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The Post Your Problems Thread 2.0
The other Post Your Problems Thread was old and cluttered; so here's a new one! This time, I'm going to try and make it more hands on.
I'm thinking of making weekly rotating polls. If you have any ideas for what type of poll you would like, feel free to send me a PM with a question and possible responses and I'll fit it in to one week or another! After a week, I will post the results in the next post. Hopefully this will help solve some problems too!
These rules may be modified as seems fit. Hopefully your problems will be solved. (b'-')b |
Reserved for PYP Poll results~
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Two of my best friends hate each other at the moment, and im stuck in the middle with both of them wanting me to take their side.
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Hm.. sounds complicated. I personally hate when two friends want you to take "Sides." I would probably explain to each of them that you don't want to take sides because you are friends with either of them, and the mature thing to do in the situation is to resolve it between each other, because if it doesn't involve you, then you shouldn't have to step in. You can, though, tell either of them that you are there for support or advice if you need them, but that you do not want to step in because you don't want to make the situation worse, and that you think that you being involved would be immature and that you feel that the extra stress is personally too much for you to handle. And then thank them for understanding. Speak to each of them separately, though. But tell them that you hope that they can resolve it soon because you miss their friendship/ hanging out all together.
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So, I'm concerned about my neighbours. The woman that lives there has 2 children who I can always hear either crying or screaming. Usually I'd just pin it on mild bad parenting or bratty children, but this is happening every day, all the time, plus she's already pretty shady, she's been arrested more than once for drug offences.
I'm thinking she's probably abusing these children too much, I often wake up in the early hours of the morning to hear one or both of the children on the other side of the wall sobbing. I don't even think they ever sleep, if I'm awake then I'll be able to hear them & they often wake me up when I'm sleeping, so I'm not sure when they actually sleep at all. .~. There's always a lot of different men going to the house aswell, I'd just say she's promiscuous, but I can't shake the thought that it's possible she's including the children aswell, she often turns up the television or music to a ridiculous volume level, attempting to block out sounds? Even if she isn't, it seems wrong to expose children to that sort of behaviour. On the rare occasion that I'll see the kids outside of the house, they act very strangely and they're not as intelligent as what I would expect for their age, they're both about 8-10 and they can hardly speak properly. Should I just continue to ignore it and not meddle in other people's affairs, or contact the police or something? Like I said, the police have already been to the house, but nothing changed so I'm doubtin' they'll do anything anyway. |
Call the police, the children seem like they are being abused, just say you think they are, and if they aren't then oh well.
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These children are definitely being abused, unfortunately. Why were the police there? Maybe this time they should come to take the children away, to a better home, and arrest the women. This is not a safe environment for them to live in. For the sake of these children, please call the police.
Or, as poopnoodle said, you could call Child Protection Services. That may be a better idea, actually. No matter what, these children need to be taken away. |
Theres this girl that I am close to. She is pretty close to me too. I don't know if she likes me or not. But, I think I do. I want to be with her but I'm scared what she would say. I don't want to be rejected or I don't want to lose her as a friend, are there any signs that can tell me she likes me?
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This is my bro's situation - he doesn't have an account, doesn't want one, but these are his words
I was a lonely boy. I am in 6th grade. Last year, girls hated me. This year I have been taken under a group of girls wings. I sit with them at lunch. I have 2 problems. Please help me: 1. My boy friends, they think I am a traitor except for 1. I sit with them at lunch every once in a while and they want me out. They once took me in, and the girls called me a traitor. I don't know who are my real friends... who should I go with? 2. One of the girls in the group I really like. She is one of my best friends and I don't know if she likes me. I try to hang out, we text, we facebook, we talk, but... I don't know what to do. My two friends in the boy group have been rejected like 20 times, she is a real tought. What should I do??? |
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True friendships don't apply to popularity or recognition, it just is. Plus being in 6th grade means that hormones (especially for girls are beginning to rage), so just be aware of that. ;) |
To be quite honest, if his friends don't want him hanging out with girls, it's probably because they
A: Got rejected. B: Still in that 'girls are icky' stage. C: *******s who are very possessive. I doubt that helped, but...you should consider if they're really your friends. ...I think Feign also summed it up pretty nicely. |
My teacher who I have a crush on is leaving the school!
I have terrible news! I found out that my cute English teacher, who I have a crush on, is going back home to live in Ireland soon. What should I do?
