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AAA Inspectors Pick Their Favorite Places For Family Vacations - Big Hollywood

ORLANDO, Fla. , Aug 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer and, for many Americans, the last chance for a family vacation before cooler weather arrives. A wide array ...

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 ...

How to find family vacation travel bargains anywhere in the US - Examiner

School's almost out and summer is almost here. It's time to plan your family's summer getaway. And there are plenty of great places to go and cool things to see on the cheap. The May issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray ...

10 Best Budget-Friendly Family Resorts - ABC News

If you're traveling solo, you pay the consequences, and move on. But if you're planning your family's only annual holiday, the stakes rise. Naturally, every parent's definition of what constitutes a bargain ...

Fall vacations offer big savings, learning opportunities and no crowds - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

(ARA) - In the fall, many families are thinking about getting their kids back to school. But, perhaps contrary to popular wisdom, the season offers great vacation opportunities for families. By taking a vacation in the ...

Tips for planning a last-minute family vacation - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

(ARA) - Whether it's the sudden need to get away or the last chance to escape before the kids head back to school, many families find themselves in a position to book a last-minute vacation. With the fluctuating economy ...

Reagan Airport Hotel Offers Family-Friendly Hotel Deals - Yahoo Finance

ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwire - 08/06/10) - Kids are invited to make a splash with family-friendly DCA hotel deals designed with the traveling family in mind at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport in ...

College-bound kid means change in family vacations - Deseret News

NEW YORK — My eldest son, who's heading off to college in the fall, recently informed me that he plans to spend just a few days with us this year on our annual summer vacation. "But it's our last vacation ...

Hotels, hostels, and houses can save you money on your vacation lodging - Examiner

One of the biggest expenses when you vacation can be your lodging. Getting creative with where you stay can not only save you money, but also give you a chance to see sights off the beaten tourist path. While staying in ...

All Star Vacation Homes Announces Stay 4 Nights, Receive 5th Night Free Fall Orlando ... - PR.com

Celebration, FL, August 19, 2010 --(PR.com)-- All Star Vacation Homes is pleased to announce its "Stay 4 Nights, Receive 5th Night Free" Fall Orlando vacation deal. Vacationers reserving All Star's Orlando vacation home ...

Open Question: I really liked kissing him?

I like girls always have and have never liked a guy or wanted to do anything with one. My best friend is gay and that doesn't bother me or change anything. He was like a brother until this happened, we're on vacation our family's take when together every year have for the past 6 years. We share a room and a bed like always. Well today we were taking a shower(yes I know it's "weird" but we have seen each other naked before so it's not a big deal) and I reached for something don't remember what and I looked at him and something came over me and I kissed him. Which lead to us making out and almost going further we didn't though. Since then everything he does takes on sexual tones, like I see him eating ice cream and my mind goes right well you know. I really enjoyed it his lips on mine his skin on mine, I've never been so turned on in my life. Does this mean I'm like bisexual or maybe even gay? I think I like him as more than a friend what do I do?Do any of you actually think you're hurting me by calling me gay or a fag? Cause really don't care. more

Open Question: I had a gay experience?

Open Question: How can I just stop hurting from something stupid?

My ex broke up w. me about 3 months ago. He worked sooo hard to pursue me; genuinely cared was even more serious about it than me. I was happy being alone but ultimately decided he was worth being with and he had potential and within a span of 2-3 months, he just "didn't feel like having a girlfriend anymore". It was a good relationship; we had the quality of a serious relationship in that short time- met his family, brought me to a wedding, was close w. his good friends, dealt w. money issues, just very comfortable w. each other...when we first met (not dating, talking, etc...), he had told all his friends he had "met someone special". Right now he wants to be "selfish", no 3rd party, and "it wasn't the right time, not ready". It's funny, he knew he wanted a relationship w. me (his friends even said fr. when he first met me, he knew he wanted to ask me out). We didn't have a bad breakup but I cut off everything and just ran away...haven't spoken to him since. He sent me a few txts reitirating our convo fr. the next before (apologizing) but i never responded back. Mutual friends say he was just too "immature" for me (also insecure/scared). His friends have also been more than nice to me (still) and are very empathetic and still tell me what their friend did was "shady" and it was "his loss for sure"; the ironic part is that he's the "nice guy" in their group. He (and his close friends & family) would say i was "everything he wanted in a girl" yet when we broke up he said he wasn't ready for the kind of relationship i was giving him...which is weird bc i'm a commitment phone. For me to be in a relationship w. him is HUGE. I was taking our time and not rushing into anything serious, nor want to get married or have kids anytime soon. I'm re-adjusting back to being the "happy single girl" but as a completely different person, which is what i'm currently adjusting to now. I got a new job (work 5-6 days/wk), meeting new people, taking better care of myself - i lost 12 lbs, going to the gym, new hairdo, new outlook w. things (more adventurous), more time w. my friends and going out a bit more...even went out to dinner w. a gentleman I met at wedding. I'm not waking up feeling depressed and missing him - i'm more concerned about me and wanting to become myself again...i want this bruise on my ego to go away. I just get random times when I feel so HURT from what happened and I can't help but feel that my self esteemed has been a bit crushed. I don't miss him at all nor want to get back in a relationship w. him or anyone now but there are times when i just cry because the situation hurts - what he did was a BIG letdown. I don't want to but I rarely miss him but then why would i miss someone that doesn't want me? I know it'll happen one day but i can't help but feel there will be no one that will really care/appreciate me...they'll do what my ex did and was soo "into me" in the beginning and just abandon me and realized he didn't really care for me as much. I'm doing my best to be positive and block out the bad - I pray every chance i get, keep busy, i've even read "The secret" and made a vision board to gain my self esteem back and encourage myself w. my goals/dreams again but it still hurts sometimes....I know it's stupid and i have so much to be grateful for and i'm a good catch but i'm building back up again. Also, I'm on vacation with family now (seeing family haven't seen in years) and i'm having the greatest time...just enjoying the present, family, slowly becoming "me" again and looking back at how I've grown the past few months. I still can't help but hurt and i'm scared that the only way i'll ever fully get over it (icing on the cake) is when i'm with someone new who I'll care about...it still hurts me to go on fb (which is why I avoid it now) bc i'm afraid of seeing something that will get me "emotional" or hurt. I don't go on his page but just don't wanna risk it... Why am i feeling so stupid over being hurt? more

Open Question: I want to be happy again, easy 10 points?

I'm sixteen, just turned sixteen in july. one of my former best friends (we lost touch but remained friends and still talked every once in a while) was killed in a car accident in april, she was fourteen. we used to be like sisters, she was always with me and came with me on my family vacation and everything. i called her five days before the accident as a spur of the moment thing, I wanted her to come hangout that night but she couldn't. I seen her the day she was killed at a fair but I didn't say hey because she was hanging out with people from a bad crowd, and she was walking in the oppisite direction, so she didn't see me so i didnt think it was a big deal. now i think it's one of the biggest mistakes i've ever made anyway, i used to be one of the most happy-go-lucky girls, like literally genuinely happy. I was always smiling, people even know me as the girl who always smile. since that day in april, I haven't been truely happy. sure, some things would temporarily make me happy, but that never lasts long. i still act like i'm always happy in front of people but now it doesn't feel natural. i feel like i'm faking it. can anyone please help me, like give me advice on how to make myself feel happier? it would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance! more

Open Question: How would you react to this?

i made the jv lacrosse team as a freshman which is a REALLY big deal at my school. we have our first game on next friday, but my family ALWAYS goes on vaction the 3rd week in august (next week and i am not going) my parents are both coming back a day early to see it. i really want my brother to come to though (hes a junior) but my moms cousins kid is going on vacation with them so my dad says "oh he should stay with his cousin since hes never come to visit" (he lives in a different state). i don't get why they both cant come? more

Open Question: How do I deal with my cousin?

Every summer my family goes out of town for vacation, and this year my mom and my uncle decided that my 18 year old cousin would come with us every year (I'm a 13 year old girl, my cousin is a girl too), this summer was our first summer traveling together, we have to share a room together, but she's invading my personal space, like she uses my things without asking me, and she wants me to things I don't want to do, for instance she wants me to say the "F" word, I know most 13 year olds do, but I wasn't raised to say things like these, and the last day on vacation, she got a tongue piercing and wanted me to cover up for her, I did but it was hard for me to do that. I'm so not looking forward for summer because of her. How can I tell my mom and dad that I'm not feeling comfortable with her? Please any kind of help would be great! more

Open Question: how do i deal with my mom when she acts this way?

