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No. 20 OU Ready for Jacksonville Tournament - oklahoma Sooner

• The No. 20 Sooners continue their seven-game road trip to begin the 2010 campaign this weekend in the Jacksonville Tournament against Valparaiso (Feb. 26), host Jacksonville (Feb. 27) and Richmond (Feb. 28). • OU is ranked as high as No. 20 ...

How to Get a "Green" Home on the Cheap - CBS News

Many candles are made from paraffin, a waxy material which is derived from petroleum, a nonrenewable resource. Many candle makers are now using natural and renewable ingredients such as soy or beeswax in place of paraffin. Organic soy is another good ...

Manu Ginobili almost single-handedly drags Spurs to victory - WOAI

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and made a spectacular block on a would-be Kevin Durant dunk late in the fourth quarter, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 95-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Ginobili ...

Shanghai's Nightlife Echoes Former Reputation - Wall Street Journal

At Constellation 2, the light comes filtered by shelves of bottles. One of a handful of Chinese ports taken over by Western powers in the wake of the 19th-century Opium Wars, by the 1920s the city was riding high on a great wave of global trade ...

Merloni and Scutaro demonstrate infield play - NECN

Theo Epstein admits he's not as single-minded about his job as he once was . . . but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near the day when he wants to stop being general manager of the Boston Red Sox. "I think when I first got the job, I was all about ...

Trash Baggers - DAILY KOS

Tea Baggers are angry people with no policy proposals. Trash Baggers (join the group by posting comments, tipping & rec'ing) are angry too. Difference is they have policy ideas, some of which might even harness Tea Bagger anger and channel it in a ...

Young artists depict Webster on bench - Democrat and Chronicle

WEBSTER — The bench's legs are cleverly disguised as a dock's wooden support posts, which lie underneath a platform where a lone man sits fishing beneath a sunny ... summer day at the bay and the hilly trip down Lake Road. But the tranquil scene ...

Has Corker Killed the CFPA? - Seekingalpha.com

The single biggest question hanging over the future of financial reform in the US right now is what exactly is acceptable to Bob Corker in terms of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Bloggers on the left are pessimistic: Simon Johnson says that ...

FACTBOX-China's relations with Africa - Reuters UK

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Zambian President Rupiah Banda is visiting China this week on his first trip since his 2008 election, seeking to bolster ties between Africa's top copper producer and its largest single investor. [ID:nTOE61N06Z] South African ...

$10,000 without a scratch - Omaha World-Herald

Wyatt Godfrey knows a thing or two about digital football. The 25-year-old University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student was crowned king of NCAA Football 2010, a popular EA Sports video game. Godfrey won $10,000 and boasting rights in a national ...

Open Question: I signed a settlement agreement and the defendant didnt honor his word?

I need your professional advice please. In october I bought a motorhome in Moreno Valley, Ca. I paid in full for the vehicle, one small deposit by western union and the balance to a bank account $2300 twenty three hundred dlls. After I paid for the vehicle the guy avoid all contact with me, didnt answer calls or emails so I took him to Small Claim Court in Riverside. I sue hin fir $5000 dlls because I live out of USA. I live in Chihuahua, Mexico. I estimated that amount because I had to travel 2 times to California, and didnt work for 2 weeks. Is two thousand miles round trip . Well I had the court on January the 12th 2010 and the defendant accepted that he took that money but we made a Settlement Agreement with a mediator, not for my original petition of $5000 dlls, we did a mutual agreement of $3000 dlls which the defendandt had to make wire transfer payments to my sister account, 3 deposits of $1000 dlls. One on January 31st, the second one February the 15th and the third one by february the 28th. he had a 3 day grace period for each deposit. Well I havent received his deposits, I have the bank statements to prove it. He has all my information and didnt contact me. I tried to call him but he changed his phone number, so I looked in the internet and found his new phone and he hung on me and he changed his phone number again. I have his number again but dont want to contact him because he will do the same, hang on me and change his phone number. I sent him an email asking him for my money but he didnt write back so is more than clear for me than he is avoiding me and he wont honor the agreement that we made on court. Now my quetion is , what are my best options, what can I do legally to obtain my money? Do I have to go back to Small claims court in California? Like I said. I live in Chihuahua, Mexico and I have Passport and can travel legally to USA but its going to be more expenses, but if I have to, I will do it but can I ask the judge to give me my original petition which was $ 5000 dlls, and like in one single payment. In the past month the defendant has advertised like 10 vehicles on the internet so I know he has funds. more

Open Question: I am a U.S. citzen but have trouble getting in.....?

I have Canadian\U.S. citizenship but because of an internal mix up in the dept. of homeland security, i get pulled over every single trip into the U.S. What should i do?I am a Canadian who studied in the U.S. With a valid student visa. While studying in the U.S., I became a citizen because one of my parents are American. Since then every time I come into the states on my American passport I get pulled over to prove that both people are the same. Basically the system wrongly suggests that there is a Canadian student violator who is trying to get into the states on my american passport............... But that Canadian is me!!!! more

Open Question: He's not paying attention to me as much - How can i stop being so sensitive?

He's a great, wonderful guy who gives me the respect I deserve and adores me as if I'm a "princess". I met him back in december and as of now, we're in the "dating stage". I''m a simple girl and don't expect "too much" and i loved and appreciated the little things he would do (txts throughout the day, g'morning calls, and our long, late night convos). I was never the clingy type - i was always independent and did my own thing and my interests made me happy. I was lucky to find a guy who was the same way and he understands completely. About 2 wks ago he let me know that he was going to add more hours in his schedule (fr. 8-10; works full time M-F). Cars are a big hobby of his and there's this big meet goin on this coming spring and is rushing to get it fixed and planned out. He said he would go in early, and after work, work on his car for an hour and call me. This would mean, i won't see him as much before he has work (unless I go see him earlier) and our phone calls would be cut (so we could also function the next day and wake up on time to work out on our own). He said he wanted to do more OT for his cars and for me...for us. He tells me how he hasn't even had the chance to "spoil" me and wants to take me out and will be able to do so. As much as I appreciate it, I'm not a girl who's happiness is based on being "spoiled". Lately, it's been different...I'm ASSUMING (he hasn't said) he's probably overwhelemd and busy w. his trip and the cars and i'm TRYING so hard not to be so affected. He says he'll txt me throughout the day but won't. He'll send me one @ night asking how I am and my day and he'll be gone. He calls WAAAY later at night now and we're both too tired and cranky. Tonight, I was a bit fed up and I just rejected our convo - straight up business talk. I told him i was just gonna go to bed and he stops and says, "oh...mmm...well okay, then...i just wanted to hear your and say 'goodnight'.." "okay, goodnight then...bye". I'm not always available and I have a busy schedule too and everyone needs their own "me" time. I've been the "single girl" most my life and enjoy my own interests and "me time" too and we have our own thing and both get tired but I'm starting to feel a bit neglected...how can I stop this? more

Open Question: what is good upbeat music to listen to while going on a road trip?

i listen to just about anything from hip hop to country. right now i am into music like Kris Allen Adam Lambert John Mayer Jason Mraz Colbie Caillat Jordin Sparks Jay Sean Frankie J Akon Brad Paisley. Lady Gaga Stuff like that..but i want new artist maybe something i may of not heard of yet? or songs i may not know like ones that are not singles from these artist. more

Open Question: Single Parents how do you keep your home happy for your children and not lonely?

