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Hey You guys! I'm Lauren and i'm pretty much as normal as a fish swimming in water! I love Roller Coasters, and if i could, i would live in Cedar Point... who cares about the loud noises! Nothing is better than the Top Thrill Dragster!! Muah ha ha! lol but like i said i am normal. i'm in ballet which is what i live for! i am also in the South Lyon MARCHING BAND! And if anyone is in high school Marching band, feel free to IM me! especially if you are from Plymoth Canton. One time at band camp.... lol jk but seriously band camp is not wut the movie is! trust me! its totally different!


~~Ask me lots of questions!!~~

Lauren-Marie

advice

OKay my dad just got an ipod so that means there is goign to be 2 ipods on one computer.... how does that work???What do i do .... do i have to dowload another itunes

If you have 2 ipod on one computer can u tell me how you do it and how it works.....

Thanks

Well On My Computer My Sister And i have seperate long-in (screen names) for the computer. We both Have iTunes, but we have seperate Libraries... i don't know how to explain this well... but if you can't have sperate libraries, you can make seperate playlists for each iPod.

I hope i helped a little...

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So I want a boyfriend. I think you give good advice, and seem to know what you're talking about. Do you have a boyfriend? If so, what is he like, because I want to know what to look for in a boyfriend, since my last beat me. Please help, like list some good qualities that your bf/anyone's bf should/does have.
Thanks Lauren (that is your name, right?)

Well.. yes i have a boyfriend... he is amazing... even though he is 2 1/2 years older than me.. he doesn't care... i love how when people give us a hard.. especially my parents not letting me drive with him... he still is fine with it.. and does what he can to see me... he is nice and caring.. and is nice to all myfriends even though they hate him. He likes to suprise me alot.. and i don't know.. if you want a boyfriend you should find a boy with a good sense of humor, and who is really confortable around you! i feel like i'm no help because you can't make your self like someone... it just happens...

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hey my younger sister just gott a boyfrienddd and I'm uber jealouss!! Wut can I do to get a boyfriennddd of my owwn??

AGH! Heelpp me!
omg- I'm so stressssseddd about this


*Liz

well having a boyfriend isn't that big of a deal.... if you like someone... then you just gotta flirt, and hangout with that guy to get him to like you.... don't get stressed out about boys... its not worth it... but if you lika a guy, then go for it!

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so I just saw your column- and you give really good advice, so I thought I would ask you something. I really like my best friend Luke and he's so amazing! I've known him since the 7th grade, I'm in 10th. And I just wanted to know if there is a way to ask him out on a date? I mean- he really likes Mexican food, so should I ask him to Taco Bell? or is that not romantic! I want him to be impressed by me and my choices. Like I want him to notice my hair, because I spend like 5 hours everyday on it just for him- I start school at 10am and go until like 6pm (I live in Montana) and sometimes I get a lot of homework, and I'm starting to get stressed because my grades are dropping, and I don't think colleges will want me in them! What do I do? I just want Luke to likke me, and I want this other guy Jake to like me, because he's totally cute!!!!

what do I do, SpreadLove?

well... if you really want to ask Luke on a date... just ask him if he wants to hang out... like say that you guys could go to a movie... and get taco bell afterwards.... you prolly don't want anything too romantic yet... if your just trying to get him to like you... just start with flirting and hanging out... and with the other guy... i think it would make things easier if you focused on one guy... and with the grades thing... you need to be able to focus on both... try to spend more time on hw.. and i've found that guys like girls better when they don't try to impress them... like... don't over do it... sometimes guys think its ridiculous when girls over do it... if you know what i mean! i hope this helped!

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heres my story. i have a small eating problem according to mom. i dont eat fast enough for her liking and not enough. i weigh 93 pounds and im 14. i dont think its a problrm because thats how my dad was. every time we sit down to eat dinner at mom's house, my step father says stuff like "she wont eat al of that" or "i bet 5 buck she cant finish the meal without us telling her to eat," but with more swearing. what he says hurts me and mom cant do anything about it. i seriously want to tell him to just stuff his face cause thats all your good at, but i dont. i cant take any more without telling him to drop dead but that would hurt mom. i need to know what to do. what do i do?

Well.. i think u just need to talk to him... tell him that what he is saying is hurting you... and if he laughs more.. you need to get serious... thats what i had to do with my dad.. he stays out late and gets home in the morning.... and i told him about it... and he didn't realize how i was effected by it.. he was suprised... so if you tell him that what he says is hurting you... i think that he'll realize that he should stop!... try not to let it effect you too much!

