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im goin to a party on friday an i wont to have beach waves in my hair but im not to sure how to do them can anyone help me please ? (link)
So this is what I used so I could get beach wave hair and it actually worked really well!
Hope it helps you too.

http://beauty.about.com/od/hairbasics/ht/sexywaves.htm

:)


I just started an all-natural diet since I found out by the doctor that I have ulcers in my stomach. I am now finding that I have trouble digesting my food properly since I am eating so much fiber, I guess. I am drinking plenty of water and spacing out my high fiber foods though. What I need to know is if there there are any natural ways to help me digest my food so it doesn't get stuck in my throat and I end up having chunks of undigested food in the toilet after I go. It's really strange looking and I'm concerned. It's like I put the food in my stomach and it just keeps passing through without being broken down much. This just can't be good, right? (link)
Here you go. I personally suggest the ginger. Even though it tastes horrible, I find it really works. :) Hope I helped.
http://www.herbal-supplements-guide.com/herbs-for-digestion.html


16/f

so, don't get me wrong about the subject.. it's just that there's this new program for high school is that starting in junior year, only a couple of high school students can attend an actual college... and finish their high school there and graduate with their high school diploma and associates degree. i'm one of those students that got in, and i'm sorta second thinking it. because, i know it's a good opportunity, but i really miss my old high school, especially since my friends are still there and my boyfriend. i'm the type of person who likes to take my classes step by step, because that's how i do really well in school. and in college, everything is so different, i get more freedom and all.. but then it's super hard, so much work to do and they expect so much from us. they made us join clubs and this and that, because it's mandatory. part of me wants to go back to my old high school, but all of the work i did so far in college would've been for nothing. help? what's your opinion in this? i only get a couple of days to think about it before withdrawing. and i haven't even withdrawn from my old school. so help me please! (link)
I really think you should continue at the college because although you may really miss your classmates and boyfriends you have to think about this opportunity in the long run. I'm not trying to sound mean or anything but honestly, it's not like once all your friends go to their different colleges that you'll still be talking when you are 30 and have a family and stuff. And if you were still talking to them, then they'd be good enough friends to still keep in touch and hang out with during and after college. Also, it's pretty much you doing all this hard work now or later and since you've already started and done so much I think that in the end you feel much better staying. It prepares you for actual University and you will have an advantage over all the other college students in your class in the future. You will soon make new friends and things will get easier. Just coming from high school, it's a whole different world but you'll adjust and you'll be able to get a really good job. Hope I helped make your decision easier. :) I just moved schools and it's much more challenging and I miss my friends too except they are half way across the world so I know how you feel. Just keep you head up and keeping going! All your work will pay off!


So my boyfriend and I are pretty serious, he keeps asking me to have sex. It would be both of our first times, but the only reason I keep saying no is because I am so paranoid of getting pregnant at the age of 16. I really want to because my boyfriend is so special to me, so I dont feel like hearing that I am too young, I'm mature. The thing is, my brother and his girlfriend had a highschool pregnancy, and birth control is not an option at all. So I would obviously use a condom, but what i want to know is when are you least likely to get pregnant on your cycle? I heard after you period just finishes, but I would feel better if I knew that I had a lesser risk at a certain time and just do it then. I apologize for it being so long! (link)
The BEST time of month where you are least likely to get pregnant is when you're on your period. Which can be pretty icky in many cases! Anyway, I say this because the uterine lining will be shedding or shed and will make it difficult (but not impossible!) for an embryo to implant. Second best would be after your period. If you really don't want to have a child, it is best to not only use a condom but also spermicidal lube. :) Make sure it's spermicidal lube and not a spermicidal condom because to be honest, they don't work. Hope I helped! :)


im not sure if anyone can help but ill give it a try, ill give a little back round info.. i found out i was pregnant at 7 weeks i went to the hospital and i heard the heart beat i was feeling a little odd at 10 weeks so i went back and it turned out my babys heart had stopped.. with that said i had to get an abortion on july 11th i had spotting for about a week and half after that.. and i still haven't had a period since then.. does anyone no how long it takes to get back on track? how long until i should be worried ive had unprotected sex since then.. but i haven't had a period since the spotting witch is normal to have after the abortion so if someone could please help me and tell me when my period should be coming thatd be great, i just want to get it so i can move on.. thanks (link)
Well it normally takes 6-10 weeks. If you still don't get your period after that, I suggest you see a doctor immediately. Hope I helped.


