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Ruth spør ...

Psykologi Spørsmål Part 2?

Jeg lærer meg om psykologi ved hjelp av en bok, men svarene til egenvurdering er ikke inkludert. Så jeg håpet du kunne hjelpe meg å finne ut de riktige svarene på disse spørsmålene: 1. Eklektisisme er en psykologisk tilnærming som trekker på mange teorier for å forstå personen som helhet. Hva tyder dette utsagnet? a.No en teori kan helt forklare alle aspekter av menneskelig atferd. b. Eklektisisme er en komplisert tilnærming og ofte inneholder selvmotsigelser. c. Siden psykologi er ikke en eksakt vitenskap, psykologer sjelden enige om teorier. d. Menneskelig atferd er vanskelig å studere, og teorier er ofte ikke basert på forskning. 2. Max ønsker å vite hvordan folk forstår, diagnostisere og å løse problemer gjennom mentale prosesser. Hvilke delfelt i psykologi ville Max være mest interessert i? a. klinisk psykologi b. kognitiv psykologi c. utviklingspsykologi d. sosialpsykologi 3. Sal ble interessert i psykologi da hans venn ble diagnostisert med schizofreni. Hvilke delfelt i psykologi ville interessere Sal mest? a. abnormal psykologi b. kognitiv psykologi c. pedagogisk psykologi d. sosialpsykologi fire. Ms Smith er en skole psykolog. Hun ønsker å beskrive hvordan den øverste utøvende studenter på hennes skole takle stress. Hvilken metode ville hun mest sannsynlig bruke til å skaffe detaljerte opplysninger fra disse elevene? a. Correlational studie b. dobbelt-blind forsøk c. intervju metode d. naturalistisk observasjon 5. Hvilket alternativ er et eksempel på naturalistisk observasjon? a. en forsker følger utviklingen av enkeltmennesker over sine lifespans b. en forsker skriver en artikkel om pasienter i en klinisk terapeutisk innstilling c. forsker gir medisiner til én gruppe og en placebo til en annen gruppe d. en forsker registrerer funn om barn på en skole innstilling seks. Hvilket utsagn er sant om industri-organisatorisk psykologer? a. De gjelder psykologiske prinsipper til arbeidsplassen. b. De behandler psykiske lidelser som angst og depresjon. c. De gir psykologiske tester for å bistå med lærevansker. d. De foreskrive medisiner til sine pasienter som nødvendig. 7. Dan er interessert i å bli psykolog eller en lege. Hvilket yrke ville best å gi ham muligheten til å praktisere både psykologi og medisin? a. Industrial-organisasjonspsykologi ville tillate ham å anvende psykologiske prinsipper ved å trene sykehus ansatte. b. Klinisk psykologi ville tillate ham å få en doktorgrad før han kunne behandle psykisk syke pasienter i en klinisk setting. c. Psykiatri ville tillate ham å spesialisere seg i diagnostisering, behandling og forebygging av psykiske lidelser og gi medisiner til pasientene. d. Psykisk helse rådgivning ville tillate ham å lytte til problemer av enkeltpersoner, par og grupper i en mental helseinstitusjon. 8. Din venn har en angstlidelse. Hvis du er å henvise henne til en ekspert, hvem ville du gå til for hjelp? I. industri-organisasjonspsykolog II. psykiater III. klinisk psykolog a. Jeg b. II c. I og II d. II og III 9. Hvilket alternativ som best beskriver en sammenheng? a. En basketballspiller mener at når hun bærer hennes grå sokker, utfører hun bedre, så hun husker denne foreningen. b. En basketballspiller mener at iført sin favoritt sko fører ham til å score høyt i spill, så det blir en vane. c. Flere studenter har kommet til basketball spill, så teamet er oppfordret til å øve mer, og spillerne begynner å utføre bedre. d. Den nye basketball coach er overtroisk, så gruppemedlemmene begynner å legge merke relasjoner mellom hva de slitasje og hvordan de utfører i spill. Takk! :)

Sonia svar:

Vel. Jeg antar at hvis du ikke har svaret nøkkelen som ikke ville være nyttig. Det er alltid godt å sjekke svarene dine, så jeg vil hjelpe deg ut forutsatt at du allerede har prøvd å finne ut svarene på disse spørsmålene. 1.a. 2.b 3.a 4.c. Fordi hun vil ha detaljert informasjon. 5. D. naturalistisk observasjon er når du ser ting i en naturlig setting 6.A. De gjelder psykologi i praktiske anvendelser som fungerer. 7. C-8. D 9. C definitivt prøve å plukke Myer er lærebok og studiehefte. De vil hjelpe deg å lære hvis du vil lære på egen hånd. Studien guiden er spesielt utviklet for å hjelpe deg å lære det materiale og gi svar med grunner til det.

Donna spør ...

sex selger jenter kort? -Hva tror du?

