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Criticism likely to follow Obama on upcoming vacation - CNN

(CNN) -- President Obama and his family head to Martha's Vineyard on Friday for a weeklong vacation, but don't expect it to be without controversy. It will be the president's second time on the island off the ...

Summer Retreats When Old Money Was New - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

UPPER ST. REGIS LAKE, N.Y. LONG before the Hamptons were their summer playground, New York City's richest and most powerful gathered their families around the 742-acre Upper St. Regis Lake, all but hidden in the ...

Michelle Obama Attacked for Trip to Spain - Associated Content

Yes, she flew on a plane referred to as Air Force Two. We're going to put Michelle and the president's daughter on US Air? According to White House policy, the government pays for official trips by the first family, but ...

Prisoner in a Foreign Land - Associated Content

can't even move without permission and this can lead to many things including not moving up in the workplace or being unemployed even when a job is available elsewhere. Though permission in the case of jobs ...

First Lady’s Spain Vacation Draws Criticism - New York Times

Michelle Obama hoped to enjoy a quiet summer break in southern Spain with her younger daughter and a few friends. But the Andalusian getaway has gotten away from her as the European media document her every ...

Vacation disasters: stories from readers - Allentown Morning Call

A few days later we started out for a campground in New Hampshire . We drove without air conditioning, which shouldn't be too bad in the New Hampshire mountains. It so happens that the temperature at the ...

A Trip to the Rocky Mountains and beyond - News-Democrat

I 'm writing this column a few days after returning from a family vacation to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. I had not seen the mountains in three years. There's something soothing, medicinal and almost magical about ...

Critics rain on Spain getaway for first lady - San Luis Obispo Tribune

It sounded simple enough: a mother-daughter getaway during the dogs days of August. But it's not so simple when Mom is the first lady of the United States. And the trip is to a luxury resort on Spain's Costa ...

JetBlue attendant could get prison for grand exit - Salon

No fed-up worker has ever said "I've had it" quite like Steven Slater. Prosecutors say the JetBlue flight attendant flipped out over a fight with an agitated traveler Monday, cursing at the passengers before ...

Director Wolfe talks about tickets, heroes, pies and other items for the 2010 State Fair - Sedalia Democrat

Campers are arriving daily, venues are undergoing final preparations and anticipation is building for the 2010 Missouri State Fair, which opens Thursday. On Monday, Democrat Editor Bob Satnan sat down with ...

Voting Question: How do i get this feeling back?

Ok. So here’s the deal. Every summer, I go to Florida for 3 weeks to visit my extended family. I live on long island. I have a cousin “Brandon” who’s a year older than me. We’re like, best friends. So Brandon has a best friend named “troy”. I met troy on the first day of my vacation in Florida. He was with Brandon. I thought he was super cute, he made me laugh uncontrollably, he’s such a gentleman, and so kind to me. We immediately hit it off, and were flirting a LOT. We exchanged numbers before I went back to my hotel. As soon as Brandon’s mom dropped off Troy at his house, Troy texted me. We texted from then (3:30 pm), until I fell asleep (3:00 am). He said that he wanted to txt me until I fell asleep, so I would dream about him, because he can’t stop thinking about me. So every day after that first Monday, we hung out. We went to the lake, he took me fishing on his boat, we went to the movies, out to dinner, walking around town at night, his house to hang out, etc. we starting to kiss each other after hanging out on the 3rd day of my vacation. He kissed me because I was crying over not wanting to leave him to go back to long island. He said that he won’t leave me, and he’ll come visit me every opportunity he gets. (he has an aunt on Long Island). I just hugged him and kept crying saying that I can’t go back without him, and he said he’ll always be close to me, no matter how many miles are separating us, and he gave me his bracelet. Then he kissed me. So, after that, we were kind of a “couple”. Like I said, we hung out EVERY DAY. We talked about everything. He said he hates the south and wants to live in new york with me, and I said we can’t do that because we’re so young and I’m focusing on my studies. We started to talk about college and studying abroad, and after learning that we both want to live in Italy for a year, he said that he wants to live there with me. I speak Italian fluently, so I am teaching him Italian. I am Italian, and we were talking about how I looked very Sicilian with my thick brown hair and brown eyes. I said that I loved his (Troy’s) blue/green eyes and black hair, and how I hated my eyes. He said that he doesn’t want me to change anything about myself, because he fell in love with me just how I am and I’m perfect, and he kissed me again. Things continued to be heated with him throughout my trip, and he made me have the summer of my life. The night before I flew back to NY, I was crying really hard because I would miss him so much. I spent that whole night with him, and he sang me one of my favorite songs- “Fly me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra. I knew then that I was positive that I loved him because he had learned the lyrics to that song to sing for me, and he was crying with me when he sung that to me. Now that I have gotten back to Long Island, I can’t stop thinking about him. Talking on the phone just doesn’t do us justice. I miss feeling his hand in my hand, our lips kissing, and that feeling when sitting right next to him, smelling his cologne, feeling his warmth, and knowing that I’m safe with him and won’t ever have to worry about losing him. So my question is how can we fulfill our longing for getting that feeling back. It’s making us crazy. We only see each other 6 times a year. Please help. Thanks :] more

Resolved Question: Best way to cope with girlfriend leaving for a month (Need everyones opinion!)?

