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My little sister has just started having her periods and I wanted to make a list of tips to give her to help her out. I don't live with her and she lives in a house full of guys (Dad & two older brothers) so it's pretty embarrassing and frustrating for her. The neighbor's have been trying to help her but they don't really take very good care of themselves so I'm afraid she's going to get lost with all of this.
What are some really good tips to tell somebody who has just started to have periods? What do you wish somebody would have told you? What have you learned throughout the years that you didn't know at first (but wish you had known or are glad you found out)? (link)
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Well, the most important to tell her, is to resist the urge to drink / eat cold things. Ex, Ice cream, Cold pop, things with ice, etc.
Trust me, if you eat too many of those, you'll get MAJOR cramps the next time you get your period. It's extremely hard in the Summer to not do that. :/
Tell her that it's okay. It's something normal. Every girl has their period. If she realizes she leaks, she should tie her shirt/jacket around her waist and go to the washroom. Any of her friends will always have a pad on them! Don't be embaressed. Even my friends ask me sometimes if they have anything on their butt.
Oh, and another tip. If she really doesn't feel well and doesn't want to do Gym class, then just tell the teacher. I just told my MALE gym teacher today. We caught on after, "I don't feel that well todaaayyyy..... ". Any adult will catch on, even though it seems extremely embaressing.
Also, just sitting around and moping on your couch watching TV definately won't help your cramps. Get up, and walk around for a little bit and rest. I know it's extremely hard, but it'll ease the pain a lot.
As for sleeping, wear a longer pad. For sure the night one. Its much more longer in the back, where the blood usually goes back there while you're sleeping. IF you have a heavy flow (usually around the night of the first day you get it, and/or the second day), then you should put a towel under incase you leak.
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i brush my teeth every day and floss everyday too. but for some reason i feel like my breath smells terrible always. im always chewing gum and mints but after i finish with them my breath feels funky again. i dont know if its all in my head but i really do feel my mouth smelling and being dry. even if i dont chew gum or mints, like after i brush my teeth and then go to school, i always taste a really bad taste on my teeth. i know its definetly not from the toothpaste. midday it happens too if ive had a snack or even if i didnt.. i cant describe what it tastes like other than to say it tastes likes garbage. and when i drink my water from my waterbottle, i can taste the grossness i taste on my teeth. i really dont know what could be the problem. i honestly take really good care of my teeth and have exquisite hygene. i would never not take care of my mouth/body so thats why im so concerened about this problem. im also really nervous if someone kisses me if theyll also taste what i taste. what could be the cause of this awful taste/bad breath? has anyone else experienced this bad tasting teeth thing when they slide their tounge on their teeth? what are some solutions? PLEASEEEE HELP! (link)
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Ok.
Heres the thing a lot of people don't do and then end up getting bad breath.
They don't eat their fruits or vegetables!
So if you have about 1 or 2 servings of mainly fruits per day, then your breath will be fine :]
But since you say its really bad breath, then I suggest you eat about 2-3 servings of fruits per day for about 2 weeks or so. Then you should just eat like a fruit per day.
Strangely, it works!
Over the Summer time, I would eat fruits 24/7. So it felt great :] Over the Winter, I slack a bit, so it does effect my breath a little. So if that happens to you, then just eat some fruits right away. I recommend you eat at least one fruit per day though.
Best of luck !
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i always have the WORST cramps when im on my period. its always the same: on the first and second day, they're at their worst. and i wake up in the middle of the night in agony. and then the third-fifth day, they're kinda there, or gone completely. (my periods last 5 days.)
i use pamprin for maximum pain relief, and then i have normal pamprin. i always take two when i feel shitty, and they work in about 30-45 minutes. but up until then, im in pain and i cant stand it. its so bad up to the point where im cussing with everything i do and i want to stab myself in the stomach.
any good ideas on what to do for 30-45 minutes while im waiting for the stupid pills to work? sometimes im at school, though. so any ideas what to do besides putting my legs up on the wall? thanks for any advice.
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Actually, your cramps sometimes depends on what you ate on your last period.
I had really bad cramps in the Summer once because I didn't care that I was on my period and ate like a bunch of Cold stuff. Like Ice cream.
So I know that it really hurts now, but then if you try and eat warm food, drinks, etc. Then the next time you get your period, it then won't hurt as much.
It worked for me :) I feel your pain, it sucks. Drink lots of warm water. And avoid the cold. (Even the cold weather! So just wear a lot, and make sure it covers your stomach).
Best of luck !