WASHINGTON (National Catholic Registrer) - Produkter som Bratz dukker kledd i skinn mini-skjørt florerer på markedet for jenter under 10 år. Teen magasiner og TV-show fremme underdressed kjendiser som Paris Hilton, og Brittney Spears som rollemodeller. En porno skuespiller skriver en bestselgende selvbiografi, og pre-teen jentene dukke opp på hennes bok signeringer. Annonse Foreldre har lenge uttrykt bekymring for at deres døtre blir "seksualiserte" av varer og massemedia. Sex selger, og det blir i økende grad brukt til å markedsføre klær, leker og underholdning til unge jenter. Men er samfunnet som selger disse jentene kort? Hva er de langsiktige konsekvenser av undervisningen et barn som hun skal se ut og oppføre seg som et seksuelt objekt å være moteriktig eller populær? The American Psychological Association adressert problemet i en fersk studie. Det dannet en arbeidsgruppe for å definere seksualisering, undersøke dens utbredelse og gi eksempler i samfunnet og i kulturinstitusjoner. Arbeidsgruppen har også satt ut for å vurdere bevisene som tyder på at seksualisering har negative konsekvenser for jenter og for samfunnet. Det beskrives positive alternativer for å motvirke det. Rapporten, som ble publisert den 19 februar, definert seksualisering som noe "oppstår når en persons verdi bare kommer fra hans eller hennes seksuelle appell eller atferd, til utelukkelse av andre egenskaper, og når en person er seksuelt objektivert." Resultatene viste at alle media skjema bidratt til seksualisering av jenter og unge kvinner ved å fremstille dem på en seksuell måte oftere enn gutter og menn. Task Force medlem Sharon Lamb, co-forfatter av "Packaging Girlhood: Redningen Our Daughters Fra Markedsførere 'ordninger,» sa markedsførere spille en betydelig rolle i seksualisering jenter. "De er nå ned til yngre og yngre jenter, å selge en versjon av hva det betyr å være en tenåring," sa hun. "Ifølge dem er det handler om å være hot og sexy." Arbeidsgruppen fant også at foreldre, lærere og jevnaldrende kan også bidra til seksualisering av å formidle budskapet om at fysiske utseende er det viktigste målet for en jente. Studien gikk på å foreslå at jenter kan også spille en rolle i seksualisering seg selv ved å bære klær å gjøre dem ser "sexy", og dermed se seg selv som seksuelle objekter. Skadelige The American Psychological Association rapport konkluderte med at seksualisering var skadelige for alle kvinner, men spesielt til yngre jenter som fortsatt danner en følelse av selvtillit. Negative effekter er økt risiko for depresjon, spiseforstyrrelser og lav selvtillit. Det diskuterte også den negative virkningen på seksualisering av jenter kan ha på samfunnet som helhet som påvirker andre grupper, inkludert menn og gutter. Katolsk psykiater Richard Fitzgibbons ser narsissisme i vår kultur med dyrkingen av kroppen. Han peker på medier som MySpace og YouTube. "Disse Internett-programmer bidrar til en persons tro deres identitet er bestemt av kroppen deres," sa han. "En jente setter vanligvis bilder av seg selv på nettet for å få oppmerksomhet og kommentarer fra andre. Noen jenter blir så fanget opp i Internet kultur, sitt eget egenverd blir målt etter hvor deres internett-"venner" vise sine fysiske utseende. "Siterer Johannes Paul IIs 1994" Brev til familier, "Fitzgibbons forklarte at ettergivende foreldre kan forårsake en jente å gi etter for seksualisering. "Jenter er i fare når foreldrene ikke klarer å korrigere egoisme, form beskjedenhet og overvåke vennskap," sa han. Arbeidsgruppen anbefaler å utdanne foreldre om farene ved seksualisering jenter og oppfordrer dem til å bli mer involvert i å vise media med sine barn. Arbeidsgruppen oppfordres også til organiserte grupper til å gå opp og konfrontere problemet ved å tilby jenter "praktisk og psykologisk alternativer til de verdier som formidles gjennom folkelig kultur." "Hvis markedsførere og media anta mer av en sosial samvittighet, kan dette seksualisering av jenter være forebygges, "sier Lamb. "Parent protester og støtte av vaktbikkje grupper er også viktig." Joseph D'Agostino av befolkningen Research Institute, en non-profit forsknings-og utdannings-organisasjon, hevder at American Psychological Association rapport stopper kort ved å unnlate å nevne seksualisering av jenter som et resultat av den feministiske bevegelsen. I en ukentlig briefing, skrev han, "det politisk korrekte syn er at seksualisering av jenter og feminisme er motstridende krefter, men i virkeligheten har de gått hånd i hånd." D'Agostino attestert at feminisme lærer jenter at kyskhet undertrykker dem og en jente må frigjøre seg seksuelt å være lik med menn. "De har lært at det ikke finnes naturlige grenser for seksualitet," skrev han. "Basert på feministiske prinsipper, hvorfor skal ikke små jenter sexualize seg selv? Og hvorfor skal ikke voksne menn og kvinner viser dem som seksuell hvis det er noe slikt som unaturlig seksualitet? "Fitzgibbons sa foreldre må" vokse i visdom som autoritative foreldre. "Han oppfordret også prester og katolske lærere å" formidle sannheten om seksualmoral og advare om farene ved den seksuelle utilitaristisk filosofi og prevensjon mentalitet. "Reaching Out Fitzgibbons anbefaler å lese Johannes Paul II i 1994 brev til familier og hans 1981 apostoliske formaning," Familiaris Consortio "(" The Role of den kristne familien i Modern World "), samt undervisning barna sannheten om menneskets seksualitet. "Et utmerket ressurs er Theology of the Body for Teens av Jason Evert, Brian Butler, Mark Hart og Crystalina Evert fra Ascension Press", sa han. Katolske grupper har anerkjent denne krisen og er nå ut til unge kvinner. Pure Fashion, en organisasjon som hjelper kvinner i alderen 14-18 "omfavne deres autentiske skjønnhet og medfødte verdighet som Guds barn, fokuserer på å veilede unge kvinner å leve dydene av beskjedenhet og renhet i sine skoler og lokalsamfunn." Ifølge Rhonda Boyle, Pure Fashion nasjonale assistent, er programmet utviklet for å bekjempe seksualisering av jenter gjennom mote. "Vi jobber hardt," sa hun, "for å endre vår kultur ved å skape rollemodeller som vil leve et liv i renhet og beskjedenhet i mote i sine skoler, kirker og samfunn." - - - Bethany Noble, basert i Phoenix, Ariz . er en korrespondent for National Catholic Register. - - - Copyright © 2007 Circle Media, Inc. Alle rettigheter reservert. Gjengitt med tillatelse av katolske Online fra 26 august til 1 september 2007, National Catholic Register (www.ncregister.com), en katolsk Online Preferred Publishing Partner.

Sonia svar:

De religiøse lederne styrte oss i det siste, var alt som seksuell undertrykkelse for å holde oss fra å ha orgier og impregnering hverandres koner. Vil du vite hva jeg tror? Western CIV. Har nådd toppen og akkurat som den islamske, roman, og gresk imperier vi eksperimenterer med kjønnsroller og seksualitet før vi faller. Its a "spillerne" verden nå. Siste dager i Roma, gjør høyet!

Sharon spør ...

er onde mennesker født slik?

Scientists would like to know the root causes of evil behavior : Is it a product of our genes or environment? The answer appears to involve a combination of the two. Since the 1960s psychologists have found that children who were abused and neglected are more likely to commit crimes later in life. Even so, researchers noted that most youngsters who are mistreated do not grow up to be criminals. Now our genes come into the picture. A 2002 study found that a particular variation of a gene predicted antisocial behavior in men who were mistreated as children. The gene controls whether we produce an enzyme called monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), which at low levels has been linked to aggression in mice. The researchers found that boys who were neglected and who possessed a variation of the gene that produced low levels of MAOA were more likely to develop antisocial personality disorder, commit crimes and grow up to have a violent disposition. But those living in a similar environment who produced more of the enzyme rarely developed these problems. Psychopaths are arguably the evilest of the evildoers. A study published in August 2010 looked at psychopathic tendencies in teenagers with low socioeconomic resources. The researchers found that adolescents who had a variation of another gene, which contributes to how quickly serotonin is recycled in the brain and which has been linked to hostile behavior in children, were more likely to exhibit signs of psychopathy. These two recent findings provide strong evidence that evil behavior —mass murder, armed robbery, and perhaps even newspaper theft—might be caused by the right set of genes interacting with the wrong environment. Caleb, you're paranoid idiot

Sonia answers:

I think it's both depending on the person. I was always a total sweetheart when I was young but in high school I was pretty much an evil, insane sociopath because I couldn't handle being transsexual. Now that I can handle it and I'm transitioning I'm a pacifist who lives for love. So I went crazy due to my homophobic environment. If you look at Ted Bundy, he was never abused but he was still a sociopath. He said he never understood emotions or why people would want friends. So I think it could be genes or an overwhelming environment that causes it. In many cases it's probably a combination like you said.

Jenny asks…

Long term studies on medicating children with behavioural problems?

My son was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder over a year ago. We see a psychologist every couple of weeks for the past year and I have recently started Kinesiology as another alternative. In the last few days the school & psychologist have suggested I put my son on medication for his behaviour problems at school (he is classed as a 1% extreme case). However I am yet to find a study that shows positive long term results in drugging my child . Short term yes, because he will be a zombie he will of course behave - but what about the long term? I have only read bad things, has anyone got an information otherwise?

Sonia answers:

I know of no studies linking medicating a child with long term improvement in behavior. In fact the closely related disorders ADD/ADHD are very controversial. See www.Cchrint.org/2009/09/15/no-more-adhd/ for a video by Dr. Mary Ann Block debunking them as disorders and disapproving of medications for children. Also see www.psychconflicts.org for insight into psychiatry's enthrallment with "Big Pharm."

Donald spør ...

The pill that could prevent your daughter from being gay, what do you think about this scientific break thru?