Boy...I sure do really love my girlfriend! I'm always learning and thinking of new ways to show I love her and to make her the happiest girl in the world. We both just finished a semester at school and now she's heading to navy training for a whole month while I complete another summer semester. After training she's going back home and then going on a one week vacation with her family, then I'm flying up to come visit her and her family. But that's five whole weeks without seeing her! I'm now in a short-term long distance relationship and I want to make the best of it. I've already decided to write her hand written letters every week, call and skype her, but other than that I'm not sure what to do. I need more idea's to keep our relationship happy, healthy, and make her an even happier girl while we're away :) I need your opinions! more

Resolved Question: How do you suggest overcoming a fear of flying?

Even though I flown four times once down to FL for vacation and then back home. Then From CA to CT to visit family and back home. I'm still terrified. Actually, more tramatized, my last flight wasn't such a good experience.We went through nasty turbulance and the pilot kept bringing the plane up and down up and down.As in a one minute I could see the lights below, then he'd bring us up higher and I couldn't see anything.I was so scared the flight attendents had to ask me if I was okay. Always been afraid of flying now I'm even more afraid. My sister who lives in RI booked a plane ticket for me to go visit her this summer from FL and she won't cancel it.She told me its nonrefundable and she's not letting me back out. So what are some tips to make it through this flight? without panic attacks or a heart attack or something like that.What the heck is a benzo? I really don't want to get all drugged up.I'm not the type of person who enjoys doping my self up with meds.XD more

Resolved Question: what to pack for Japan - teen girl?

I'll be going to Japan for summer vacation. I've NEVER travelled. (except when I was too little to remember all the details.. I think I was 3.) Japan is 3 hours from where I live so it won't be a long flight. (I live on Guam by the way.) I don't know what to pack. I will be staying with relatives, but I might have to fly there alone. I've always wanted to go to Japan, so I'm hoping packing won't be much of a hassel. I'll be there the entire summer (between 2-3 months) What exactly do I pack? I don't own capris, my cell phone.. well I need a new one, I read a lot more than watch TV/movies, etc etc. I'm an otaku type as well. I'll be brushing up on my Japanese as well before I go on the tirp. oh, and I'm a vegan. WHAT DO I DO? I don't like to eat at other people's houses either, so not many people in my family know that. I don't want to tell them I'm a vegan because they might go out of their way to buy a bunch of food only for me. I'd feel bad, so even at home I try to just eat what is there without touching the meat and other animal products. more

Resolved Question: Horse owners: when was the last time you actually treated YOURSELF?

seems like most of us are spending time & money left and right on our horses, yet we never take time to ourselves, or spend money on ourselves! I always feel so guilty when i spend money on myself, and when i take less time at the barn because i'm doing something else. so i rarely, rarely do it. i mean, barn time kind of is "my time", but there are other things i like to do to relax, but i don't. my guilty secret is massages...i got a gift certificate for a spa once, and was able to get 3 massages out of it. it was sooo nice :). i'd like to again, but i don't want to spend the money. My parents also told me they would fly me out to vermont, but i can't bear leaving my horse. So much is there...i've always wanted to see what it's actually like (i want to move there), my great uncle (the only other horse person in my family) is there, and my 2nd cousins own/run an organic farm there. it would be so neat to take a trip there, but i don't want to leave my horse. i never, ever go a day without seeing him, except for my vacation to see my brother last summer, and the weekend trip there for my dad's 50th this winter. money wise, i never spend money on myself. all but about 5 things of clothing are either 4+ years old, or from a thrift store. i just spent 75 dollars on clothes (that i even need!) and it almost killed me....yet i drop $75 on my horse like it's nothing LOL. i LOVE really good coffee, but i don't treat myself to it because i feel like i'm being wasteful. So what about you guys? how often do you actually buy yourself stuff? take time for yourself? just for fun! i'm bored..haha more

Resolved Question: missing a girl bad, can't move on?

Here's the situation. During vacation a year and a half ago some friends and I went to Europe. I ended up meeting the most amazing girl I've ever met. She is Greek and lives in Athens. We hit it off right away and it was like a dream. My friends went home, i ended up paying extra to extend my vacation and said goodbye to my friends, and stayed with her for 2 weeks. It was more than just a fling, after I eventually returned home, we stayed close. We would talk EVERYDAY for hours (Greece has free long-distance to America). We would talk go on the webcamera a little each day, etc. etc. She begged me to come to Greece again...so i did. I spent Christmas and New Years with her instead of my family (for the first time). But I felt she was worth it, and we had such a strong connection. She PROMISED me if I returned, she would visit America the following summer. So then fast-foward.. She just started acting different, I think because of the distance. but I was still crazy about her... so it hurt me badly when she started changing. #1 it made me look bad to my family, after talking about how great this girl was, then to tell them she wouldn't be visiting in the summer. 2. she never kept her promise after I flew there and went out of my way. So I did some things like threaten her with words if she was going to treat me differently and start erasing me slowly from her life.... But I never would have done any of these threats, it was ONLY to get us to continue talking, because I loved her that much and didn't want to lose her. but now, it is like I can't over-come the mistakes I made... but there were REASONS, and the things were NEVER intended to hurt her, and I never would have hurt her. I know this sounds stupid, but it is the truth. They were empty threats at all times, because I could never hurt her. but her basically forgetting our good times made me hurt BADLY. Now I can't move on, because I'm haunted with these thoughts that maybe it was a minor problem or a mood she was going through, and that maybe things would have worked out.. but now, because of my mistakes, I am constantly haunted. And we aren't close enough now for her to even bother listening to me try to tell her that my mistakes were bad, but never intended to hurt her... only to keep her in my life. What do I do? It is like I can't move on, because I have these regrets, and also SHE WAS SO PERFECT IN EVERY WAY...and my ideal. And it was mutual. She was as crazy of me as I was of her in the beginning... and now I want that back, and will do anything for it.. I have the money, I can buy a house in Greece, I would learn Greek with all my effort. I will open my business in Athens, etc etc. But what can I do? I would do anything for her, why won't she at least hear me out. Because I am just lost without her, and the regrets are unbearable. I can't move on like this, and I can move forward like this, if she won't listen to me or care about me again. So what can I do??? more

