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Money borrowing...how to get it back?
Posted Saturday November 11 2006, 9:01 am
I'm totally fed up of people borrowing money from me. My family gives me money to run the house and family(grandma, mother, brother).
My mother is #1 borrower. We have babysitter and she doesn't work but right now she owes me $1500! She doesn't even have the money to give me and I have about $300 to run the house for the rest of the month!
Then my friends they make me buy stuff saying they'll pay me back and they never do! I'm fed up and ready to take a stand.
HOW DO I GEt BACK THe MONEY from:
my mother &&&&
My friends?
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Summer Camp.
Posted Saturday November 11 2006, 2:50 am
Umm.. I didnt know where to put this topic, lol.
Any good camps around New Jersey for a 13 year old girl? That arent too expensive either... I want to go to camp so badly, and finally I've convinced my mom that camp isnt just for parents who are away in the summer, and she'll pay if its 5,000 dollars or less. i want to go to those like.. traditional camps and does anyone know any good ones? i dont mind if its co-ed, just females, or has a brother and sister camp. and one with like alot of fun activities and stuff, like sports, dances, etc. personal experience from it could also be good. i've tried looking for some.. but I dont really know if they're that good without some peoples opinions... or idk.
thanks! :]
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emotional infidelity
Posted Friday November 10 2006, 4:59 am
What do i do with a husband who doesn't believe he is cheating on me since he insists the relationship isn't physical? We will be going to marriage counciling soon but have to wait for an appointment. He has written love letters to her that i found. i can't just dump him, i have a 9 month old daughter to think about. He still wants to hang out with the girl and won't stop, even after i said it would hurt me and our relationship if he did. he doesn't think he is wrong. What would you do?
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stupid parents, sorry so long.
Posted Thursday November 9 2006, 8:07 pm
Alright, for the last, maybe three months, my mother has been really mean to me. Its like every little thing i do, she yells at me for. Lets say if i don't empty the dishwasher, i'll get yelled at, and then my other sister is just sitting on her a$$ doing nothing all day, with the trash cans completly full. Unlike my sister, when my mom yells at me, i stand up for myself. I won't take all the $#it she throws at me. In addition, my father has been really b!tc#y too. I'll do a little thing, and he'll flip out at me. They keep on telling me that i have to stop being in a bad mood all the time, and how i need to go out and do things. I do sports all the time, and just recently i have had a long break, one that i have never had before. as sports...
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my mom. ):
Posted Wednesday November 8 2006, 8:21 pm
well okay on thursday night my mom picked my sister and i up from my gradmas house at 1am, even though so was supposed to pick us up around 8:30. she was so drunk, and i was scared to get in the car. my sisters 7 and was asleep so i carried her outside with me. i get in the car and my mom goes crazy for NO REASON! she's being so mean, and i asked her why are you doing this to yourself? and she called me names. we got out of the car when we were home and i was on the phone with my gram and she hit me in the face and tried to get my cell phone, but i ran down street until she got inside, then i went in and ran up in my dads room (the attick.) he has a lock in the inside that i locked it. and sooo, she comes upstairs and trys to open in and ca...
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troubles getting along with parents
Posted Wednesday November 8 2006, 6:14 pm
15/f
My parents and I just don't get along anymore. My parents think that I'm a completely shallow, bitchy whore, and have no problem telling me this. I try to be nice to them, I do, but they'll start me off by giving me evil looks or using a tone with me before I can even say hello! They put all the blame on me, however, we're both equally guilty. But I just want to get along with them like I used to. How do you suggest I do this? Thanks in advanced.
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What kind of father is he?