A prenatal pill prescribed to women expecting daughters with a rare genetic disorder, could reduce the chance of their children becoming lesbians, according to research. The finding has caused outrage among bioethicists and gay and lesbian groups, who claim that doctors are performing the risky treatment on female foetuses to prevent homosexuality in the womb. Currently, the treatment may only affect the dozens of girls born with the rare condition called congenital adrenal hyperplasia ( CAH ) each year. A number of bioethicists said a hormonal treatment for a rare genetic disorder was the first instance clinicians had actively tried to prevent homosexuality in the womb But there are fears it could lead to the social engineering of sexual orientation. CAH causes an accumulation in male hormones - and, in females, can make it difficult to tell what gender they actually are. Although their internal organs develop normally they also develop abnormal external genitalia and go on to exhibit characteristics such as a deep voice and excessive body hair. Under fire: Dr Maria New of the Mount Sinai School Of Medicine has been accused of having a hidden agenda to 'prevent' lesbianism Medics, including Dr Maria New of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, have championed a hormonal treatment that prevents the ambiguous genitalia developing in the womb - sparing the need for surgery later in life. But it is not without its side effects - including potentially having a dramatic impact on a person's sexual orientation. Opponents accused Dr New of having a hidden agenda to 'prevent' lesbianism after she noted those with CAH were more likely to be gay and be interested in 'masculine' careers. Dr New released a statement denying the charges. She said: 'In my six years at Mount Sinai I have not administered the drug to any woman for the purpose of treating an unborn child . 'Allegations that my goal is to prevent lesbianism are completely untrue.' The LA Times reported that Dr New 's more recent studies on the treatment, using the steroid dexamethasone, resulted in girls who behave in ways that are considered more traditionally feminine. The report quoted a 2008 study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior in which Dr New questioned 143 women with CAH who had not been treated prenatally. The study found that most of the women were heterosexual - but that the rates of homosexuality and bisexuality were far higher in women with the condition when compared to a control group. The report then cited a paper published earlier this year in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by Dr New and her colleagues. In that study Dr New found that, in 685 pregnancies, those girls with the condition who were received the prenatal steroid were more traditionally feminine. The study also showed that those without the prenatal therapy made more masculine-related choices both as children at play and in later careers and lifestyle choices. Outrage: Professor Alice Dreger of Northwestern University said Dr New was 'actively trying to prevent homosexuality' 'The majority, no matter how severe, are heterosexual,' Dr Heino Meyer-Bahlburg, professor of clinical psychology at Columbia University, who has collaborated with New on some of the studies, told the LA Times. 'But the rate of CAH women attracted to females increases with their degree of androgen exposure during prenatal life.' Professor Alice Dreger at Northwestern University described Dr New 's work as the first time in history that 'clinicians are actively trying to prevent homosexuality.' 'Her main goal has been to prevent ambiguous genitalia and all the things that come with it, including what she calls 'behavourial masculinisation' Dr Dreger said. Dr Dreger added that the Maria New Children's Hormone Foundation website said Dr New had treated over 600 pregnant women at risk for the birth of a CAH -affected child , but not what treatment she had used. Dr New has also been accused of recommending the strong steroid dexamethasone without revealing to parents that it is highly experimental. Opponents also said the steroid treatment does not address the underlying condition behind CAH , caused by a defective enzyme in the adrenal gland. A number of major medical societies are now drafting guidelines on the use of the hormone, which will be published in a consensus paper in September's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. The guidelines are expected to highlight the experimental nature of the treatment and warn that it can cause low birth weight and defects such as a cleft palate. But Dr Phyllis Speiser, who is helping draft the document, said the guidelines are not concerned with aspects of sexuality. 'Our main concern is the long-term safety to the foetus,' he told Bloomberg Businessweek. Dr Dreger and her colleagues are concerned that medical attempts to prevent homosexuality will arise in the future if sexual orientation is found to be determined by human biology. 'Evidence that homosexual orientation is inborn, could very well lead to new means of pathologisation [treating it like a medical condition] and prevention,' they warned in a recent paper. Thanks Katherine, I try.

Sonia answers:

As long as they can prevent men's homosexuality too, that would be great, otherwise they'll be more women than men in the world.

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Jenny asks…

If healthcare is not a right, then why should my tax dollars go to pay for your rugrat children's education?

Smellyfoot - then why are my tax dollars used to educate others' children ? Diana - I'm making the point that I believe healthcare IS a right as is education. Sorry for the 'rugrat' term.

Sonia answers:

Healthcare SHOULD be a right, instead of being treated more like a privilege. My child is NOT a "rugrat", and both my husband and I have worked long and hard for his right to a decent education. Even at what we pay, we still have one of the world's LEAST educated student groups. Take a look at what other countries do, their kids go year round and get a much better set of scores on aptitude tests. Both healthcare and at least a up to high school education (if both are run responsibly) should be a birthright.

Susan asks…

Hiring people with criminal pasts a good idea?

. Folk som kan si gjorde en feil og måtte gå i fengsel, og etter å ha gjort sin tid og betale sin gjeld til samfunnet, skal slippe å bli straffet to ganger ved å komme ut av fengselet og ingen bedrifter ønsker å ansette dem (selv om de er veldig mye kvalifisert for jobben og ønsker bare å gjøre en ærlig levende). Av disse selskapene ikke ansette dem er som å si, vel du kan like rane og stjele mer fordi det er den eneste måten du vil overleve nå. Tror du ikke det er slags duspid? På omtrent hver eneste jobbsøknad ber den deg om du noen gang blitt dømt for en forbrytelse. Det bør ikke være slik at bare på visse jobber (de gjelder helsetjenester, barn, eldre, ect.) Hva tror du?

Sonia svar:

Nei jeg er uenig. Det er ikke "som å si, vel du kan like rane og stjele mer" Det er mer som hei dumme ikke gjør noen ting ulovlig! Jeg ville ikke ansette deg (jeg har en ranch med en familie som lever på min eiendom) og firmaet jeg jobber for ikke ville ansette deg. Hvis du ønsker å jekke en bil og blir tatt, har DUIs, raner en butikk, rane en bank, gjør koks, gjør pot eller hva noensinne det er et valg, og uansett hvor ung eller gammel du er vet du rett fra galt. Du gjør et dårlig valg du leve med det. McDonalds vil fortsatt ansette deg.

Paulus spør ...

Når vil republikanere stoppe fri lasting ut av Uncle Sam?

alvor denne skolen voucher ting har meg hele wrankled. Look-hvis du vil gå til private kirken skoler fine. men DONT BRUK amerikanske skattepenger tå sende barna til kirken din! Også hvis du ikke liker å betale skatt, deretter opphold off av offentlige veier. Ut av nasjonalparker og statlige strender. disse gratis lasting republikanerne bare gjør meg kvalm med thei Anit-amerikansk retorikk. De vil heller bruke $ 3000 millioner dollers en dag i Irak i stedet for å investere i helsetjenester for barn i vårt eget land. godt vi ser. Republikanerne ønsker ikke å investere i Amerika. de ønsker å sap at skattebetaler å sende barna sine til private kirke skoler. Og så til toppen av det de ikke liker våre væpnede styrker i Irak, men tror Blackwater gjør en bedre jobb. Du republikanerne disgut meg. Du sier det militære er ikke godt nok slik at du kan kaste bort skattepenger på svartvann? Stopp snylte off av Uncle Sam, og du republikanere kan gå live i Irak med Blackwater. Du gjør meg kvalm. Du snyltere! nyte Irak.

Sonia svar:

Wow! Ret, ta meds mann, skal du blåse en pakning! OK, som for kupong tingen jeg personlig tror på offentlig utdanning. Når det er sagt at det er behov Govt til rumpe ut. No Child er en parodi, en farse og bare en indikasjon på GW forsøk på å gjøre ingenting mens du ser ut som han gjør noe. Nå, la meg ta Blackwater fordi dette har meg wrankled. Disse menneskene myrder kjeltringer, de er venner av GW og slektninger av mennesker i (i) Justice Dept. Det alene gjør dem kriminelle, men deres handlinger av kriminalitet og attrocities til menneskeheten gjøre dem onde til nivået av unca 'Dick Cheney . Skriv din kongressmedlem og la dem vite at vi er klar over den kriminelle aktiviteten som skjer på en daglig basis i Det hvite hus. Fortell dem at de er ansvarlige for handlingene. OK, for å svare på spørsmålet ditt, vil rethuglicons fôr skattyter gjennom til amerikanere, real Patriots ikke "laget i Kina 'flagg vinke, familie verdien av pedophilic bekymring ilk, men REAL patrioter, den de som ser gw og hans gjeng lystige bøller for terroristene de tar kontroll og gi Amerika tilbake til folket! Hvis du ikke er rasende du ikke betaler oppmerksomhet! Ret, ta litt mer meds, trenger du dem.

Ruth spør ...

Er noen ål på utkikk etter en jobb og få tilbud fra svindlere som ønsker å kontanter sjekker for dem?