I am a 23 year old mother of an almost 5 year old and we live at home with my mom and 22 year old brother. I will be moving out in the Fall of 2010 just short of my 24th birthday and when I do move it will just be my daughter and I living in the apartment. My daughter is so used to having her grandmother and uncle around. When we come home from our trips she runs and tells grandma and uncle about her day. When she wakes up in the morning she runs out to greet everyone. When we move all she will have is just me. It will just be us. How do I fill that void? How do I make the home less empty? It would have been easier if I made this transition when my daughter was 1,2, or 3 but now since we have been living at home for about 4 years now she is used to having them around and I am too. She is the only child. We might even be moving out of state 5-8 hours away. Should I just not move? Should I stay with mom? Any advice? How do we get used to this? more

Open Question: Pulled my achilles tendon- help me!?

(I'm 13) Around July I was camping with my family and I tripped, I threw my foot out in front of me to keep from falling over and my foot landed sideways on a rock. I immediately stopped moving (duh), my foot literally shivered in pain and my friends helped walk me back to my camper. After a few weeks the pain seemed to subside but every few days it would just come back out of no where. Around early October the pain seemed to be gone for good. Last month, I jumped off a low stage after successfully completing a dress rehearsal for a play and landed hard on the same foot- the pull returned to my ankle and just like before would go away and come back occasionally. My friend said that I had pulled my achilles tendon. Once I thought it really was goon for good it came back today after I ran down the hallway. It is really bothering me- I can barely walk down the stairs! I told my mom about it but she just shrugged and told me to get back to my homework. I don't really know what I should do because I have gym class for school every single day, we do a lot of running, this semester and my teacher won't excuse me unless I have a doctor's note. I'm afraid that if I somehow get my money-obsessed mother to take me to the doctor, the ache will be gone. But for now- tell me exactly what I should do (I'm sitting in my bed with my legs indian style watching American Idol) more

Open Question: Is this guy interested in me or not? Staying friends is that all?

Well on weekends it's normally me and my best friend(Hannah) and her boyfriend(Jake) and we get along great the three of us. The boyfriend's best friend(Aiden) sometimes hung out with us and I would notice when he's talking to us he'd only look at me. The four of us went to a party together and Hannah and Jake kept pushing me and Aiden together so we basically tripped over each other, they were trying to make us hook up and get together. Then when they stopped Aiden pulled me in and started full on hooking up with me I thought it was pretty random of him to do that and we were together the whole night hooking up. At the end of the night Hannah made us exchange numbers so we got each others number that then we left oh and he kissed me goodbye as well. We didn't talk til three days later and that was only because Jake told him to message me but he was nearly out of credit and said to Jake that he would go and buy some more credit if I was on a different mobile company then him. I didn't see Aiden til a week later and that was just the four of us again. That next day Jake told me to message him so I did and we messaged each other for the first time all day just getting to know each other that was all. We never message each other at all, I'm leaving it up to him. Unless Jake tells one of us to. The next weekend (another week later) Aiden actually messaged me without being told asking to catch up so we did and we ended up flirting heaps but I had another friend with me and so me and Aiden didn't hook up he only hugged me goodbye. The next night Jake told me to message him asking him to come hang out with us so he did. Me and him got left alone and just the same flirting going on and he ended up falling asleep but messaged me when he got home telling me he was sorry and really wanted to spend more time together. I haven't seen or heard from him since. It's been two weeks now, both weekends he hasn't been with us. Jake told me he is very frigid and I can see that. Plus also shy around girls at times so basically I'm the one who would have to make all the first moves. Jake did tell me though that he was asking if I was single or not when we first met. What you think? Is he interested and likes me or not? I'm still pretty convinced nothing will happen. Or should I just message him and make all the first moves? Since he's to scared to. + he's also very busy with work he works 4am til like 7pm everyday except weeends and sometimes works Saturday mornings, Jake says that, that is a reason why he doesn't message me but I dunno. I mean I know Jake and Aiden have been best friends for ever but yeah. more

Open Question: How is Alexz Johnson doing?

How is Alexz Johnson's single Trip Around The World doing? Has it climbed the charts? Do people like it? Is it becoming popular? more

Open Question: Career to balance my need for money with my need for a relatively-lower (to me) stress load?

I've been looking for a while, and I'm sort of at a loss for what to do; the problem is that I need to live at a certain level of normalcy/comfort (I was told I have to make $50,000 a year to do so by some people, but I don't know for sure), but I'm having trouble finding a career to go into that I can handle the stressload of. However, the issue is that having looked at it and analyzed the problem over a period of time, I just have a different idea of low-stress than most people seem to: The thing is, overall, I'm an energetic person who likes to be up, moving around and doing things, and really only feels good about life at *all* when I've actually accomplished something with a visible and/or tangible end result as opposed to an abstract/obscure one. To me, high stress is more along the lines of what most people seem to consider low-stress: a desk job where I have to sit around a lot and do intellectual/mentally-complex stuff instead of 'real', tangible work. But I can't seem to find terribly-many things that aren't either *exactly* those types of careers, or else have one of the other 2-3 qualities that are of concern: -Unusually-long hours, working weekends/holiday, etc. I just want to work a normal schedule, because I *do* get overwhelmed/saturated more than some people do; I understand that I won't 'get ahead' in life and be a millionaire (as if I would anyway) if I don't work a 70-hour week or something, but it's not worth having little to no life outside of my job for me to have that kind of excess money. -The fact that if I mess up something, someone either gets hurt or dies. That goes without saying, that that's just too much pressure for a *lot* of people, and I'd be no exception. So being a doctor/surgeon/etc., being in the military, or anything else that risky in that way wouldn't be a good way to go, and I know that. -Not enough money to *ever* do anything in my free time (like going out to eat or on a trip here and there, shopping sometimes, etc.--nothing *overly*-extravagant), or much worse, in a lot of cases as with some of the options I've read up on, not enough money to even live without struggling pretty badly and being afraid of not being able to pay bills and such. So I'm caught at an impasse between who I am (energetic, needs to be able to see myself accomplish something, and be able to move around and be in a city around people), and having the money I need to live how I'm used to living, or at the very least, live safely and mildly-comfortably without struggling to bring in enough money to keep my bills paid. And, of course, also between that, and what few things I actually like/enjoy at all, which I didn't even get into because I'm not 'passionate' or 'really overly-into' anything, and never have been, and most if not all of them are probably monetarily-hopeless, anyway. If it'd help anyone, though, I could go back and list them. Just let me know. So yeah, if anyone has any suggestions of things to even read up on, that would be helpful. Oh, and in case I forgot to mention: I'm single, and staying single, so I'm only supporting myself, which I know probably changes things somewhat. (Note: Before you reply, please read everything, and let me know if there's any information I should add here. Also, I'd like it if people only responded to help me with my problem. If you're going to reply to say anything insulting, or tell me I have mental problems just because I'm an energetic person who doesn't fit in as well [because society and the workplace have shifted to be so much more solely-mentally/intellectually-geared in recent years], then please don't say anything at all. There's nothing wrong with at least *trying* to find something that'll work out for me if I can, and I'd rather not spend my afternoon reading hate-responses and such that tell me there *is* something wrong with it. Thanks in advance.) more