I was thinking that maybe I should rush down to the airport on the day that he's leaving, and there I'll confront him and confess my love to him. Obviously, he'll tell me that he loves me as well, and then he'll decide not to go away because he doesn't want us to be apart. After that, we'll probably go on the run together - maybe to South America where it's warm - and we'll adopt new identities. I will be called Tinker Bell, and he will be called David Tennant. We'll travel around in a small rickety caravan, but our love will make it seem like paradise. We'll carve out a respectable living by performing folk songs wherever we stop, and I will sell paintings after learning how to paint. And then when I turn eighteen, we'll have a nice wedding in a small Brazilian chapel and we'll probably live happily ever after. Do you think that this is a good idea? |
This is assuredly a quality thread. Veritably.
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Oh, my god. I'm gagging and vomiting at the same time. I think I'm gavomitting.
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That.. is kinda what happened at my highschool.
I had a teacher in grade 11, named Mr. Chu-Morrison. He was originally Mr. Morrison.. but apparently he divorced his wife, left his kid and stuff.. to marry a former student of his.. named Mrs. Chu. And.. yeah.. she works there, too. Same school. Same English department. :/ Also taught English (and Religion).. and every summer they go to Africa to help build houses or wells and stuff for certain villages and stuff there.. It's like.. super crazy.. :/ Yeah. I'm not kidding. He was my Grade 11 Writer's Craft teacher. Just ask Lightning. She went to my school, too. (I think she even had him as a teacher, too..) |
Moving this to PYP because it's a bit......undeserving of a thread.
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Ok, im having a weird problem, I believe in this thing called tails doll, he is an evil creature that only comes if youve seen him before, or do his curse, i have not done any of the two, but anyways, if you encounter him, he will either kill you, steal your soal, make you his slave, or wait till a diffrent time, depending on what you have with you (like a sonic doll >:D), so... One night i looked out my window, i saw a red light (i forgot he has a red light/gem hanging on a string from his head) it was across the street (30 feet away) and i have good vision, but i apperently couldnt really see him, so i got my night vision binoculars and look thru them, and there he was, all.... scary looking with red all over him (its... well... blood *child friendly site*) holding a sharpy (once agian child friiendly...knife) and staring at me with his cold red eyes, and dissapeared, and i never saw him again (and no it wasnt my imagination) afterwords, about a few days later, ive been getting a weird craze for creepy stuff... (like making scary pictures of shadow, or something) so i need to figure out whats going on... Sorry if this is a dumb problem, its just really weird.
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I think you're just being paranoid or just trolling
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Well, every night, it takes me hours to sleep. The main reason is because I am so scared that somebody might rob the house. If I hear one noise, I am on red alert, and I can't sleep. Even though it is highly probable that this wont happen, I still think it every single night. What should I do?
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um maybe get a dog or a cat or something to comfort you or put a lock on the door or put up like an alarm if someone breaks in =/
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I do have a dog, but she would sleep through a meteorite. =/
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Do you have an alarm system? Why don't you speak to a therapist about it instead of coming to us? Don't you have school councilors there to talk to for free? Seems like a sort of paranoia that only they can fix.
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No, im not paranoid! I hate him and have nothing bothering me about him at the moment, i think its just weird that he randomly appeared like that! oh! and he uh...well....hehe o.o" scared.... me when i was on the computer.... i have some pictures on my camera that i will show later.
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umm I have the same problem as notch-eared-pichu
I can't get to sleep and then I start getting mad because I'm told to just close my eyes and rest. Which I do but it doesn't work . Also I hate fire, I'm terrified of it and I'm worried about a fire at night. any help and I do have a dog but he's deaf -_- thanks |
What Do You Do With An Unfaithful Friend?
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So I have this friend who treats me very low even when iIm trying to be nice to him. And people keep telling me to stop trying to be nice. But I don't know what to do. Can someone tell me what I should do? |
I wouldn't really call that a friend.
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Ditch the loser. This should probably be in the advice thread, but I'll throw out some here
I've had the same problem, and it's not worth it. Chances are this person talks like a pervert right? Does he/she constantly brag? If yes, he has a low self esteem and he redeems himself by putting friends down. If no, he probably doesn't feel worthy enough to be cared about, so you should just talk to your friend about it heart to heart. If it makes you feel akward, you can talk to them and THEN stop being their friend |
Wanna know what I do? Tell them to get stuffed.