Resolved Question: I am missing a girl badly, what should i do?

Resolved Question: I am missing a girl badly and need her back, whats the best strategy?

Resolved Question: I am missing a girl badly?

Resolved Question: Fly somewhere without parents knowing?

I'm 17 years old and so is my best friend and we are planning a trip to New York this summer. We are very mature for our age. I myself am practically independent but my friend's mother isn't as lenient as mine. I myself would be allowed to go, but we are trying to find a way for us to go on vacation to New York (for 5 days) without her mother knowing, or for her mother to not know that no one is going with us. I am planning on moving there after highschool to pursue acting and i would love to go there on vacation. I have no one in my family who would like, or be able to afford to go to New York so me and my friend are the only option. Please, no "you shouldn't be doing that", "wait until you're 18"- type comments. They aren't helpful to me and i will only ignore it anyway.I live in Canada, I need to have someone 18 years or older to purchase the tickets for me but my name will appear on the ticket itself, so i will be able to fly alone as i did last year when i went to montréal. Having someone buy the ticket for me is no problem. Its just not having my friend's mother find out she is in New York. She will be in British Columbia this summer with her Cousin (without her mother) and if we decide to go, she will fly from there.Yes i have a credit card. And i know for a fact i can fly alone i've done it enough times since i was 14, i can just get my mother to book the ticket. My friend has a fake i.d so if a credit card isn't enough to book the hotel and they ask for other identification, we'll be fine. Yes i am looking to stay in the city. more

Voting Question: Ex boyfriend issues! dreaming about him, etc etc.?

Okay, I already know that this is about to be extremely long because I can't talk about my current issues with my ex boyfriend without going over our past history. So for starters, June of last summer my mother decided to go on a cruise for a little vacation get away. ironically she told me I would find myself a guy on that cruise. I still resent her for saying that! There I met this boy named Scott (changed the name). I honestly had no intention of ever seeing or speaking to this boy again, because i knew that him and I lived on two completely opposite sides of the world. But as I started getting to know him I realized just how different he was. Respectful, caring, charming and family oriented. Everything I looked for in a guy. I would spend my days with him until 6am the next morning. As I started getting to know him better, I started to like him more. My mother adored him, and im not exaggerating when i say this.The second to last night which is "captains night" him and my mother were talking and she OFFERED to let him stay at our house whenever he wanted, at first i thought it was a joke. that she was just saying it to be funny, but I was wrong.. About 2 weeks later Scott flew out to Vegas and stayed at my house for a whole week. (oh and on a side note: he lives in FL and I live here). We went to shows, went to dinner, did all that fun stuff. I spent day in a day out with this guy for an entire week. then 2 weeks later i went to FL. and we did that whole "flying to see each other" thing for awhile, until i found out that he was cheating on me with his ex girlfriend. Which I found funny because he told me and even his close friends that he hated her and thought she was a complete slut! He broke up with me 4 days before I had to go there and I was still stuck going and for some reason I knew it had something to do with her. When I got there he acted like we were still dating and that everything was fine, and finally i confronted him about it. He told me how much he cared about me, how i was so much more different than all of the other girls (all the bs that guys tell you) and like an idiot i believed him. the day I had to leave he asked me back out and i said yes. A couple of days later his ex girlfriend messaged me and asked me how I knew scott because she saw pictures of him and i on my page. I told her I was dating him and she told me that the entire time i was dating him he was hooking up with her. After her and I both found out about each other he completely dropped me, stopped talking to me for awhile and then all of a sudden he starts talking to me on myspace and facebook. He denied ever talking to me and said that "someone else has been getting on his stuff". which to me, is honestly bullshit Number one: because the things we talked about are things no one else would know, not even his own best friend. Then after that he tried talking to me again, saying the only reason he denied it was because he didn't want any drama. and we've been communicating through computer. Stupid,stupid, stupid boys. It has taken me 6 months to get over him and honestly, I couldn't tell you why. I don't understand why I was so crazy about him, why i even bothered crying over him. But the one thing I do know, is that he's the first guy I have ever felt this way about. And the weird thing is.. is that his ex told me that she knew if I lived there that he wouldn't be with her, that he would be with me. Which I don't get because he was with her and knew her a lot longer than me. I've moved on, but recently I've been dreaming about him. Almost every night and I'm trying to figure out why because I'm over him! You know how some people have this theory that when you dream about someone they're either a) dreaming about you too or b) thinking about you. Do you think that's necessarily true? Because lately I've been getting calls from a blocked number and this person has been calling me for the past 4 days without failure, and they refuse to say anything! I'm starting to think that it's my ex because it sounds like something stupid he would do. For some reason I have this weird gut feeling that he's going to come back into my life, maybe not now, but in the future. That he's going to realize how bad he fucked up later on. I don't think what we had is completely over just yet. And as much as I want to deny that feeling, I can't. I need advice and opinions. and please refrain from saying im stupid for thinking a long distant relationship would work out, i already know. more

Resolved Question: full points to quickest full answer! please please please translate from english into french?