Open Question: I am separated from my wife and thinking about leaving for good. Should I have reservations?

I have been married now for 15 months. I am 33 and she is 42. While half the time, we are happy and everything is going smoothly, there is definitely friction and splitting differences in our relationship. She is a gorgeous woman who was single for 12 years and living with her parents. I should have wondered why she was single for so long. My wife suffers from rage and selfishness. When we go to family events, she sabotages them by fighting with me in public, storming out, locking herself in the room at Christmas or by not even talking with anyone. Many times, I have to go to events alone. Funerals, parties, weddings, trips, etc. I am constantly embarrassed by her behavior. We have lost many friends because she has cussed them out for little or no reason. My family and some of my friends have already lost patience with her. My wife also drinks a lot and can get violent in the middle of the night. She will stay up til 5 AM drinking on a work night when I am trying to sleep. Sometimes when she does not get her way, she will throw pictures at me, break things and hit me. She will even react this way in front of her 15 y.o. son. On my honeymoon, I had to sleep on the couch in the suite for the first two nights and she would barely speak to me during the day. I often have to leave our house and escape to my mother’s house so I can sleep and be alert in the morning for work. First, I have a Masters degree, have travelled the world, can speak a few languages and enjoy learning more about the world every day. She, on the other hand, has a GED and could care less about culture, geography, current events and the like. She cannot point out continents or oceans on a map. We have little intellectual conversation. I want to travel to see interesting destinations and she would like to go to an all-inclusive every trip. We struggle mightily in this area. A year ago, after going to mother’s, she threw her wedding ring at me and was yelling at me at I sat down with her and told her “no more, I cannot live like this”. Since then, we have had 15 or so of these WWIII fights and 15 talks. My stuff is broken, I am embarrassed, humiliated, tired and about to give up. I have lost all respect and attraction for her because of her behavior. Her own son has even told me that he would not blame me if I leave. I have noticed that she does not listen to her mother when she is offered advice and is quite rude about it. Anger management will not work on this woman. She is spoiled, stubborn and never listens. I have little hope she can change. I have just received a new high-paying job that requires me to commute to work 3 hours a day roundtrip. I am now separated from her because of two episodes in one week last week. The tipping point was making a scene at my sister’s birthday party this past weekend. I have the rest of my life to live, I can move closer to work and friends and start over. We have no common property or children and I can walk away clean. I am 99% sure I am leaving and filing for divorce. Do I deserve this? No. I think I have done all I can. Please help.I cannot be a fool again. If I take her to marriage counseling and this starts again, I will regret coming back and look even dumber. more

Open Question: Should a girl go on overnight trips with a guy?

We are both single adults but we are not in a relationship. Do you think it is appropriate for me to go alone with him? And why do you think this guy plans such a trip.In addition, we have been to a group trip recently (the 2 of us + 1 other girl) and he was such a gentleman. I'm already in my early 30s. more

Open Question: Where's the best place for a african american man to meet women in germany?

I'm taking a one month trip to germany and I wanted to know where can I meet single women in germany who don't mind dating a black man. more

Open Question: Single trip travel insurance to australia, help!?

Okay I'm travelling to Australia soon on a one year working holiday visa on a one way ticket. I had found a quite cheap insurer via moneysupermarket but i had a little look at the small print and read "You must have a return ticket or an open ticket pre booked to be able to purchase the policy." so i could have paid for this and they wouldn't have covered me if i made a claim??? i dunno, its all very confusing... so i was hoping if anyone who knows much about these things or has been in a similar situation could recommend a particular company? more

Open Question: If completely utilized in an automobile how far could a single drop of ethanol fuel take you?

German physicist Otto Gail calculated that a single drop gasoline, if completely utilized in an automoblie would be enough for 400 trips around the world. Would the same statement pose true for a drop of ethanol fuel more

Open Question: I want to forgive my boyfriend for cheating, but now I don't feel the same and can't have sex?

I just moved in with my boyfriend, and found out he went on a trip early in our relationship and hooked up with a girl he had been with previously, who he had cheated on his first real girlfriend with as well. That being said, It was early in our relationship and he had been single for two years. He swears up and down he would never do it again. I want to forgive him and move on. In a way, I feel like stuff like that happens and would it just happen in another relationship? Also, we live together and I don't want to go through the trouble of moving again after we just moved in. I just don't feel the same way about him, I used to look at him as the end all be all and now I'm barely interested. I could never keep my hands off him, now I barely touch him. I have no interest in sex with him, though I love sex and think about it all the time. What should I do!?!?!?! more

Open Question: Planning for a vacation and your boyfriend wants to take his children - How will you feel?

We are both single parents and it has worked great! We were both divorce from our prior relationship - open up for a new relationship After 2yrs we moved in together and now have a wonderful baby boy 3mths now Since I was pregnant we always planned on this trip to visit his country to meet his family I felt nice about it that he invited me to meet his home town and to take the baby Now he did ask me he will like to take his 2girls with us I did not agree to it (but i like them & the girls like me) I was looking forward to enjoy our time as we had picture it just the 3 of us with the girls it will be nice but I wont feel as much comfortable in that long far away trip What would you do or feel? I dont want for him to get disappointed at me for not wanting to take his girls. I did told him let us make this trip just the 3 of us and then we in the future make plans with the girls Any Advise? I feel bad with my boyfriend that I said "no" I feel weird like I denied his girls but is not that like I said "I was looking forward this time for just the 3of us" more

Open Question: Tips on backpacking in my situation?