Stop being nice. Be a little... yeah that... back. I find it works the best. |
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I will try to avoid him as much as I can. |
Do what I do. Make an ass of him. Make sure everyone is around, and make him look like a complete loser. Quit the nice act. It has to work both ways.
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I take them to make dragon cave, hidden away in the mountains.
I make sure this person is comfortable, hanging from the wall in chains and then I eat him. Or I just stop talking to them, either way :) |
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As for my advice, it's simple. First, stop giving him too much importance. Stop treating him; tell that you're disappointed and you can't keep enduring his attitude towards you, but you'll be there if he ever needs a hand, as long as he doesn't keep treating you like crap. In other words, be a good friend. Then go on with your life and try meeting other people or hanging out with other friends. If he comes to you with an apology, you've got a real buddy. If he doesn't, it's his loss. I know it's not as easy as it sounds, but it's just what I have to say. Good luck. |
i've had this situation so many times just ignore the person then when theyr'e laughing it all out everything will backfire for them
and try to avoid them and don't talk to them at all then soon they will realise what a jerk theyr'e being. but Good Luck on this ^_^ |
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Thanks everybody.
I just confronted him and told him that if he's gonna be a jerk, I'm not even gonna try being nice to him. He said he changed but I told hi mit was far too late to be saying that. I feel much better now, :) |
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i have had this problem ever since i started online in 2008 i have been constantly bullied by other members on sites, at school im bullied about my looks constantly i don't think i can take anymore it's got to stop so im going to leave offline for good but i dont want to make my friends upset espeacially my pair reverb they all mean the world to me but i dont know what to do its just making me ill all of it i get into trouble more at home and school so can someone help please :(
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If someone's bullying you online, you block/ignore them, or if it's a site you tell a moderator/staff member. That's simple really.
In real life, it's far more serious. You need to speak to someone you have trust in; either a parent or teacher and tell them how you feel, someone will be able to help you because a lot of kids and teens go through this themselves at some point. |
I know this is a pretty trivial problem compared to many of the other things posted on here in the last four days, but I feel the need to post it anyway.
I had my appendix removed last week, and me and my girlfriend split at the same time. I don't know why, but when I got out of the hospital, I began to develop insomnia, and even though I've healed up enough to be able to run for track again, I wind up falling asleep at four AM, and my performance in school and at track has suffered considerably because I can't keep my eyes open. I really don't know what's caused it, whether it was something in the painkillers I had to take or sheer stress, but I'd hate to bring it to a doctor because it seems too trivial to really bother them with. What should I do? I went to friends and cousins, but none of their advice worked, so this is my last resort. |
Seems like your body is responding to both the appendix and the breakup.
I'd say if it doesn't past in the next week, go see a doctor for at least some sleeping pills. Also explain to your professors/teachers about your insomnia. You never know; maybe they could give you an extended date on classwork or something. |
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As far as on sites, if one section hates you try another and another. You can try and ask the mods etc for help but make sure you don't whine or anything like that nor should you sound like you're accusing the bullies. 'innocent until proven guilty' therefore you have to prove your case in a calm and civilized manner. Don't give up and don't turn your back on the friends you have. Ask them to help you, friends protect friends you know? And if they don't want to confront the bully or w/e that's fine, just ask them to be your escape so you can forget your woes and stuff. It's not about quantity but quality and I'm sure people like your pair love you dearly <3 Quote:
Anyways, if none of that works, try and kill the caffine out of your diet completely over a weekend so you can crash early. Your body sounds like it's starting to get used to going to bed that late. XD; Hope this works, if not feel free to ask back or ask your doctor. |
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This used to happen to me. Just ignore them, don't even bother replying. I know it's hard NOT to listen, but if you get the hang of it, it'll work out. Oh, and are you getting bullied by someone here? You could just report them. |
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tell your teacher(s) or head as for here tell a mod or smod ;) hope this helps And I'll support you :) |
Ok, so my dog ran away, and was picked up to the pound. We got him back, he was fine. Then, he got out. When we got him back, he did NOT want to come back. As we tried to force him in, he just sat, making it all but impossible. Twice, he ran back out into the gate. Again, we got him back in. This time, we blocked the gates so that he couldn't get out, yet he still persisted. My grandpa had to literally throw him back in the door.