I've asked to be left alone, see below: It's really dumb of you people to continue to try to steal money from poor and unemployed people, I know it has worked in the past and you have fleeced the poor and people like me who are trying to make money by putting us in debt by sending us bogus checks to cash for you and leaving us with nothing but more debt and worse credit than we already had, as well as having to pay back the bank you stole money from using our accounts to steal money, but your gig is all over the news and I would really appreciate it if you would stop doing this to all of my people, and I want to find a job, you are pissing me off big time, sending me these offers, when I am a mother with no money in the bank to begin with and looking legitamitally for a job. You are sorry assed people, and should really be ashamed of yourselves, go steal money from the people who can afford your scams. They are already stealing our money, I could at least enjoy your sick game if you took advantage of people who deserve it, but when you do this to the people who really can't afford it, and really need to support their children and pay their bills, it just makes me want to find you and make you pay for your ignorance. George Bush and all his buddies could afford to fall for your game, can you target people like that, and leave the, hard working, tax paying, already down-trodding people alone and let them get back on their feet. Are you working for our President, he's used every means possible to take every penny from us, and has suceeded in his task, is he putting you people up to this new scam? Has he run out of other ways to destroy us? We have nothing left, leave us alone, we don't have jobs, we don't have credit, we don't have food, we can't afford to give our children healthcare benefits, we have a national debt that we can't ever pay in our lifetimes, we give everything to the rich and every country that holds it's had out for a dollar, can you just stop targeting us, we don't have anything left to give you and we can't afford to live here anymore. Go after the people who did this to us.

Sonia answers:

Your right on all the above, but for those asking you to cash a check for you is someone who is just a thief in the night.. Trying to get into your bank account never give out any kind of information on yourself to them..... No social # phone #, bank # any kind. They will even tell you that you have been left some money to get into your account. Send it to spam. As for the president, do not vote for a Republican at all for they or only for the rich man.... And their self......

Donna asks…

What have conservatives ever done for anyone but themselves?

I admit that liberals' ideas are often executed poorly or sometimes are just platforms for corrupt politicians. But despite that, they have accomplished so much that we take for granted. Without liberals there wouldn't be public schools, food safety regulations, public transportation, highway safety standards, healthcare for impoverished children , clean air, living wages and reasonable work weeks, FDIC insurance, etc. What have conservatives ever done that wasn't solely about getting the biggest piece of the pie for themselves that they possibly could? Well, other than using the state as a vehicle to impose their religion on everyone else...

Sonia answers:

I give to charity every month and i help out at the local shelter whenever i can.....what have libs done except take from us conservatives?

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Richard asks…

My life in a nutshell?

I was born, To a family I never understood. I had a nice house on a tree lined street with good families and neighborhood kids . Friend of my sisters to play with, none of my own really. A dad who I adored but knew nothing about. A mother who worked and tried her best to keep it together. But my earliest memory is her falling apart. Out in our garage on a car seat just bawling her eyes out. I dont remember very much any more let alone that far back. I remember dreaming of death ever so constantly as a child, running to the side of the couch where my father slept some nights and just wnating to be held. I notice now I dream very little. There were lots of family trips and meals, but not a conversation I can really remember or the learning of my parents past.I remember my mothers parent's (my grandpa and step grandma- my mother's mom dies before I was born) visitng once a year up untill I was about ten. and differnt family members comming and going when they were in town. We were the farthest away from everyone else I knew to be family and it made things for me very hard. My favorite cousin, who was like a sister was the only one who ever lived close and once she moved away it seemed like all hope for some form of closeness was gone. I remember trips (whether driving or flying) to visit far places (canada & texas ) to see people I was related too. But very few of them I remembered and even less than that very few of them I cared to be around. They were all people who were fun and interesting but only for a moment then I lost interest when they wanted to get close. For letting some one in was something I had not, and quite frankly was not interested in letting happen. I remeber mis behaving for attention and lying to get my way. I remember being this hellian of a child in attempts to get more than I had. When the truth was I should have made more out of what i had for myself than trouble for others. When I was 11, my sister had given my mom a choice. Her or my dad. My dad had a drinking problem which was only noticable by his breath and frequent desire to pee outside. He was a very functional drunk. But my sister had had enough, and I was dying to get away and be with my dad. Anywhere but here with them I thought. Instead my mother held me captive and decided it wasn't a good Idea for me to go where I didnt know anyone and up root me from the life i had always known (and hated). So my dad left one morning in his old beat up truck with a U-Haul attached and it was over. By the time I was 13 I had a boyfriend who was my sisters ex- best friend, we had grown up just minutes away from each other, and knew nothing about love, sex and the trouble we got into together. I lost my virginity to this boy who I swore I'd loved my whole life and would never love another like him again. Well He lasted for a little while, not long enough according to my heart and the tear drops on my pillows. But it didnt take me long to find some older guy to keep my interest off what I thought was gone. He was a senior at a different school. He was fun to play with, no so much to look at, but I liked that he wanted to take me to his prom. For the next year, my grades fell as my depression grew and my attendance was non existant to almost all my classes. I didnt really do drugs at this point, Drank on occassion, smoked a little weed. But nothing major. My mom did not like where this was headed, so she got an application to some school that was for kids with bad histories, juvinal records and just all around issues. I did it for her. Bull shitted my way through the application, enrollment process and the summer session I had to pass to get in to the Fall semester classes. (That summer was worse than all the college enrollement tests and paperwork I've ever had to go through.) So I passed, learned some cool stuff , made a few friends and still was bull shitting my way through life because it was easier than all the things I had to face. I got kicked out of this place that would later save my sanity, my sobriety, and my life for stealing. I walked away thinking good for you, get rid of those people who will care and you will have to let in because they are good people and it will just hurt because they will ditch you like every one else. I got transfered to an independant studies school where I met a teacher by the name of Joe. He was a food critic and loved to write. So did I. I loved to write about anything, everything, something. Just pen to paper was fluid motions that carried me away. I earned 4 years worth of english credits in less than 6 months. Every other subject is another story. Dec of 99. My father dies a week before christmas. and I wasn't there to say good bye. I was a devastated little girl who knew nothing of how to handle this. I remember looking at him in a coffin with makeup pilled high on his face and wondering how could they make him look so fake. I didnt know then half of what I know now, but the memory still gives me twinges of pain often, as it more than likely always will. Thats all the story I think I can bear to get through right now. Till my fingers bring me across these pages again....

Sonia answers:

So what is your question??... In a nutshell

Michael asks…

My friends played this really cool trick today at lunch. do you know how they do it?

Så im sittin til lunsj og denne fyren setter seg. Han sier Wana spille et spill? så vi alle si sikker. Han sier plukke en by. Så vi gå med noe sånt Chicago. (Han foretrekker store byer) Han tar over en annen gutt, og han begynner å fortelle ham hvordan han fløy til Rochester og til Texas og ble der i fire netter og sånt og deretter ungen som bare satte seg ned, sier oh. u startet i CHICAGO. og vi alle freak out. han ble ikke lyttet cuz vi gjorde ham forlate og de Arent gjør håndsignaler eller ingenting. Kjenner du dette trikset?? Gi meg beskjed hvis du gjør

Sonia svar:

De tall de store byene, fire netter må chicago.

John spør ...

Hvordan lage en liberal 30 år gammel "gutt" venner i en ny tilstand? (Dvs. Texas?)?

Jeg har bodd her i Texas for nesten 5 år, etter å ha tilbrakt 26 år (hele mitt liv) i nordvest. Kulturen her er helt annerledes. Det er ekstremt vanskelig for noen som nettopp fylt 30 for å få nye venner - alle som allerede har sine grupper av venner med hvem de har vokst opp. Alle mine venner, bortsett fra noen få bekjente og selvfølgelig kjæresten min, bor på vestkysten. Jeg har holdt kontakt med dem via e-post, facebook, osv. Men jeg lengter etter å få venner på min egen her, likesinnede mennesker jeg kan henge ut med. Jeg vet de grunnleggende ting - være deg selv, være hyggelig, gjør komplimenter, osv. Jeg vet hvordan de skal få venner, jeg bare vet ikke hvor du finner dem! Jeg er helt liberal, jeg føler det motsatte av de fleste her i denne tilstanden synes om regjeringen, etc., spille instrumenter, kunstnerisk, jeg er veldig "street smart", har mange hobbyer ... Hvor finner jeg kule punk rockere, liberale, hipstere, morsomme folk på min alder med å knytte? Det er ikke sunt å bare lang for min West Coast venner hele dagen. Eventuelle råd vil hjelpe. Jeg også går på skole - men de fleste av studentene er det i videregående skole og har ingen kunnskap om ... vel, den verden jeg anta.