I'm going on a little trip for a couple of years (not a single trip, it's more of a giant backpack/drive through S America). I'm thinking I will have around $5,000 or $7,000 to take with me. It's not much but I'll be 18 when I leave (Aug). I was wondering if anyone had any tips on what I should spend it on (gear?) and if I should buy like a wrangler or something for ~3k. I was thinking of the basic camp tools but lighter. I'm getting a dog i think before i go (ridgeback :D) but I think I should take a non-gun lethal weapon with me for protection. Anyways, thanks in advance. more

Open Question: Electrical - Main Breaker ratings?

In a panel with a 200 ampere main breaker, does that mean I get 200 amps total out of the whole panel, or 200 amps off of each leg, or length of buss in this single phase, three wire panel? I'm reading 98.1 amps off of one leg, and 89 on the other, so am I almost maxed out?; or do I still have another 100 amps available on each phase before my main breaker trips? more

Resolved Question: Is the man who brings his wife to a sex club a true humanitarian?

Several weeks ago I was out of town on a business trip. I called my wife to make sure all was well at home and that she was taking her valium and nightly cup of Tom Collins. Then I disported to a regional swinger's club in which single males were allowed. On the way in I entered the elevator with a mousy looking woman and a drab male or indeterminate age. Once in and the booze started flowing and everyone just had a towel on the mousy woman asked me if I had cleaned my prepuce. I told her it shon like a bell at which she proceeded to fellation me in front of her husband and then demanded that I mount her postilion style in front of twenty males there. Throughout this whole business, which I admit was crudely done, the husband did not flinch. In fact he retreated to a corner where he violently frigged himself to the point of climax. Are such men the best friends of all other men and can we call them true humanitarians? more

Resolved Question: should i stay or should i go? guy & gal advice please?

this guy is my brothers best friend. We became good friends a month before he left for the marines & i was happily with someone else. When he came home in December from boot camp, we all (my bro, him, & I) hung out a lot & i thought he was really cute. Then, he came home in May & us 3 hung out the whole time. We became friends on Myspace & messaged every so often & when he was home, we all hung out. My relationship was ending after 2 years & I got drunk one night & texted him. This was the beginning of a friends with benefits relationship. It was a secret from my brother & I knew his past... he was a player & i couldnt trust him. We were talking everyday & I was happy with how things were as friends with benefits. he left for iraq the last week of january & had asked me to wait for him & be faithful to him. I told him I couldnt do that because I wanted to be free & single. 2 weeks later was VDAY & i thought i would write him on a nice message on mspace only to find his ex gf & wrote "I love u happy vday..." so i figured he had tried to play me & was gonna have the both of us waiting for him. I was pissed. I wrote him a letter saying whatever & we were just going to be friends. he told me there wasnt anything going on between them & it meant nothing. well, we still talked every other day as friends. goofing around like before & talking about stupid shit like getting married, moving to south america, & how girls farts smell like roses. nothing serious, just friendly communication. He would ask me if we were hooking up & I would say "no, never again". deep down, I wanted him, & i realized how much he meant to me while he was gone. He came home a week before my bday & we had planned a camping trip my bday weekend. When he came home, he told me he was planning the whole thing & it was going to be us & another couple. i thought it was weird & his mom even told me that she wanted to go, but he said no. i might add im good friends with all his bro & sisters too. that weekend he confessed that he was in love with me, & it was a great weekend. The following weekend he ignored my calls & when we bumped into eachother at a party he had 2 girls hooked at his hip. The only time we talked was when we said hi & when he tried to leave with me after dinner at dennys at 4 am. i know he went home alone (with his sister- no skanks). if he loved me, then why couldnt he act like it in front of everyone? everyone had put it all together the week before when we were having a "couples camping trip". then, he came home during xmas & broke up with me & couldnt give me a good explanation (i didnt even know we were together in the first place), but that we hung out too much. that spending every evening was too much, etc. 3 days after breaking up with me he called & i came over. He told me that he realized how important i was to him & that i meant everything to him & he couldnt live without me & he needed me, etc. it's been 2 months & we were talking about getting married on my bday next year (a date he picked out... odd coincidence- my gma & gpa got married on her bday too! & gpa was a marine). he told me were soulmates & well be together forever. then, last week i found out he hooked up with my friend when we "broke up". He lied & said it never happened. i told him to never speak to me again & i ignored his calls & texts. He wrote me stupid shit like "your crazy, youve been looking for an excuse..." "...we werent together so its none of your business" etc. i never replied. a few days later i was over being upset he lied to me & i text him "you miss me yet?" he said "fuck no" & thats all i needed to fully get over him. I just needed to close off that "maybe..." that was going through my head, so i didnt say anything else. he then took his guard down & text that i pissed him off but he loves me. i dont think i did anything wrong. we talked (said he doesnt remember sleeping with her & it was a mistake & hes embaressed by the incident... thought i would leave him & thats why he didnt tell me)& were going to talk again this weekend- gives us a few days to think about things. should i trust him, believe him, & stay with him? im not big on namecalling & being a bitch when im mad & he was an ass. what do u think? marriage is not even an idea i want to consider, i just am wondering if i should think this week or move on & not bother. more

Open Question: When is it ok for me to say something to my brother and sister-in-law about their money/priorities?

They have 2 kids 6 & 3, my nephews. I just agreed to watch them this weekend love my nephews would keep them anytime. Brother & sis/law are going on a short trip, great everybody needs a trip once in a while. However I just found out that the are staying this week with my mother, they live an hour away. Happens sometimes no big deal, then she said their electricity got shut off!!!!!! OMG but they are still going on a trip? What is making me more upset about the whole thing is that my grandmother gave us kids some money about 2 months ago, I can account for every single penny of mine and show you what I spent it on and still have some left. They have zero left and no electricity. I hope somebody else sees a problem with this because my mother is oblivious and I'm ready to go off on them not putting my nephews first on their list. more

Open Question: Is this the love of my life?

I met a girl online on a dating site. We seem to have a lot in common and be on the same level with just about everything. We decided to meet up after a week of talking to each other. She lives about 1.5 hour journey away from me. The meeting was explosive. We couldn't keep our hands of each other and she seems to like me very much. On the trip home she occupied my thoughts every single minute. My eyes tear up at the very thought of her now. I feel like doing things that she would appreciate. Use my skills to create things for her. I look at photos of her constantly. We have only been apart for 1 day now and I can barely stand it. We have not told each other that we are in love, because we agreed to take it slow. I have never felt this strongly about anyone before. Am I in love? more

Open Question: Moon Landing e.g. requiring build, training, take off, journey, landing, deployment, take off, return journey?