4)Last year me and my family spent our summer vacation in America and, as America is a place which I have always wanted to visit in the past (and is the first place which I have been to outside of England) I had an amazing time and would definitely like to go there again in the future. 5)Puisque Amèrique est so far away from England the easiest way for moi and ma famille to travel was to travel by plane. This, cependant, caused a lot of problems as, although I prefer to travel without aeroplanes, I am not scared of flying like my mum is! Despite this, cependant, ma mère did make it through the long journey, although I am not sure that she would of if there hadn’t of been a stop before we reached Floride! 6)After arriving at Floride we stayed in a belle, grande et quite luxueuse villa and, although the villa was quite expensive to stay in for the two weeks that we were on holiday, every member of my family (including me) slept in a comfortable double bed and went swimming whenever they wanted, so we all thought the accommodation was worth the money! 7)The vacation was very exhausting because we did so much during it! Despite visiting Disneyland, Sea World, Gatorland, Busch Gardens, Universal Studios (and the Kennedy Space Centre, as me and my sister spent most of the holiday going to places designed for children so we thought we should go to a place that my parents would enjoy being in,) cependant, we still did not see all of Florida because there are so many wonderful attractions! ignore what is already translated into french unless it is wrong but please please help me! xx more

Resolved Question: please (without using online translators!!) translate the following from english into french for me?

- Last year I, with my family, spent my summer vacation in America and, as America is a place which I have always wanted to visit in the past (and is the first place which I have been to outside of England) I had an amazing time and would definitely like to go there again in the future. - As America is so far away from England the easiest way for me and my family to travel was to travel by plane. This, however, caused a lot of problems as, although I prefer to travel without aeroplanes, I am not scared of flying like my mum is! Despite this, however, my mum did make it through the long journey, although I am not sure that she would of if there hadn’t of been a stop in Chicago before we reached Florida! - After arriving at Florida we stayed in a beautiful, large and quite extravagant villa and, although the villa was quite expensive to stay in for the two weeks that we were on holiday, every member of my family (including me) slept in a comfortable double bed and went swimming whenever they wanted, so we all thought the accommodation was worth the money! - The vacation was very exhausting because we did so much during it! Despite visiting Disneyland, Sea World, Gatorland, Busch Gardens, Universal Studios (and the Kennedy Space Centre, as me and my sister spent most of the holiday going to places designed for children so we thought we should go to a place that my parents would enjoy being in,) however, we still did not see all of Florida because there are so many wonderful attractions! thankyou- full points to the person who translates all of the above with the least mistakes! xx more

Resolved Question: Help please! essay question?

Here is a descriptive essay I wrote. If you could Just scan over it and tell me what you think, that would be great! Questions: Does this essay use enough scenery words to make it come alive? Is it all in first person? Thank you to all in advance! The benefits of flying to ones destination can be convent in many ways. For one, to fly on an airplane is quicker than driving, and can save on those long stressful hours of family feuds. Though flying is a joy in itself, one should not fly in the summer. The airport Terminals are crowed with various beings who cannot wait to get to their vacation spot. Secondly, with all the weather activity in the summer, flights get canceled left and right, making it nearly impossible for weary clans to escape to another world. To fly in the summer is both stressful and inconvent. As multitudes of inhabitants and their luggage gather in a small area, the atmosphere at the airport can be very chaotic. Due to the minimum space, carless people often put their bulky luggage in the tiny aisles that are between the chairs, making it almost impossible to move. Candy-filled kids often run around restlessly with their travel-size toys, smashing in to the miss-placed luggage. Distracted parents try to get unfinished business done; blind as to what their offspring is doing. As it comes time to board the plane, everyone attempts to gather their relatives, re-organize their stuff, and rush to the gateway, as if the jet will leave without them. When all this anxiety adds up, one may need more than just a retreat to relieve it all. Secondly, summertime seems to be the time of year when viscous storms pop up at any time, destroying whatever stands in their path. Anxious families wait impatiently for the speaker to announce when they can board the aircraft. Just as the man comes on the loudspeaker, their hearts leap for joy, until they hear the word “canceled.” People start to mutter with disappointment. Groups of individuals swarm the front desk and demand that they fix the problem. Mothers try to comfort their children after a clap of thunder fills the air. Random siblings find that their authorities are occupied and run off to entertain their selves. All the puzzlement forms into one confusing sound. Angry persons slowly realize that they need to postpone their plans. Eventually, worn out kin start to gather up their belongings, and trudge their way to the car, with the hope that tomorrow they will be on their way to leisure. In the end, it is better to be stuck in a car for hours than to take to the sky in order to flee from reality in the sunny season. In addition, the time that everyone is together in the car does not have to be so bad. Instead, use the time to learn to get along with each other, instead of useless hours of arguments. One can also use the time to get a head start on their trip! more

Resolved Question: Have you previously fallen into this terror?

