prettyndsweet12 asks: Can you give me some tips for going back to school?
Hi prettyndsweet12 –
I don’t know your exact age or school year now, but here are some tips in general for anyone going back to school:
1) Try to schedule your time as well as you can from the beginning. If a teacher tells you on the first day that you’ll have a big Continue reading
vampire22 asks: My parents have really been annoying me lately. I walked into my room to find that my mother had completely torn it apart. When I gave out to her, my father walked in and started giving out to me. They’re trying to make me go places, but I don’t want to go because school starts in three weeks and I’m nervous about that. No one understands, and my mother is trying to send me to a therapist because she says I’m too emotional. I can’t get away from it!
Hi vampire22 –
Boy, that does sound annoying! I know that parents can sometimes really misunderstand their kids, and do and demand things that have nothing to do with where those kids really are at.
So I have a solution, I think. And it’s a funny one, because it’s their Continue reading
marlitha asks: My parents are separated. My mom is always busy at work, and when she comes home she never has time for me. She never asks me questions about my life (except to ask if I have homework). Everybody else in my class says that they love their moms because they always take time out for them. What should I do?
Hi marlitha –
There was a period of history when most mothers stayed at home and spent their time taking care of the household and raising the children. For many reasons, that time has largely shifted to a new age when many women have to work outside the home. It’s good in some ways, and kind of lousy in some others. And probably the worst of those is that those women often come home tired and stressed, and aren’t as able to give their children the love and attention they otherwise would (they don’t walk the dogs as much either, lots of the time, which really gets under my collar!).
Of course it would be best if your mom could spend more time with you, and I’ll bet she’d Continue reading
prettyndsweet12 asks: Sometimes I tend to think about the bad and embarrassing things that have happened to me in the past, and it makes me sad and sometimes mad. How can I keep myself from thinking about my past and focus more on my present and future?
Hi prettyndsweet12 –
That’s a great question. People always tell us to move on past the bad things in our pasts, and live life in the present. But how can we do that when those bad memories just won’t let us go?!
Well, here’s the deal – those memories are there for a very good Continue reading
Sundershiner asks: I’m really overweight, and really upset I’ve let myself get this way. At school all my classmates look at me funny, and I always feel insecure. I am confident in everything else other than my stomach. I don’t have any problems, and I’m occasionally active! I just love to eat! I’ve tried to be healthy, or try to do something active but I just end up not doing it and having some type of food in front of me! So what could I do to get healthy fast? Run, swim, walk, cardio twister, the bike, field hockey practice in my yard? Also, I will be missing a week worth of field hockey practice! My coach said we all really need to get in shape or it will be a nightmare. I know because I did it last year. I just want to be prepared this time! What should I do?
Hi sundershiner –
If I’m understanding your question right, your field hockey will start soon, and you want to get into great shape by then. Well, it’s impossible to change completely in that time. But what you can do is start preparing now, to be ready for the practices to get you into better shape.
All the exercises you ask about are great. And my advice would be to not overdo any of them. Maybe go Continue reading
Aspara asks: What is physical relation?
Hi Aspara –
Well, although officially it could mean any physical relationship between two or more objects (I am in physical relation with the floor right now, for example), it usually means physical relations of a romantic sort. In other words, instead of one person just looking longingly at another, or writing them love letters, they’re actually touching. That could mean holding hands, dancing, kissing, groping, or Continue reading
Rebecca asks: You’re just a dog! How can you ever help me? My problems are getting worser n worser! But thanks anyway, for your concern, and for being on my side. I am happy just for that.
Hi rebecca –
I have one very important answer for you: You’re right. I can’t help you a bit. I can’t come out there and bite the people who are mean to you, and I can’t lay my head on your lap so you can hold me while you cry. And I certainly can’t change anyone else’s behavior.
But there is one thing I can do, and that’s what I love to do more than anything else: I can Continue reading
lillyanna asks: I recently heard that the most popular boy in my village has a crush on me. This came as a surprise because I am not all that popular and taught he did not know who I was. What should I do?
Hi lillyanna –
Oh I wonder how many of our readers are yelling at you as they read this, “JUMP ON HIM, SILLY!” And of course, I agree, but I jump on everybody, so I’m not a good role model in that!
My big question is what you Continue reading
Shellyx asks: My 2 bezzies and I started a band. I don’t think I can sing. I write songs and sing at home but never to them. They keep nagging me to sing but I’m too shy/embarrassed because they’re both really good. They like my songs but they haven’t heard me sing. What do I do? Xxxxx
Hi Shellyx –
Wow do I envy you, that someone wants to hear you sing! Everyone hates it when I do. Even Handsome, who loves me more than anything, says I have as ugly a bark as he’s ever heard!
So it seems to me that you’re finding yourself in a very funny situation. Your friends want you to sing, but you’re afraid that if they hear you sing they won’t like your voice. But the one way to get them to stop bugging you to sing would be… if you sang! So my advice is… Continue reading
sazuna45 asks: I’ve been asking a question of people I trust. Kind of a survey: What do you think about racism? How unnecessary/ necessary do you think it is? And what can be the results?
Hi sazuna45 –
Okay, let’s start with a definition. I define Racism as a particular form of prejudice, in which one makes judgments about a person or group of people based on their race, and not on actual facts. And usually those judgments are, in some way, negative.
Let me explain what I mean by “usually, in some way, negative.” Today, one of the most popular sports in the world is Continue reading