Posted Wednesday November 8 2006, 2:04 pm
I lost touch with my dad when i was 9 (long story) last year was the first time i got in touch with him. i also met aunts that i never knew my whole life. before we lost touch i last saw him a few weeks before i turned 8. the whole thing is i'm jamaican and my dad left jamaica when i was 2 then came back to visit when i was 4 . so i really don't know him. he left jamaica and cheated on my mother with another woman that he has 2 kids with now (10 and 11) i finally came to the US when i was 6 but i lived in new jersey and my dad lived in florida and he still does currently. after losing touch i moved to conneticut but last year on the internet i found his name and phone number. i was so excited that had always been something i yearned for o...
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don't know what to do
Posted Wednesday November 8 2006, 1:47 pm
well my parents are devoriced. and my mom lives in the same county and everything.but i live with my dad and his fiance.well me and his fiance dont get alone because her son is so annoying and he beats the crap out of me and im not allowed to hit him back. well my mom told me monday that i should move in with her so i wouldnt have to put up with that. i want to and everything but if i move in with her then i cant do anything i want to do or have anything i want. my mom isn't poor or anything but my dad isn't rich. i get more money and get to do more stuff at my dads but i get in trouble more there too. like me and her son both have chores well if he dont do his chores i have to do them + mine..now that is not fair...but i really don't know ...
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Enough money for a UNIVERSITY?
Posted Tuesday November 7 2006, 11:06 pm
Hi. :]
I'm a highschool junior, so I'm 16 years old.
I recently went to a "college night" at my highschool & there were like over 100 colleges there. Me & my mom have been looking at the brochures, and she INSISTS I go to a college. Like a live-at-home gain your credit hours, and not live in a dorm. My parents literally have NO money, my dads paychecks go to all the bills and then part of my moms pay checks go to some bills and the rest goes to groceries & living.
I have one brother and two sisters, and they've all gone to a four-year college, lived in a dorm, and had a college life.
I know that they won't have enough money to send me to like University of AUSTIN &...
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Muslim marriage
Posted Tuesday November 7 2006, 12:57 pm
ello all. i am going to be getting married next month, hopefully. i am muslim and we are going to have the marriage at the Masjid. i was wondering if the person that must give me away can be my mum? i wasn't sure if it had to be a male or not. thank you for your help. take care
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Should i let him back into my life?
Posted Tuesday November 7 2006, 12:44 pm
My dad used to be really mean to my mom, and would treat me and her badly, and alot of stuff, I wont go into detail, but now he says he is sorry, and how he wants MY MOM bak, not really me. He just uses me to get to MY MOM. Like he willl only take me to the movies if my mom comes, and so on. But i like to be with him .But the thing is that the last 3 years i cut him out of my life, becuase he was so mean to us, and now he wants to a part of my life. I kno it is good to 4giv, but i 4 gave him so many times. I stood up 4him so many times, when no one else wud. Is this the last straw or no? Can you plz give me some advice?
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mother
Posted Monday November 6 2006, 12:14 am
My parents and I moved here from Russia. It was hard for us at first. My dad worked and my mom was in school, training to be a nurse for 7 YEARS(she couldn't speak english).
Now she has a job. She's a nurse and gets paid WELL. We're living pretty good. But I barely see my parents, and that is a problem.
Ever since my mom began working, she became OBSESSED with it. She's cancelled so many plans with me and broke so many promises because she would much rather work.
I'm only 14 years old/female, and I never really had a great relationship with my parents. They've always been TOO BUSY. I missed out on so much as a kid. and I am turning 15 next month. and I feel as though my mom would rather make ext...
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my dad
Posted Sunday November 5 2006, 9:31 pm
Ok...i am 13 and a girl. My parents are divorced and i see my dad 2 maybe 3 times a month. But my step mom has been on disability for a while at her work and my dad is really worried that they wont have any money. I can tell and it worries me bad. He dosent like to talk about it and he is depressed and it makes me depressed because my dad is sad. He just thinks that there wont be presents at christmas and i dont care if i get presents or not but i can tell he is worried about it and i overheard a conversation with my stepmom saying he was and that she was to. It makes me sad. Any advice?
