http://www.funadvice.com/my/advice/arabfilly20 26, married, 7 kids (3 of my own, 4 step children). Volunteer firefighter, CNA and EMT-B en-us ask him arabfilly20 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:52:51 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/im_not_sure_if_he_likes_me_or_not 33874 If you don't want to be with your ex, and the guy you like wants to be with you, then i kind of fail to see the problem. You're going to make the guys choose sides, and it'll happen wether you want it to or not, they ARE friends afterall. Just tell your ex you're interested in someone else, and date him. arabfilly20 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:52:35 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/i_slept_with_my_ex_boyfriend_s_best_590 33873 If you did something like that to yourself for any other reason then FOR yourself then you have issues bigger then your man and his penis. No it doesn't feel any better, and you can only do things for yourself. If he didn't want you to get it done, but you insit it's for HIM then it sounds like you just wanted some sort of justification for getting it done to begin with... not that i think he has the right to tell you what to do either, but still arabfilly20 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:44:55 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/i_got_my_tounge_pierced 33870 Honestly, i think he's just not READY to be potty trained. He clearly has the idea if he'll go when you get on him, but honestly you can't force a child to potty train, they simply will when they're ready. Be sure to use positive reinforcement with him as that will help as well. However my advice, as a mother of 3 is to be consistant but realize there will be failures and setbacks. Ask him, don't tell him, and take him randomlly as well and don't just rely on him telling you he has to go, because he probably wont, you have to ask and initiate. arabfilly20 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:40:46 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/he_wont_tell_me_when_he_have_to_go 33869 No no no funguy's all wrong, you trim the dead branches to promote new growth ! arabfilly20 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:32:13 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_to_trim_my_money_tree 33865 letting go of children is often much harder then letting go of the parent. If you have involvement with the child too i don't see a problem with her having a relationship with the child, however the child won't miss her at this point if she were to walk away, so it's kind of a toss up to me =/ arabfilly20 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:28:47 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/serious_lover 28745 I'm confused based upon all the questions you ask, are you young older, male female, pregnant ? If you're not pregnant then i'd say it's just gas bubbles, in the beginning baby kicks feel like butterflys, then eventually you can feel actual kicks, but probably not until 20 weeks or later for a first time pregnancy. arabfilly20 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:02:50 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/what_does_the_kicks_feel_like 28598 If she won't talk to anything i highly doubt there's anything you can do. Personally i was married for 8 years and i didn't want to have sex with my husband, however in MY case i felt like i was being used just for sex. We'd have sex but i wasn't in to it, i would give in just to get him off my case. I enjoy sex but for a lot of women it's just NOT high on the list of priorities, and most men equate sex with love. If we're having sex i'm showing her how much i love her, but women don't see things that way. You can try marital counseling, and that may help unlock what parts of her problem are. Of course you want to be intimate with your wife, but intimacy is a lot more then just sex and people lose sight of that. If my husband had just spent moretime on the couch cuddling with me instead of off doing other things i'd have been more inclided to make love to him, ad i told him that, but deaf ears i suppose. There's nothing you can do to make someone want you, esp after you've been together for years and you have children together. I tried to suggest a schedule, Wednesdays and Sundays for example, that way we both knew what days we'd be having sex, he wount have to beg knowing he wasn't going to get any, i wouldn't have to deal with it, and we'd both know what was going on, he didn't like that idea as much but i still can't figure out why . arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:59:23 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/tried_everything 28303 Also it's a very slim chance everyone will attend. It's my understanding that these days you can't send invitations to the class unless you invite the whole class however that's not saying you couldn't JUST invite boys or invite everyone AND their parents. arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:48:28 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/should_we_invite_the_whole_class 28302 There are tons of videos and books on the subject of hunting dogs, but some dogs will always make better dogs then others. MY black lab was terrified of jumping INTO the water, he'd gladly wade in, but he wouldn't jump, my husbands golden lab is terrified of gunshots and hides under the bed during hunting season. Most dogs have to be trained as puppies, but you can in fact teach an old dog new tricks. Try going to an outdoors store such as Gander Mountain, they would have a ton of dog training advice and ideas. Also look for a local hunting club and talk to some members arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:46:44 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/making_a_hunting_dog 28301 Find the fan sight that lists her appearences and try to be in the right place at the right time ? arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:44:20 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/raven_symone 28300 The money tree will only live as long as it's cared for properly, but remember that like all living things it will start to decompose over time and the amount and frequency of currency will decline with old age, the tree will wither not get bigger like a typical tree ! Have your done your pruning and collected some snippings to attempt to grow another ? It never hurts to have a few plans in the back of your mind ! arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:17:28 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_long_does_a_money_tree_live 28298 Try using a light, translucent pressed or loose powder all over your face AFTER using the bronzer, also maybe you really are using too much bronzer, the way to apply bronzer is really with a loose powder, dab youyr brush into the power then tap the edge of your brush to get MOST of the loose powder off, that is all you need, what is left on the brush arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:15:50 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/my_face_make_up_wipes_off_on_my_boyfriends 28297 Check under his tail, if you see 2 furry balls he's probably NOT fixed, but you can always take him to the vet just to be sure. arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:13:58 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/not_sure_please_help_male_cat_issue 28296 Inside the tampon box is a little drawn diagram, it might help to look at that. What you want to do is hold the tampon between your first finger and your