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Where can I buy cheap (preferably under $20) skinny jeans for a 5'1" and thin girl? I have an issue with jeans being too long since I'm so short.
thanks! (link)
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Though I don't know where you live. But I live in Canada, and I would recommend going to Urban Planet. They have reasonable prices, and have jeans from $10 - $25.
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sooo i was just wondering..
are TNA hoodies/sweaters better than LULU LEMON hoodies/sweaters?
or the other way around.. ?
if so why?
(example: there warm, they last long..)
and if you have one/both of them, what colour and how many ?
just wondering.
thanks in advance. :) (link)
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ok. I got both tna & lululemon.
TNA:
postitives,
has 2 strings to pull on to make the hood not fall off,warm, comfy, loose.
Negatives:
not as warm as lululemon, gets loose sometimes.
Colours: theres plain colours, patterns, designs, and tons moree. its always different.
Lululemon:
Positives,
warm, last long, pre shrunked, better for winter, this zipper thing tht wont hurt your chin.
Negatives:
sometimes, the sleeves can be really long to get the body of the jacket to cover your stomach, no strings to make the hood not fall down
Colours: there seems to be more patterns now, but i like the plain colours the best, I got a baby pink one, but the ones with patterns are reversible.
Both: THERE ARE A BILLION COLOURS ! =] they all look really awesome. Lululemon & Tna, but have colours on different seasons, but different patterns every time
Well, there is lots of informations on their websites too. Expecially Lululemons.
hoped I helped
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How do you know if you have b.o.? (link)
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B.O. stands for Body Odor.
You will know if you have body odor, when your sweating, and you just smell something very weird. It kinda stings your nose a bit. But everyones B.O. is different. If you notice when guys are sweating, they tend to smell VERY BAD. Thats cause of their body odor.
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THIS IS G0ING TO SOUND DUMB BUT.
what does the word L 0 V E;; mean?
how do you know you love some one.
i mean i know i love my friends and family
but like a boy? (link)
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When you love a boy, it will be just like that. You look at them a different way. The first day may be like, hmm. I wonder. But later on, you will be like omg.. i really like him. Family&friend love is more like happy. But when you like a guy, you may feel shy around him. Or just feel awkward when someone brings up his name. You may even like some guys who you hate, but somehow like.
hope this helped
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i like this guy...and im pretty sure he likes me (keyword: PRETTY sure..so not 100%) i dont know how to ask him if he likes me because its just really akward, i cant ask his friends because 1)i hardly know them, 2)they are like 99% always with him, 3) his friends would be like WTF!! and i cant get my friends to talk to him because i am sooo sure he would say no..even it it is a yes. i cant ask him myself..because that would be really akward since we get along good as friends right now, so how do i figure out?? like ,is there any signs? or something? ANY advice would be so much appreciated!
Thanks:) (link)
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hehe. this happend to me too. =3 and same as you, i dont know if he 100% likes me. im pretty sure too. and hes a friend of mine. what i did was to play tdc. (truth,dare, or confession), and he asked me who i wanted to dance with (slow dance) at our school. it took me a day, so i told him. so now hes like pretty much making quite a lot of eye contact. so try playing tdc. =] it works
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how can I use aloe vera gel on my face? do I wash it after several minutes, or am I supposed to leave it on overnight?
Thanks =) (link)
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Hehe. I have aloe vera gel too. :] Well sometimes if I leave it too long, my face starts to get stickyy. :P and when i start rubbing it, like these things come off. Well sometimes, when I just leave it, its fine. So you can try. Its no harm. =]
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I'm looking for shoes like this:
http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?catId=cat1440005&productId=0411_7508
I need them in a cream or white color and I'd really like to find something cheaper than that price ($60), maybe around like $30 or $40. I want them to look just like those boots (flat and about that height but with or without the fur trim on the outside is okay) but I can't seem to find anything even similar to that anywhere else. Obviously I've seen uggs and obviously since I want to spend less than $50, those are not an option.
I really need these boots before friday for a special occasion so it would REALLY help me out if someone could show me where I could get some before then. Thanks SO much! (link)
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Ardenes , Christines, Payless
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hey im planning on having like a teaspoon of honey everyday.. But does anyone know what good can i benifit from it? I know its good.. but what will it do?
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Usually, people eat/drink honey , or put honey in water if their constipated..