Could it be that he misses my aunt's dog that was here when we got back him from the pound? Or when he was gone, could something' have happened? Cause, when he got him back from the pound, he had been gone for a good three days. But, what's weird is that he seemed scared of us, but he acted perfectly fine when we got him back from the pound. What might be causing this peculiar behavior? |
Pokemon Problem
I am trying to get a Mamoswine I know that you need to get a Pilowswine with Ancient power and level it up to get one but my problem is i cant seem to breed or catch a Swinub with Ancient power or find the TM some where can any one help?
Does the Pilowswine get Ancient power via level up or does it need to be born with it? |
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- long problem alert -
Okay, this problem started in the summer. we came back to school, and everyone was happy, it was set up to be a great year, good teacher, good friends, and next year i'd be going to high school. Now, for a week we got to go away with the school for a week. It was fun, but i spent most of time with one of my friends. Shes a girl, and since the start of the year, i'd really liked her. It may have been raging hormones, but i dunno. Now, we were getting really close, and then my best friend asks her out. He gets a yes. Now i was happy for him, but that all changed quickly. Mostly because, he found out i like her. He got someone to spread it to everyone, including the girl i like. She didn't mind, and she told me it would've been a yes if he hadn't asked first. So, when this happened, i actually felt like my chest hurt. It was one weird feeling. Now, after this, he started spreading rumours about me. - one of which was perverted and just plain gross - they all weren't true. But, cause it was her boyfriend, she believed him. And ever since then, things have always been awkward when me and the girl i like talk to each other. It just feels like all the friendship we had disappeared from the air. Now, my friend actually wants to kill me. He is really annoyed at me, and i never know what he's gonna spread next. And i always think whatever he spreads may ruin my friendship with everyone. So, my best friend hates me, i can barely talk to the girl i like, and everyone thinks my friend is right. What can i do to stop all of it, and maybe get the girl. |
I'm going out with this one girl and Im worried about kissing her.
There's nothing wrong, but last time I tried to, she denied it and I just kissed her on her cheek. We'll be going out for a month as of the 17th of January and I kinda want to try again, but last time, it tore me up inside. VM when you reply to this so I can remember to look at your advice. Thanks. |
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Or. Ditch the douche and tell an adult whose mature enough to handle such a stupid situation. |
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make the girl realise that he is a bit of a git and fingers crossed she finishes him. win the girl over asap as they split, you may seem a bit horrible jumping onto your friends ex straight away but who cares. with the help of your new femme fatale tell everybody he's lying. it'll work out... My problem... Well i was recently with this girl i've liked for the past 4 years, we where in love and i ended up losing my virginity to her... We are best friends and always have fun but when we arent together we end up having petty arguments via text or facebook and we end up braking up. But usually i win her back over and its all good in the end. But we recently split up and this time i'm not sure if i can get her back or not and after staying up all last night and thinking of what i could do i decided to not move on from her for about a year and fingers crossed in the meantime i would get back with her. I love her so much and right now we see each other everyday as best friends (and when i say best friends i seriously mean best friends) but its painful because i constantly just want to hold her and never let her go and that would definately put her off as being my friend so i thought about not seeing her as a friend anymore...but i'd rather be her best friend and have this predicament than not be involved in her life at all... I'm just asking, has anybody ever experianced something like this and if so how did you ease the pain? :( |
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But talk to her. That's about all I can say. And if she doesn't take you back, then maybe it's time to move on. Best of luck. |
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and thank you :) |
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And, you're welcome ^_^ |
i have a massive phone bill to pay off, it sucks cause i didn't use my phone too much
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My amazingly cute English teacher is now gone. I think I'm on the rebound - I've started looking around the school for another teacher upon whom to target my infatuation, but none are quite so gorgeous as my lost love. How shall I cope?
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You've been here for ages and I still can't tell if you're a troll or not.
Anyway, if you're serious, stop going after teachers. You're probably just making them uncomfortable and it won't work out anyway. I'm not saying relationships with people older than you are bad, but least wait until you're of legal age before you start pursuing them to make it a great deal less awkward for everyone involved. :( |
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Serious or not here is a lovely website I found. It's technically a website for those who are in an educational field of work looking for a companion who is also in that field. So if you're that desperate you could just lie about being a teacher and skim through the website. In all seriousness though you should really try looking for people who are around your age. Dating teachers is usually a messy and awkward situation. Atleast that's how the news presents it. Nontheless here is the website if you're really interested. http://www.teacherspassions.com/ |
Thank you for the link, but most of the teachers on that website seem a bit too old and scruffy for my tastes. My amazingly cute English teacher was in a much higher league. For one thing, he was quite young for a teacher - I think he must have been hired straight out of university, so he's only about ten years older than me and that means it wouldn't be so bad if we got married. He always dressed very smartly in shirts and ties and in the winter he wore a very sexy scarf which I tried to steal on the day before he left, mainly because I wanted something to remember him with, but I gave it back because it was snowing outside and I was worried that he would get cold. He had really trendy blonde hair and a lovely thin face, and he had the nicest smile in all the wide world. He was very tall and also quite thin, with really long arms that he could cuddle me with and I would feel so warm and safe.