thumb, insert it into your vagina (some people suggest sitting over the toilet, or standing with one foot up on something, the tub or the toilet) and push the EMPTY plastic tube in, which will out the tampon itself into your vagina. Also do this to a tampon before you insert it into yourself, just so you can see whats going on with everything. arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:12:24 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/tampons_398 28295 Sorry but i'm a firm believer in parents just have to deal with the choices their kids make, they don't even have to like or dislike them, they have to accept them eventually tho. You don't HAVE to do anything with the rest of your life that you do or don't want to do. If you don't want to do anything n the medical field, and i wonder if your parents considered being a vet to be in the medical field, then be whatever you want. If you want to major in German in high school and college and move to Germany and teach English to German kids then just do it. Parents want the best for their children, but even the best laid plans don't often work out the way people hope, that doesn't mean it's a dissapontment tho. Do some research, look at ALL your opions and one day you'll figure it out for sure, and you'll walk your own path in life =) arabfilly20 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:09:39 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/my_parents_dream_but_not_mine 28294 Your parents can TRY to call the police on you, however they won't be able to just take the children, even if they involve CPS they can't just take the children. If you are safe and warm and fed then they won't just take the twins. Sometimes parents think they're the ones with all the answers and will do whatever it takes to protect their babies, but you're not wrong in taking your children with you. As long as you never sgned any kind of custody over to your parents then there's nothing they can do about it. They can try going to court for grandparents rights, however lots of people have tried that and had their cases thrown out. arabfilly20 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:19:11 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/teen_mom 27900 Ues hereidity is a funny thing, obviously there are tall genes somewhere in your family. My gandfather is 6'7", his wife was 5 foot 6, 3 of his children were 5'7" -5'9" and one of his sons was 6'6". My uncle (the tall one) married a woman who's 6 feet tall, they have 4 children, who are all 6 foot and taller, and one who is 5 foot 6;) My ex-husband and his brother are both 6 foot 7, their sister is 5 foot 9 and their parents are both shorter then 5 foot 9, as are his grandparents on both sides, however obviously somewhere there's tall genes flating around ;) arabfilly20 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:16:58 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/height_955 27899 I'm a sucker for Christmas lights, so a few years ago i bought a bunch of packages of garland and lights, i wound the lights around the garland and i hang it around the top of the living room. I also put garland over all the ddoorways with a red ribbon over the top 2 corners. arabfilly20 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:14:24 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/fun_xmas_decorating_ideas_for_the 27898 i can't not believe that poster said to revert to baby language and call the potty a POT POT or something. And no you don't have to bribe your children Let me make this simple, poty training is easier on YOU because no diapers and such, but you can NOT potty train a child who is not ready. My oldest potty trained at 16 months. My second daughter not until she was 3 and a half, and my son at about 3. You can't force a child to go, and even wen they GET IT if they simply don't want to use the potty then no bribing or yelling and screaming will ever get them to go ;) Ask your children, they are children but they do have minds of their own. Ask and encourage, that's the best way to potty train arabfilly20 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:51:02 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/potty_traning 27873 In theory a woman can start having children from the beginning of ovulation and her period, have 1 every 9 months. I assume you're not asking what the chances of survial or of multiple births are, but lets just say a 12 year is our girl in questions, and she has her menstral cycle until she's 57. so she has 45 years of fertility, she could in theory have 60 children back to back to back, this is not taking into account any miscarriages, or multi[ple births. However no there's no preset limit to the number of children a person can have arabfilly20 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:43:37 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_many_babies_is_the_human_being 27871 Sure the surplus stores must be doing great, cause my ex dropped over 1k there, along with all his army buddies before they deployed, extra uniforms, sewing, boots, junk they just wanted. =p Seriously tho ? War is profitble as well as draining, to pretty much everyne involved arabfilly20 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:35:02 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/good_stock_buys_from_war 27869 It's a bit tacky and presumptious to ask to be in the bridal party. Bridal parties are generally made up of an equal amount of bridesmaids and groomsmen. If it's a small wedding they may each only have a best man and a maid of honor, so it's not that maybe you won't be asked because he doesn't want you in the wedding, but for other reasons. If you just found out he's getting married then give him time to ask you, if he doesn't then why would you want to be in the wedding so badly you'd put aside good manners when maybe he just doesn't like you enough to ask you ? Im not tryig to be rude, it's just a thought =) arabfilly20 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:28:55 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/groomsmen 27836 Family is always embarrassing but they come with the territory. It's good to do things at first that don't require alot of conversation, LIEK something with faily, or tv or a movie. At least at the end you have some things to talk about, for sure =) It's best not to try and get REALLY close immediatly, that will come with time if it's going to happen, and if it's not then forcing it will do no good.Spend time at his house, have him over to yours and KNOW that both families will be involved, there will probably be embarrassing moments, but realize it all comes with growing up and entering into relationships. Just think of the stores that could be told at your wedding ;) arabfilly20 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:25:57 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_to_keep_a_relationship_going 27786 That sounds so myspace, however i'd still find it sweet. Likewise maybe buy REAL roses, and a boquet of VERY NICE fake looking roses, and give her the real roses, replacing them as they do die off. I love the look of fresh flowers, but the VERY good fake ones are very pretty as well, nd not just for the smell. But i like both ideas, they are expensive but you don't have to go with roses, maybe a nice boquet of her other favorite flower, or her birth month flower ? or 6 roses with some carnations mixed in ? arabfilly20 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:23:05 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/do_artificial_flowers_send_the_same 27785