How do i deal with my mom when she acts like this?? i think she was being quite rude...? hi, my family and i went on vacation for 2 weeks, and during that time, we visited my aunt and uncle in the first week. My aunt gave me this really pretty dress as a present, and i always kept it on the top of all my clothes in omy suitcase so that i wouldn't lose it. anyways, on our way back home, before our flight, i checked to make sure that i had everything, including the dress that my aunt gave me just in case. a day after we arrived home, my mom wanted to start the laundry, and she said we would do my load first..i started to unzip my zipper but then realized i needed to go get something quickly from my room..when i came back downstairs, my mom had taken out half of the clothes on top, so i took out the bottom half and put it in the washer..as the clothes we washing, she then asked me where my dress was...i told her it was on the top of my clothes in my suitcase..i was 100% sure..she said she didn't see it when she unpacked it..i told her that it must be there as i saw it we left..my mother naturally is a very uptight person, and she was getting stressed out a lot, as she is like that sometimes..she then started yelling at me for about an hour and giving me a lecture, saying i'm irresponsible and not mature at all..blah blah..and then saying that if i can't even do a simple thing such as keeping track of my clothes on vacation, i had no business starting driving school (which i'm signed up soon to start)..later as my mom gave me the laundry bin full of my washed clothes, the dress was in there... she realized that she made a mistake..and basically yelled at me for no apparent reason..i then looked at her waiting for an apology, and she said sorry, but it was not sincere and had a hint of attitude in it..i know my mother well and i know that she did not mean it, but was not at all willing to accept that she made a mistake.. this happened about a couple of days ago..and now whenever she uses that argument, "you're so irresponsible" i keep telling her i'm not and that she just made a mistake...it's true..i know she knows that i'm responsible, it's just an argument she uses..so my question is, was this rude of my mom? and how can i get her to stop making these false arguments? because she is one of those people that if you make a careless mistake, she'll keep reminding you of it.. thanks :) more

Open Question: really terrified of flying?

well on thursday i leave for vacation very early in the morning, and im terrified of going on a plane :( ive been on a plane before so its nothing new but last year i couldnt go on vacation cause of this heart incident i had. theres no way i can get out of this vacation, i just need some help with dealing. its not a long flight but im terrified of it crashing, or some kind of failure, or terrorists, or it falling down so many miles in the air and never seeing my friends and family again :/ help? more

Open Question: how do i deal with my mom when she acts like this?? i think she was being quite rude...?

hi, my family and i went on vacation for 2 weeks, and during that time, we visited my aunt and uncle in the first week. My aunt gave me this really pretty dress as a present, and i always kept it on the side of my suitcase so that i wouldn't lose it. anyways, on our way back home, before our flight, i checked to make sure that i had everything, including the dress that my aunt gave me just in case. a day after we arrived home, my mom wanted to start the laundry, and started unpacking my suitcase (i was upstairs)..she then called me down to ask where my dress was...i told her it was on the side of my suitcase..i was 100% sure..she said she didn't see it when she unpacked..i told her that it must be there as i saw it there before we left..my mother naturally is a very uptight person, and she was getting stressed out a lot, as she is like that sometimes..she then started yelling at me for about an hour and giving me a lecture, saying i'm irresponsible and not mature at all..blah blah..and then saying that if i can't even do a simple thing such as keeping track of my clothes on vacation, i had no business starting driving school (which i'm signed up soon to start)..later as my mom gave me the laundry bin full of my washed clothes, the dress was in there... she realized that she made a mistake..and basically yelled at me for no apparent reason..i then looked at her waiting for an apology, and she said sorry, but it was not sincere and had a hint of attitude in it..i know my mother well and i know that she did not mean it, and is not at all willing to accept that she made a mistake.. this happened about a couple of days ago..and now whenever she uses that argument, "you're so irresponsible" i keep telling her i'm not and that she just made a mistake...so my question is, was this rude of my mom? and how can i get her to stop making these false arguments? thanks :) more

Open Question: emotions ruining summer?

so lately i notice that my emotions are ruining my summer, i had always felt that everyone in my family and even some of my friends have disrespected like they would make me apologies for nothing then when they hurt me they just act like nothing happen they always talk bad about me and when all these do happen i tend to go mute and sad looking locked up in my room so a couple of days ago i had the best vacation of my life until my mom dad grandma sister and brother made me feel bad. someone would ask me something when i was about to say yes they would say no for me. then talk badly about me. and make side comments like ahh hes so unappreciative. which made me feel sad and i went mute the whole day on toronto island which was suppose to be the high point of the trip to canada. then today and yesterday i stayed up in my room because my sister made me feel bad and didnt say sorry and made me say sorry for no reason and when i said it quietly she kept on saying LOUDER I CANT HEAR YOU which really made me depress my life had always been like this but i still forced a smile at school just so no one would hate on me which they still do even my closest friends do how do i deal with this sadness and problems more

Voting Question: How to deal with anxiety problems?

I've always had problems with anxiety...but it got SUPER bad just recently... Im on vacation, in Egypt, where i used to live, and im visiting family and friends and such. I'm leaving today, and yesterday i had my closest friends over...when they left...we all had a sob fest together...VERY emotional experience... Later that night...i find out that this guy i've liked for months...likes me back. At first i was so happy...and i got super emotional over that too.....and then i felt really overwhelmed and stuff...so...when i went to bed i thought some sleep would just help everything. I couldnt sleep for two hours...i kept having weird dreams...i kept waking up with this sick feeling in my stomach...i tried taking deep breaths but it didnt work... I feel like im having a serious panic attack...I cant get back to sleep now....Mt stomach feels horrible...and i keep worrying over every silly thing im un-certain about...things i normally wouldnt think of worrying over... I don't know how to get rid of it. What can i do to get rid of this anxiety? ESPECIALLY when i cant exactly figure out what it is thats making me this anxious! I feel seriously sick :p thanks. more

Voting Question: How do you be nice to someone you hate?

My dad has had an awful girlfriend for over 2 years now, and frankly, I cannot stand her. I have done everything I can to be nice to her and to get to know her, but nothing has worked. She just is not a good person. I suppose I compare her to my mother, who passed away, and was one of the strongest most amazing women I ever knew. Now that I am away at college I only have to see the girlfriend occasionally, but my younger brothers still have to deal with her. She is rude to us, extremely needy, and unbelievably boring. She is the type of person that my dad would tell me not to be friends with. Every one of our family friends dislikes her, and people have stopped inviting us to get togethers because they don't want her to come. The first thing that any of my adult friends ask me when they see me is "Is your dad still with that woman?" She makes it so that I don't want to come home for school breaks, and I don't want to spend time with my dad. It has gotten in the way of me being able to tell him important things about my life (who I am seeing) and has been really rough on my brothers. I have confronted him about her once, politely but firmly, and he said "she is in my life for me, and not for you kids". Ok...but then why does she come on all family vacations and spend so much time at our house? Anyway. The point of this rant is that I am having a lot of trouble being nice to her. Two years has worn me thin. How do I keep myself from doing something stupid? I am really considering confronting HER right before I go back to school, so I can run away afterwards...hehehe... more

Voting Question: I guess I'm kinda worried,but I'm not sure.I really need some help?

Ok this might be a really long story,but if you could please please read all of it because I really need people's help with this situation!!I need to include everything so you know how I can deal with this! So I'm 15.I'm going into 10th grade,and school is starting in about 3 weeks!There is this girl I became friends with (Caroline) in 8th grade.We were really good friends.We had alot in common.We liked the same music,movie's,t.v shows and our family life was really similar.We both had step dads,our mom's had never married and were the same age when we were born ect...but I always had 1 thing about her I disliked!Her personality!!She would curse ALOT and do things that would make me feel awkward.Sometimes (most of the time) when I was at her house she would lift her top to the neighbours really quickly.It made me feel awkward and embarrassed!If I told her how I felt about it she would say "it's only a bit of fun". We became friends through what we liked most and that was animals.We went on this school trip at the start of 8th grade and we sat together on the bus.We talked about how similar our family's were and how we both loved animals.She seemed really nice that day.While I got to know her a bit more,I realized what she was really like.For the whole year of 8th grade,I continued to be her friend.That was a bit of a mistake. In April of 8th grade she got the two of us into trouble with the school.If you know me you would know that the last thing I want to do is get into trouble of any kind,no matter what it is!Here is how it happend:I was friends with another two girls in my grade.I think Caroline was jelouse of them being my friend,so her and one of the other girls would fight using MSN!!Caroline made up a fake conversation between her and that girl (I only realised later that summer it was fake).It had nasty things written about me sent from the other girl.One day I was at Carolines house.She had 2 MSN accounts.She gave me the password to one (I have no idea why).She told the other girl that she gave me the password to her MSN account.She never told her what one.I NEVER used her account.One day after our S.P.H.E class the teacher kept us back.She said that the other girl kept EVERY concersation she had with "us" and gave it to the teacher.This was on the last day of school and we were getting out easter vacation that day.We had 2 weeks off,and it was the worst 2 weeks ever.When we got back,I went to the teacher privatly and told her how Caroline gave me the password and never told the other girl what account.She said "I had an idea you had nothing to do with it".My mom came in and sorted everything out! During that summer I told Caroline I no longer wanted to be her friend.She didnt take it good.She said stuff like "my moms going to ring your mom".I was thinking "how will that help".After what happend in school I knew my mom didnt want me to be her friend,but she was never too keen on Caroline.I only found that out when I told her I didnt want to be Caroline's friend! In 9th grade I did become her friend again.But it was more of an on and off friendship.My mom thought I was never her friend after I broke it off with her,and I feel really bad about it.She had other friends aswell.I would hang out with them sometimes,but not all the time.In febuary they had a big fight and they all decided not to be her friend again.I became friends with those girls,and Caroline hated it.She made me choose between her or them.I choose them.Since that she started writing nasty things on the desk about 1 of those girls.Everyday they were in the princeples office because of it,and the other girl would get the blame.Since Im in carolines class and not theres I saw caroline write on a desk during a class.It was lunch time and we went back to see what she hd written.It wasent nice.Another day went by and they were called the the office again.Then I was called!I was freaking out!The prinsepal asked "had I seen anyone write on a desk" I said "ya I saw caoline write on a desk" and I told her what it said.The other girl said I saw her write on the desk and she was just comfirming it! What Im worried about is that this will carry on this school year.Im really going to focus this year and I dont want this happening again.She had sent me a text 4 weeks ago.My mom had a baby boy and named it Ollie afater my dead step grandfather.She sent me a text "Ollie that was the name of my rat haha" she's saying I lied about the desks,but I didint and she said Im getting involved in a fight thats not mine,but there is no fight.I really dont want to be getting into trouble this year or any year.How do I deal with it??How will I get through it.One of my friends is friends with her again,and its really hard for us! Sorry this is a long storry but this is everything that happend! more