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me and my 2 best firends are doing this thing for christmas where we make a gift and also get a real gift. i know what i am getting them as a real gift but i dont no what to make. i have alot of pictures of the 3 of us so i wanted to do something with them. any one have any good and creative ideas? thanks

If you are creative, you could make a mini scrap book! they are about 8"x8", and have.. umm... about 10 pages i think.. and you could fill it up with the pictures.. and using different backgrounds! it would be cute! Its something nice to do with pictures, and is nice to have later in life.. to look back on memories!

-lauren

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15/F

I am a grade ten and I am required to take 'Planning 10' this year. It is a mandatory CAPP (career and personal planning) class. I was going to hand in an assignment today (on time) but asked the teacher if I could borrow her holepuncher (so I could put it in the required folder) but she said she didn't have one. She also said that I would lose 50% on the assignment automatically.

Hole punching was not part of the criteria so I feel like I should not lose so many marks. On my last assignment the whole class got 90-100% but I got 54%. I am a straight A student and try exceptionally hard on my work yet she gives me terrible marks for no reason. I even do assignments when I feel like they invade my privacy.

I have had enough. Am I overreacting? Who can I speak to about this other than her? She doesn't have a whole lot of common sense and I do not feel comfortable talking to someone so unfair.

Thanks so much

well i think that you should talk to your teacher.. like e-mail her... or talk to your school conselor... if the teacher didn't have a hole punch, so can't mark you down... what if you didn't own a hole punch?? What if you couldn't afford one?? in my opinion.... she was being unfair! you should probably talk to your conselor!

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Ok, so i cheat. I cheat alot, i cheat at almost anything i do and i try and get away with alot of things i do. This has to do with all schoolwork. I get average grades. But i just wanted to know if this is ok. So we have these vocab books in english, well i took the books the teachers were holding onto from last year and use all the answers. so i never have to fill out the book. But when the test comes i learn the words because i feel stupid if i look off somones paper. But i just like things to be alot easier in school. Like i havent done homework in 2 yrs. Yet i still get average grades and i know everything on the subjects i just think it's very pointless most of the work they make you do. I just wanted to know if im depriving myself at all from learning that well. Im also worried if i start cheating later on in life like with taxes and money and checks and all that and i dont want to end up like that but right now im really good at it and i have never gotten caught. So im just wondering when i should stop, or if im hurting myself in anyway?? Thanks

Well i don't know what grade you're in, but when it comes to highschool, cheating can really hurt you. Teachers teach you things for a reason... you are might going to need all this stuff when you are older... and by not doing your homework, it can hurt you grades... and it will make it harder for you to get into college! You should try harder, and make a better effort, because college is very important, and in high school, you need to get prepared for college... and you should try your hardest to get good grades!

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Hey everyone! On Tuesday my whole grade is going to a theatre to see a Christmas Carol. We are supposed to dress nice because we are representing our school, except nobody actually told us how nice we are supposed to dress. So my question is, what type of clothes should I wear so I look nice if people dress up but I don't look too weird if people don't dress up. Thanks in advanced &hearts

ok nice as in representation for a play would be like nice black dress pants, and a nice sweater, no jeans! and don't dress like a slob! lol you don't have to get all decked out!

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15/f

My school requires me to fulfill 24 community hours. I have only 3 and the hours are due by the end of January, but I don't know what to do for them. I got the three hours from camp, but it was from pulling weeds. PS it needs to be supervised like I can't go to the beach myself without anyone and clean it up and put that, it has to be through some function or organization

so basically what is a way to get more communtiy serivice hours I was thinking of an animal shelter but I'm too young for that.
PS. don't say babysitting please
thanks so much and I would love you if you could help.

If you go to church, i'm sure they will have alot of service you can do. Also you can go to an outreach center if you have any near you.. humm... if i think of anymore i'll let you know

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PLEASE HELP ME! ok. I HAD 5 BFFs. Then, I liked this guy and one asked him out 4 me when I told her not to. Then, my "BFFFF" keeps ragging on me about wut I wear and stuff like that. Also, another is turning the "wrong corner". Another talks behind my back. The last one is pretty much all I have left, because she does NONE of those things, and is the most like me. But, what should I do about the others?!

i can relate to that. i had a best friend and she started telling me i was fat, cause she was soo skinny it was gross, so she started bragging about it and saying i was fat, she was also a jerk to me. we had been friends since pre-school, and we kinda let go. i feel alot better cause i don't have anyone nagging at me all the time.... for your case, maybe you should tell them that they are bugging you, and if they are rude about it, then maybe they arn't your friend after all! i hope this helped!

