting people over the internet.

im not sure if i should email him anymore. what should i say to him if i do? what if his name is common in africa, like smith is a common last name in america?

i havent responded to that email he sent me regarding those questions. what should i do? (link)
you shouldnt reply to his emails anymore. It sounds to me like hes stalking you. Delete everything from him, and if he continues to try to contact you, then tell you parents. Do NOT send him your postal address. Even if what you found on the internet isnt him, its not worth taking a chance.
good luck!

-michelle




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