Sonia svar:

Du kan gå til nettstedet som dette hvis du bor i Houston. Hvis du ikke bor i Houston, må du skrive inn postnummer: http://make-new-friends.meetup.com/cities/us/tx/houston/ Eller kanskje du bare kunne prøve henge på kaffebarer i morgen (ie. Starbucks). Eller du kunne gå til chatterom. Møte folk på nettet noen ganger ender opp med å møte dem i person (Hvis du ikke vil gå over hele landet, kanskje bare bli venner med de i Texas). Kanskje prøve å få en jobb. Prøv noe som du er virkelig god på. Du kan ende opp med å lage massevis av venner der, hvis en stor bedrift. Og du kunne finne punk rockere på tatovering steder .. Og hvis du går til mall du kan finne noen kule folk der. Bare sørg venner med dem. Jeg håper virkelig det hjelper. Goodluck (:

David spør ...

Trenger hjelp til å sjekke min essay?

For meg å være en ungdomspastor er ungen er vanskelig fordi det gjør vondt meg hver gang vi har å gjøre et forferdelig trekk. For meg å ha en ungdomspastor er som foreldre har sin egen gode, morsomme, og dårlige egenskaper som er morsomme tider, men det neste jeg vet at det de snudde for de verste opplevelsene jeg har hatt. Det er veldig vanskelig å fortelle hvordan jeg følte på den tiden uten å få den følelsen inni som gjør at jeg feltl som om jeg var bare slengte i tarmen. Her er noen gode ting om å ha foreldre som ungdom pastorer. Her er noen av hendelsene som gjorde det godt første blir å få venner over fordi jeg har hatt noen av de vennene jeg noensinne har hatt. For meg kommer til nye stater måtte være den kuleste. Sist av alt er når vi fikk å spise alle de nye velsmakende mat som den indiske tacos, Freebird Burritos, og den nye stiler av italiensk mat. Etter min mening ha en kristen familie er bra på mange måter, inkludert å få lært å elske Gud av hele mitt hjerte, hvor mye jeg lærer av mine foreldre, og hvor mye de elsker meg uansett hva jeg har gjort. Nå får de morsomme tider av historien min. For meg tror jeg de morsomme delene måtte gå på flotte ferier som Beautiful Corpus Christi, Texas, Red Lodge, Montana, og Estes park. Personlig har jeg verdsatte min tid i Røde lodge best fordi det var et uforklarlig skjønnhet Guds vinterlandskapet. Så meg og min vakre familie fikk møte nye typer folk som Native amerikanere og kanadiere. De fineste menneskene jeg noensinne har møtt, men de var noen av de fattigste. Jeg har lært gjennom mine foreldre til å elske alle mennesker uansett hva de har gjort, hva de tenker, og hvordan de handler. Sist av alt jeg fikk se alle slags forskjellige Lifestyles blant de fattige, midt anrop, og altfor velstående mennesker. Det gjør vondt når jeg ser Rikere folk behandle de stakkars folk som dritt. Men det gjør bare at jeg føler meg bra når jeg hjelpe fattige mennesker ut med å mate dem mat og gjøre enkle sånn. Men her hvor min historie moro går raskt nedoverbakke. Det er der det er vanskelig for meg å overvinne. Jeg har hatt noen harde ting å overvinne i denne tiden, inkludert å miste vennene mine, å miste kjølig hus, og jeg måtte stoppe sport. Den ene av disse som skjer meg mest sannsynligvis ville være å miste alle de beste venner fordi de var alltid de beste venner noensinne. Vi gjorde kule ting sammen som å gå på kino, boksing, og går til alle opprørende malls. Noen ganger ønsker jeg at jeg bare kunne ha bodd der sammen med dem og la familien min flytte uten meg. Min vakre familie og jeg har også måtte flytte bort fra alle våre søte husene som noen hadde massevis av gjemmesteder, noen hadde ingen, og en var fylt med fryktelig speil. For meg stoppe idrett i midten av sesongen var vanskelig fordi jeg bare fikk muligheten til å få bra på dem før jeg satt ut for å forsendelse fra Montana. Slik at ferdig om min serie av hendelser som gjorde at en ungdom prestens barn tøft. Jeg har tenkt så mye fra alt dette som å kjenne Gud er den sanne skaperen av alt inkludert Menneske-slag, og at å prøve nye ting ikke skade deg eller din familie. Jeg forsto at mitt kjærlig familie gjennom disse tider, men det hender at jeg såret dem med ord som jeg sa til dem uten å tenke. Jeg trenger å vise dem hvor mye jeg elsker dem. Hvis noen spurte meg hva min favoritt tilstand var jeg sannsynligvis ville ha å si Texas fordi jeg har alle mine beste venner der, og det holder seg fint og varmt hele året.

Sonia svar:

For meg å være en ungdomspastor er ungen er vanskelig fordi det gjør vondt meg hver gang vi har å gjøre et forferdelig trekk. For meg å ha en ungdomspastor er som foreldre har sin egen gode, morsomme, og dårlige egenskaper som er morsomme tider, men det neste jeg vet at det de snudde for de verste opplevelsene jeg har hatt. Det er veldig vanskelig å fortelle hvordan jeg følte på den tiden uten å få den følelsen inni som gjør at jeg feltl som om jeg var bare slengte i tarmen. Her er noen gode ting om å ha foreldre som ungdom pastorer. Her er noen av hendelsene som gjorde det godt første blir å få venner over fordi jeg har hatt noen av de vennene jeg noensinne har hatt. For meg kommer til nye stater måtte være den kuleste. Sist av alt er når vi fikk å spise alle de nye velsmakende mat som den indiske tacos, Free Bird Burritos, og den nye stiler av italiensk mat. Etter min mening ha en kristen familie er bra på mange måter, inkludert å få lært å elske Gud av hele mitt hjerte, hvor mye jeg lærer av mine foreldre, og hvor mye de elsker meg uansett hva jeg har gjort. Nå får de morsomme tider av historien min. For meg tror jeg de morsomme delene måtte gå på flotte ferier som Beautiful Corpus Christi, Texas, Red Lodge, Montana, og Estes Park. Personlig har jeg verdsatte min tid i Røde lodge best fordi det var et uforklarlig skjønnhet Guds vinterlandskapet. Så meg og min vakre familie fikk møte nye typer folk som Native amerikanere og kanadiere. De fineste menneskene jeg noensinne har møtt, men de var noen av de fattigste. Jeg har lært gjennom mine foreldre til å elske alle mennesker uansett hva de har gjort, hva de tenker, og hvordan de handler. Sist av alt jeg fikk se alle slags forskjellige Lifestyles blant de fattige, midt anrop, og altfor velstående mennesker. Det gjør vondt når jeg ser Rikere folk behandle de stakkars folk som dritt. Men det gjør bare at jeg føler meg bra når jeg hjelpe fattige mennesker ut med å mate dem mat og gjøre enkle sånn. Men her hvor min historie moro går raskt nedoverbakke. Det er der det er vanskelig for meg å overvinne. Jeg har hatt noen harde ting å overvinne i denne tiden, inkludert å miste vennene mine, å miste kjølig hus, og jeg måtte stoppe sport. Den ene av disse som påvirket meg mest sannsynligvis ville være å miste alle de beste venner fordi de var alltid de beste venner noensinne. Vi gjorde kule ting sammen som å gå på kino, boksing, og går til alle opprørende malls. Noen ganger ønsker jeg at jeg bare kunne ha bodd der sammen med dem og la familien min flytte uten meg. Min vakre familie og jeg har også måtte flytte bort fra alle våre søte husene som noen hadde massevis av gjemmesteder, noen hadde ingen, og en var fylt med fryktelig speil. For meg stoppe idrett i midten av sesongen var vanskelig fordi jeg bare fikk muligheten til å få bra på dem før jeg satt ut for å forsendelse fra Montana. Dette er ferdig om min serie av hendelser som gjorde at en ungdom prestens barn tøft. Jeg har tenkt så mye fra alt dette som å kjenne Gud er den sanne skaperen av alt inkludert Human-slag, og at å prøve nye ting ikke skade deg eller din familie. Jeg forsto at mitt kjærlig familie gjennom disse tider, men det hender at jeg såret dem med ord som jeg sa til dem uten å tenke. Jeg trenger å vise dem hvor mye jeg elsker dem. Hvis noen spurte meg hva min favoritt tilstand var jeg sannsynligvis ville ha å si Texas fordi jeg har alle mine beste venner der, og det holder seg fint og varmt hele året.