The sleep paralysis phenomenon... If you haven't previously experienced this nightmare before and never heard of it, I don't recommend you to read the rest of this question; because you'll probably have troubles when you go to sleep at night (especially if you have a sensitive heart)... Have you ever woken suddenly in the middle of the night with a mountain over your chest, a thunderstorm in your head, an earthquake in your heart, a painful prick in your lower back, a strange twinkle in your eyes, scary hallucination in your ears, a feeling of terror controlling your senses, and a prevailing state of paralysis over your whole body?? I'm NOT jOcKiNg!! That was the closest description to what is called "sleep paralysis".. I'm 20 years old, I've been suffering form this terrifying phenomenon for about 3 years. The first time it happened to me was in the terrace. My family and I went to spend the summer vacation near the sea. One night, I was lying on the floor of our terrace, it was 11 pm, the sky was so clear that I could see the galaxy, and every 5 minutes, a shiny beautiful meteorite was flying over my head, it looked amazing. The place around us was too calm and I could hear nothing but the wind. I spent an hour staring at the countless stars until I fell asleep. After that for a while, I saw the window of our terrace, my eyes were almost closed, I wasn't completely awake, but I felt myself, I felt my body, I was aware of the surroundings, I could feel the ground under me and hear the wind, I could even hear my dad's voice, then I wanted to move my body, I COULDN'T!! I could not move a muscle!! Don't ask me how, I don't know!! I was in complete awareness, but I couldn't move my arm and I couldn't say a word!! I was chained without chains!! Then I felt like somebody punched me in my lower back and held my backbone!! I felt the ceiling fell over my chest, at the same time, the back of my head was swarming with charges, and my heart was quaking, REALLY quaking, I felt I was swimming into space. I could see the sky, but there was a weird flash in my eyes. After a few seconds, I heard a strange voice close to my ears, but I could not understand what was being said, the only thing I understood he was mocking me, and then I heard a fainting evil laugh, after which I could move and the nightmare ended... My whole body was shivering, I did not scream, but I had no idea what happened to me, I couldn't figure it out. I sat on a chair, looked at the sky, and cried... That was my first experience with "sleep paralysis", and it has been happening to me since. Each time it comes to me is harder and heavier than the previous time, with more mysterious unexplainable events (like tickling the bones of my feet).. You know what? The most terrifying fact that it began to happen to me while I'm awake, which made me behave like mad people (that's a high level of terror).. I searched for this subject on the internet and I found other people suffering from it, giving the same explaining as mine. I even discovered that my cousin is having the same problem.. Some physicians and psychiatrists claim that this phenomenon is a result for some medical reasons, and I say that they never tasted it themselves, so they should never judge about it. What happens during it has NO relation to medicine or psychology. The one reason I believe for "sleep paralysis" is Jinns, and nothing else... more

Resolved Question: Whats the sweetest thing a guy has ever done for you?

i just want to know whats the cutest thing a guy(or girl if your a lesbian or bi) has ever done for you,because i love those stories,their so cute! and here is my own personal story! Aright so back in the summer going into 10th grade, i invited my boyfriend on a family vacation/reunion to hawaii because we had been going out for over a year and everything was going really well and we were having fun with all my cousins because they were our age and stuff.The day before we left me,my mom,dad,sister,grandparents 3 of my cousins all walked down to the ice cream store near our condo to get some food,my boyfriend was in the shower when we left and he said he was going to meet us there in a few minutes,on the way their we saw my cousin(whos a girl and the same age as me and my boyfriend,were all 15 going on 16)on the beach and she was all wet and sandy so she said she had to go back to our condo to change and get ready,so i was like okay(oh and our condo rooms were all connected like there was me,my mom,my dads,and my sister suite with 2 bedrooms,kitchen,livingroom,deck,bathroom,then there was a door on each side of the suite connecting too my cousins and my grandparents suites,so like all of our familys suites were conencted and we could just walk right into them without a key)and she went back.So when we were about 5 minutes away from the ice cream shop/gift shop(it was like a 15 minute walk)i realized that i didnt have my wallet to get a shirt ,so i ran back to the condo,and when i got there i walk into the living room too find my boyfriend and cousin having sex on the couch.I freaked out and everything,yelled at them and broke up with him ,and sence i was crying i just went down to the beach and called my mom and the rest of my family to come back to the condo,so after the came back they found me and asked what was wrong and stuff so i told them and they went back to the condo and yelled at my ex boyfriend and cousin and all that,so i was like no i dont want him in our condo and my grandpa and dad were really mad,so they were like no he shouldnt be staying in our room after what he did so they got him a room for the night using there points with the hotel and i was still crying and sad and mad so i went back to the beach(it was like 9 at night by then) and called my best guy friend,cory,and told him all about it and he was like what a douche bag and stuff like that and he was like im so sorry.so i went back to the condo and i packed up since i was leaving the next morning to go home at like 8 in the morning,and of course i didnt sleep and stuff.So the next morning my cousins(including the cousin that sleept with my exboyfriend) flew back to florida,my grandparents flew back to pennsylvania and me,my mom,dad,sister and ex boyfriend all flew back to where we live,luckily none of my family had to sit with my ex boyfriend,he was like a few rows behind us,so when we got to the airport he was like im so sorry,it meant nothing,give me a second chance and all that shit ,so i was like no were over,i dont want to talk to you again and stuff,so he got a cab and rode home,that was the last time i ever talked to him or saw him because he went to enrolled in a private school that year,while i went to a public school.so when i got home i just cryed and went to my best girl friends house and just ate and talked with her,so i sleept over at her house.When i got back to my house i found out my dad called my ex boyfriends parents to tell them what happened and they were mad at there son and stuff.So i got a call from my best guy friend,cory(the same guy i called the night i found my boyfriend cheating on me) and he was like why dont you come over to my house and we can talk and stuff so i was like okay.So when i got there we walked to the park on our street its like 2 minutes away from corys house,we live in the country so like noone was there, and when we got,in the middle of the outdoor hokey rink,i saw two pink boxes with slits in them that all most looked like cages so i was like what is that,so when i got two the hokey rink i saw that there were notes on top of the boxes,on one box i saw the name "snuggles" and on the other there was the name "delila", so cory covered my eyes and opened the boxes and put the two things in my lap,they were soft and fuzzy so i was thought "oh stuffed animals!" but when i opened my eyes there were the two black newfoundland puppys i was looking at the animal shelter, squirming in my lap,they were the most adorable puppys ever! and on each of there collars were notes from cory saying all this really cute stuff and how i deserved so much better and how he thought the puppys would be able to help me get over my brokenheart because he wanted me to has something warm and fuzzy to cuddle with whenever i was sad.It was the nicest thing someone did for me so i was like freaking out and hugging and thanking him and so we walked snuggles and delila back to his house and he had a box full of newhahaa you dont have to read the story at alll if you dont want to i know i like wrote a friken book practiclly but just answer the question telling me your cute story! and dont be rude or bitchy by saying omg nobody friggin cares,its just annoying!the reason i wrote so much was it was a lot to explain,and i also just love telling the story:) more