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Ok so in my english class we have to present a speech thats 2 minutes long... I know I know, its not that long..... but when it comes to presentations and speeches i get sooooooooo nervous!!!!!!!!!! ANY TIPS ON HOW TO CONQUER THIS FEAR??????? please and thank you.

Practice the speech in front of friends or family first. Keep doing it until you become confident. Its good to have a postive attitude when presenting a speech. Also you should have faith in yourself that you'll do good. I was once told that you are what you think you are. So have a positive attitude, and tell yourself that your speech it going to be good! which i'm shure it will be!

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How quickly does make-up expire? I have this make-up set that I had for maybe a year or two now. I just recently found it in my closet. It has eyeshadow, blush, powder cake, and cover cream. How can i tell if these things are expired. If I put them on, will I get a skin reaction? Also it had mascara, lipstick and eyeliner (pencil & liquid). I threw away the mascara and liquid eyeliner because it was dryed up. What about the pencil eyeliner? Does that expire too?

Well i never knew make-up expired. If it did, it probably would take a few years. If the make-up looks fine, then it should be fine to wear, but if it is questionable, then maybe you shouldn't wear it. But i think you should be fine.

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Dear advicenators. I'm 15/m and in highschool. Theres this girl that I've liked for about a year now. We werent really going out but i made it really obvious that I liked her. I would give her stares and friendly smiles and linger around to wait for her to get out of her classes so I could walk her to her next class. I told her how i felt one day and we were on the verge of a relationship for about 4 weeks. I held her hand when we walked and bought her roses. She was my homecoming date but I never really asked her out. This one friday after school she out of the blue came up to me and told me she didn't think this was gonna work out. I was devastated and its been about a month now and I cant get her out of my head. I keep finding myself glancing over at her direction and wanting her to just look back at me for a second but she wont. I want her attention so badly that any kind of attention from her would satisfy me. I dont know what to do.. she seems to like another guy now, and you can probabally tell i'm the jealous type of person. but ya know, if shes happy its better off that way right? and now for the question, sorry for making this so long. Is there something wrong with me? What did I do wrong? and should I try to move on?

serious answers only please, Thanks in advance.

Nothing is wrong with you. Maybe she didn't like the idea that you never actually asked her out. she probably didn't like waiting. But it may help you if u talked to her, and asked her why she thought it wouldn't have worked out. It might be the right thing to move on, even though its the hardest thing to do.

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I'm writing this because I seriously need help.I like this boy,but he dosen't seem to notice me.At one point,I think he wanted to go out with me.(Long story). But,now I can't even get him to look at me! What should I do to get him to notice me?

I think that all you need to do is start talking to him. You may have to make that first move, maybe compliment him on his shirt, or shoes... and try to start a conversation. I don't know about him wanting to go out with him, so maybe he is embarresed by it, so he is shy. Just talk to him, it may work out. i hoped i helped!

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uuuugh im sooo angry right now.

friday in school we had dance team tryouts. so today ther was a list of who made the team. andd figures, i didn't make it. i mean, it wouldn't be so bad if i didnt think i would make it, but i really thought i was going to. i practiced the dance all week long and finally got it down, and during tryouts i did it perfectly(or so i thought) and smiled the whole time. so i really don't know why i didn't make the team. so basically all today i was upset and in first period i was like trying not to cry. i guess it wouldnt have been so bad if i hadn't gotten my hopes up. abd plus, most of the people who made the team are in like 6th and 7th grade and they're not even that good. i'm not sayin i was the best dancer there, but i was deffinetly better than a lot of them. like, i had more technique. and the past few weeks i've been thinking "ohh it's gonna be so fun, i can't wait" and now its like, okay now i got exited for nothing. and plus its not like i can just be like oh whatever i'll try agian next year. no. this is my last year at the school. i'm just really dissapointed becacause i wanted this so bad and i really love to dance. my friends who didnt make it feel the same way and some of them were like omg i cant believe you didnt make it.

so anyway, how can i feel better about this? ugh i just feel like crappp right now lol

thanks

hey! sorry you didn't make the team! I know how you feel! i'm also in dance (ballet) and i just went on point this year. (2 years late!) And i felt really bad when the year came when i thought for sure i was going on point, and it ended uo that my class had to wait until EVERYONE was ready, and i was with kids 2 years younger than me! But i eventually got over it!You just need to get your mind off it. You should try going out for another sport. Maybe you could go to a dance studio that competes... it would probably be alot better there, cause you will get a spot, and be with people with the same ability. I think going to a studio is alot better! Sorry you didn't make it! i hope i helped!