Resolved Question: my mom wants me to hate my uncle, who i love as a brother.?

my mom has gone through a huge obstacle ; running over a person and essentially killing her. the trial is slow, she is most likely to not be persecuted any charges, but she's paranoid and needs support. shes a troubled soul, shes always had symptoms of bipolar disorder, and now the symptoms have become true and evident. but im not a doctor, and can't diagnose her nor can i convince her to see a psychiatrist, ever; this has been suggested, but its NOT AN OPTION. she's going through a tough time. i try to communicate, but she's still bipolar about everything; we communicate well one minute, she criticizes me or tries to pick a fight the next. she arouses me with insults so i can fight back; but i dont, and she sufficates , i see it. she's 40, in the eve of menopause, and has always been on her defense against anything except : when she came to california, she stayed with my aunt, who has a husband, who basically, is a sex addict, he fucked her. she FELL IN LOVE. this has been going on for 8 years. i resently discovered them fucking in my room. :) yeah, she didnt have her defense on that one. she thought he would leave his family for her; his friends, his wife, his 2 year old daughter, his mother, EVERYONE for her. and HOW FUCKING DARE HER try to convince him to leave my 2 year old cousin, just HOW FUCKING DARE HER. ;( since we moved out of my aunts house, because i did live there, and i love my family so so so much... my uncle in law, who took us to fancy places and restaurants just to get in my mom's pants and some money ...30,000 $$$ loans to help his business. okay, no big deal, but he started to completely cut himself out of her life. uummm, this triggers some MAJOR suffication and failed attempts at angering me. she wants so much attention from me when i simply dont want to be angry at her that she arouses me until i finally tell her i dont want to fight and then she tries to hit me. im 15. im a girl. and im educating myself to get the hell out of this place. dont get me wrong, my mom loves me and has done wonderful things for me such as getting me out of colombia. but consider me pippa lee- if youve seen the movie. (the mom) in pippa lee is bipolar, she has done nothing, she loves her daughter, but pippa leaves her because she is intoxicated with her crap. basically im pippa, without the guts. anyway, recently its been horrible, her life seems duller by the day, my life is being affected, and dont tell me to go with my friends or stay away from her as much as possible, she RARELY lets me see them. my uncles have gone on vacation to idaho. she is especially mad my uncle in law in going with his wife, daughter and mother. she has told me they are not my family and to never talk to them . I LOVE MY UNCLE not my uncle in law BUT MY UNCLE. my uncle is 23 and amazing and i love him like a brother. she is exiling me from seeing or talking to him. is this right? more

Resolved Question: Is Pacquiao a pathological liar? How can we believe anything he says?

Many people are a bit surprised by the recent actions of Pacquiao and his Team. Many people are wondering, "Why not just take the drug test, what's the big deal? We know you're clean Manny, so just prove it and shut all your haters up". The problem folks, is that we're all assuming that Pacquiao is clean and has nothing to hide. Let's take a look at what Pacquiao has hidden so far in his life. 1.) Pacquiao recently lied to HBO, post Cotto vs Pacquiao fight, when he went on camera claiming "I'll take a vacation with my family, I will leave the decision up to my promoter regarding Mayweather, for now I will rest and take a vacation with my family". Pacquiao has just given the impression of being a family man, but the reality is that taking a vacation with his family was the last thing on his mind. Where did Pacquiao really go? Well, he went on a vacation alright, but it wasn't with his family, it was with a mistress he met while filming his new movie. (the one you saw being filmed in the 24/7 of Pac vs Cotto) The truth is that Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee, flew back to his homeland on separate flights. The tension actually started only hours after Pacquiao's fight with Cotto. They attended a mass at a church, a time when the so-called honorable Catholic man should be celebrating with his wife in God's house, but it instead turned into a soap opera as Jinkee suddenly began to burst into tears as the priest preached a message of "being a family man and loving your family". The thoughts of her husband having an affair, cheating her and their kids, went through her mind and she lost control. From PhilStar: Quote: Jinkee’s mother, Rosalina Jamora, on the other hand, said she was distraught by reports of Pacquiao’s affair. “As a mother, of course I was hurt. Whatever the intrigues are, they will have to decide on that,” she said. Jinkee’s father Nestor Jamora was visibly angry. He warned the entire Jamora clan might boycott Pacquiao and would even campaign against the boxer in his bid to become congressman of Sarangani. Sadly, It's not the first time Pacquiao has cheated on his wife and kids. Years back, Pacquiao used to attend brothels in his homeland. He ended up having a child with one of the prostitute workers. This devastated his wife, but Pacquiao promised to clean up his act... Quote: After the Morales bout, Pacquiao was in the limelight again during the first week of February 2006 when a prostitute working in a Manila night club claimed that he was the father of her son, born out of a whirlwind affair with the boxer. Allegedly, the boxer was not giving her child financial support, prompting her to sue Pacquiao and demanding P250,000,000 ($5,159,958) in child support. In March the same year, Pacquiao was rushed to hospital for liver problems that was caused by womanizing, bar-hopping, etc. Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach had raised his concerns earlier about the boxer. 2.) Apparently, we're supposed to believe that Pacquiao has a fear of needles and a superstition regarding getting his blood taken close to a fight. I don't know about you, but it seems odd that a guy who has tattoo's all over his body would have a fear of needles, and I don't know about you, but the God that I know forbids superstitions. What's also interesting is their Team's first excuse that a blood test would affect him "mentally". Straight from the bible: Quote: Superstition is based on the ignorant faith of an object having magical powers. Another word for superstition is idolatry. The Bible does not support the idea of things occurring by chance, but nothing is done outside of God’s sovereign control. Either He causes or allows everything in keeping with His divine plan (Acts 4:28, Ephesians 1:10). There are many types of superstitions in the world, ranging from the benign—such as not walking under a ladder—to the occult practices of astrology, black magic, divination, voodoo and sorcery. Scripture condemns those who practice astrology (Deuteronomy 4:19), magic, divination and sorcery (2 Kings 21:6, Isaiah 2:6). Idolatry is also forbidden, and no one who practices it will enter the Kingdom of God (Revelation 21:27). These types of practices are extremely dangerous because they open the minds of the practitioners to the influence of the devil. First Peter 5:8 warns us to “be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” We should get our faith not from objects or rituals of man-made origin, but from the one true God who gives eternal life. “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been givenhttp://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341842 more

Resolved Question: Help! How can I get good deals for a flight to Narnia?

I was watching TV and I saw this commercial on ABC Family showing this really cool vacationing place called Narnia. I really want to go to the land of Narnia and pet the magical man goat and slap the Witch. Where can I get good deals to there and where exactly is it located? more

Voting Question: In Law problems, smothering!?

Hello, I just wanted to talk about my mother in law, hoping someone is going through something similar and have good ways of dealing with it! I have been married to my husband for a year and a half, we are expecting our first baby next month. We have been together since highschool, so like 7 years! All throughout highschool his mom was horrible, she gave me weird looks like glaring or just plain staring at me. She would make indirect remarks that I knew were about me and she even told my now husband that she didn't like the clothes I wore. After highschool things got better because we went off to college together and wasn't under her roof anymore, but I had this hatred built up for her because of how she treated me. I went with them on a family vacation to washington once, which was not fun. And the one time they plan a fun trip...a cruise! i wasn't invited. We were all out to dinner when they came to visit and she was like "i'll have him send you a postcard" referring to my now husband (we were still in college). So long story short I absolutely hated her, and once she finds out were getting married it was seriously like a switch got flipped! She was overly nice and smothering, and has been ever since. She is not the best mother by the way, she was gone for work most of the time during highschool so she wasn't always there for her kids, and she's just weird in general, very quirky! But anyway, i just feel uncomfortable around her, i don't like it when she gets close to me or when she calls or anything! She knows my husband and I don't really like hanging out with her much so everytime we do hang out with his parents, she HAS to plan when the next time we see each other. She just won't lay off sometimes. I am really worried she will double smother me when I have my baby but I'm not the kinda person to take that, I will get bitchy if I have to. But anyway, so she's all nice and everything, kisses my ass all the time, but its so annoying and I feel like we will never have a normal relationship because of the feelings I have toward her from the past. HELP!? Anyone have any advice? Sorry for such a long story but I wanted to get all the details out, thanks in advance! more

Voting Question: im 16, and im tired of being my sisters slave and degrading me in front of my parents. part 2?