Charles spør ...

trenger jobb uten erfaring ....?

i have applied at literally every place in my city..(mexia Texas ) i cannot even get an interview... i have to experience at all, and i need a job really bad...all the preppy and " cool " kids from school are getting the jobs and that are pretty much a bunch of idiots... i dont know where else to go... online job searches arent helping.. i am good with electronics,installing game systems,home theater, and fixing some electronics... i can also install stuff on computer and upgrade them add parts etc. like i said idk what else to do... ive applied everywhere within a 50 mile radius and not even a call back plz help... i have called the businesses on serveral occasions...askin about my application no i didn't call the cool and preppy because they weren't above me in my class.... they were bellow me i was #10 in a class of 254... they were between 50-70.... and i am very smart... i didn't get my diploma this year because the school messed up and my college english class didnt count as my fourth year of english...

Sonia answers:

Sounds like you can start your own business. Create a website offering to fix people's computers, help set up their wireless internet, fix their cell phones, etc. Then make up some flyers and walk around the neighborhood dropping them off. You'll find some folks that would love to pay you to do that. Plus, it's a lot easier than finding a real job right now and will look better n our resume. And might make more money. Good luck!

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Ruth asks…

How can i fix all this drama going on with my life?

I am 17 turning 18 in december. I had an abusive time living with my mom and step-dad from 6 to 16. I was abused by my step-dad, beating me and calling me names for no reason. And my mom would sit there and watch and convince herself somehow that i deserved it. When i didnt. i ran away a few days after my 16th birthday because they had put bars on my windows and a lock on my door. i was not a bad child at all. i had a rough time in school because i couldnt get my mind straight with everything going on. so after i ran away, my mom kicked me out to go live with my dad. i left christmas day to move to florida , i was there for exactly a year, i found out that my dad wasnt the person i thought he was. he treated me like dirt and made me do EVERYTHING for him! i supported him. bought everything. paid for everything because he wouldnt get a job. so i finally gave in because i needed to get out of there so i turned back to my mom and told her everything. i regret it with everything in me for a reason you'll find out later in my story. so i called my grandmother to get me tickets back to Ohio. i tricked my dad and had to tell him that i was only going there for Christmas. i packed everything i could that didnt make it look like i was staying too long or he would have guessed. i moved back in with my mom, the bars on the windows were still there and it was hard to look at, they turned into my little sisters play room. so i had to sleep on the couch till we could get it cleaned out. i stayed there for 2 months. but one day at school i was allowed to leave early during lunch, so i called my aunt and asked her if she wanted to go out to lunch, i mean it's not like i went off with friends and did drugs, which was something that i gave up when i left Florida but it was my moms fault why i started doing that stuff in the first place, but as i was saying, i went out to lunch with my aunt, well already that same day she took me out for breakfast so that we could talk about things, like the fact that i found out i was pregnant!, yeah, and since she was the only one i could talk to about things my mom would get jealous about it. whenever i would try to ever talk to my mom, she would compare my life to the way her life used to be when she was my age, i know that doesnt make much since, but if you knew my mom you would understand what i mean. so now im living with my aunt cause that day we went out to lunch, and then my aunt took me to the appointment i had that day for my knee therapy, i have detached knee caps, sounds weird i know. my om flipped, so when i was done with therapy she took me home and made me pack my clothes and have my aunt pick me up. so now ive lived with my aunt for almost 3 months. i am now 3 months pregnant to this day. now my aunt says she cant handle another person living with her anymore, she has lots of medical problems. my mom, Lori, tricked me into going to Job and Family Services saying that she was taking me there to get insurance for me and the baby, i thought it was cool that she was finally wanting to help me. but when i got there they told me the real reason why i was there. it was because their deciding to put me in foster care. when the detective lady left the room to go let my aunt in , i look at Lori and told that because she is doing this to me, that she will never see me or the baby after im 18 and will never hear from me again. she hurt me too bad this time. i am done, the detective lady or whatever asked me who there was that i could live with, so i gave her a list of friends that know my situation and would love to help me. but my top choice was my baby's daddy. he loves me and wants to be there for the baby and I. him and his family want me to be there living with them because they know how psycho Lori is. there is more to the story about Lori, she abbandoned me twice. but anyway i guess that all the people i named off werent good enough. which was bull because everyone that i named off are perfectly good people. so now no one knows what to do, i wont talk to my mom any more and shes not answering any calls from the detectives. hva bør jeg gjøre? how can i convince everyone to just let me live with my boyfriend, my babys daddy. they have a good home. its nice there. they would take care of me and make sure im being takin care of. HELP!!

Sonia answers:

Well first off, this whole situation sucks. Ur have what sounds like crap for family and ur pregnant. Not a good combination. Well i would apeal to perhaps the dective lady. Perhaps she will be sympathetic? Ur almost 18, a legal adult. In a few months it will no longer be up to any but u to decide where u live. So worst comes to worst u live w/ a foster family or in a home for a few mo. And then in dec. Just up and leave when u want to. If u honestly feel that ur bf and his family will be the best option 4 u and for ur baby, then you do what you have to to protect ur child. Thats part of the responsobility of a parent. Put your foot down and be firm. Keep ur cool, dont appear childish. Calmly explain what u are going to do. Appear mature and u may gain enuf respect to get ur way. Best of hell.

David asks…

Planning on moving out.. advice wanted for young female?

Først av alt, jeg kommer til å flytte ut en eller annen måte, så før du forteller meg å glemme ideen, vennligst gi meg nyttige råd. Jeg er mer så på utkikk etter hvordan å "gå rundt" det og de ​​beste måtene å være økonomisk ansvarlig i å gjøre det. :) Jeg er nitten år gammel, snu tjue i august, og jeg er i mitt fjerde semester på college. Jeg er nesten ferdig med mine medarbeidere grad i allmennfag. Foreløpig er kjæresten min bor sammen med moren min og meg Hun er en enslig mor, og jeg er enebarn, og hun ikke spesielt "like" kjæresten min. Han er en virkelig hyggelig fyr som går ut av sin måte å gjøre meg glad, og hun gjør alt hun kan for å fysisk holde meg her, for det meste psykologisk kontrollere meg. Hun forteller meg at jeg ikke vil ha noen helseforsikring og at jeg ikke vil kunne ha råd til min månedlige husleie / bil betalinger. Hun forteller meg også at bilen min tittel ikke kan overføres over til mitt navn før det er helt nedbetalt (som jeg har blitt fortalt er ikke sant), selv om jeg har god kreditt. Siden hun nekter å hjelpe meg økonomisk når jeg flytter ut, jeg vet ikke hvordan de skal håndtere at med mindre jeg spare opp for min egen bil. Når jeg prøver å ha en sivil samtale med henne om muligens å få mitt eget sted, blir det i hennes skrek til meg "Gå da! Ha det gøy! Ikke la døra treffe deg på veien ut!" Jeg jobber på Outback Steakhouse deltid (25-30 timer i uken) og kjæresten min er også en server på samme restaurant. Hennes truende mangel på helsetjenester hadde meg bekymret for mangel på medisinsk dekning, men nå som helse-omsorg reform har passert, er det en ting mindre å bekymre seg for. Ved å bringe opp reformen til henne, var hennes svar: "Jeg tviler på alle vil ha helsetjenester." Da jeg spurte hvem som ikke ville bli dekket, ignorerte hun meg. Jeg tror jeg endelig klar til å vurdere å flytte ut en gang for alle, minst av den tiden jeg slår tjue. Jeg vet at min mor vil fortsette å være bitter om dette, som hun er veldig ensom, og tilbringer ikke mye tid med vennene sine i disse dager, så hun gjør alt hun kan for å holde meg her. Hun er spesielt sint at jeg vurderer å flytte ut med kjæresten min og dele et sted med ham. Hun føles som jeg er "velge" seg over henne, når det egentlig, det er bare en del av livet og flytte ut med ham ville være mye enklere enn sliter helt alene. Mitt viktigste spørsmålet er: Hun har midler i Florida Forskuddsbetalt College Program for meg og jeg har brukt det i hele mitt college erfaring som jeg ikke har noen stipend og har ikke søkt om noe lån. Jeg lurte, vet noen om hun ville være i stand til å tømme denne kontoen eller hindre meg fra å bruke den? Jeg er sikker på at hun har en slags makt over det som hun er den som har satt den opp og vært å sette penger i det alle disse årene. Jeg er takknemlig for henne, men desto mer kontrollerende hun blir, jo mer jeg innser at jeg til slutt nødt til å få mitt eget sted. Det forårsaker meg så mye angst og det er virkelig vanskelig å håndtere på en dag til dag basis. Dessuten er noen råd om min situasjon verdsatt. Takk! :)

Sonia svar:

Flytt ut. Din mor vil alawys være der for you.If ting dont arbeide ut at jeg er sikker på at hun vil la deg flytte tilbake inn Din mor høres veldig kontrollerende, og bare ønsker det beste for deg, men du skrånende la det stoppe deg. Flytte ut og få ditt eget place.it vil bli tøft, men verdt det.