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My hands are always cold. Do I have bad circulation? How do I fix this? (link)
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probably because you don't have enough blood running through your body. This happend to me before, you just need to eat more things with iron in them. Try reading the nutrition thing on stuff. Salmon is the best way to increase your iron, same with lots of other red things ( vegtables, fruits )
hope this helped s2
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One of my best friends... Last year, Gr 7, was fine. She was nice and we were all together. Now in Gr 8, she doesnt even talk to me. Though i have another best friend. All she ever talks to now is another 2 girls. Which are also my friend and THEY DO talk to me. She is like such an anime freak now. Sometimes , shes all gloomy. I ask her whats wrong and she ignores me and sometimes pushes me away. Today we went on a field trip and then I wanted to take a picture of all of my friends and stuff and she just pushed me away, same with my camera. Last year, she wasnt that much of an anime freak. Not that I don't like it, she talks aobut it every day, this and that. We are also in seperate classes. I know shes a good friend but I just can't stand this of her being talking about anime, everyday, every lunch, every time! I jsut hate it. she just never talks about anything else now. She doesnt even hang with us. She ignored me and my other friend who likes anime but isnt a freak, like me. What should I do?
Thanks :) (link)
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oh. and sometimes, she just talks to me. then just ignores me.
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my printer sometimes takes two pieces of paper at once and half of what im printing out is on the top of one page and the second half is on the bottom of the second page. does anyone know what im talking about? what am i doing wrong in putting the paper in the holder??? (link)
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Happened to me before. I figured it was because I put the paper in too much, or too out. It should be even, and the side thing shouldnt be to in, becuase it would squish the paper. So make sure you put your paper evenly, then put it in. When you put it in, it may just stop near the end, but it will also feel like you can also push it in more. Though, DONT! that is what causes that problem. Hope this helped. :)
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i havent had my braces for too long compared to how long all my friends had theirs. i just got mine in january so its only been about 9 months. i have been wearing rubberbands for like 3 months now (i just started to double up with them this month though) and i thought that rubber bands were put on when u got closer to the end of your braces life. is this right or do the rubber bands go on at all different times during the process? am i getting my braces off soon? i am a junior so i kinda want to get them off like...now. (link)
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depends on dentists though. but really, just the braces, you don't take them off till like 2-3 years sadly. heh.
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Im 5.2 ft nearly 5.3 ft ive just started to take milk and stretch has any1 got any like faster ways to grow im 14 =( PLZ HELP!) (link)
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im 13 and 5'3. im actually not tht tall in my class. haha. anyways, i heard tht swimming works. but you will be swimming, not splashing. lol. Try swimming lessons?
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okay, i'm not sure if this is allergies.. or this is genetics... because, my skin is starting to itch.. especially on my legs, and i'm beginning to get this little bumps. they're not like.. HUGE. but they're little... and my dad when he was younger he'd have health problems, like.. he had the same thing, but his bumps were red and on his back and stuff. and my sister also has skin problems... she has red bumps all over her body.. and they itch or something like that.. and they're like blotchy or whatever. and i'm scared that i might have them, but i don't know.. what can you do to make the itchiness & bumpiness go away? ... or is it just allergies.. HELP?! (link)
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yup. it is allergies. it happend to me. small bumps. i got like really really itchy and it was all red like a rash but with red spots. and if you feel it, it then is bumpy a little. For me, its because of the pool water. It never happend to me before, but somehow, i didnt get lucky and it happend. Or it might be something you ate. But i would recommend seeing a doctor. For me, it got better when my grandma made me brown sugar and hot water. Mix it together and you should get better in a week or so. :] &hearts
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I'm buying an Ipod Nano for $90 2GB memory, Earphones and Computer Charger. Is this worth it? It is a used Ipod, it may have some scratches.
Maggie (link)
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I guess its worth it. A regular ipod with all those stuff are like.. around $400.
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well if you've ever fainted before this is what it's like, or well this is what it was like for me when i fainted:
i started feeling heavy
my body was moving around in circles
i started getting hot
my eyes started to hurt
my eyes saw fuzz, like a broken tee vee
then i woke up and was on the floor
& had no idea what happend
that was a few years ago though, but im asking this.. everytime i get up i get hot and my eyes get fuzzy, like a broken teve and i start to move in circles a little, but i don't faint. it happens mostly evverytime i get up from sitting for about 15 - 20 seconds then it just goes back to normal.. why does this happen when i get up? do i need to drink or eat more? please help
13/f if that helps (link)
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I didnt faint before, but I almost. Even though my body wasnt moving in circles. Well for me, sometimes even if I pick up something, i kinda get a small blackout and my head starts to hurt a bit, but then I get better. Probaly blood started rushing. Its a posibility! =]
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i was wondering when i will get my period (4 the first time)because i have this clear/white discharge in my underwear...but i dont have any cramps (link)
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well i havent gotten mine yet (13), i have discharge, public hair (down there), i dont have cramps either. So I guess it will come pretty soon. Once your body is ready, if you do a lot of sports, then it would come later.
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