He also had such a lovely accent, and I was so happy when he read to us from books. When we have children, I hope he reads to them in the same way because he makes stories interesting. I wouldn't have found As You Like It interesting were it not for him, nor Romeo and Juliet. But now he's gone, and I am Juliet. |
right problem has appeared >.<
its kinda silly but oh well I used to go with this girl and it lasted a year until I went to highschool where we had to split. Usually I just move on after a while cause were still friends but now she is going with this other boy who gets into all sorts of trouble which then meant she wasn't allowed to see him(parents decision) . but that didn't stop her basically when she told me I lied and said I was cool when I bascially was stabbed in the back cause I was about to ask her out that night. what should I do silly I know |
The Darkest Gale: Good god, you're twelve years old. Go play or something. Wait a couple of years until you're much further down the road of personal development before pursuing relationships ('going out', how cute). Let her go.
Jolene: Statutory rape if there are sexual relations, most schools have rules on student-teacher relations, parents will never allow it if they find out. In short: 2/10. Better luck next time. Your trolling has gotten pretty sub-standard recently. |
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Sorry, how can you really say you had a girlfriend when you were 6. Children just have friends, not girlfriends, how can you possibly say you had a real relationship at that age. Please learn the difference between a girlfriend and friends that are female. @ Darkest Gale; don't worry about it, what Apophenia said, you don't need to worry about girlfriends and relationships at the moment. Just concentrate on making good friends, whether they're male or female. Try not to see females as potential girlfriends, they're not a different species after all, so you don't really need to treat them differently. xD |
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Oh my goodness! Is this an advice thread or a nag at each other thread?
Anyway, here's my problem, even though I'm really not sure any of you can do anything about it. (Longish length alert!) Spoiler:
If you did bother to read it, thanks! I hope I get at least a little feedback. ^_^ xX |
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Basically what I'm saying, and it sound very cheesy, is if you can dream it you can do it. Give it your all. It will be hell. But you can do it. And when you do you reap the rewards. When I graduate I will be able to stroll over to the US or Japan or Germany and get a job in almost any sector. And if you can't do it, you tried your best and that way you can't be dissapointed. I realise not everyone can go to oxford but there are loads of brilliant unis in the world. You will get into one! You can do it! ~Good Luck, hope I helped!~ |
Well, congratulations on acheiving your Oxford dream! ^_^ Interestingly enough, Physics is another A Level I'm considering! XD
Thanks for the advice. I'll probably go for it, I think. After all, it's worth working extra hard to reap the rewards and to enjoy the part of it I love, right? I hope to go to Oxford, though UCL might be better for Archaeology. I haven't really done much research yet. My school gets a good percentage of girls into Oxbridge, so I'm sitting here with my fingers crossed hoping that with enough hard work, passion and enthusiasm, I can get a place. Universities are getting harder to enter these days, but I'm sure I'll get into somewhere good, even if my Ancient Greek's not so hot. Oxbridge colleges aren't the only good ones, after all. =3 Thanks again! ^_^ xX |
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My problem is more not urgent.