Sharon spør ...

Spørsmål om utflytting, verdsatt ekte råd?

I am nineteen years old, turning twenty in August, and I'm in my fourth semester of college. I am almost finished with my associates degree in general studies. Currently, my boyfriend is living with my mom and I. She's a single mother and I am the only child, and she doesn't particularly "like" my boyfriend. He is a really nice guy who goes out of his way to make me happy and she's doing everything she can to physically keep me here, mostly psychologically controlling me. She tells me that I won't have any health insurance and that I won't be able to afford my monthly rent/car payments. She also tells me that my car title can't be transferred over to my name until it is entirely paid off (which I've been told is not true), even though I have good credit. Since she refuses to help me financially once I move out, I don't know how to deal with that unless I save up for my own vehicle. Whenever I try to have a civil conversation with her about possibly getting my own place, it turns into her yelling at me "Go then! Have fun! Don't let the door hit you on the way out!" I work at Outback Steakhouse part-time (about 25-30 hours a week) and my boyfriend is also a server at the same restaurant. Her threatening the lack of health care had me worried about lack of medical coverage, but now that the health -care reform has passed, that's one less thing to worry about. Upon bringing up the reform to her, her response was "I doubt EVERYONE will have health care." When I asked who wouldn't be covered, she ignored me. I think I'm finally ready to consider moving out once and for all, at least by the time I turn twenty. I know my mother will continue to be bitter about this, as she is extremely lonely and doesn't spend much time with her friends these days, so she's doing anything she can to keep me here. She is especially angry that I am considering moving out with my boyfriend and sharing a place with him. She feels like I am "choosing" him over her, when really, it's just a part of life and moving out with him would be a lot easier than struggling all alone. My main question is: She has funds in the Florida Prepaid College Program for me and I have been using it throughout my college experience as I don't have any scholarships and haven't applied for any loans. I was wondering, does anyone know if she would be able to drain this account or prevent me from using it? I'm sure she has some sort of authority over it as she is the one who has set it up and been putting money in it all these years. I am appreciative of her, but the more controlling she becomes, the more I realize I eventually have to get my own place. It's causing me so much anxiety and it's really hard to deal with on a day to day basis. Also, any advice on my situation is appreciated. Thank you! :)

Sonia answers:

I know exactly how that feels. I can't even mention moving out to my parents without starting a fight. "WHAT? You want to move out? We don't provide enough for you? How are you going to afford all your bills?" blah blah blah. I'm currently just saving up a bunch of money and once i can afford and feel comfortable paying rent, i'm out. So i would just hang in there, save up the money you and your bf make and start looking at what you can afford. And when i mean save, SAVE EVERYTHING. Eat at your house, do as little as possible to save gas, especially if you want to get out of that controlling situation. And everyone will be covered, at least if you were born in the states, with healthcare. The funds, i'm not sure about. But usually who ever set up the account has full control over it. Just make sure your doing the right thing! Do you want to pursue college? If so, will she pay for college? You'll have to answer that for yourself. I wouldn't just walk away from being secure in the long-run (ie With a degree) for something short-term (ie The not so great relationship between you and your mother).

Mark asks…

what is so different than Canada? why don't we all just move to another country? whats so great about the USA?

hvis vi som amerikanere må gå gjennom oksen dritt med forsikringsselskapene for å få forsikring, og mest tid skrånende få det, og når vi gjør det, er det Medicaid, og vi har fortsatt en regning At guantonimo bukt fengsel Cuba, (hvor alle folk 9-11 blir holdt, får GRATIS alt inkludert helse omsorg og tannhelse, og skudd og alle typer medisinske behov som de trenger. WHY? De prøvde å ødelegge oss som amerikanere, men likevel regjeringen gir dem bedre helsetjenester så HARD arbeidende amerikanere? I Frankrike når du føder det er gratis, betaler den franske regjeringen for en barnepike til å komme til huset ditt to ganger i uken i fire timer for å hjelpe ta vare på huset ditt og baby. Du får gratis helsetjenester, GRATIS barnepass, og hvis du får en leger oppmerksom si at du ikke kan jobbe, enn du bringe det notatet for jobben din og de ​​må betale deg 100% av din lønn for den tid som din ut. det ikke noe hvis det er 3 dager eller 3 måneder. avgifter kan være høyere i Canada og i Frankrike, og Cuba, og i London. MEN DE FÅ GRATIS HELSE OG STORE perks. Jeg vet at vi har Disney verden og sh # # # # # T sånt, men hvorfor er det at vi må betale for å komme inn i en leir bakken ANR en park for å la deg barn swing på en sving? eller gå i bestemte områder i parker? eller leir i KUN utpekte områder i parker? AND STILL betale for alt? Alt jeg sier er hvorfor vi lider så mye som såkalte GRATIS amerikaners når vi gjør så mye for så lite? og fortsatt har ingenting å vise for det? hvor mange av dere har høyskoleutdannelse og arbeider fast-food? eller verste ennå, selv ikke har en jobb? din garantert et rom, mat, klær og døgnet rundt helsevesenet uansett hva saken er, eller hvor alvorlig det er, i Canada. WHY? her 1 ut 30 mennesker er hjemløse i USA. ingen mat, ingen SENGER, skitne klær, og syke, NOEN beinbrudd, OG NOEN DAMN NEAR DEAD .................... ................... Men de er gratis i United States of America. er det godt nok RIKTIG? NO WOUNDER tyveri RATE i Florida har gått opp 76% det siste 2 ÅR. OG LA. SIN gått opp 49% i de siste 5 måneder. DETROIT The Death PRISER HAR tredobles siste årene og der selv ikke halvveis gjennom DETTE ÅRET YET. Det er i en forbløffende 1810 MENNESKER I Canada der på 0,25 % IN tyverier som USA. og rangert 14 i verden som det tryggeste stedet å reise. DETROIT ER IKKE Evan PÅ DET. OG FLORIDA ER 87. SÅ HVA DU GJØR alle tror? Hva er fordelene-OG-Cons av bevegelige til et annet land? I CANADA

Sonia answers:

I think you are in the wrong category to sound off. But personally, I love Canada . Grew up in Buffalo, New York, and we would cross the border to use your beaches because they were cleaner. Sorry, fellow Americans, it's true.