Resolved Question: PLEASE HELP! FAMILY VACATION IN JEOPARDY!!!?

I want to go to hilton head NC this summer but my dad won't fly! He thinks were not respecting him, but I have only ben on a plane once and I don't even remember. He offered to drive our nice new car but if he had to he would give me a huge guilt trip. I want to fly because it's so fun! I'm a straight A student and never get into trubble. I deserve this since I'm going to a skool for 'smart' kids in the fall and don't want to go to a skool where I have to work, work, work and waste my childood away, I'm only going without a fight for HIM! I have tried to talk to him, but he won't listen. HELP!HAHA! ya well, money is no problem, and to all the rude people who answered, I know your jealous and won't go anywhere! have fun working at your convience stores!does anyone think maybe my dad doesn't make the money in the family? Maybe my mother does? more

Resolved Question: I am employed full time and paid a salary. Can my boss have me work more than 40 hrs/wk without overtime pay?

I have been working for this one commercial construction company now since 1994. I have always worked a minimum of 40 hrs a week but on an average, I would work more than 45 hrs per week without being paid any overtime, and I had no qualms with that. Over the past few months though, I have been working up to 15 hrs per day 4 days a week = 60 hrs. And this work is out-of-town and away from my family. Even on my days off, I will sometimes be told to "come in" and help other employees with their projects even though they (other employees) only work a 40 hr week. I have been informed by the owner on a regular basis that "times are tough" and "we all have to make sacrifices" when he flies to the Bahama's and cruises around on his 70 ft yacht every other week and we (the employees) have rarely been given more than 1 week vacation during any given summer.....It just doesn't seem right. We employees have been a substantial part of the owner being able to have the luxuries that he has, and for him to have me work more than 20 hrs of overtime every week and not expect to compensate me for it...seems ridiculous and unfair and possibly illegal. Or, maybe this is just the way it is and I should shut-up and be thankful I have a job. What do you think? more

Resolved Question: Supporting the boyfriend when he has no time for me?

My long-distance bf and I have been dating for a year. I feel like I'm giving up everything for him -- I don't see my parents because I spend all my breaks visiting him (he never flies to see me), I lived near his family for the summer b/c he wanted to be home. He even threatened to break up with me because when I came back from vacation, I wanted to take him to see some friends for instead of just spending some alone time with him. He's not all bad, and he says sweet things and such, but at other points he's just condescending and mean. His friend recently committed suicide, and he's having a difficult time, but now he doesn't even call me without complaining about how I'm "stealing" his time. I know I should be supportive, but it's so hard. What should I do? more

Resolved Question: i'm happy and sad but i'm starting to miss them. can i get some advice?