...and this being a round trip with a purpose that required all the plans laid out in advance with eventualities based on what is known and what can only happen due to the absolute physical laws of the universe..... Question is - do the laws governing the universe, and therefore the possibilities within it using the time and resources available, mean there's a comprehensive properly catalogued list of our species' rollout plan for meeting the future and any eventuality's impact depending on preparedness (so prioritised, or rated for importance)? It strikes me that we have such a thing when we regard scripture, patents, party manifesto, etc. but is there a single tome with a step by step look into the future saying for certain how a vital preparation or tasks must be accomplished if it is to be a saving grace rather than a futile inadequate defence...Thanks for the answers so far, ...it's not so much a rule book I'm enquiring after, more the reflection of history comprising the present, how the present remains current in the index and the resource known to be available or recyclable, whether growing/depleting/in greater demand resulting from moves to develop a certain way.... As if to say the present represents a pivotal moment determining any viability in the future; if say, a project to completely hurricane-proof an entire coastline and inland area (like as much as ¼-½ of a continent redeveloped with e.g. smoother low lying dome shaped structures, more underground transport systems & uninterruptable mains supplies - but at the cost of nearly all resources available locally, man hours, materials, etc). It's like I'm asking how many really big projects - like a dam, a suspension bridge, a space rocket, a deep sea explorer, a mine/subterranean development, a satellite and dish array for blanket global network coverage,a medical science endeavour to eliminate a pandemic..., can be undertaken globally at once? What, if any, single record of this is kept so it spells out clear instructions/requirements and highly illuminates a point of no return? more

Resolved Question: Why would he throw it all away for a bimbo?

I have been dating my boyfriend (now ex) for over three years. For the most part we have had a great relationship and I love him to bits and I thought he felt the same, he said he felt the same, everyday, several times a day. I thought we had a future together as we have spoken quite often of buying a house, marriage, kids etc. We recently booked and paid for a trip overseas for three weeks and 10 days before we are due to leave he breaks up with me, tells me that we are on different paths and that he doesn't want to waste my time, that he will always love me in a way but he is not sure its how it should be. As you can imagine I was devasted enough and then I find out that he is instantly (the next day!!!!) shacked up with some bimbo!!! I am an attractive girl, I have a career, I loved him more than you can imagine and did absolutely everything for him and he leaves me for a single mum who works part time at a childcare centre and actually looks visibly quite skanky (apologies for being rude). She has immediately changed her status on facebook and called him the "love of her life"!!!! (actually names him) How is this possible???? He hasnt even changed his status from when we were together, nor has he taken down any of our pictures. I am just beside myself, somebody please tell me why he would do this?? I don't even know what happened? more

Open Question: depression! help me get out of it :(?

1st im sorry bout my english... i just came back from a big trip all by myself in EU for more than 2 months,i cant help myself stop thinking about how much fun i had , first it was something really lovely , i was smiling everytime i was thinking about it , but day by day im becoming the opposite side,ive been thinking too much its almost every single second im thinking about everything in the trip n i feel so sad to be back home, i wanna go back there so badly,i have no life in here,im in a small town wit my parents now,its nothing here,i wanted to go back to where i am(which is the main city) but they told me to stay, n i couldnt sleep every night , im so down everyday , i don wanna do anything n all im doing now is online 24 hours ,n keep browsing all the places ive been to keep reminding myself what all ive been thru. and one more thing that is i met my ex bf during this trip ,he's an italian,i still love him wen we broke up,im really excited bout meeting him again,we were having fun in Italy b4 i left n traveled by myself in other countries, but wen i came back from the trip to Italy he changed , always tried to keep a distance from me , n we didnt really talk much since i came back my home,n i keep waiting n expecting him to come online every single moment ,it's really drive me crazy , plz help me to get out of this.. more

Open Question: Is going to Moldova for a summer month worth it? Is there anything do there?

My mom wants my family to go, but since summer's the ticket-buying season prices soar. This means if I go I'll possibly miss every single fun thing at the end of the school year, like career day, the great promotion dance, grade trip to the amusement park (just us and our friends for 10 hours with the park to basically only ourselves) and promotion. It's the only reason I've been so looking forward to this year, and I don't want it all taken away. I am completely not willing to miss all of that to a country that doesn't even seem like anything special. I want to know if there's anything worth going for, or if I should just stay and enjoy the end of the year activities with my school friends that I've been waiting for since the beginning of the year. more

Open Question: Which song should i use?

Hello, i'm doing a project, about a inspiring story here is the story i found and <3 : My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family. There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, ‘EEEE, your mom only has one eye!’ I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ‘ If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?’ My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings. I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, ‘How dare you come to my house and scare my children!’ GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!’ And to this, my mother quietly answered, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,’ and she disappeared out of sight. One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity. My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have. ‘My dearest son, I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up. You see……..when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. With all my love to you, Your mother.’ I hope you liked it, i need music to play while people read it (on movie maker) i have to songs picked out, but i cant diecide which one to play... help! thanks so much! the songs are Avril's song Alice Underground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgdnz5K6Ff0 or Tokio Hotel & Kerli singing Strange http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCUe9Sfr-1I thank you sooo much, both songs are from Alice In Wonderland ~ By Tim Burton.... thanks for helping! more

Resolved Question: Why exactly is it considered "selfish", to not buy health insurance?

Example: You are a single woman, with no children. You typically go to the doctor once a year, if at all, because you are generally very healthy. If you ever got in a serious car accident, you know that your car insurance pays all your medical expenses outright. On the other hand, health insurance would only pay a small portion of your medical bills for any type of accident, while you would have to foot the bill for the rest. What exactly is so "selfish" about saving a few thousand dollars a year by not buying something which you don't currently need? I ask this because I have a family member who has tried to guilt-trip me, about not having health insurance, by mentioning various friends and family of ours who have chronic health problems... she claims that I'm being selfish for not chipping in. However, unlike this family member, my current job does not offer health insurance, and due to my having lost a job in '08 through the recession, I am making do with about half of what I used to earn and I now have no health benefits (I did have them through my old job). I mentioned to her that if any of these friends or family members needed a little financial help for medical bills, and happened to ASK me for help, I would definitely help them. Who's right, in this situation? Am I being "selfish" or "smart"?Legion- I mentioned the car insurance bit because I was in an accident a few years ago where my ER expense WAS paid when I submitted my medical bills to the car insurance company. (I wasn't at fault.) I imagine that the car insurance company of the person who caused the accident ultimately paid for it. more

Open Question: How much did your first time hurt? Did you wait till marriage?

Like on a scale of 1-10 or related to something like tripping or hitting your head. Also, did you wait till marriage? How old were you? This is NOT because I'm thinking about having sex or anything. I'm waiting till marriage because of my religious views. I asked my sister, but she took it the wrong way as if I was going to and lectured me about it (she didn't wait, single mother). more

Open Question: Singles Resorts in CA & NV?