okay so ill try to make it short. my friend who is 16 now has never had ANY experience. shes never even kissed a guy. and shes really desperate to, which isnt good but i can understand it...shes just the type of girl that daydreams about love a lot and stuff and gets attached VERY easily to guys. shes just too intense and forward and thats why all guys tend to run from her.
But now she met this guy...who is a jerk...and sex obsessed. but hes nice to her. thing is he told her flat out hed never want a relationship with her, just wants to hook up. And she says that because he told her she feels ok doing it cuz she wants to finally kiss someone...
but hes only after her for one thing and keeps asking her to do other stuff that im not even sure she wants to do. idk if i should let her do whatever she wants and just hook up with him or if i should try to talk her out of it. Because i mean i just dont want her to get attached if she hooks up with him. i havent told her anything yet but should I???? i mean she seems ok with just hooking up but that is before...how will she feel after??? i dont want this guy to hurt her but maybe she really just needs some experience. What do you guys think??? (link)
I think it's really important that you tell your friend NOT to do this! She should do it with someone she really loves and who loves her back. Not with someone who looks at her like a piece of meat he'd like to chew on! You need to let her know how pretty she is and how if he thinks she's hot enough to just hook up with that someone out there will like her and that her first time will be SO much special with that person. I had a friend who went through with the same thing your friend wants to go through and she said she felt dirty and sick all the time! Don't let your friend sell herself out for a first kiss. The first one is never as good as the ones when you're more experienced anyways! Plus it's who your with! Hope I helped.


16/f

when i give childbirth will it make my hips wider ? (link)
Yes it will because during pregnancy you produce hormones that cause your joints in your hips and pelvic area to become looser and more flexible. Your body does this to ready itself for a baby to come through that area. Your hips will never be as narrow as they once were but don't worry, you will not get any wider with future pregnancies. Hope I helped.


yo, so my underarms are kind of brownish and i was just wondering if anyone knew what could cause this? xxx (link)
Well if you shave often, it causes your armpits to appear dark because of the ingrown hair. Try waxing, at first it is quite painful but gradually it will be more comfortable. Also try putting on a mixture of apple and lemon juice (Fresh not store bought) and apply onto your armpits for about ten minutes a day for as long as you want. It should help. Also don't use hair removal products! Hope I helped. :)


is this normal? (link)
Yes. Lots of girls only get there period for 2-3 days. I have a friend who only gets it one day. Consider yourself extremely lucky and the envy of every girl who has a 5 day period like ME! :)
Hope I helped. ^^


I've been dating my boyfriend for 7 months now.

I feel like I shouldn't be in this relationship at all anymore. He's always so clingy. Like I have to be at his house every night and if I'm not by a certain time he starts freaking out calling and texting like crazy..And if I tell him one night "hey I just want to sleep at home tonight" he freaks out like "why?? you act like it's so horrible coming over here".....well YEAH it is because all my stuff is at home and everything I have to do in my life and take care of is at MY HOUSE. Sometimes I just want my space and I don't want to sleep in your bed where you want to cuddle and cuddle until I can't breathe and I can't sleep with someone on top of me.

I can't hang out with my friends anymore and I hate it I feel like I have no life anymore. And I've tried telling him this and he freaked out he was like "Well wtf now I'm not a part of your life?? Fine well if you'd rather hang out with your friends then whatever" and he always talks about how he's not just a stepping stone and whatever and he talks like he thinks we're going to be together forever....when I don't want to be! Even if these problems didn't exist I'm 20 years old I'm not trying to get married I'm young I want to have fun and live my life not be tied down to some psycho!

