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Maggie i forgot my girlfriend's birthday how do i make it up too her?

Keep up the Great work Magg, your doing great.

Maggie i have a crush on my best friend. Should i let them know? See they have a girlfriend at the moment.

Shawn91 wrote:

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Maggie i help me i need more willpower i hope to stop smoking, any tips on how to control my urges?? Please help i need to stop smoking cause of health purposes.

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Shawn, how bad do you really want it? It's all in your mind. If you make yourself believe then you can do it. I know it's hard. Just think of all the pros and cons of smoking. Here's some pros: none actually unless you call watching the lil swirly smoke come out of your cigarette entertaining. Cons: This list can actually go on and on and on but here's a few: Stinky breath and clothes all the time (just cuz you can't smell it doesn't mean no-one else can't) and don't try covering up with powerful cologn cuz that don't help, that nagging smokers cough, you constantly get sick cuz of the poor imune system you are developing from smoking, think of all the money you spend a year on cigarettes (I could of probly finish paying off my S.U.V. with that), think about the second hand smoke your giving off to people especially kids around you, think about the influence your giving others possibly young around you, your teeth will go rotten bad and you will be forced to get dentures in the future, and lastly the myth revealed to be true, smoking "can" cause serious illnesses such as emposima (i know i misspelled that), and the life taker, cancer. Don't tell me that it's just a myth cuz I had to experience it first hand with my father. Here we go with the flash back, maybe it will help you relize, maybe it won't but it's worth hereing. My father was a heavy smoker since the age of 13 back way yonder. He literally went through a carton of cigarettes in 2 days. To us he seemed to be healthy, but the signs were a coming. First he lost all his teeth from the nicotine except for like two, he had to get dentures at around his forties'. Then came three years ago when what he thought was a blister of some sort on his gums from the dentures, which actually came to be a sore that reached down to the bone of his jaw. That my friend after seeing a dentist for the pain, was claimed as a very hard word to pronounce, but a form of oral cancer. The cause, was from all the smoking he did which crept into the dentures and gums causeing that sore leading him to a 13 hour plastic surgery that removed all of his jaw bone, part of his lip, and gums, to be replaced with bones and graphs from his legs. He's ok now, but all the mental and physical stress for him and us was terrible. Smokings bad, and I know your thinkin that iit's cuz of his dentures, but it's possible outside the lines of that. Just think to yourself if you really want to be caught up in that kind of situation. Do it for yourself and your health. Think hard, chew gum, take up a hobby other than smoking, live, love, laugh, and learn in life. It's to short so try to make things good for yourself. Again sorry for the tardiness on this, hoped I helped a little at least.

Emilio wrote:

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Maggie, Hi my daughter is 16 and dating a guy i don't approve of. He is just a jerk to her. What do you suggest i do?

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EMILIO, I'M TELLING YOU THIS FROM THE DEEPEST OF MY HEART. PARENT'S GO THROUGH THIS ALL THE TIME, AND CHILDREN BLOW THEM OFF. BUT LATER ON IN LIFE THE CHILDREN WILL WISH THEY COULD HAVE JUST LISTENED. I WENT THROUGH THE SAME ORDEAL WITH MY PARENTS AT AGE 16. I STARTED DATING SOMEONE AND THEY KNEW AND SENSED HE WAS NO GOOD. THEY'D TRY TALKING TO ME, I'D JUST PUSH THEM AWAY, KNOWING IN MY HEAD THAT THEY WERE PROBLY TRUE, BUT I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO REALIZE IT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO BE ALONE. I'D GET TREATED REALLY BAD PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY, BUT I KEPT TELLING MYSELF HE'D CHANGE AND I'D PROVE MY PARENTS WRONG. BUT HE NEVER CHANGED AND I WASTED 4 YEARS OF MY LIFE ON SOMETHING THAT I COULD OF PREVENTED IF I JUST WOULD HAVE LISTENED. I LOOK BACK TO THOSE DAYS AND FEEL BAD FOR THE YELLING I DID AT MY PARENTS, HOW I SAID THE "I HATE YOU'S" AND ALL THAT MUMBO JUMBO. I'VE REALLY GROWN UP AND TRY SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE IN THAT SITUATION ALL THE TIME. IT WASN'T FUN, HE TREATED ME BADLY, I SPENT SO MUCH TIME BY MYSELF THINKING IN DARK CORNERS OF MY ROOM ON HOW TO LEAVE HIM, BUT I NEVER FOUND A WAY OUT UNTIL I FINALLY GOT THE COURAGE TO DO IT FROM A LIL HELP I GOT FROM THE LOVE OF MY LIFE NOW. *COUGHS*, I THINK I'M SHEDDING A TEAR OVER HERE. THE MORAL OF THIS, YOU NEED TO SPEAK WITH HER, EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T LISTEN MAKE HER. EVEN IF IT TAKES YOU TILL YOUR LAST BREATH, JUST MAKE HER REALIZE. SHE'S YOUNG AND THERE'S LOTS OF LOVES OUT THERE TO LOOK FOR, JUST THAT THE ONE SHE HAS NOW IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE FOR HER. SHE'S PROBLY NOT GOING TO LISTEN, IN THAT CASE LET IT RUN IT'S COURSE AND LET HER LEARN FROM HER MISTAKES. BUT SERIOUSLY TRY TALKING TO HER, EVEN IF SHE YELLS OR SAYS MEAN REMARKS, JUST TAKE A BREATH AND KNOW THAT SHE REALLY DOESN'T MEAN IT. SHE'S PROBLY SCARED AS WELL AND IS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT REASONS WHY SHE'S STILL WITH HIM. SHE'LL COME TO HER SENSES, DON'T WORRY. AND IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN JUST REMEMBER SHE'LL REALIZE LATER ON IN LIFE THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE JUST LISTENED TO YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE. PARENTS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, IT'S PARENTAL INSTINCT, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO HURT HER RIGHT. YOUR JUST TRYING TO DO WHAT'S BEST AND YOU JUST NEED TO LET HER KNOW, YOU'LL FEEL BETTER IF YOU JUST TRY DIGGING INTO HER BRAIN. IT'LL GIVE HER SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. HOPE THAT HELPS. :)

GRACIAS! :)

Maggie I love the colum, thanks for giving great advice i look forward to reading this everyday.

Maggie my boyfriend is constantly flirting with my BFF (best friend forever), who is to blame him or her for flirting back?

Maggie, my ex bf is dating my bestfriend, well now my ex best friend, she trys to talk to me but i dont want anything to do with her. Is that right of me? Or am i overreacting?

Hey Maggie just stopping by to say hi. I hope your having a great day. Talk to you later

Just letting you all know Maggie will answer all your questions soon. She has just been really busy the last few weeks, but she promises to catch up real soon!

Maggie hello, just wanted to say the boys and i here overseas love the colum!

Lookout for Maggie's return very very soon!

Maggie hi, what's up girl? I miss you on here where you been???

Hi Maggie glad to know your coming back. Your colum is awesome.

Roxana of course you should at least give him a chance. You never know he might excell and support you later on in live when he makes the pros. Seriously let him try it once. Maybe it's what he needs to get out and try it and get it out off his sysytem. He might surprise you and actually make it the season with out an injury. Don't deny him a goal of his. Good luck and make sure to support him 100%