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My name is Justine. I'm 17yrs old, and I live in New York. I'm a pretty laid back, non-drama queen type of girl. I get along with pretty much anyone. Some people, mainly girls, don't give me the time of day though. I am a Christian, and a non-judgemental person.
I live life to the fullest, cliche I know, but it's true. Although some days, I like to just lay around and do nothing except eat and watch TV. My friends are my everything. Without them, I'd be no where. I am a complete daddy's girl.
People would describe me as funny, vibrant, dorky, shocking, idiot, dork, fag, and the list goes on. I am always the one that my friends come to for advice, and I someday want to be a psychologist. This is a good way for me to test my skills.
I have gone through a real hard time in my life, as I'm sure a lot of other people have too. I don't really feel like explaining my sad story, I don't want to be depressing. I was to the point of thinking why bother living anymore. I turned to prayer, and it changed my life.
You live you learn. I have learned.
I think a lot, and I write in a journal everynight. About my day, or random thoughts. I spend way to much time in my own head. It's a good and bad thing.
I am here for anyone who wants my help, advice, or just to talk.

-Justine
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Ok well see my dad cheated on my mom, my dads a teacher at my school and he did a teacher from my school and my dad wont even take time to think about me and my two sisters, he keeps saying to my mom, he loves that lady, and we all hate her, and because of his foulishness I have to move 4 hours from my small town and I don't want to I find it supper hard having to move away leaving my friends and my dad here all alone I don't wanna move but I have to I really need help going through this I have to go see a counsler and a doctor because I'm so stress I'm making my self sick...iunno how but I go see my doctor almost every week....it sucks and I hate it I don't like being sick I just want everything to go away..can anyone help me?? (link)
This is an all to common problem, you hear about it all the time. When it happens to you and your family, it sucks.

What your dad did was wrong, and he has no right for putting your family through this.

Talk to your mom, maybe you can move to a different house, ask her if you can finish school there. Tell your dad how you feel too. Let him know how upset you are.

Couseling is your best option. Look around near you, and see if there are family cousnling centers. I've been to one, and they really help. Or even talk to your school guidance counselor, another adult, or even your friends. Talking to people really helps. This isn't an easy situation for anyone to go through. Just keep your head up and stay strong.

Hope I helped!
-Justine


My dog won't sleep on my bed anymore. Do you think it's possible that he is annoyed that I wake him up when I have to get up for school at 6:00 A.M.? Is there a way I could teach him that it's o.k. to sleep in my room on the weekends? (link)
Animals have habits, just like humans do. We don't give them enough credit for it. Your dog is probably just in a weird cycle.

You can try putting him in your bed on a weekend night, and see what he does. He might even just wake up at 6 A.M. anyway, because he's so used to it.

Hope I helped!
-Justine


ok well, my friend, i really like him alot, but were like best friends, so i dont wanna mess that up. but anyway, last night i came home, and i wasnt at school yesterday. So i was online and he came on and usually i IM him first, and i was typing to him, but he IMed me first, and he was like... I MISSED YOU SO MUCH TODAY! and i was really surprised because i didnt think he would say that because i thought he was mad at me and i'd been thinking about it all day while i was away, and no matter what me and my friend were talking about his name always came out of my mouth. So anyway then we were talking and he was like, listen to this song i found today, and he made me listen to let me hold you by omarion and bowwow, and he was like, when i heard it i had to have you listen to it. And then i had to go and i was like, im gonna go, im dead tired. and he was like, go to bed, and that kinda surprised me because usually he's just like w/e bye. i know this sounds kinda gay, but does this mean anything? (link)
All good relationships start out as friendships. He probably secretly likes you, and doesn't want to say anything for the same reason you do, because you don't want to ruin a friendship. It's a tough choice, because there is the risk of breaking up, and things being acward. But if you don't pursue anything, you could be left with the question, "What if?".

My advice would be to flirt more, and see where it goes. He probably does like you, and is just afraid to let it out. Hang out one and one, maybe watch a 'love story' movie. Or, a scarey one, so you can be scared and hang on to him. haha.

Hope I helped somewhat.
-Justine


ok to day i went to a bible study at school, I used to go to church and youth group but the youth minister left the church and i havent been back since....but anyway today when i was there things where really emotional...people were crying and they asked us to bow our heads and asked who wanted to be saved...the asked us to raise our hands and then the leaders came over and prayed over them...But I felt scared to raise my hand....Im regreting it now....I want God in my life but I'm afraid Ive missed my chance.
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You never miss your chance with God.
It's as easy as saying a prayer of "God, I want you in my life."
It's normal to feel scared. I always have a tugging at my heart at church, and sometimes I don't respond to it. It's because we're human. We dont like to be put on the spot like that.

It's okay though, God loves you, and he knows what your heart feels.

Just say the simple prayer that Van_10 said. She gave really good advice. Talk to a pastor if it's easier.

God Bless
-Justine


How do I talk to a guy that I like and now he recently knows I like him?? ... all because his sister blabbed it by accident. lol. i'm not mad at her at all, i actually think that this is good. (I just recently started talking to him casually too. I don't think he cares but I need to know what to do. I wanted to get to know him better!) Please I RATE High!!!!!!

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Just keep talking to him, and be yourself.
Don't make it too obvious at first that you like him, he might have 'heard' from his sister that he likes you.
Actions speak louder than words.
So, just keep talking to him, about his interests, what he likes to do. Try to make him laugh too. Don't come on too strong.
You could also be-friend one of his good friends as well. Then maybe that could open his eyes up a little more.

If you keep talking to him, and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere, usually someone can tell if someone else likes them. Then, pull away a little bit. If it doesn't work out, thats ok. Everything happens for a reason.

Good luck though!
Hope I helped some!

-Justine


if a guy is 18...and im 15...doesnt that mean im "underage" for him or something like that? how does all that work? how old do i have to be until im not "underage"? and how am i "underage"? please just tell me how all this works....thanx :o) (link)
Technically he's an adult, your a minor.
MFS did a pretty good job of explaining it.
It depends on where you are. I know in NY you have to be 17 to "legally" have sex with someone of your own age or older.
Though any sexual act under the age of 18 could be statory rape. Charges could be pressed.

Until your 18, technically you'll be under age.

I'm a little iffy.
Hope I cleared up something that was bugging you. =)

-Justine


Today this girl that I really don't like, but hang out with anyways, asked to see a note that my best friend had wrote me, that said stuff about her in it. ALOT of stuff. I said no because it was mine and she had no right seeing it, she took my purse dumped it out on the floor but I hid it in my desk, and then she randomly got into my desk and found it, I didn't want her to see it, and now I'm afraid my best friend's going to be mad at me, but I'm not sure because I really didn't do anything wrong, right? (link)
You did nothing wrong.
Number 1: The girl had no right to ask to see the note. It's none of her business.
Number 2: You tried to save her from reading the note in the frist place, knowing that there was something written about her in it.
Number 3: She had no right of going through your purse and desk to get the note.

Tell your best friend what happened. How she went through your purse and desk. She's your best friend, she'll understand what happened and she shouldn't be mad at you. If anyone to be mad at its the girl who went through your personal things.

All in all, you did nothing wrong. You tried to stop the girl, serves her right for reading what she read. Your best friend will understand. =)

-Justine




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