Also he does this whiny high pitched voice all the time and I know it's just him trying to be cute but it bugs the hell out of me. I can't stand it. You're a man act like a man not like a little girl....it's not attractive....and on that note I'm not physically attracted to him at all...when we first started dating I was attracted to him because we had fun together...but now all he wants me to do is after work shower and come over just so we can sit around and watch tv until we go to bed....and then he has the nerve to ask me why I never dress up for him anymore....(DUHH BECAUSE WE NEVER GO ANYWHERE!! I'm not gonna dress up to sit on your couch!)
So that attraction I had for him is now gone and I'm left with somebody that I don't want to be with....

I made the mistake of telling him I loved him when I wasn't really in love. He kept saying it and saying it and I kind of felt obligated.....well now I don't mean it and every time he says it if I don't say it back he freaks out like "what you don't love me???" I just want to be done with it.

And on top of all this I'm going back to college in two weeks and I'm not going to have time for him....but he's still acting like he's gonna want me to come over every night and I don't even WANT to have time for him.

I just want to be done with this relationship but I don't know how. I don't want to hurt his feelings but I don't want to sugarcoat it so that it seems like we're gonna get back together, because I don't want to...and he has anxiety attacks and every time I get mad at him he has one and once I got so mad that I just left his house and he got REALLY angry started kicking his car and screaming and yelling then sent me like 100 text messages about it.

I just know he's going to freak out and get super pissed and I don't know what to do please help me.

I need advice on what to say and how to bring it up. Should I blame it on school? I'm still going to be working while going to school so I really wont have extra time to deal with his needs. (link)
I had the EXACT SAME PROBLEM! Minus the anxiety attacks(he just had anger management problems LOL.)
So here is what I would say/said.
(Bob) We need to talk(or however you want to start it) I care about you a lot and I use to have a lot of fun with you. But lately I feel like we're on two very different paths. I feel as if all you want is someone beside you and to find the love of your life. Right now I'm not ready for that kind of a commitment. I'm not that mature yet.(This always makes them feel better even though it's way not true! haha) I want to go out and have fun and I think I need to get to know myself more before I can promise you anything. I'm still figuring out what I want to do and who I want to be. There's also the fact that we're going to different colleges. I also don't appreciate it when you constantly get angry at me for wanting to be with other people. I can't stay with you all the time. It's not because I don't want to be with you but it's just because I'm quite an independent person and sometimes I just need to be with other people to clear my head and get some space. I wish I was still attracted to you but I don't want to lie to you anymore. I feel stuck in this relationship and it's not your fault so I'm sorry it has to affect you. Please understand that this is just not going to work anymore and that it won't work anymore in the future. I'm just a different person than who I use to be and I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep changing. I'l always appreciate how much you cared for me and all you did but this is the end of our relationship. I hope you find someone who is willing to settle down and just be with you and love you all the time but I can't do that. I just want to go out and see what the world has to offer. And then end it however you want? I hope this is ok? This is pretty much what I said and although at first he was pissed he never did have a hissy fit like he use to.
Goodluck :/


I will soon be entering my freshman year and am looking for a cute canvas tote. I prefer one that's pink with a peace sign, but that may be too much. Can anyone give me specific links to cute college totes that are
1. under $30
2. not something that says make pink or any crap like that from VS
3. and are big enough to hold a laptop

I used to own an abercrombie one that was a pink canvas and 30 dollars but that one has a hole in it and the new abercrombie ones are way too expensive :/
Thanks (link)
Hi. I don't know if you'd be willing to do this but what I did was I just got one of these.
http://www.cheaptotes.com/
And then I printed out a heart/made my own stencil(in your case a peace sign) and spray painted it onto the tote. So all together it cost me $20 including the spray paint. :)
Plus this way I got to design the bag the way I liked it and tons of people asked me to make theirs.
Hope I helped. If you don't want to bother with putting your own designs on it, just tell me and I'll try to find something else for you. :)


Last year, my heart skipped a beat every other day ish.


But now, it's a daily thing.

And it's scaring me.



Can anyone tell me if this is danerous?

What do I need to do?