I've been wanting to go to Japan for a long time. Finally, I have the cash to go and get a hotel. The only issues are this: Fukuoka Yokohama Sapporo Pokemon Centers. I don't know which is the best one to be closer to. More over, I don't only want to spend my time in the stores. Maybe I just suck really hard at searching for information, but I can not find anything else to do in Japan. I wanna go to an Aquarium (Preferably where the Whale Sharks are. ...no idea where that is.) a Zoo, a Park, and maybe a festival if there is one. Or even a theme park. Yet I can find none of these things. So, there's my problem. XD |
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Well I did find what aquarium you are talking about with the whale sharks. The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. I recommend going to a map site or better yet an actual map. And decide on which is the closest proximity to what you want to do. Maybe the map will show you somewhat what is there. But, really the only help I can give is the name for the aquarium you were talking about. I'm sorry. :( [/worst advice] |
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Yokohama was pretty nice when I visited it for a day in spring. Its Chinatown (what Yokohama is known for) is pretty big and has plenty of shopping you can do. It's of course close to Tokyo and there are plenty of pretty cheap trains (relatively speaking) running between them so you could take day trips to Shinjuku, Harajuku, Yoyogi Park, Akihabara, or wherever you want to go. I have no idea what kinds of zoos they have down there, but I did just find this place called the Hakkeijima Sea Palace, but it seems a bit out of the way. I've never been to Fukuoka, but I've been to Kagoshima which is on the other side of Kyuushuu from Fukuoka and it was very pretty in the way most people imagine the natural parts of Japan to look. Hills, rivers, trees. Natural onsen if you're brave enough. There were lots of traditional looking buildings mixed in with modern ones, as well. All these cities have Pokemon Centers (so I read) and all cities in Japan have festivals. Lots of them. The best time to be around for festivals is usually summer, but there's usually some kind of festival going on somewhere every day, but most won't be that large, but instead more like your local town parade. You'd need to look up a schedule of festivals for each city for the times you're considering going. |
Alright, so I had great days at school and I finally asked a girl if she would go out with me and apparently we are going out...
Well, unlike 99% of the problems here which are HOW to get a girl. My problem is how to keep her. I'll be honest, she is my first girlfriend. All others were pseudos and pretenders. So I really don't know how the whole process should go. She is very social so she hangs out with other guys sometimes. I only have one class with her and she rides the bus, which are very big disadvantages. And I don't know about the whole relationship progress. If I should go slow or what sort. Now instead of trying to start this I'm trying to keep this XP |
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1. Be Yourself This may sound cheesey or whatever, but it's true. Being in a relationship, you expect only the truth from the other person, right? So do the same. If she actually does like you for who you are, it will be better in the long run. 2. Show a little affection Come on, spread the love! or in this case, like. or whatever floats your boat, dude. Simple things like hugs and suttle kisses can make a difference, and show you actually care about who you're going out with. Now don't go overboard, nobody wants someone clingy. 3. There will be conflict On day, one day- there will be conflict. Healthy conflict is good in a relationship, just keep in mind: every. Couple. Has. Fights. Just don't be afraid, and work it out. 4. Work as a team If someone is in need, help them out. That's really all there is to it. Note: this does not go for murder, etc. XD 5. Respect Respect for the other person is important, I know you know that, so just keep it in the back of your head as a reminder. And Note: don't blow off things planned with her unless something important comes up, and not just some BS. |
Okay. I need help. I just found out that Jack White is mad at me. I'm quite scared. He's been known to take down seven-nation armies in the past. What do I do?
Although, I quite like the way he describes me. Yes, very much. |
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I have a new religion, and no one is taking it seriously. (Nondenominational Neopaganism) They're always trying to convert me to Christianity, so I don't know what I should tell them to make them accept that I'm serious about this?
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Considering the fact that it is "nondenominational" may be what is also making it hard to believe, aside from Christian ignorance. It also depends on how you yourself practices it. Like if you do so seriously, and all the time, or it was just something you read in a book, and started believing in it. The only way to get them to understand though is if you explain it, and if they don't understand it, or refuse to understand it, afterwards, then that's their problem, not yours.
So it might be, that you have to prove them your are serious by proving that this religion is something you truly do believe in. And hopefully they aren't ignorant enough to believe that as long as your beliefs stick within the law, it should be fine. EDIT: You know what I just realized? If someone were researching about the moon (like an elementary kid or something), and at one point was looking up the different phases; well "new moon" would be one of them, yet google comes up with tons of Twilight stuff... Way to disrupt a descent search pattern thingy Mayer... I wish the boos would just self ignite... |
Hm.. it is a full moon.. maybe I can invite them over and show them. Thanks.