Donald spør ...

what is so different than Canada? why don't we all just move to another country? whats so great about the USA?

if we as AMERICANS have to go through bull crap with the insurance companies to get insurance , and most time cant get it, and when we do, it's MEDICAID, and WE STILL HAVE A BILL, At guantonimo bay prison in Cuba, (where all the people from 9-11 are being held, recieve FREE everything including health care and dental, and shots and any type of medical needs that they need. WHY? They tried to ruin us as AMERICANS, but yet the government gives them better health care then the HARD WORKING AMERICANS? In france when you are giving birth it's free, the french government pays for a nanny to come to your house twice a week for four hours to help take care of your house and baby. you get FREE health care, FREE child care, and if you get a doctors note saying that you can't work , than you bring that note too your job and they have to pay you 100% of your pay for the time that your out. it don't matter if it is 3 days or 3 months. taxes might be higher in Canada and in France , and in Cuba, and in London. BUT THE GET FREE HEALTH CARE AND GREAT PERKS. i know that we have Disney world and sh#####T like that but why is it that we have to pay to get into a camp ground anr a park to let you child swing on a swing? or walk in designated areas in parks? or camp in ONLY designated areas in parks? AND STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ALL? All I'm saying is why do we suffer so much as so called FREE American's when we do so much for so little? and still have nothing to show for it? how many of you have college degrees and working in fast-food? or worst yet, NOT EVEN HAVE A JOB? your guaranteed a room, food, clothing and around the clock health care NO MATTER WHAT THE CASE IS OR HOW SERIOUS IT IS, in Canada . WHY? here 1 out of 30 people are HOMELESS IN THE USA . NO FOOD, NO BEDS, DIRTY CLOTHES, AND SICK, SOME BROKEN BONES, AND SOME DAMN NEAR DEAD........................................ BUT THEY ARE FREE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH RIGHT? NO WOUNDER THE THEFT RATE IN FLORIDA HAS GONE UP 76% IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. AND IN LA. ITS GONE UP 49% IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. IN DETROIT THE DEATH RATES HAVE TRIPPLED LAST YEARS AND WHERE NOT EVEN HALF WAY THROUGH THIS YEAR YET. IT'S AT AN ASTOUNDING 1,810 PEOPLE IN CANADA THERE AT .25% IN THEFTS AS THE UNITED STATES. AND RANKED 14 IN THE WORLD AS THE SAFEST PLACE TO TRAVEL. DETROIT IS NOT EVAN ON THERE. AND FLORIDA IS 87. SO WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? WHAT ARE THE PROS-AND-CONS OF MOVING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY? IN CANADA

Sonia answers:

I am Canadian and, yes, there are some parts about the stereotypical American lifestyle that sound scary. (eg. I heard that if you dont have private insurance getting hospital care will be VERY expensive) Also, most other countries DO NOT allow ordinary ppl to buy GUNS and carry them around the street. HOWEVER, i have visited parts of the US and had a wonderful time. The people were very friendly and polite.

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James asks…

Is it time for another child, or not?

We are 24 years old and I was married once before when I was 20. I had my child right after we got married. Big mistake. He ran off with another woman and we were divorced shortly after we were married. I am remarried to a good man now and we want another child . My son will be 5 next year. I have a series of health conditions which render me impossible to be insured (ineligible for gov aid, which I disapprove of anyway, income too high, all major insurance co's won't approve me, even if my husband got his own policy and put me on). I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scoliosis, Asthma, Hernias, Raynaud's (circulatory disorder), and renal fusion. I'm not in a wheelchair or anything, but if I don't take my RA meds I am on a cane. My doctor advised me that with all of my "issues" (which are genetic) that I should not have any children after my mid 30s-35. 35 should be my absolute last child , period. The problem is: My 1st husband didn't allow me to go to college, and I am not quite done (one class until my Associates is mailed out) and about a year if I take full time classes for my BA. I plan on continuing with my MA anyway and teaching college courses, anyway.. So I will always be building on. I have to get off my Mom's insurance when I am 26 and we have no guarantee that I will ever get a policy of my own. Is now a bad time for another child ? When I have insurance, the whole family is on board with us getting pregnant (at least my folks, his don't know). Private insurance doesn't cover pregnancy, anyway and my mom's does because she is a nurse and its hospital insurance. . Won't have any medical insurance.

Sonia answers:

I would go for it. You don't have any conditions which would seriously affect childbirth and you have a good man by your side.

Joseph asks…

How can I say in Spanish?

Are the millions of children conceived by the fertility treatments IVF and ICSI as healthy as those conceived the old-fashioned way? Apart from the increased chance of multiple births and all the associated health risks, the answer seems to be mostly yes, according to the largest review yet.

Sonia answers:

¿Son los millones de niños concebidos mediante tratamientos de fertilidad IVF (Fertilización In Vitro) y ICSI (Inyección intracitoplamática de espermatozoides) tan saludables como aquellos concebidos mediante la forma tradicional? Aparte de incrementarse las posibilidades de nacimientos múltiples y todos los riesgos de salud asociados. La respuesta parece ser que sí, de acuerdo con numerosos examenes hasta ahora.

William asks…

Could the same thing that happened in Hawaii, happen to the USA under Obama's plan? ?

Hawaii ending universal child health care By MARK NIESSE, Associated Press Writer Mark Niesse, Associated Press Writer – Fri Oct 17, 3:29 am ET HONOLULU – Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched. Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan. "People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that was the intent of the program." State officials said Thursday they will stop giving health coverage to the 2,000 children enrolled by Nov. 1, but private partner Hawaii Medical Service Association will pay to extend their coverage through the end of the year without government support. "We're very disappointed in the state's decision, and it came as a complete surprise to us," said Jennifer Diesman, a spokeswoman for HMSA, the state's largest health care provider. "We believe the program is working, and given Hawaii's economic uncertainty, we don't think now is the time to cut all funding for this kind of program." Hawaii lawmakers approved the health plan in 2007 as a way to ensure every child can get basic medical help. The Keiki ( child ) Care program aimed to cover every child from birth to 18 years old who didn't already have health insurance — mostly immigrants and members of lower-income families.

Sonia answers:

Except barry wont drop it he will just keep raising taxes and spread that wealth

Mark asks…

Another serious health warning, or another scare tactic aimed at parents...?

A health watchdog has warned that children under 16 should not be given a popular brand of mouth pain treatment. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued an alert on oral pain relief gels which contain salicylate salts, including Bonjela and Bonjela Cool mint gel. The salts have the same effect on the body as aspirin, which is not recommended for those under the age of 16. There are concerns that young children could develop Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious condition which leads to serious liver and brain damage. It is thought a previous viral infection, such as flu or chickenpox, and exposure to aspirin could trigger the illness. However. no cases have yet been reported in connection with Bonjela. Bonjela Teething Gel for young children contains a different formula to the adult varieties and is unaffected. Bonjela is designed to relieve the pain and swelling caused by mouth ulcers, denture sores and brace sores. A statement from the MHRA said: "This is a precautionary measure only and there are no new safety concerns." As of April 16 this year, three suspected serious adverse drug reaction reports were received by the MHRA in association with the use of oral gels containing choline salicylate, including Bonjela. All three cases were in children and all ended up in hospital. However, Reye's syndrome was not confirmed in any child . The MHRA also received another four reports of vomiting or diarrhoea in children following the use of Bonjela, three of which related to the child being given the gel for teething pain. All the children made a full recovery. A statement from manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser said Bonjela and Bonjela Cool would now be clearly labelled Adults and Children over 16 and that the packaging for Bonjela Teething Gel has also been changed. The statement added: "There have been no confirmed cases of Reye's Syndrome associated with Bonjela or Bonjela Cool, which remain safe and effective treatments for adults and children 16 years and over. "Reckitt Benckiser's Bonjela brand... is the UK's number-one-selling pain-relieving gel for mouth sores and has sold over 62 million packs in the last 40 years in the UK." Your views please!

Sonia answers:

Serious health warning. If Bonjela contains the same ingredients as aspirin then parents need to be aware. Reyes syndrome is rare, but it IS serious.

Sandy asks…

Adoption and Fetal Health.....?

you and your spouse are planning to adopt a child . A lawyer specializing in adoption, and her associate, a social worker, tell you about a women due to deliver in a few months who has agreed to release the infant for adoption. Like any expectant parent you are concerned about the health of the fetus. What questions do you ask the lawyer and social worker and why? Please answer specifically.

Sonia answers:

Hi, I'm sorry, but regardless of the questions you ask and her responses, you can't be guaranteed a 100% healthy child . You can ask if she drank during pregnancy (possible Fetal Alcohol Disorder) or if she took any medications (legal/illegal) or if mental illness runs in either family or..... We adopted a child who was born healthy, 2 days later the doctors weren't sure he'd live. If he recovered, there was a high chance of cerebral palsy, deafness and developmental delays. Today he has no health issues. Other children we adopted were born addicted to illegal drugs. One is in advanced classes and excels in sports, another just started school last fall and is developmentally on track. All my children had traumatic beginnings and they are all well-adjusted, happy kids. A parent loves a child unconditionally, no one can predict the future. If you're nervous about any future issues that may arise in the child , I would recommend not adopting.

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