HELP?! (link)
I suggest you get to a doctor right away. An electrical signal from the ventricles causes an early heart beat that generally goes unnoticed. The heart then seems to pause until the next beat of the ventricle occurs in a regular fashion. Premature beats are common in healthy people of all ages- most people have them at some time. Usually no special treatment is needed and no cause can be found. The premature beats may disappear, and even if they continue, most people tolerate them well. Never the less, I suggest you get to a doctor right away to check it out because occasionally PVC's may be caused by disease or injury to the heart. Better safe than sorry. :)
Hope I helped


Ok well I've had this bizarre rash for a while. I'd say about a month. When I first got it it was all red and I thought it might be a spider bite because I live in the mountains. After that, it got all pale white in the center and the red ring remained. My friend told me that it looked like ringworm but I've been putting topical cream on it and it hasn't gone away yet. It's started to fade over the weeks and I thought that maybe it would go away completely.

Today I finally decided to find something that would work on this kind of bite but I was shocked to find that it could be potentially dangerous. The picture of my arm is recent, but the rash was a lot more red before. I live in an area with ticks and it is summer so I guess that it would make sense. I live in southern california by the way. Does anyone know if this could be lyme disease?


http://i30.tinypic.com/zmnls5.jpg (link)
Well I can't say for sure but that looks extremely similar to Lyme disease. Plus Lyme disease can be caused by deer ticks(when they bite you) and you did say the area you live in has a lot of ticks in the summer. I suggest you get to a doctor to get it checked out because early symptoms may include fever, headache, fatigue, depression, and a characteristic circular skin rash called erythema migrans which aren't THAT bad but Left untreated, later symptoms may involve the joints, heart, and central nervous system. In most cases, the infection and its symptoms are eliminated by antibiotics, especially if the illness is treated early. Late, delayed, or inadequate treatment can lead to the more serious symptoms, which can be disabling and difficult to treat. Occasionally, symptoms such as arthritis persist after the infection has been eliminated by antibiotics.
So please go get it checked out!
Hope I helped!


hey im 18/f and my hair is very dry and frizzy from dying it and straightening it. I was wondering if anybody knew any products that have worked for you or someone you know. I've tried the hot oil treatments and those really never worked for me. I can't afford anything too expensive and if u can buy it at say walmart, target, shopko, etc that would be even better. any suggestions are appreciated!

thanks again
-ashley (link)
First off, it sounds like you need a good cut. You can get a treatment at a salon to help this sort of thing too; I have such dry hair, very thick too, and it tangles so easily!

So preferably get a good cut, and lay off curlers and straighteners for a while. Even blow drying without a good protection spray can damage your hair. After two shampoos and a 3 minute miracle mask from Aussie, I use a wide toothed comb and gently brush out tangles. Then I leave it to dry naturally a bit, then spray with heat-defense spray and blow dry whilst brushing with a paddle brush. Leave natural.

Also I stopped using shampoo for a 3 days and whilst I was on the computer I used Aussie's Minute Miracle Hair Repair product and left it on with a shower cap for the day and washed it out at night. Of course you could do this for anywhere between 20 minutes to the whole day.

The best products I find are rich fruity serums from Aussie, Garnier and Bed-Head. Tigi is good too! Of course if these are too expensive Pantene's Pro V-2 minute hair repair works very well as well. So does their Shampoo and Conditioner!

Hope I helped :)


I hate my wavy short hair an I straighten it every morning. But the humidity in my area is very extreme and my hair starts getting wavy and frizzy as soon as I stay outside for a few minutes. So at school I come as a puff ball with wavy hair... Also if my dad decides to take me in his car it doesn't matter because I have P.E. first hour and we ALWAYS go outside for a run and activities, so either way its frizzes and gets wavy and I end up looking bad... I tried using my wavy hair to look good but no use...it just looked childish. So can anyone help me and tell me if there is a product I can use to make my hair stay straight and not-frizzy or a hairstyle that can work for wavy short hair(shoulder lenghth).

thanks. (link)
Here you go :)
I personally use the John Frieda gel.
It works absolute miracles!
I went to Thailand for a month and there was no frizziness on my head. ;)
http://askville.amazon.com/product-defrizzing/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=4652512