And yeah, I'm not sure about the legalities of it. Most of it is perfectly legal, but a few things are a little... lets say "gray". |
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But also, I have a question that you don't have to answer, but it would be nice. Nondenominational Neopaganism. Did you just suddenly change to it? And for what reason? People could just be in shock, or they could be afraid or whatever. I mean, suddenly changing faiths tends to be a rash decision. Even if you did just ease into it, they could still be in shock. The best thing to do [I think] would be to talk it over. Lots of people are confused about Paganism and what not, they believe that it is merely witchcraft and human sacrifices and all that yadda. Also, assuming Wiccan beliefs influence you, nothing should really be illegal with it. The Wiccan Rede states: "An it harm none, do what thou wilt" or "Do what you will, so long as it harms none" So, you probably wouldn't be harming anyone or anything, so there is really no need to worry about that. |
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By nedenominational pagansism do you mean pantheism? Sorry if I'm wrong... Paganism was talked down by Christianity since the Romans suddenly decided they were going to accept it as a state religion. As a result Pagan symbols have been buthcered by Christans into Satanic Symbols. For example, the pentacle is often represented as a statanic sign, when it is not. As a result, your Christian friends might be just a little bit aprrehensive. You have to explain your beliefs rationally to them, rather than just saying you like the idea. An ex-girlfriend of mine back in high school decided one day she would be pantheist based on the grounds that "she liked the idea". Explain in simple points why you feel the religion is right for you. You should be able to believe whatever you want. Just don't force your beliefs on other people or try and convert them. Its their choice in the end. You should also maybe change your sig. before you give someone an epileptic fit. If your trying to make me suddenly believe in a god then its not working, your just giving me a headache and believe me, you don't wanna mess with me and a headache. I think your sig. is an example of how not to behave. The whole "Join Us" thing is the sort of stereotype that people have of paganism because of the whole Christians' bad publicity thing. You probbly shouldn't do that at your lunar thing. I'm not sure how old you are but perhaps if you are still at school you should give a talk to your class about your religion, its history, its principal beliefs, why you like it excetera. Don't let the whole "my friends don't like" it thing get to you or make you change your beliefs. If your friends can't accept that you have a different system of beliefs than them then they are not really friends. I hope I have helped somewhat. ~The Cynic~ |
Bleh. I have troubles sleeping. I have a decent bed time of 9-10. I go to bed somewhere in those times. But, I go to BED, I don't fall asleep. I will just lie there in my bed staring at the ceiling, watching the T.V. or looking out the window. I've tried turning off the T.V., that only makes it harder to sleep. I s'pose that it could possibly the fact that my bed is like a rock with a bunch of holes in it. But, then again, that is ruled out because when often times when I am at, say, a friends house, it takes just as long to go to sleep.
So, my question boils down to: What are some good tips/ways to get to sleep? |
Don't stay up late like me. XD
For me, it helps to think a lot, sort of like pre dreaming. XD (day dreaming if you like that term better). If I try to keep my mind blank, it only makes it worse. I can't fall asleep by distraction, otherwise I can't sleep, unless if I am already really tired. Make sure not to drink apple juice or coffee before bed, or any soda. Try to get comfortable too, like lying on your stomach first then on your side. |
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You should also relax yourself of any stress before going to bed. Perhaps sipping on some herbal tea or hot milk? |
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What about those egg carton foamy things? They would be good for covering the wholes, no? Then I could just put sheets over them yes? |
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I'm not sure if you can afford one, but how about getting a used one? I don't know if you can cover the holes with foam. It's worth a try? |
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You're going to need two so you can make a 'second matress or double a larger one over.