wen i saw my questing, i think a bout 1/3 of it was cut off so here the other 1/3 missing in the original question. In my own personal view, sadly, i wish she was not my sister, after everything she has said/done to me, has ruined our relationship. every time i think of her, i think of all our arguments and what i should have said, and all it does is make me really mad. when she is gone to dorm im college, everything around the house for me is relaxed, but when she comes home and especially on vacation. i have that little amount of stress just because of her and i think everyday "what ridiculous requests' is she going to make today. if i knew her just as a person, the way she is to me, i would HATE HER SOO MUCH. but of course she is not like that with my parents/family/ or her friends. she has to look like a mature woman in front of my parents/family. but i know deep down inside, she really does not give a **** about helping. she only does things that benefit herself. however, ill give her credit that the only she helps me is driving me to friends houses, and occasionally taking me out for lunch. compare that to being someone who does the things you dont want to do. and being someone who you embarrass in public and look like crap in front of family. NOW HER OTHER PROBLEM: putting me on blast (making look bad in front of people) in a real example, we[mom, dad, and sister] were at a book store buying me some book's for school, when my mom asked me if i know what books i needed for next year, i said " i dont know, i dont even have the paper with me" i said that in a neutral/annoyed voice. my sister(who was talking to the worker at the store) said to me in a voice like she knows whats going on and shes in control "CALM DOWN, YOU DONT HAVE TO GET ALL MAD OFF A SIMPLE QUESTION" [while she said that, she put her hand in my face, which really pissed me off because 1: i wasnt mad & 2: i dont want her sausage fingers in my face; would you want that to happen to you in public?] In another real example, we[mom dad and sister] were talking and watching tv. i saw something on tv that reminded me of something that ive always wanted, but i had the money i needed to pay for what i wanted, all i needed was my parents approval. my parents said no, so i got a little mad. and of course my sister who thinks she knows the entire situation said "michael, you should be thankful for what mom and dad have given you", [but she said that in the same voice as the previous example.] this has happened well over 100 times, whether were at home or in the public. there is nothing that can express how thankful i am for what my parents give me, im 16, i walk around the house at night right before i go to sleep and i cannot sleep until i make sure all doors/windows are locked so that i know WE AS A FAMILY are safe and i go to my mom and dads room every night, bring them water or anything else like their phones/glasses, and give my mom a goodnight kiss (yeah tough guys call me a pussy), while my sister does none of that,however she complains about her car not being fast[she should be thankful she has a pretty good car too, its an infiniti. and she DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF THE CAR, she goes over speed bumps as if they were not there, and she goes by dips in the road, AS IF THEY WERE NOT THERE. my dad spent a good $600 a month ago replacing parts on the car. funny how they are all parts that get affected from hitting bumps. And she always want to buy expensive purses/shoes etc. etc. while if i want something, ill see if i can find a better deal online or somewhere else. another major problem that really pisses me off is how she runs her mouth She always pisses me off when she DOES NOT KNOW WHEN TO SHUT UP. if me and my mom/dad are having a small argument, she butts in and says something that capitalizes on the problem i have. thus making me look like a piece of s*** Or 1 time we were in the car after she picked me up from summer school. she said " mann i was pissed this morning, i woke up at 8 kuz our neighbor is having construction." i humorously said " oh yeah?? well i got up at 6:30" and of course shes a ***** so she said " well thats not my fault your in summer school." and that got my blood boiling because who the hell goes there during a causal conversation. [she talks like a have a .5 gpa. when this year i got a 3.0, compared to last year being a 1.3.] and she always puts me on blast about things from the past, while i rarely put her on blast, if its anything, its about her weight (shes overweight) and its only in the house with my mom and dad, and NEVER IN PUBLIC. something that has bothered me since in was a kid is doing the dishes. i dont mind doing the dishes at my own pace. but my sister is constantly reminding me to do them like im a retard. but in my mind everytime she asks' me im like " if you want them to be done so bad why dont you do more

Resolved Question: Can I get some tips on how to deal with my toddlers bed situation on vacation?

we are going on vacation tomorrow. My 2.5 year old is too big for a pack n play but still sleeps in a crib at home. She will have to use a queen size bed. Does anyone have any tips on what to expect or do? Please no suggestions for her to sleep with us. This is an entire family (grandma grandpa etc) so we will have nights where husband and I are out past het bedtime for some dates. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: I think i'm in love with my own brother!!?

ok so heres the deal this summer we went to india for vacation because so when we went there my brother was studying there so yea andd he was the perfect gentlemen hes so nice he kinda gets mad but hes nice when i get mad at him he comes to cheer me back up and says sry ughh..... i love him so much and miss him and since we are indian i cant do anything becuz my family is so strict i know it will never happen but idk how to deal with my emotion since we hav came back i've been thinking about him all the timebtw he is 19 and im 12 more

Voting Question: How do I deal with a broken family and social isolation at the same time?

Ok, I have never posted on this site and I am not one to generally open up on the internet with no prior invitation, however I'm in a really bad place right now and just need to vent / hear responses. I was born into a loveless family with a father who was a narcissistic and manipulative ***, never giving anyone attention except for his own self. My mom fell for him and had me and my two siblings. Growing up I was relatively happy, even though my dad never gave any of us any attention, because I didn't miss what I didn't know was supposed to be there. Fast forward to 2009.....my dad takes off and leaves my family, citing the fact that we didn't give him the respect he deserved, or some other crap. My mom is now completely depressed, almost unrecognizably so. All I want to do is rise above my father and be able to give someone the love they deserve. I know how difficult it is not to be loved and because I had no exposure to love in my family growing up, I barely even know what its like to get it in return. I just want to be able to give someone that love and ...and well, have it returned to me. I'm not a heavy person when I'm out of the house, I usually force myself to be light and fun. I have my interests and hobbies. But one thing I have never been able to get is a feeling of true social acceptance. I have never found a place where I belong. I feel like the entire universe is against me sometimes, not wanting me to fit, from my dad's narcissism poisoning the well when I was young, to every girl who I've tried to take out on a date ending up COMPLETELY screwing me over. I feel extremely isolated, like no one is ever there for me. My "family" now is completely wrecked; as I said, my mom is horribly depressed and I spend nearly all the time in my room on my computer. I watch all the other kids from my school go on vacation with their families and have lots of fun, something I have never had or experienced. All I want is a little bit of love to experience for my own....I have a lot of it to give and I just feel like karma is not on my side right now. I'm sorry if that sounded like one big rambling. But at least it's out. Thanks... more

Voting Question: Reoccurring dream meaning?

I've had this dream every night for the past week or so and I am tired of it.So if anyone could tell me what it means or how to stop it it would be greatly appreciated. Almost the entire dream is in third person and I am not in it at all. It often skips around like someone fast forwarding over parts of a movie. A family has decided to go on vacation and leaves Martha , another woman who lives there, to take care of the house. As they are leaving Martha is programming the code on the lock and a neighbor comes over to try to make a deal with her to get the code but she refuses. The teenage daughter not trusting Martha stays behind. (It skips) Martha and the girl are fighting there is blood but it isn't specifically one or the others'. There is a bang on the door the girl runs over to keep the person out keeping an eye on Martha. Through the glass she can sort of see that it is a young man. Martha says " who are you more afraid of me or my son" in response to the girls constant watching her. ( this next part I always see in first person) The son breaks the glass hurting his hand and stopping for a second to examine his wound at which point I, the teenage girl, shoot Martha. (back to third person). The son continues to push against the door and Martha's head turns toward the struggle and smiles at which point the son breaks through the door knocking the girl down. The three struggle until the family walks in. (skipping again) The entire family is sitting around a table in a red tinted room. Someone asks "aren't you dead" to which someone responds "we all are" noticing deep gashes on everyone's neck and blood on everyones clothing. Noticing a small plastic creature at the end of the table the teenage girl says " I suppose she left you here as a babysitter" and her brother accross from her laughs. The creature opens is eyes and spits blood at both of their feet. Suddenly they are back in their house and I think I have woken up, and the family thinks they woke up from a dream. The teenage girl goes to put on her sweater and someone screams. There is blood all over it like in the red room. the girl runs out of her house and across the street, looking in the window she sees martha and her son, but martha's appearence is different. Martha has a twisted bottle with clear liquid to her forehead and what looks like red tinted goggles ofer her eyes. Her and her son are watching everything that had just happened on their TV as if it were a movie. Sensing the girl Martha turns to her and smiles evilly, attempting to scare her but the girl girl smiles back and slowly lifts Martha's dog into view with a gash on its neck similar to those the family had had. This is where I wake up. I always have the full dream never stopping in the middle even if that means sleeping to 5 pm which is the case today. more

Resolved Question: I'd really like another dog but...?

my parents aren't so happy about the idea... I've loved animals, especially dogs, for my whole life. I'd really like to adopt a puppy from the local ASPCA, but my parents don't want to have to take care of another dog. I keep explaining that things will be different with another dog, and that I will contribute more with walks and such. We could take the dog we already have and the new one to the park together, and for walks together. The dog we have is an 8yr old male English Springer Spaniel, he is a very good dog, and a real member of the family. My parents continue saying how they don't want to have to pay double for boarding when we go on vacation, they don't want to have to deal with more dog hair in the kitchen (that is where our dog stays right now, either in the back yard or in the kitchen when its too hot outside). They have also said that they just can't imagine having a dog as good as Joey (our Springer). I think that if we have another dog, Joey would be more active and wouldn't be so lonely all day while we're all at school/work. Because I sort of want this new dog to by my own, be my responsibility, I was going to say that I will pay for the expenses, and also take the dog with me when I move out in about 2yrs. How can I convince my parents that another dog is a good idea? more

Resolved Question: Why do I still feel hurt every now and then and how do you stop it?