this past summer was really a great one because my cousin from india came to visit me for five days with his wife and 2 sons then a month later, my mom's sister and brother-in-law came to visit us for a month. i miss my cousin and his family more then i miss my aunt and uncle because they involved me in everything and they didnt leave me out. when we went to disneyland, i sort of leaned on my cousin, but he didnt mind, later that night before i went to sleep, he gave me a good night hug. i'm kind of glad my aunt and uncle are gone because my uncle was always bugging me every morning on my way out to go the gym or college to put my internet on for him. in a way i kind of miss them because my uncle would let me lean on him. throughout the trip, they kept saying without me, they would have been bored to death. my cousin told me i can write to him once twice a month letting him know what i'm doing. if he lives in india and has a family of his own, why is he so concerned about what i'm doing every month or so? we hardly see eachother. we meet every 4-5 years or so. i met him last year in new york after 3.5 years. last time i saw him was when i went to india in dec.2003. then i saw him after 11 months when he came to visit me. what really made me a little disappointed was the very first question my cousin asked me was what i'm doing that i am busy all the time. i had to think for some time. when i told him, he looked at me and was able to tell i was making excuses. he persuaded me a numerous number of times to visit india last year. i told him i wasnt coming. when we notified them my sister was coming, he got all happy and thought i was coming too. i didnt tell him i wasnt coming because i told him before hand i wasnt coming, the day he met my sister, he asked my mom when i can come and she said during my vacations. he asked her when i have vacation and she told him in june and july and said to me"we thought we'd be seeing you as well." then i told him i got busy then he said "omg! everyone is busy." then said we'll see when you have vacation. end of april, he calls me and says he might come visit me end of may/beginning of june and asked if i was going to be available. i told him i wasnt free until after june 5th then he said we'll see when we can come. the next day, he called my mom to inform her of his plans. my mom told him the same thing and asked him to postpone it by one week and he said he already asked for the time off then my mom told him to go to new york first then come visit me. my mom also told him not to say he cant come. he decided to come on june 18th for five days and decided to fly back to india from here. he called me the day after my college finished. on june 18th, he took the 7 am flight from new york and landed in california around 10 am pst. on june 23rd, his flight for going back to india was at 8:40 pm in the evening. he called after us after checking in at lax and called us once they reached india. after that, they never called us. i have a feeling i may have really hurt my cousin's feeling by making excuses and saying i'm busy when i'm not. the week after they left, i sent him a photo from his vacation. four days later, he replied "we miss the action and fun we had there." i wrote to him for india's independence day and he replied within two minutes. then i called for raksha bandhan. my cousin picked up the phone. when i told him who was calling, then he said "HI!". when i wished him a ahppy rakhi, he said thanks a lot, same to you. when i gave the phone to my mom, his wfie came on the phone. i have gotten complaints from him in the past then i stopped writing and calling him. i called my massi in noida yesterday. i wanted to call my uncle but i didnt because i was afraid my mom would say no because they dont call us. can i get some helpful advice? i really wish i could talk to my cousin. last year in new york, he made sure i had a good time and wasnt feeeling bored. more

Voting Question: if family members did this for you, would you feel guilty?

during my summer vacation, my cousin and his family from india came to visit me for five days in june. he flew to america on may 23rd and reached india on june 25th. he works in a bank as the vp and i was shocked that he was able to take that much time off. towards the end, he was feeling officesick. he was in new york for three weeks then he came to california. he took a 7 am flight from newark and arrived in los angeles around 10 am pst and flew back to india from here. when they went back to india he took a 8:40 pm flight. his kids started their school on july 1st. i'm surprised he managed to make it back to india on time for his kid's school. my cousin was in the usa last year, but he came by himself. my mom persuaded him to visit California but he didnt get time. after i spent a few days with him before he went back to india, he persuaded me to visit india. since i didnt go, he managed to come again this year with his family and came to visit me for five days. the part that is making me feel quilty is when i met him, the first thing he asked me was what i'm doing that i'm busy all the time. when i told him, he was able to tell i was making up excuses. now that he made an effort and went through a lot of trouble to come visit me, it makes me think i should make a visit to india. my last teip to india was in dec.2003. when i went there last time, i persuaded them to visit me in america a numerous number of times and they finally came once. the part that is not fair is when everyone asks my mom when i can come to india, she keeps saying when i have vacation but when i have vacation she forces me to visit my dad. when my family in india wants to spend time with me, i cant go but when my dad wants me to visit i am forced to go. a month later, my mom's sister came to visit us for a month. throughout their visit, they kept telling their friends and my mom and everyone that without me, they would have been bored to death. thanks to me for being on holidays. luckily they came at the right time and i was able to drive them around. is there a way i can stop feeling guilty? i know they're going to keep asking me when i can come until i finally go. how can i stop them from asking me? please send me your honest feedback. please be reasonablemy aunt went back to india on aug.27th. when i went back to college on aug.25th, they were bored to death. on monday, i didnt get home until 11:30 am and i left home around 7. on tuesday, i didnt get home until 3:30 pm and i left around 7. on wednesday, i had a few things to get done on the way home and didnt get home until 12:30 pm. my mom took the day off to take them to the airport. my mom asked me if i was going and her brother-in-law right said "let her come. she will be alone at home. i want her to come." their flight was in the evening.when i got home, they were sleeping, when i asked what they did, they said i wasnt there so there was nothing for them to do. my uncle said when i go to india next time, he will show me whole of india and said he was serious. more

Resolved Question: am i really being selfish? please tell me the truth?