It should help quite a bit but a memory foam is still best. The egg carton foam is 9 bucks at wallmart for a queen size. Memory foam is over 40 bucks but it's worth it. |
[I apologize about any foul language. This is crossposted]
Ok. So as some of you may remember, I joined the army. I left for training 6 July 2009. I've been at Ft. Knox for 32 weeks so far. Well.. I'm finally leaving in 2-3 months. But sadly, it's not on good terms. I might have mentioned before that I sustained a back injury. Well, it's worse than I thought, and I'm not healing properly. The army has decided that I'm not worth it. They're discharging me with a med-40. That means I do get benefits because they broke me. I'd rather not go home, but I have no choice. I intend on still serving as soon as I can. But I still have to recover and get back into shape. This really isn't the worst part though. What happened while here is what's really bothering me. It's got me on antidepressants, anxiety medicine, and sleep aids. It's ****ing with me hardcore. I can't sleep, concentrate, eat, etc. This is more of a rant to get it off my chest, but I do need help. Where better than my friends of AIJ? (This is an excerpt of a letter to my girlfriend) Nearly all of the 221 days I've been here, I've been beaten, abused; physically and mentally, made fun of, robbed, tortured, punished for others, and anything else you can think of... I haven't been entirely trithful with you, and this includes my injury. I told you that I had a muscle strain because I tried to charge a .50-cal. That's not true. I was pushed down a flight of strairs with a 60lb ruck sack on my back. I grabbed the rail right before I hit the bottom, with my head, and my ruck sack twisted my back. My bone spurs and arthritis were likely caused by all the beatings I've endured during BCT. While in PTRP, it's likely that I would've recovered faster and properly had it not have been for the beatings endured there. I don't know why they did it, instead of leaving me alone... During BCT, it was most from two people from Hawaii because I'm a haole. Everyone else did it because they think I'm gay or something other ****ing stupid reason. In additional to that, I was ganged up on in the shower. They left me naked, crying on the shower floor. Not only did they beat me, but they put Biofreeze (stronger than IcyHot/Bengay) on my... privates... (front and back)... They blamed me for every ****ing thing that went wrong.I got nearly 30 counseling statements and had to write over 20,000 works of essays. I also got the dogshit smoked out of me on a daily basis. Another contributing factor to my injury... Oh, the same **** happened in FTU, but it was because I was too fat... In PTRP, the same **** happened, except this is where I was robbed and tortured... My locks got cut, pieces taken off the locker, smashed doors, and anything else to get in it. Over $500 worth of clothing and equipment was stolen. I've had to repay all of that, in addition to counseling statements. None of my personal items or pictures were touched, because "that's going too far." Being tortured on the other hand, everything was game. My locker has been tipped, flipped, moved and stolen. I had to remake my bunk at least 10 times a week, usually after having to search for it, wash the foot powder, shaving cream, hand sanitizer out of it, etc. One day I just left my linen in my locker and slept in my sleeping bag... Well, they gagged me, tied me inside of it, and dragged me up and down the stairs, through the shower, then dangled me out of the third floor window. I just wished they had dropped me and ended it all... anything would've been better than all this ****. They even put Biofreeze in my eyes, as well as what was done in BCT. Oh, and they've pissed in my canteen and even on me. Believe me... I've been through too much ****. Thone only thing that has kept me from... ending it... is the thought of you... your love, support, everything. I cry myself to sleep most nights missing you. YCA was one thing.. But this is plain hell. [...] The real me is so stressed out over everything that's happening that I'm getting stress-enduced canker sores and ulcers in my stomach and can't sleep for fear of being beaten. The real me is only able to deal with this by getting ****ed up on my pain medication. I'm light-headed, dizzy and out of it 24/7. It's the only way I can take my mind off everything. The real me doesn't want to get 'stoned' to deal with his problems. Well, life I said last night... I'm on some medications... The first one I mentioned was in the first letter, Tramadol. It's a painkiller, and it's pretty strong (mainly because I've never had narcotics in my life). As I mentioned, it makes me dizzy, light-headed and... 'stoned' if you want to call it that. It's pretty much the only thing that keeps me sane. But, it also gives me really bad stomachaches. Add the stress to that, and it makes me throw up a lot. In addition to throwing up, stress causes some other effects... Nosebleeds, anxiety, nervousness, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, mood swings, crying... It's all ****ing retarded. To counteract that, I'm one some anxiety medicine. I'm also have a lot of trouble sleeping because I have too much **** on my mind. So I'm on a sleep aid... Now for the antidepressant. It's because of everything that happened here, the whole med-40 thing (what I'm going to do now and after I get out until I can rejoin), my parents are turning around and straight ****ing me. Before they said they support me, now it's the opposite. The problems with relationships in general; the fact I've had absolutely no friends (despite what I've written) here, and the whole thing with us... And last but not least, I think white kitty might not be making it too much longer. She's had feline leukemia since birth, and it's starting to win.... and I'm not sure if she's going to make it until I get back. It's just everything stacked up on eachother and me bottling it up, not being able to do anything. It's ****ing me up hardcore... I'm not sure how much more or longer I can handle this... It's really starting to take it's toll... |
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Everything you've described sounds inhuman and, frankly, a bit unbelievable. I'm no lover of the military, but I still wouldn't expect the things you've describe to really happen to the level you're talking about, but maybe I'm being naive about it. Putting that aside, if they're letting you go I'd get out while the getting's good. What good is it going to do you, your girlfriend or your country if they break you again, perhaps permanently, or get you killed? Do you honestly think things will be different the second time around? |
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