My ex broke up w. me about 3 months ago. He worked sooo hard to pursue me; genuinely cared was even more serious about it than me. I was happy being alone but ultimately decided he was worth being with and he had potential and within a span of 2-3 months, he just "didn't feel like having a girlfriend anymore". It was a good relationship; we had the quality of a serious relationship in that short time- met his family, brought me to a wedding, was close w. his good friends, dealt w. money issues, just very comfortable w. each other...when we first met (not dating, talking, etc...), he had told all his friends he had "met someone special". Right now he wants to be "selfish", no 3rd party, and "it wasn't the right time, not ready". We didn't have a bad breakup but I cut off everything and just ran away...haven't spoken to him since. He sent me a few txts reitirating our convo fr. the next before (apologizing) but i never responded back. Mutual friends say he was just too "immature" for me (also insecure/scared). His friends have also been more than nice to me (still) and are very empathetic and still tell me what their friend did was "shady" and it was "his loss for sure"; the ironic part is that he's the "nice guy" in their group. He (and his close friends & family) would say i was "everything he wanted in a girl" yet when we broke up he said he wasn't ready for the kind of relationship i was giving him...which is weird bc i'm a commitment phone. For me to be in a relationship w. him is HUGE. I was taking our time and not rushing into anything serious, nor want to get married or have kids anytime soon. I'm re-adjusting back to being the "happy single girl" but as a completely different person, which is what i'm currently adjusting to now. I got a new job (work 5-6 days/wk), meeting new people, taking better care of myself - i lost 12 lbs, going to the gym, new hairdo, new outlook w. things (more adventurous), more time w. my friends and going out a bit more...even went out to dinner w. a gentleman I met at wedding. I'm not waking up feeling depressed and missing him - i'm more concerned about me and wanting to become myself again...i want this bruise on my ego to go away. I just get random times when I feel so HURT from what happened and I can't help but feel that my self esteemed has been a bit crushed. I don't miss him at all nor want to get back in a relationship w. him or anyone now but there are times when i just cry because the situation hurts - what he did was a BIG letdown. I don't want to but I rarely miss him but then why would i miss someone that doesn't want me? I know it'll happen one day but i can't help but feel there will be no one that will really care/appreciate me...they'll do what my ex did and was soo "into me" in the beginning and just abandon me and realized he didn't really care for me as much. I'm doing my best to be positive and block out the bad - I pray every chance i get, keep busy, i've even read "The secret" and made a vision board to gain my self esteem back and encourage myself w. my goals/dreams again but it still hurts sometimes....I know it's stupid and i have so much to be grateful for and i'm a good catch but i'm building back up again. Also, I'm going on vacation with family very soon (very excited) and for some reason i have this sure feeling that once i get back, he'll be a distantt memory and i'll finally see and understand what I needed to this whole time. I can't help but feel sad about it. That's what i've wanted all this time - to forget about him and for him to be far fr. my memory...why am i feeling this way? more

Resolved Question: Do you agree with longtime Floyd Mayweather fan and ESPN columnist Scoop Jackson's article?

Apparently even he has soured on Floyd Jr and his "silence", that it's hard for even Floyd's fans to support him. "Floyd Mayweather Jr. is losing people -- fans, admirers, loyalists -- because of the way he's going about not making this fight happen. To those of us (yes, I unbiasedly include myself) who hold him down, losing to Pacquiao is secondary. We couldn't care less. With the exception of Rocky Marciano, no true warrior in the history of the fight game has exited without an "L." Talk to any true Floyd fan and they will tell you: Getting in the ring and losing to Pacquiao would be more courageous than allowing the situation to play out the way he is allowing it to play out now." Scoop Jackson http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?id=5452341 Floyd Mayweather Jr. disappointsEmail Print Comments277 By Scoop Jackson ESPN.com Archive | Contact Ride or die. The phrase is the 'hood equivalent to "for better or for worse." A vow. It means if your person's ship is going down, you are going down with it and them. As the great Bernie Mac would say, it signifies "Who You Wit." Floyd Mayweather Jr. quieted critics when he came back, but his current silence is opening the door for new complaints.Floyd Mayweather Jr. has always been one of my ride-or-die cats. Regardless of how thick the hate got, I was ridin' with him. 'Til death do us part. Except now I've come to a part in his boxing career where faith begins to fade. And not just my faith, but the faith of millions of others. See, the predestined, prematurely determined "Fight of the Century" against Manny Pacquiao is off again. Not going to happen this year. If ever. And this time the reason that there will be no fight -- unlike the last time where the two sides didn't agree on a drug-testing arrangement Mayweather and his camp wanted -- seems to be Floyd. He's refusing to fight. He's refusing to make a statement (outside of his adviser/promoter Leonard Ellerbe saying that "no negotiations have ever taken place nor was there ever a deal agreed upon ... to fight Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 13.") in defense of why Pacquiao is fighting Antonio Margarito instead on that date. He's refusing to do anything more than let live the statement he made last month claiming he's "not really thinking about boxing right now. I'm just relaxing. I fought about 60 days ago, so I'm just enjoying myself, enjoying life, enjoying my family, enjoying my vacation." How long does a vacation last when the other world-dominating-pound-for-pound title holder puts the ball in your court, throws down the gauntlet in your corner? How long do you enjoy life when philosophically the "other side" is publicly putting your manhood out there to be questioned? When Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter, basically called Mayweather out, claiming not only that Pacquiao's camp was willing to accept the terms of the drug testing provisions but also that there was a deal and deadline in place that Mayweather never responded to, the landscape of blame shifted. And because Floyd's chosen to stay "on vacation" and remain silent while the most important story in boxing orbits him, for the first time in his career, to me, the greatest boxer of this generation seems scared. And that's the last thing I want to have to accept from someone I ride or die with. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The last true ride-or-die boxer whose legacy was always in question because of the fights he seemed to be avoiding was Roy Jones Jr. Regardless of who he fought, Jones was one of the greatest fighters anyone had ever seen. He made fans fall in love with him in the ring, even when there were piles of questions and contradictions that lived outside of the ring. Then he just stopped fighting. He stopped fighting while he was in the ring. No one in recent boxing history let his fanbase down the way Roy did. Ask Roy Jones Jr. fans; they'll tell you about the emptiness they still feel in their guts about how Roy went out. They'll tell stories of betrayal. And this is what scares so many of the same people (including me) about Mayweather. We don't want to go through being let down by another boxer who has attained a special place in our hearts. We can't endure or afford going through that kind of pain. Not again. In boxing we leave ourselves vulnerable. We purposely disregard anything we don't want to hear about the fighters we love. We ignore the peripheral. By Floyd Mayweather Jr. being so non-responsive, saying nothing in return to the allegations of avoidance being thrown at him, he is forcing his fans to do what we hate doing in times like this: Notice the peripheral. Mayweather is making it seem like he is more

Resolved Question: ESPN: Floyd Mayweather Jr. disappoints?

Another Floyd fan whose eyes got opened to the truth: "Floyd Mayweather Jr. has always been one of my ride-or-die cats. Regardless of how thick the hate got, I was ridin' with him. 'Til death do us part. Except now I've come to a part in his boxing career where faith begins to fade. And not just my faith, but the faith of millions of others. See, the predestined, prematurely determined "Fight of the Century" against Manny Pacquiao is off again. Not going to happen this year. If ever. And this time the reason that there will be no fight -- unlike the last time where the two sides didn't agree on a drug-testing arrangement Mayweather and his camp wanted -- seems to be Floyd. He's refusing to fight. He's refusing to make a statement (outside of his adviser/promoter Leonard Ellerbe saying that "no negotiations have ever taken place nor was there ever a deal agreed upon ... to fight Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 13.") in defense of why Pacquiao is fighting Antonio Margarito instead on that date. He's refusing to do anything more than let live the statement he made last month claiming he's "not really thinking about boxing right now. I'm just relaxing. I fought about 60 days ago, so I'm just enjoying myself, enjoying life, enjoying my family, enjoying my vacation." How long does a vacation last when the other world-dominating-pound-for-pound title holder puts the ball in your court, throws down the gauntlet in your corner? How long do you enjoy life when philosophically the "other side" is publicly putting your manhood out there to be questioned?" http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?id=5452341@ez: Yeah. I think we posted it almost at the same time lol! more

Voting Question: My sister hates me, but why?

My oldest sister died a few months ago and for the past 3 weeks my other sister has really hated me. It went from her being annoyed by my presence to her accusing me of taking her phone and saying she doesn't even like me. I know I'm not completely innocent, but she started insulting me when I just came in to watch TV with her and my dead sister's ex boyfriend (who's living with us now to get back on his feet) At first I just thought she was just trying to impress him but she kept on insisting I leave them alone because she didn't want me there. Then we went to Delaware for a family vacation and all she wanted to do was sit in our room and sulk and complain about how she never wanted to be there so we should all just leave her alone. My brotherish just slept the whole time which is understandable considering he's a huge insomniac, but then he still didn't want to do anything either. Then they both complain about how there's nothing to do when we're staying 10 minutes away from a beautiful beach.We come home and he's a little better but he's also the only person she wants to spend anytime with which is kind of creepy. We then get in an argument because I wanted to sit and watch TV like I had been doing before I walked the dog but she says she's watching in there. I'm perfectly willing to watch what she's watching but I don't want to leave. She yells in my face twice to get out and tells me how she doesn't even like me. I go off and make a list of little things to piss her off. They weren't anything big just take a cable to her iPod speakers (By the way, she lost her iPod a month ago so it didn't even matter). Later in the day her phone's missing so it's automatically my fault. The next day my dad finds it trying to get her out of the house for family therapy and instead of apologizing to me she says "Oh, she must have put it back". So my parents and I go to therapy and when we come back my parents talk to her and she has the list I hid under the couch and my phone with texts telling my friend what I'm going to do. My parents side with me but tell me to give her the cable and undo anything else I did, but that was the only thing I'd done so far. But taking her phone wasn't on that list or in my texts so my parents tell her to stop being paranoid and scold her for invading my privacy. I get how she'd feel like I was making her look crazy but she's got that down on her own, so I go to put the cable back and in her room are 3 pieces of clothes she'd said I'd stolen from her, 2 of which were mine. Not wanting to talk to her anymore, I leave a not explaining about the 2 I took back and 2 hours later she's knocking on my door questioning me about them. I wouldn't open the door because I didn't want to deal with her so she keeps knocking and wakes my parents up who freak out at her for acting psychotic and tell her to just go to bed. She then throws toilet water under my door. I don't even know what I did to make her hate me this much. more

Resolved Question: Story idea and small excerpt (very very small excerpt)?