~Lauren

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Like this isn't something everyone says everyday. But, I really need help. My hair is extremely, extremely thick and wavy. Occasionally it becomes curly, and if I straighten it (which takes twice as long as it should) it looks okay too. But what can I do on a daily basis? Any ideas?

ok well i have thick curly hair, and i got it cut in lots of small layers to make it thinner, and it works. Also i'm sure it would look pretty if you leave it curly, so you should get like a curl cream ( i suggest Curl Life which you can get a salons, and now at CVS and right aid)and take ur showers when you wake up, and brush your hair, smooth the crean through your hair, and scruch it alittle to start the curls, and let it dry naturally. DON'T BRUSH IT AFTER IT HAS DRIED!! it just makes it all frizzy and messy!

I hope this helped! ask me more questions if you need more help!!

-Lauren

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I just got this dress today for a bat mitzvah i'm going to. I'm just thinking, is this dress cute in your opinion, and do you like it on me? Also, should I wear stocking or no, if so what color? ALSO, what kind of shoes? One more thing: HOW DO I GET RID OF THOSE TAN LINES ON MY CHEST?

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Ok well first of all wear nylons.. and try to get a color that is the same color as your skin. Your picture isn't comming up on my computer because it says there is something wrong with your photobucket.. but try to get shoes that are either black or white/cream... it depends on the color of your dress... Black or for dark colors, and white is for white... obviously (sp?) And as for the tan lines... i have no clue... you can get like a bronzer powder and try to cover it up, but it may not cover it completly, i never had any luck with tan lines! well i hoped this helped!!

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ok so ive been invited to my first bar mitzvah!! yay! here come the bad news. every year i go to halloween horror nights to please my dad because he thinks that i enjoy it but really i hate getting scared. he already reschedualed it because of something that i needed to do the weekend that he planned it but now i really want to go to this bar mitzvah because hes the only kid i know that jewish and i want to go and see all my friends from my old school. the problem is hes more my brothers friend and i just got invited to tag along but still i want to go really badly. i talked to my dad about reschedualling again but no he says i have to choose between halloween horror nights and the bar mizvah but my brother wants to go to halloween horror nights because he loves it and he doesnt want to go to the bar mitzvah but i do and i cant show up without him. so one more thing the guy i like is going to the bar mizvah and i never get to see him anymore because i went to a new school last year. im so confused and extreamly mad at my dad so please help!!! i cant confront my dad u see im a little scared of him sometimes and he tries to hard to impress me and my brother.

ok well first of all u should never be afraid of your dad! i've had to learn that the hard way... even though i'm still kind of afraid of himat times. But u shouldn't be afraid of talking to him. I think that you should talk to your dad about the situation. If you don't get to hang out with your dad alot then i would go the the halloween thing, but it the bar mizvah is more important than you should go to that. It might feel unconfortable for you to go to your brother's frinend's bar mitzvah with out him if you don't know the kid well. If you really want to see your old friends maybe you could have a halloween party and invite them all! i hope this helped you a little! remember, don't be afraid to talk to your dad!!

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Hey everyone! well my room is tropical and i really want a little tropical, tiki hut kinda thing. But the problem is, my room is not very big and i want a short one and not to wide. I would use it as a kinda hang out for when friends come over. i would also put a couple of pillows on the ground so we could sit on them under the hut. also i would put those little hang lights around it and under the hut put a little table for drinks or magazines or something. so does anyone know where i could find one not to tall but not to wide eaither??? thanks!!!!! love ya all!!!!!

p.s. i would also need a base w/ it. thanks!

ok well i used to wanna have a tropical room so i searched for all that stuff, and there is a magizine/ web site for party stuff, and they always have tropical stuff, and i think that they have tiki huts that are small.. but its oriental trading... so go to orientaltrading.com.... i hope this helps!!

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