my cousin from india was in the usa last year but didnt come visit me so i went there to visit him. my mom persuaded him to visit california, but due to his busy schedule he couldnt come then he persuaded me to visit india, but i didnt go. he works in a bank and he is the vp of his company. this year, he made another trip to america with his wife and 2 sons and they came to visit me for five days. he arrived to the usa on may 23rd and reached india on june 25th. he was in new york for three weeks then he came to california, he flew back to india from here. he took a 8;40 pm flight back to india. although his kids started school on july 1st, he left america on june 23rd in the evening and reached india june 25th early morning. a month later, my mom's sister came to visit for a month. throughout their trip, they were saying without me, they would have been bored to death. i was on summer holidays and my mom had to work. she took some time off to spend time. when i was in india in dec.2003, i persuaded everyone to come visit me in america a numerous number of times and they finally came at least once. the thing that's bothering me the most is the first thing my cousins asked me was what i am doing that i am busy all the time. when i told him, he could tell i was making excuses. after everyone went back to india, i realized that everyone made such an effort and went through a lot of trouble just to come from india to america and i cant even do that. when everyone asks when i can come to india, my mom says when i have vacation but when i have vacation she forces me to visit my dad when he wants me to visit then when my family in india wants me to visit, i cant go and end up making excuses and people get mad at me for that. is there a way i can forget all this and move on with my life? when my aunt came, her husband asked me several times when i'm coming to india. i know its been five years but i'm fed up with everyone asking me when i'm coming or when i can come. she told everyone we will come to india in dec.08, but now she changed her mind. i have the whole month of january off but i know i wont go to india. i'm just amazed to see how other college students can manage to find time to visit india. my cousin told me the best time to visit india is in december, but yesterday my mom's friend said the best time to visit is in the summer. then today morning my mom told me she wants me to look for a job. i wont be able to handle school and work at the same time. i know for a fact if i tell my cousin i'm unable to visit india, he will ask me what i'm doing that's preventing me to visit. send me ur honest feedback. more

Voting Question: help! how can i stop feeling quilty? i know they will be upset with me?

Voting Question: help! can someone tell me some advice? please be reasonable and truthful?

two weeks after i started my summer vacation, my cousin from india took a 7 am direct flight from new york to california amd came to visit me for five days. when they came, the first thing his wife asked my mom was if we are making plans to visit india. he came with wife and 2 sons. they flew back to india directly from here. they took a 8:40 pm flight. a month later, my mom's sister and brother-in-law took a month off from their busy lives to spend time with me. throughout their visit, they kept saying without me, they would have been bored. when they first came, my uncle asked me 3 times when i'm coming to india. here is the situation. when every asks me when i can come to india, my mom says when i have vacation. when i have vacation time, she sends me to my dad's and doesnt allow me to visit them but when it comes to my dad wanting me to visit him then my mom forves me to go. does it seem fair that i have all the time in the world to visit my dad during my vacation but not my family in india especially after they made a lot of effort and went throught a lot of trouble to come. my mom told my cousin last year when he came to the usa that we will come in december of 08. tell me the truth. how would u feel if u wanted me to come and i kept saying i was busy and making excuses when i have all the time in the world to visit my dad but no one else? when i am in india, i am always stuck at home while everyone is at work. when my college opened on monday, i left at 7 am and didnt get home until 11:30. when i got home, i found my aunt and uncle sleeping because they were bored to death without me. on tuesday, i went at 7 and didnt get home until 3:30 pm. yesterday they were leaving to go back to india. every morning my uncle would get up and ask me when i'm coming back. i guess they were really bored to death. yesterday i didnt get home until 12:30 pm because i had a couple of erands to run on the way home but they didnt get bored because my mom took the day off to take them to the airport. when my mom asked me if i was going to the airport, my uncle said "let her come. she will be alone at home. i want her to come." then he said, when u come to india, i will show you all of india. please tell me ur honest advice. do u think they realized how i felt when i'm in india more

Resolved Question: does this seem fair? please provide reasonable answers?

when i was in india in december 2003, i persuaded my cousin and his family and my mom's sister and brother-in-law to visit me in america. my cousin came to the usa by himself last year. my mom persuaded him to visit california, but due to his busy schedule he couldnt get time then i went there and spent three days with him. he persuaded me to visit india. the following week, i got my driver's licence. since i needed time to look for a car, i couldnt go to india. this year, my cousin made another trip to america with his wife and 2 sons and they came to visit me for five days. then end of july, my mom's sister came to visit me for a month. since i persuaded everyone to come visit me in america and they finally came, everyone is persuading me to visit them in india. does it seem like the only reason why my family from india came to visit me was because i was able to drive them around? i was on summer vacation. throughout the trip, my uncle and aunt kept telling me without me, they would have been bored to death. my mom leaves for work around 9 am and doesnt get home until 6-7 pm. my aunt and uncle have been telling everyone including my dad and all of their friends they met. on monday, my college opened. i left home at 7 and didnt get home until 11:30 am. when i got home, they were sleeping. on tuesday, i left home at 7 and didnt get home until 3:30 pm. today they were flying back but luckily i had only one class. i left home at 7 and didnt get home until 12:30. my mom took the day off to take them to the airport. my mom asked me if i was going to the airport and my uncle said "she should come. she will be alone at home. then he said i want her to come." every morning as i got up, my uncle would ask me what time i'm coming back. when i get home, they're fast asleep and i have to wake them up. when i am in india, i'm home all day while everyone is at work. now i hope they're coming here made them realize how i felt. today, my uncle told me when we come to india, he will show me all of india and that surprised me. since they came when i persuaded them and i didnt go when they persuaded me, would that be fair? i got home late because i had to stop at a couple of places on the way homethey kept telling everyone without me, they would have been bored to death more

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