Seventeen year old Keira doesn’t remember much about her family vacation to Cancun. Probably because she spent most of it completely wasted (thanks to her older cousin Cory for supplying her with the booze!) and its not like her parents noticed, they never pay Keira any attention anyways. The only thing Keira really remembers is Seth, she thinks that’s his name, and the fact that she told him all of her secrets and then hooked up with him, while they were both drunk. Not that it’s a big deal, she’ll never see him again anyways. But then Seth shows up in town and realizes that Keira seems very familiar to him, though he’s not sure why. Keira and her best friend Megan set out on a mission to keep Seth from figuring out that she was “Cancun-girl“. Excerpt: Then I saw him. Actually, I saw that red scar extending the length of the forearm, but I knew it was him before I looked any further. He was standing there, rummaging through an open locker. His dark hair slightly shaggier than I remembered. I turned to Megan and said shakily, “That’s him. That’s Cancun-boy.” Do you like the idea? The excerpt is the exact moment that she spots "Cancun-boy". Does it sound alright?I was thinking about starting the story with Keira telling Megan sort of about her time in Cancun, and then throughout the story having her falshback and reveal more about what happened in Cancun.holly ^_^, Is this better? Then I saw him. No, what I really saw was that red scar extending the length of his forearm, but I knew it was him before I looked any further. He was standing there rummaging through an open locker, his dark hair slightly shaggier than I remembered. I turned to Megan and said shakily, “That’s him. That’s Cancun-boy.” more

Resolved Question: I'm 13 and I feel depressed because of my family and lifestyle!?

I am not happy with my life. I have to share a room with my little brother who is 10 years old and still wets the bed because he's too lazy to wake up and use the bathroom. It's so gross! I feel like my parents don't understand my room smells like a cat box! We're trying to move to a three bedroom house but my mom is taking her time with choosing and she says she's much happier in our house but it makes me so upset when she says that because I'm a 13 year old girl who has to deal with that! Also, I'm overweight and so is the rest of my family because my parents only buy junk food so I don't know how to eat healthy and we live in the desert so it's too hot to excersize and I just want to be skinny like everyone else! My brother is annoying and he is always in my business and my parents treat me like a baby and give me bedtimes on the weekends and during summer vacation. It makes me so mad because my brother enjoys getting treated like a baby and he is a mommy's boy and gets whatever he wants and he talks all the time so I can never talk to my parents! He is so rude to me all the time and says the meanest things to me that make me really upset because I am emotionally scared from when I was bullied in elementary school. My mom thinks he is a sweet angel and thinks I'm mean and she treats me like shit and calls me the experiment child and says I'm a unappreciative rude bitch that is never nice. My family doesn't even know me so they can't say those things. They also said when we move I can't even walk to friend's houses that are only a few streets away! I'm tired of them treating me like a baby. My eye might be infected and they don't even care. All they care about is Garret's eye and there is nothing wrong with his eye. Ughhh :/ I could go on for hours but that's most of my point more

Voting Question: How to deal with a death in the family?

Well, my family and I were on a vacation since Thursday and I just got back today, and we received news yesterday that our dog was hit by a car. Keep in mind this dog was an indoor pet, and was always very loving and caring no matter what. My dog gave me so much and I loved her more than I can even describe and I have been crying nonstop since I heard the news. It was so strange coming home knowing she wasn't going to be there to greet us, and it just kills me knowing I won't ever see her again. I'm completely miserable, and if any of you have had to cope with the death of a loved one how did you do so? I can't keep it off my mind. Thinknig about the happy times we've had together makes matters worse, actually. Ugh, please help. :'( more

Resolved Question: You know you can eat that....right?

My dad always has this big problem with me not eating the meat they make because it's not halal. My family is non muslim and i guess he's read somewhere that Muslim American's don't have to worry about halal meat as much as other countries because America is about 80% Christian. So the problem i have with him is that he made dinner today and said, you know you can eat the roast right? So i responded, no actually i can't. He responded yes you can once again. So finally i said how is that so? He said that it's just beef, why does it matter if it's halal [he works with a bunch of Muslim's and they don't exactly set a good example] So he says things like this all the time, then i was trying to explain to him, and he rudely said "Are you still talking?" Lately I've been more kind to my parents more than i ever have, ever since i converted, and have even helped them while their own relationship was struggling. He also does not allow me to go out in public with my hijab on, but my mother does, but the problem that comes into play with that is on family outings or vacations if i wear a hijab I'm not allowed to go and have to stay home, luckily since i've converted my family hasn't had really big trips with the whole family. I've tried talking to my mom, telling her to not fight with him but simply voice you're opinion on me wearing the hijab, the letter almost made her cry but i haven't heard her saying anything so far. So I'm wondering how to deal with this, I pray all the time that he will accept it, but it seems as though he'll never budge about the issue, and rather than confronting it he ignores it, and only says what he thinks, and doesn't listen to me. So I'm just looking for you're opinions on this matter.@ pinky, i don't eat beef that isn't halal, ever since i converted, and don't plan on it. If I'm a true Muslim why would i use the excuse that , "oh well America is Christian so i shouldn't worry about halal meat" no, it's easy for me to avoid eating non - halal meat because it's a sacrifice I'm making for Allah.@ Jihad, like i know how it's killed, im not sherlock holmes. Alsooo, christians just slaughter it however they feel like, jews is kosher, i DO eat kosher when my parents get it.@ Latifa, Alhamdulillah you are also a convert [; more

Voting Question: Help dealing with weird relitives?!!?

Me and my family has just been on vacation with these cousins i had. I used to like them and all but they just got so werid and different. To say the least we had started to aruge and get on eachothers nerves. Now 3 weeks later my parents said they called and asked to come over and instead of making up some excuse my wonderful parents agreed! Its not like i can just be myself around them, they riase thier daughter very strict so i always have to wear long capris and act a certain way and deep clean the whole house to impress them and i just started my period and im really not in the mood all i wanna do is relax put my hair up and put on a pair of shorts, plus i also was just ending my period on the first day of our vacation so of course i dought my cousins will believe me when i say i cant swim they r gonna just say im making up some excuse. Omg they are coming over in an hour and i really dont know who to handle them, thier daughter is coming over and i dont know how i should act and what i should do . HELP! more

Resolved Question: How do i let the girl I like know that i like her?

Okay here's the deal. I'm in China for vacation and My family arranged a date with the girl of another family. I wouldn't really call it a date as all the parents just think of it as "making plans" but who knows what they're thinking. I went to the movies with this girl and we were getting off pretty well but I didn't expect some of the things to have happened such as her mom being there exactly right after the movie finished, whereas I was going to prolong this "date" Please don't say I'm immature, although I am fifteen and I do admit that many of my age are, because I have had plenty experience with girls and by that i mean I have made out, received and given oral, and. Straight out had sex. Please include answers with the thought that I don't wish to make moves with the intent of anything dirty because I don't wish to do anything too bad to a daughter of family friends. more

Voting Question: I want to encourage my wife to be more sexually active. What else can I try?

My wife and I have been together for 9 years this September. After losing my job in April, my wife and I agreed that the best thing for the family would be for her to return to work and have me go to college and collect unemployment until something that paid $14/hr or better came along. We have two kids (8 and 4) so rather than pay someone $200/week to watch our kids during summer vacation, I was going to be home while I do my classwork... Another vital detail is the sex has never been consistent and it fluctuates. When we both feel pent up stress/tension, we'll go months of not having it (max 5). When we are enjoying each other's company more, we tend to have it about once every two weeks. On the extremely rare occasion, we'll be on the "same page" and we'll have sex pretty often for a few days in a row but then it would end in a large bout of not having sex for a month or two. Regardless though, it's spotty consistency is frustrating, especially for me (being the man) because men thrive on this stuff and it's the one way that us men know that our wife appreciates us and it's the man's way of showing his wife that she's still desirable. Lately, we've been having talks about how MY needs aren't being met and how I keep being "brushed off" every time I try to initiate sex or even in some cases I'll be aggressive and she'll still resist me... We've discussed the reasons why she continually rejects me and her best excuse is "I don't have the energy" which for a while I considered was a fair statement since she works 40 hours a week then comes home to deal with kids who missed her dearly but after receiving that excuse for a few months straight and it not getting any better I knew there had to be something else I could be doing to get things going because she just wasn't going to allow herself to feel pleasure... I've taken on almost all of the chores since I'm a SAHD for now, so I know it's not home life stress and I try real hard to be not bias when she talks to me about work life stress so she can relax when she's home. I've tried planning really romantic and private nights with her but because of financial constrains (we're poor), we can't ever get someone to watch our kids (grandparents are a*holes and won't ever do it for free)... I've tried waking up early and instigating it then but she's NOT a morning person. I tried putting the kids to bed way early and giving us extra time in the bedroom before sleep but she'd rather go to sleep early or watch a movie. I tried flirting with her throughout her day off and trying to work her up to wanting sex and when that doesn't work I sometimes try to just impose myself on her so she gets the point that I'm just going to take what I want but she acts like I'm raping her so I stop... Basically, it just seems like she's avoiding sex like it's the plague and for a while there it was very resentful because I thought I was doing everything to make her want me... Another issue is that if we were to have sex today, when I pursue it again tomorrow she'll say "we just had sex yesterday" as if that was a sufficient excuse to not have it today. In a *PERFECT* world, I would have "dirty sex" 3 times a week and I would have "love making sex" the other 4. This is just how I choose to spend my quality time with her when she doesn't have a movie, game, or tv show planned for us... What else can I try to jump start her motor? She claims she wants to "make me happy" but I don't see the effort and once every other week is clearly not enough for me. What would you do in my situation? more

Resolved Question: How do you deal with incompetence in the workplace when the incompetent one is the boss' favorite?