It is impossible to find any singles resorts in Southern California or Las Vegas. I know there are some singles cruises on singlestravelcompany.com but I prefer to take trips on the weekends and go to places, where singles stay and mingle. Any ideas please? more

Voting Question: Looking for advice on traveling alone as a young (28), single woman in Thailand?

I have planned a month long trip to Thailand. I have my plane ticket and my tourist visa but little else. I leave on the 24th of this month and will be gone until the 27th of March. This is my first trip traveling solo ever and I am both excited about it and slightly nervous. I have traveled internationally quite a bit with work so feel confident that I can logistically handle it but am looking for places - like hotels, tour companies, particular cities where someone such as myself would enjoy going. I just finished a rough two years both personally and professionally and am in need of a break - it is the great weather, the friendly people and - really, the awesome food and cheap massages that are attracting me to Thailand. I know I want to spend time on the beaches down south and would like to see Chang Mai and Chang Rai. But I don't have an itinerary. Any help, advice, tips - would be greatly appreciated!! thanks! more

Voting Question: is this good/bad/normal?

for some reason every single person on my mothers side of the family animals are attracted to us, we have stepped on snakes or stood right next to them and they never strike, my mother tripped on a gator tail and it didn't attack her but when her friend did it it lunged at him, cat's and dogs are always running up to us, rodents want us to cuddle them, we have never left a hunting or fishing trip with out good results, when people see this they are shocked, is it normal, what does it mean? more

Voting Question: Tell me your opinion please! Its a poem!?

I'm really not good with ryming so one of them is not ment to ryme really :) Tell me what you think please! As night falls with quickening doom A scream escapes her lips at a sight The sight of fright screams back in the night Her feet move faster in pace A look of horror stuck on her face A single rock causes her fall Feet trip and stumble to the ground Another scream comes from her throat A burning tear runs down her cheek Nothing to do, Nowhere to go She lies back into the snow The darkness surronds her The moon now gone The snow turns red as she never longed That was number one really bad at ryming like i said....heres #2 As the sun begins to set The moon begins to rise The lake follows the lead Surrounded by land and trees In the silent night The lake holds its breath The un moving still water Surrolunded by land and trees The lakes silent cries Hit the night air Sad beyond its will Surrounded by land and trees more

Resolved Question: Why do my Parents HATE me?

I am a 27 year-old single woman who lives at home with Mom and Dad. I don't have a job because I am an artist, and plan on selling my paintings in the future. My Dad recently cashed out on all his stock, so that Mom and me would be taken care of. He placed about $900,000 in a special bank account, but allowed all of us access to the funds. I decided to take about $2,000 and go on a Casino trip with my best friend Betsy. We got to the casino, and I had all my money in $20 bills. I hit the first slot machine. It was a dollar slot. I pressed the spin button- and BOOM! I got three diamonds, and managed to win $80.00! I was shaking. I had never gambled before and suddenly I was up. I played all night and ended up with $400 more then I had started with. I used the money to buy some new clothes. The next weekend I invited Betsy back to the Casino. This time I somehow lost, despite my system of only doing the dollar slots (its a better pay out). I ended up losing $3,000. It took about four hours to do. I was devastated. Betsy told me to stop while I was still okay, but I didn't listen. In the next 6 months I managed to spend about $889,000 of Dad's money to use at the slot machines. I know that sounds like a lot, but trust me it goes fast when you start playing tables- I got into black jack and there were tables where the maximum was $500 a bet. I couldn't help myself, honest! When my mother went to check the balances she was shocked and dismayed. She and Dad didn't plan on spending the money until seven or eight months after he placed it in the accounts, so they could get a small vacation home. I was supposed to use my money on other things, but apparently not gambling. My Dad suffered a mild heart attack as well, that put him in the hospital for about four days and caused the medical bills to skyrocket since he apparently didn't invest in good health insurance, and then blamed me for throwing all the money away he could have used for his surgery. Mom totally became isolated from me. My parents now refuse to speak to me. After my Dad blew up on me for "throwing away" 40 years of his hard-earned money, they kicked me out of the house! I explained that all I needed from them was about $20,000- $10,000 for my living expenses, and $10,000 to go back to the casino to try to earn back the money. They flat-out refused! I found this quite terrible considering I am their daughter and all. Why did this happen? I know I spent a lot of money in half a year on slots, but I didn't realize they would get so pissy. My grandparents also told them to cut me off and that I was getting addicted. Come on! I've gone to casinos all the time and hear all these old ladies saying "I won $5,000 on a Quarter machine. I did well tonight." How do THEY win but I lost? I don't understand. I know the house technically wins, but I see A LOT of people walking out of casinos bragging about all the money the won on nickel slots and how they had JUST sat down and only put $5 in, and suddenly they struck it big. I have no idea why it didn't happen to me. Please, why did this happen and was I wrong?Don't be like Movis and answer with a stupid ONE sentence response. Either give me a thoughtful, progressive answer (like I bothered in my long question), or don't answer at all. more

Voting Question: Was I WRONG to gamble the family's money?

I am a 27 year-old single woman who lives at home with Mom and Dad. I don't have a job because I am an artist, and plan on selling my paintings in the future. My Dad recently cashed out on all his stock, so that Mom and me would be taken care of. He placed about $900,000 in a special bank account, but allowed all of us access to the funds. I decided to take about $2,000 and go on a Casino trip with my best friend Betsy. We got to the casino, and I had all my money in $20 bills. I hit the first slot machine. It was a dollar slot. I pressed the spin button- and BOOM! I got three diamonds, and managed to win $80.00! I was shaking. I had never gambled before and suddenly I was up. I played all night and ended up with $400 more then I had started with. I used the money to buy some new clothes. The next weekend I invited Betsy back to the Casino. This time I somehow lost, despite my system of only doing the dollar slots (its a better pay out). I ended up losing $3,000. It took about four hours to do. I was devastated. Betsy told me to stop while I was still okay, but I didn't listen. In the next 6 months I managed to spend about $889,000 of Dad's money to us at the slot machines. I know that sounds like a lot, but trust me it goes fast when you start playing tables- I got into black jack and there were tables where the maximum was $500 a bet. I couldn't help myself, honest! When my mother went to check the balances she was shocked and dismayed. She and Dad didn't plan on spending the money until seven or eight months after he placed it in the accounts, so they could get a small vacation home. I was supposed to use my money on other things, but apparently not gambling. My parents refuse to speak to me. After my Dad blew up on me for "throwing away" 40 years of his hard-earned money, they kicked me out of the house! I explained that all I needed from them was about $20,000- $10,000 for my living expenses, and $10,000 to go back to the casino to try to earn back the money. They flat-out refused! I found this quite terrible considering I am their daughter and all. Why did this happen? I know I spent a lot of money in half a year on slots, but I didn't realize they would get so pissy. My grandparents also told them to cut me off and that I was getting addicted. Come on! I've gone to casinos all the time and hear all these old ladies saying "I won $5,000 on a Quarter machine. I did well tonight." How do THEY win but I lost? I don't understand. I know the house technically wins, but I see A LOT of people walking out of casinos bragging about all the money the won on nickel slots and how they had JUST sat down and only put $5 in, and suddenly they struck it big. I have no idea why it didn't happen to me. Please, why did this happen and was I wrong? more

Voting Question: When is to early to propose when I know I want to marry her someday?