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My brother's irresponsibility
Posted Sunday November 5 2006, 8:54 pm
I'm going to set the scene here by first giving some background information:
My brother, Dustin: 23 years old; senior in college; has a two year old son; unmarried and single; lives on his own.
I, Natalie: 16 years old; high school junior; unemployed (my parents told me not to work so I can concentrate on school); live with both of my parents.
Story:
My brother was over at my parents' house (where I live) last night. He was drinking and trying to show off to impress a girl his age that was also at my house. He was complaining about EVERYTHING. He said, "I'm a grown man, 23, and I can take care of myself".
However, my parents pay half of his rent, help him take car...
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Feeling Helpless And Sad :(
Posted Sunday November 5 2006, 8:28 pm
Recently my mom has gone away on business. My dad has been a real jerk lately, only calling on me to clean the house, not once saying a word to 1 of my 3 brothers who are also perfectly capable of cleaning the house. He also grounds me excessively for no reason. I've tried talking to him, asked my mom to talk to him, and asked his sister to talk to him, but he doesn't listen to any of them. HE WON'T EVEN LET ME GO TO CHURCH! I mean, what is up with that? Is there any way at all that I can get him to lighten my load? He gets angry sort of easily, so I don't want to come off as disrespectful or angry to him. Please, PLEASE help me. I don't know what to do and he keeps twisting my words around to make it sound like I'M the one whining and in t...
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I embarrassed my neice...
Posted Sunday November 5 2006, 6:59 pm
Okay im only 13 and i have a neice (or however you spell it) and shes 6, so the other day me and her went to a school dance (we go to the same school) and she likes this guy in my class (little 6 yr old crush...how cute) and she was begging me to tell him, so i go up to hima nd im like "hey josh, my neice here has the biggest crush on you?" she started to burry herself in my stomache and i cant help but feel bad, i mean, 6 year old dont know what they're talking about, and it was annoying so i just went right up to him and told him. Am i a bad aunt? and can you give me advice please.
-Jan
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drinking problem?
Posted Sunday November 5 2006, 4:30 pm
Ok, so i'm wondering if i'm overreacting or my parents really have a drinking problem. because it seems to me like theyre constantly drinking. however, they dont do it during the week when they work which is good but on the weekend they feel the need to drink every night. they dont get completely smashed but they get tipsy and they make fools out of themselves a lot which is why i never bring friends over. its really embarrasing to me. cus then they cant drive me anywhere and they just stay home watching tv and drinking. it really bothers me and i want to know if this is a drinking problem. sometimes my mom will come home from work on friday morning at like 7 am before i leave for school and she'll be drinking a beer. is that normal? beca...
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low budget fairly easy to make christmas gifts for my family
Posted Saturday November 4 2006, 10:26 pm
13/f.
I would like to make my family some christmas gifts that they can really use, and are really fun to make. But, they would have to be fairly easy, considering i have a huge family.
I would need gifts for kids, girls and boys
And gifts for my grandparents, and gifts for parents, aunts and uncles.
If anyone has any really cute ideas, please share!!!
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dad trouble
Posted Saturday November 4 2006, 7:32 pm
basically, me and my dad don't get along.
i know you'd all say something like "try talking to him" or "tell him how you feel".
...no.
he's not the kind of person that i can just go up to and tell what i'm feeling. if me and my dad do ever communicate without it being bad, it's very short and to the point. but that rarely happens. not as often as our fights at least. i don't know what to do anymore. he get's so aggravated with me that i feel like killing myself. he pisses me off more than anyone ever has or ever will. he yells at me for having clothes on my bed (3 things, mind you), he twists his stories around trying to make it seem like he's right, and he makes me feel like shit. i don't know what to do. ARGHHHHHHH
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Help me fix this please!
Posted Saturday November 4 2006, 4:26 pm
I found out that my brother smoked pot and I saw that he kept doing it so I told my mom (who doesn't believe me) but now my brother is being a jerk when all I wanted to do was help him what should I do?
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