I spent all day Saturday in the office working on a task, which, 20-30 minutes from completion, came to a standstill indefinitely because a co-worker shut down the AS/400 to do a procedure called a "Full System Save," which takes anywhere from 4-14 hours to complete...and that means I can't finish my final 20-30 minutes of work until then. I'm supposed to go on vacation tomorrow morning (which is just a few short hours away), and now I will have to send my family on ahead of me while I return to the office. He could've just said, "Scotty Doesn't Know, we're going to shut down the AS/400 for a full system save and it's going to take 4-14 hours." Then I could've said, "Ya know, if you could wait another 20-30 minutes, I'd be finished." This isn't the first time this kind of thing has happened, but for some reason the boss won't ever address it. What would YOU do in a similar situation? more

Resolved Question: PTSD, crime, breaking our lease ( military, and vets )?

I asked this in the real estate section and got ignorant answers from people who have no idea about war PTSD issues. Im hoping maybe somebody here in the military section might have some experience with this and more understadning since there are military people and fellow veterans here. My family and I moved into an apartment complex 6 months ago under a one year lease. We always stay at places for over a year so it seemed like it wouldn't be a problem. The local prison released 300 criminals last month and crime has increased 10 fold in the neighborhood. Alot of them apparently moving in to the surrounding apartments. In the last 3 weeks cars have been vandalized and broken into and things stolen out of them, gas siphoned out of. And this is just at our complex here the other tenants are the victims. Last week we noticed our car was jacked with. Somebody tried to pry open our sunroof with something and messed it up pretty bad. We even have a car alarm and they still tried! We filed our first Police report,Then they broke into out managers husband car and destroys his dash to get his stereo that he can no longer drive it. Three tenants have moved away because of this but we are stuck with 6 months left on out lease. So this upsets my husband big time since he loves his car and that being is our only car we have at this time. Now upsetting somebody with War PTSD is bad I mean BAD. We went on 3 day vacation to get away from the crap here and the day we came back SOMEBODY TRIED AGAIN to get into the car this time by trying to remove the rubber lining around the sunroof. We filed another police report and addressed the issue again to our manager. Now my husband can't sleep and is waking up at night to check his car. After discussing this with each other we need to move away from here and into a safer area. We can't sit around and wait to wonder what is going to happen next and not just to our car, what about other crimes? We put in our 30 day notice to our manager and she completely understands since her car was broken into as well. The owner is not having it and says we have to finish our lease. My husband can't deal with this kind of stuff especially since nothing will be done to prevent this stuff from happening. The only thing the owner said was that if something happened to our car she would pay the deductible from our car insurance when they break into it to fix it???? I don't want somebody to break into our car and what the heck are we to do in the mean time. This devalues our car if they do that and never mind the fact my husband will be crushed. He got hit with an IED in iraq several years ago and his car is made for him to use. I don't want to sound whiny or like a naive wife when i ask this. I am truly upset and him especialy we dont need this. Do we have a chance to break this lease? Legally? Reguardless we are moving im just hopin we might have a chance if we are taken to court. Thanks more

Resolved Question: Should i be allowed to spend the weekend with my boyfriend's family?

We are both 16, but his family is taking a little trip to treasure island beach just two hours away, and will be staying at a really nice hotel saturday and sunday and we'll be coming back monday. my mom is very strict and says there is no way she would ever consider that, but ive gone away with friends and their families before, and i understand her concern, but he's just like a friend and i really want to go on that trip. we would be supervised at ALL times and would be staying in different rooms, and would not have any alone time. it's just a fun family vacation before school starts. is my mom right by saying no? or is it really not that big of a deal? more

Resolved Question: What organization can I contact to dispute my wife's unfair termination of Cobra coverage?

Before leaving for a 3 month trip we sent FOUR months of payments for health insurance coverage. The check cleared and cashed immediately. Three weeks after leaving on our trip the company changed benefit provider. It just so happens we were several thousand miles away. They claim they sent us some coupons informing us of the change.I don't dispute that but we were far away and even upon returning it was not in the stack of mail our family was saving for us. Are we not supposed to take a long vacation? We were just informed Cobra coverage had been dropped due to failure to respond to the change in provider! Who can I contact to deal with this obvious unfair termination of Cobra coverage?The trip was not to one destination but 16,000 miles around the country which meant my mail could not be forwarded. more

Resolved Question: Is it possible for a human and a dog to have this strong of a bond? Or am I just lucky?

First I would like to say, this is NOT a joke. I'm telling you people the truth. I've had a Boston Terrier for almost two years now. Her name is Zoey. I swear, its like, we were meant to find each other and be great friends. I know it sounds like I'm talking about a person, but I'm not. This is the bond my dog and I have. Its almost like she understands me. I've never trained her to do any of this stuff. It just came naturally. As soon as I saw her, we became attached, instantly. I begged my parents to buy her for me. And when I took her home, she gave me so many kisses it was almost like she was saying thank you. Zoey gave me these looks on the way home to that were sincere, like she meant it. As soon as I got her home, I showed her all of the rooms and let her explore on her own. I followed her so she couldn't get hurt and fall or something. She needed help to get upstairs, so I carried her. And she went to my room last, and stayed there with me for hours, laying on my lap and sleeping while I watched TV. She followed me everywhere, and I didn't mind at all and she still does. Zoey has helped me when I have bad days, and helped me feel better when I have a tough time. Like when my Grandma had cancer, she still does. Zoey is with me every step of my day when I'm home. She sleeps in my room. Curled up next to me, with her paw on my hand. When I can't sleep, she stays up with me, no matter how tired she might get. I tell her to get some sleep, but she sticks her tongue out at me, gives me a kiss and lays back down, next to me, with her paw on my hand. Zoey even gives me "high fives" or should I say, in her case it would be a "paw four" since she doesn't have her dew claws. Whenever I leave Zoey, she whines, my parents tell me she doesn't stop. When I leave for school and get on the bus, my parents tell me she sits at the door and whines for a while. Then lays down and takes a nap to pass the time away. She has memorized the sound of the school bus, and when she hears it, she runs to the door and waits for me. When I walk through the door, Zoey is right there, she jumps up, gives me kisses and then follows me everywhere for the rest of the night. Right now, its my summer vacation and she can't stand it when I leave her. When I wake up, I open my bedroom door and I find Zoey right there, she jumps up, and puts her paws on my waist and gives me a kiss. Almost like its a hug. Its almost like we're connected. She has the same emotions as me, and even has the same personality as me. Energetic, outgoing, and a little sassy. My friends and family say I'm just imagining things, but I know I'm not. Also, we even kind of have our own communication. If she wants something she barks. I'll ask her what she wants, and when I get to it, she jumps up and barks. Usually she just wants me to hold her and give her a kiss. I take her for walks every day, and play outside in the backyard with her everyday. When she was limping, my parents thought she hurt her leg while playing. I knew it was something more. Turns out, it was Patella Luxation so severe, Zoey needed pills to help the pain. After a few weeks of begging my parents to take her to the vet, and then Zoey finally not able to deal with the pain, wouldn't walk on that leg that was hurting her. After she came home, she gave me kisses and "hugged" me. Almost like it was a thank you. Now, we're even closer. Its so crazy how close we are. When I'm not with her, it feels like a part of me is missing. Is it possible for a dog and its owner to have this strong of a bond? Is it common? Or am I just lucky? I am going to say this again, I'm NOT making this up. Its the truth. So if you're going to say this can't be possible, or its my imagination, just leave the question and don't bother answering. Because I won't choose you for best answer, and it will be a waste of your time typing it, and for me too read the answer. Thanks to anyone who can answer. Sorry this is so long. I had to tell the full story.@ Newlookz, I have no idea what you are talking about. It almost sounds like you're just saying things to get points.@ Dylan: You didnt answer my question. I wanted to know if this was normal. All I got was, "I think dogs are easier to bond with" more

Resolved Question: What do i do about this dog?