We have been dating for 8 months. Have been friends since age 12, been on trips to Europe and a tropical island twice while we've been dating. (I went with her family). And we went to grad together when we were best friends at the time. We also hang out pretty much every single day and do everything together. We also talk about what our kids names would be and where we want to get married and everything. When do you think we should get engaged. Is it still to early? We're 19, and have upper class parents who would both strongly frown on the idea. Even though both our sets of parents get along great and have dinner at each others houses. more

Voting Question: Where is a good vacation spot in Puerto Rico?

A couple of girlfriends and I want to plan a trip to Puerto Rico for this summer all the girls in this party around mid to late 20's and single so we're looking for nice beaches, good nightlife but a nice hotel also. I was looking in San Juan but I don't know if that's the best option also what is the best time to go there. If you can tell me a better place to go than Puerto Rico that would also be appreciated. thank you more

Voting Question: i like this girl but she has a boyfriend already, but?

I like this one girl who has a BF.Is it right to talk to a girl who has a bf already like we talk and hang out just as friends and thats pretty much it and a lil flirt but not as much however she has a boyfriend. she told me that she thinks about me a lot like a lot she text me a lot too and she enjoys my company and that she wants to end her relationship because she is not happy with it but she was guilt tripped to stay back with him, but she told me she wants to end her relationship. i told her that im not makin big moves on her until she is free and single and she respects that. and she told me that she will tell me when she is single and free. is it right that im still talkin to her. i like her but i dont want to seem like a dick doing this. what should i do? should i just keep talkin to her as friends or what? i see her almost everyday in school and sometimes at work. btw were both 20 if that matters. more

Resolved Question: My alien card period of stay is up in July, but I want to renew it early. Have they changed the rules yet?

Where do I go? Same old local place, or do I have to go way into Tokyo? I might need to go back home before our usual summer holiday as my father's ill, so it's logical to get a multiple re-entry permit instead of a single, but there's no point doing it when I'll need to renew my alien card in case it voids the re-entry permit. Therefore I want to renew my alien card so I can be covered for any trips I need to make this year. I know they were talking about changing the rules, but I have no idea when and I don't expect them to actually write and tell people to clarify it either. Thanks for any sensible answers. more

Voting Question: My Mother is holding me back from EVERYTHING?? She wants me to be an OLD MAID?

I live with my mom while i finish up my schooling. she pays the bills in the house and etc. I have quite of a bit of student loan debt... like most people I know. I am paying it off a little at a time. Anyways, my mom is a single mother and I am an only child. So, it's always pretty much just been me and her. Over the years she has been extremely verbally abusive- calling me every name under the sun, racial slurs- anything you could imagine. I feel that since it's always been just me and her- shes made me very dependent on her. She was dating a man who she would let verbally bash me too, he would say anything and even threaten me, and she would never tell him to stop. She is no longer with him- for different reason.. (not because the way he treated her daughter ;) ) I am in a serious relationship. Ive been with my boyfriend for about 2 yrs. We are long distance right now- due to school (but it's honestly not that bad- we are extremely close and things right now are amazing) My mom doesn't like this... I feel that she wants me in this house forever with her like an old maid... everything says this I plan on going on a trip in the summer. For 1-2 months (going and visiting some of my boyfriend's extended family-in a different country). My mom is telling me not to come back and basically telling me not to go. She tells me I should be working during that time... I know this.. but it honestly feels like if I don't go- I would have missed out on a life changing experience- I need to be away from her and see something else (my boyfriend is paying for everything). I also believe he's going to propose during this trip Anyways, I don't know what to do- about my mom. Somehow after everything I'm still sort of scared to leave her here by herself but I just want to live my life I just need some advice please I'm 22 more

Voting Question: I want to go to miami for my 25 birthday! Ive never been so I don't know where to start. Help please!?

Im planning a trip in may with two of my best friends. Does anyone know of a good place to go where single ladies can have a great time, with decent shopping, and of course lots of delicious food? I heard south beach was waay too expensive so Im kinda stumped as to where to go from here. more

Voting Question: Can you program a new FOB keyless entry remote with an existing working remote on a Dodge Ram?

I bought a 2004 Dodge Ram and it didn't have a keyless remote, just a single key. I want to buy a new remote of the internet and program it myself, but from what I have read you must have an existing remote to do it yourself (according to the owners manual). I would like to save myself a trip to the dealership and the expenses if I can just do it myself? Is it possible or do you have to have a working remote to program other remotes? Thanks! more

Voting Question: How bad does this suck?

I was working 45 miles from home, yes 90 miles round trip, I have an old car...only job I could find, at least I was working....there were cut backs so bad I was only bringing home a little over $100.00 a week, I was wearing out my car, spending of course money on gas.........I quit, it wasn't worth it. This sucks, who in the hell is going to help us? What in the hell are we suppose to do? We want to work but there are no damned jobs, can't find ONE single job in our town and I mean NOTHING!!!! more

Resolved Question: How to get my 5 year old to stay in her bed?

I have a beautiful daughter who has actually been very pleasant to raise. Unfortunately, I have hit a situation that I cannot find a resolution to and need some help. Every night, My daughter fights bedtime like nobody's business. She gets out of bed every few minutes, is constantly calling, out etc. I usually just pick her up and put her back into bed without saying anything, or simply saying "goodnight, stay in bed"... she just doesn't understand how frustrating it is. To top it all off though, every single night she gets up after I've fallen asleep and climbs into our bed. I'll be honest and say that most nights I'm so tired that I don't even notice when she climbs in, but every morning find myself pinned into an uncomfortable position and sore from the neck down. When I do notice, I will take her back to her bed, but every morning I wake up pinned by a toddler. She does not have nightmares, and when I ask her why she does it, she says it is because I need a "snuggle buddy". On nights where it is really bad, or after multiple trips to her bed, I'll give up and move to the couch to get some much needed rest, but will actually find myself pinned and twice and uncomfortable on the couch the next morning! I have no idea what to do! I have tried incentives for staying in bed, explaning how exhausting and problematic it is for me, I've tried punishments for getting out of bed, but nothing works! My first thought is to lock the door, but I can see a LONG night of her pounding on the door and calling out for hours- which I'm just not able to handle, since I'm only running on about an hour and a half of real sleep a night... So my question- please tell me how to get a good nights sleep! Please help! more

Open Question: Where should I travel or visit to? I'm a single, heterosexual young man from Wisconsin...?