17/f, he's also 17

I feel selfish just asking this. To start, I love my boyfriend to death and I'm very much attracted to him. When I met him he was jacked but he was also taking some sort of protein pill so that he could build muscle faster. Well the pills, along with a soda addiction caused him to develop a heart condition and he can no longer have any caffine at all. The heart condition developed within the first two weeks that we were dating, it's now 6 months later and he's lost at least 10lbs of muscle and now weighs about 123-128lbs and is 5'7" because he completely stopped working out to regain strength in his heart but now he's fine and is able to work out and continue normal activities. He still has muscle but its soft muscle. Anyway, I know he misses being jacked and I certainly have no problem with a man with muscles and he has lots of gym equiptment in his house collecting dust and I would like him to work out again but I don't want to say "Hey I think you should work out" because that makes it sound like I think he's fat..and he's nowhere near it. I just started thinking of this about a week ago and was coming up with a way to suggest it but lucky for me one of his friends just told him today he should start using his equiptment again but I'm not sure if he'll actually go through with it...he's a bit of a procrastinator. So how do I nudge him into doing it without making it seem like I like him better when he has muscle? I know he'd probably enjoy it because he used to be all about working out but I think he needs a little push to get back into it. (link)
You could try saying it like a compliment, almost seductively. Something alone the lines of "Muscles turn me on." And then make out or have sex if you are having sex. Something to show him how much you appreciate his muscles now and then maybe add something like "Have you been working out again?" When you feel the time is right. So pretty much when you want to make out out even during. Hope I helped. And I'm NOT suggesting you have sex with him if you haven't to get him to work out! Please don't get the wrong idea! :)


Okay im 17/f and my boyfriend 18. Well me and my boyfriend have a great sex life, i please him and he pleases me but i was wondering what can i do different? Like any new positions or moves or anything> I just wanna try something new and see how we like it. We've done alot of different ones but not all :].
Thanks in Advance! (link)
This site is where I got all my new sex positions to spice up my boyfriend and I's sex life. They are sure to drive him wild. :)
http://www.askmen.com/dating/love_tip_200/244_love_tip.html


Hi,
I'm bi-ratial, my mothers black and my father is white, so I have really curly hair.

I dyed my hair about a month ago, trying to get it a lighter brown because it's originally dark brown, but I guess all the dye hadn't grown out from before. It just faded. So it turned out pretty disastrous, the roots are a light reddish brown and the rest of my hair is brown.

So now I want to dye it black, and I know dyeing causes damage but I want to do as little dammage as possible, so is it too soon to dye it again? It's been about a month. I have a really good protein conditioner that I use though and I always do hair treatments after I dye it to correct some of the damage.

So: Is it too soon to dye it again? And what are some good products to use after dyeing hair to correct damage? (link)
I swear by Tresemme Moisture conditioner. Put it on and don't rinse it out until after you are out of the shower. Wrap your head in a plastic bag and wrap a towel around that. Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes and then rinse out. I do this twice a week. It saves my hair from drying out.
Or you can also use Super Strong Liquid Treatment by Paul Mitchell. It is probably more than you want to spend but it's worth it.


Do you know or can you find out if your friend used it with the tape and only did the 5 min a day routine? (link)
She bought the tape as well but she did a ten minute a day routine. One five minute one in the morning and one at night. But then again she had a flabby stomach from giving birth to four kids so she needed more time. Haha.


Okay so im almost 18 and i still suck my thumb! I only do when im in my room or going to sleep i would love to quit this childish habit but i have tried before and it just puts me in a bad mood if i dont do it ... Any suggestions? (link)
Well sucking your thumb must be what comforts you. Everyone does something that makes them feel more comfortable like biting their nails or their lip or twirling their hair or playing with a necklace. I suggest every time you feel the urge to suck your thumb you do something instead of that that isn't so embarrassing. For instance, twirling your hair or wringing your hands,etc. Habits are easier to replace than erase. Hope I helped. :)




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