So, me and my family went to the SPCA and we walked in thinking were going to get a puppy today because we put this dog on hold for 30$ which means the dog is to be put away so nobody else can look at her. So we did that on monday and were waiting for a week to get this dog we spent money on this dog we thought we were getting and once we got there i saw this little boy and his father holding my dog! and now my whole family is pissed off at this place the manager has to decide which family to give it to!? we paid them money to put this dog on hold and this guy paid nothing to put her on hold,we put money down so nobody could see her before we got her and they didn't even do it! Thats not the point though my family well yeah we all were speechless and we have to wait until the manager gets there 'gets back from vacation' so the stupid people working there didn't 'remember' to tell us we were super excited to get this dog and my family works all day so were not sure whether to stay and wait for this dog and see if we get it which possibly means wasting our time, or we can go find another dog at the pound its not a big deal but our whole family bonded with this one dog so thats what made this dog special but were just not sure if we should wait or go get a different dog.' sorry its long and most people will think its stupid but you dont need to leave mean comments. thanks. more

Resolved Question: How to relieve anxiety and fear of leaving children for 5 days?

My husband and I are going on vacation without the kids for our anniversary in 9 days. When we booked the trip, it sounded wonderful. We are never without the kids, and thought some privacy and alone time together would be wonderful. Now that we are getting closer to leaving, I dont want to leave them, and have at times requested that we buy plane tickets and have them come along (we are going to a very family friendly place). My husband says he wants it to just be us, but I just fear leaving them. We have arrangements for them already. My mother and father are going to watch them for us. They are very good to the kids and my kids adore them, but im just terrified leaving my kids for 5 days while being another state! They are 6 and 2. Anyone else who has dealt with this, how did you handle it? What helped the most so you could enjoy yourself and nto feel guilty not having the children with you? HELP! more

Resolved Question: When is the best time for me to book cruise? Should I wait?

Planning to cruise out of NYC on April 16. Should I book now or wait for deals? It is April vacation week here in New England but, Norwegian has a Nickolodean cruise the day after (17th) so I am thinking families may book that cruise instead. What do you think? Now or wait until 60-90 days from cruise date to get a better deal? Thanks!I am a first time cruiser so I have no experience with this.My dates are really not that flexible..I work at a school and I am on vacation as well. It is my honeymoon also.thanks everyone...cruise compete is where I have found the lowest price thus far...plus paid gratuities which is another $140 savings. Going to just book next week as I had planned. more

Resolved Question: Are all-inclusive resorts worth the price?

My family (2 adults, 2 teenage boys), are considering Beaches in Jamaica for our first-ever real vacation. We have only done weekend camping and weekend beach trips over the years. Beaches is expensive, but with the activities they offer (like scuba diving, water park) and the food and drinks being included, it might actually be a better deal than paying for all those things separately. Has anyone been to Beaches? Any input would be greatly appreciated. more

Resolved Question: how to get my parent's trust again?

ok so a few years back i used to be a sweet shy kid and i turned into a rebellious jerk to my family. im really mean to them in front of people and yell at them. i cant control it, i just say things.. so this summer ive been going out a lot and everytime i want to leave my mom makes me help with something around the house. i usually do it but pretty badly. this week i REALLY want to go out with my friends since its my last week of summer vacation and now my mom decides to be a bitch about things and is saying ive had too much freedom and this week i need to stay home.. so i know i dont really deserve it, but how can i make my parents like me again and gain their confidence in a few days? or what can i say or deal with them to make them let me go out just this week?? i know i sound mean, but im not. just with my parents who dont trust me. annd while im at it, do u have any ideas to have a better relationship with my parents? they dont trust me AT ALL. and i dont think they like me so much anymore more

Resolved Question: taking small children to disney world?

we are taking our 4 and 6 year olds as well as our 3 month old to disney world, im sure everyone can name off a lot of reasons not to take an infant but we want it to be a family vacation so we are not leaving part of our family at home. id like to just hear tips and advice on dealing with small kids at disney... we got a vacation home we are renting for a week instead of a hotel. also what attractions outside of the parks are good for kids? and inside the parks what parks have the most for kids there ages? more

Resolved Question: How can Arizona distinguish a tourist?

So let's say someone comes to the US on vacation... to see some sights, maybe visit friends/family... and they rent a car, drive along and get pulled over by a cop who asks them for their papers... clearly the family has no papers besides their passport... how can the police check? Illegals have passports too... how do you distinguish a Canadian tourist from a Canadian illegal? Basically how do you deal with tourists? They can't prove their citizenship, and they can't really prove that they're only gonna be in the US for a few weeks either... so what then???are we going to outlaw international tourism now??? hey foreign people... don't come here to spend your money!!! lol...a lot of countries do not need a visa to enter the US... to be precise: Andorra, Iceland , Norway, Australia, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Italy, San Marino, Belgium, Japan Singapore, Brunei , Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Denmark , Luxembourg, Spain, Finland, Monaco, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom all these countries don't need a visa to enter the USclearly in addition to Canada which is assumed that you don't need a visa...lol misha... you've clearly never traveled to Canada, or know anyone Canadian for that fact... or really, know the law... it is NOT legal for Canadians to live here for more than 90 days... after 90 days they must go through the same procedure of immigration as every other immigrant... lol... also if you go to Canada, notice that they ask you how long you will be in the country for...VALID PASSPORT FROM THEIR OWN COUNTRY OF BIRTH! what is so hard to understand about this???!!! Do you people really think tourists get handed an American passport, drivers license and SSN # at the border when they enter the country??? you'd be lucky to get a stamp... take it from a permanent resident who travels quite a bit... and the fact that you don't need to worry about it if you don't break the law... yes it is made to arrest hardened criminals, that Swedish family of vacation, that didn't know the speed limit... because god forbid you've never gone over the speed limit...and all this information will take how long to get??? a day? two? a week? I'm not worried that eventually justice will not be served... but do you think it is right to detain tourists while the police figures out when and where they entered the country... that's given that a cop is not a bully (which in most cases is indeed the case) and doesn't detain them just because he can... and actually honestly tries to establish this thing on the spot... I'm not sure if you people have ever dealt with government services in the US... but it does not take 5 minutes to look these things up...no, I'm for big government that pays it's employees enough to attract people that can get done... I trust a doctor, or a PhD in economics, or an attorney... I don't trust the dude that was picked on in HS with a GED, 6-months of community college classes, and a gun... that just does not describe a guy that has qualifications to be a police officer... more

Resolved Question: Dating rich as a teenager and afterwards?

I come from a family of immigrants, who worked very hard and taught me the same. Selling some assets back in Russia, we were able to afford housing in one of the most affluent neighbourhoods, which has since then increased in value. We live in about a 1.5 million dollar house, bought for less than half the price though, and my family lives a modest lifestyle (no vacations, modest car), but is willing to pay $20 000 a year for university. I enjoy fashion and dressing nicely, yet having said that I browse second hand shops, look for deals, etc, to be well dressed. I went to a high school where the "popular" kids were often the rich ones, staying in their group, only associating with that group. Bottom line is, there's one guy who I have feelings for, from what has happened between us, others even mention that we like each other, etc. We are going to the same university, yet his past girlfriend was very wealthy, gorgeous, father works in the movie business, one of the populars. I can tell that none of the popular girls are fond of me at all, I get very negative vibes from them. I feel as though, yes, I'm more intelligent, just as good looking (was a past model), more accomplished, hardworking, and ambitious as well. Would I be worthy of someone of that "caliber", does class pay a role in relationships? Either way, my future goal is to have an affluent career, be well educated, powerful and wealthy. Just bothers me that those "rich kids" who put no effort into their education might just advance in their professional life because of connections. What do you all think about this? What about being friends with people like them? more

Voting Question: I am trying to plan a vacation for my family.?

I am looking for a good site that has good deals on airfare, hotels and tickets to major attractions as one set price for all. has anyone used a sight and how did it turn out? more

Resolved Question: my weight went up 17lbs in 10 days?

How's that even possible? I was away on vacation.. granted, I was eating a bit more than I was supposed to - but I was also a bit more active and I figured I could deal with 2-3lbs if I ate some unplanned meals with the rest of my family... Apparently not... I came home and thought I was seeing things when I weighed myself... I went from 169 lbs to 185 lbs... and it had to be gained in 9-10 days because the first few days of the vacation I was still following my plan and averaging 1600 calories.. Impossible for me to gain on that... (and I'm sure I counted right because I weigh all my food) Even if I really underestimated what I was eating on the rest of those days I shouldn't have gained more than 2lbs...3 max So...? This is a bit depressing I KNOW I didn't eat 56 000 extra calories o_O Following the "3500 extra cal = 1lb" I'd have to eat more than 9 000 calories a day to gain that much and I think my highest day was probably around 3500... I maintain around 2100 & I normally lose up to 2lbs a week on 1600 How much of it could be water retention? I *have* noticed that my legs & feet are really swollen (atm my sandals don't even fit -.-)& I could be nearing "that time of the month" too (can't be sure - I'm never regular... sorry if it's too much info)... I really hope it's not all actual fat - it took me 2 months to lose 16 lbs My mother says I look the same as always, apart from swollen ankles... 17 lbs would probably be quite noticeable - especially for someone who's pretty short? Opinions? Could it mostly be just water weight? more

Resolved Question: 3 step brothers drinking non stop on our family vacation?

My step brothers came to our 2 week vacation a week after we got here last night. In the past 24 hours the 3 of them have gone through $120 + of beer, that isn't including the liquor I should mention, they have been non stop drinking since they got here. It's kind of funny sometimes, but it's annoying when your asleep and someones right behind you opening a bunch of snacks with the tv up way loud or when one of them starts puking on the beach. How do I deal with them, they are getting really obnoxious. Should I have some fun with it and do their make up while they're passed out? (They are all 21 and over so it's not like they are underage and I can just go tell on them.) more