I am looking to take a trip to a place I've never been to before. Due to finance reasons, I will not consider a trip outside of the U.S. - at least not at this time. However, I will make an exception for Canada. Does anyone have any suggestions? I recently went skydiving (here in Wis-co), and I've been to the following places (by car - which means I've driven through some of the states on the way): Orlando, FL (Walt Disney World), Boston, MS (Fenway, Gillette, Cheers pub, etc), Nashville, TN (Ryman, Grand Ole Opry). I wouldn't mind returning to these places, but like I said, I want to discover new areas.Actually, I already have a job. So, as of right now, I don't plan to have a traveling job (even though I feel it would be fun to). I'm just looking for places as a vacation. But thanks anyway. By the way, I went to Australia, too. And it was fun. I wouldn't mind going back someday. You're right. Us Wisconsinites need to stick together!!!! more

Resolved Question: Is it right to talk to a girl who has a bf already?

Voting Question: When is to early to propose?

Resolved Question: Need help finding side by side Double Stroller...?

I'm having a baby and my son is going to be 2 1/2 when she's born. He's a little tall and I sat him in a couple of the front and back double strollers and he seems cramped and his head almost hits the canopy. I'm thinking he'll be most comfortable in a side by side because they generally accommodate bigger toddlers. However, I will use my double stroller to get in and out of a lot of buildings and do small shopping trips. I would like to be able to get it through a single door (not have to open two doors)...do you know if they make a side by side like that? Also, I'd prefer if I can snap my infant car seat into it. more

Resolved Question: I working on a manga ._." Any suggestions on it?

My manga is basically for all ages, since there are basically no mature content -- scratch that, absolutely NO MATURE CONTENT, unless crushes count o_o... Anyways the manga's call Secrets of Us Siblings Characters: Kichi Yamazaki- "Bubbly" intelligent girl, once frowned when she confessed her love to Hiro Saito during graduation. Lives in a home of one older sibling (Hideki) and two younger siblings (Kaori and Ichigo.) She also is taken care of her single mom. Hiro Saito- Cold heartened boy according to Kichi (after she confessed to him) , he has an older brother named Makoto. His father is keeping a secret from him since 5th grade and told him during summer vacation of 10th grade. Rin Suzuki- Rin S. is Kichi's best friend, her family comes from wealthy ancestors. Even if she is 100% tomboy she never wears the same outfit twice. PLOT: Kichi Yamazaki confessed her love to Hiro Suzuki, he then tells her his true feelings. . . he likes someone else. Before Kichi can become heart broken she lies and said that her friends dared her to say that she than runs away without a single teardrop. After waking up to a flashback from that day, she is more aware of getting heartbroken more than ever, she make a plan simple enough to accomplish or is it? She will have to try and avoid him for the rest of the year. The goes on and on I have the basics but still ahve to add more details to it. Lets just say Hiro's Dad's secret involves Hiro's mom's never ending business trip. more

Resolved Question: Do you like this short story I just came up with?

Hi, I'm 13 and I wanted to know what you thought of this short story I came up with. It doesn't really mean anything because I just wanted to show an example of my writing. Do you like it? Anything you think doesn't fit right? I know that once you put something on the internet it's basically published but I'm not going to professionally publish this. It was just for fun. But please don't take it! It's about a woman who has an affair with a man from an enemy village. The woman has his child but her village shuns them both after her birth and now they're going her lover's village. Kind of random but I was in a random mood. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! The sun is setting and the forest is alive with sounds of crickets chirping and the birds singing their final goodbyes. Hopefully, it’s sweet music to the sleeping baby bundled in her arms. They have the perfect night for traveling ahead of them as they begin their trip when the sun touches the horizon, sinks below it, and beckons its twin, the night, to take its place as it goes to rest. Silent night, holy night… The moonlight shines through the leaves on the trees and creates dotted patterns on the ground below her feet, but it’s nothing she worried about. She worries about the small rocks and tree roots scattered over the forest floor that she could step on or trip over. What worry her are the night creatures, the terrible beasts that lurk at night just waiting to snatch up her and her baby. That makes her hug the little girl to her chest and jump at every single movement of the forest. But strangely, the night stays silent as if it wants her to make it. All is calm, all is bright… Her beautiful baby… If anything were to happen to her this night, she could never forgive herself. But, she thinks, it must be better than anything they could ever do to her. Those horrible people, her own kin. Shun her and her baby away. Because of her love for her baby’s father? Why, of course. Love must stay within the walls of the village. And far away from that of the enemy. Round yon Virgin Mother and Child… She smiles as she looks down on the sleeping infant. How could something so precious and so loved, provoke so much hate? Nothing but a sleeping child? A world’s worth, she thinks, as she kisses the baby on her soft forehead, but a world’s worth of love will make up for everything she can never have. Mama’s precious baby. Holy Infant so tender and mild… Dawn, day’s own sweet child, peeks over the hills as mother and child near the end of their journey. A night’s walk for a lifetime of happiness; so worth it. Her baby begins to cry, and she stops to feed her, but after she keeps moving with a spring like no other in her step. So close to perfection she can almost taste it. So far from reality she can barely feel it. And when she sees the smoke of the pit fires as the village comes into sight, mere feet away, she lets the tears she’s been holding in roll down her cheeks in big, fat streams. But this time, they are out of happiness. Sleep in heavenly peace… Now the time has come for her dreams to become true. Her wants, no her needs, can finally be met. And as she enters the enemy village her baby bundled to her chest, the people staring and pointing, she goes straight to the blacksmith’s shop, where her lover always is. And when he sees her standing there, his child in her arms, he wraps his own around her and says, welcome home. Now everyone is crying, because the villagers have gathered around to watch. They too say, welcome home, and clap and sing and dance. And now that baby bundled to her chest is smiling and laughing too, happy in her new home, where she is loved. But happier still is the mother who risked her life and her child’s to leave her village where they were not wanted, and went to find a better life. And so, she thinks as she lies with her new husband, their daughter in her crib next to them, this is what dreams are made of. She sighs in contentment and a smile spreads across her lips. She settles her head into the pillow and breathes in her husband‘s scent. There can‘t be anything more to want than this. Sleep in heavenly peace. p.s. The Silent Night lyrics are supposed to be in bold and the parts where she thinks should be in italics :) more