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  • Why does married life get so boring?

    Marriage & Divorce - 5 hours ago

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    Is this true? I mean most of my friends who are married tend to talk without excitement about their lives having family. Like this friend of mine who when I asked him how he and his family was he said "Oh, we are just dealing with daily stuff, school, work, the usual". I mean he and many others used to say how happy they were at the beginning or when single. I'm single myself, so I would like to know if we all end up talking like that or is it that these people aren't having the right family life? What to do to maintain the bliss?
  • On your opinion, would you say he likes me? (looong)?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    Alright so this boy, let's call him Michael, has been my friend for a few years. (Since 7th grade, now we're in 10th) We actually 'went out' in 7th grade but it was one of those times where, you know, we're too young and it didn't really count. We were just too shy around each other. So now 3 years later, we've been hanging out a lot. But not just us 2, we usually hang out with a group of our closest friends. We did a lot of fun stuff together last month and last night we all went to go see Paranormal Activity (which is not as scary as it looks, trust me) and I sat by Michael through the whole movie. He even nudged me and tried to scare me a few times. But before the whole movie thing, we walked around town for a little bit and some random photographer wanted to take our picture... well a few. He seemed to make a point in standing next to me whenever he could... he was even close. And then after the movie we were dropped off at someone's house and walked a couple miles (we all live in the same area in the country) because I guess we weren't ready for the day to end. But we ended up walking to his house because his mom ordered us all pizza and called him. So as we're walking to his house (mind you it got pretty dark) he would still walk next to me whenever he could and he even pulled me out of the way when a car was coming behind us. I could see the lights, but I didn't think of how close it was. I didn't say anything to it, and neither did he. But I felt that the silence had more to say. So then we arrived at his house, ate pizza, watched 'Dude where's my car?" And we ended up using the "Truth or Dare 18+" application on his iTouch. We didn't do anything too bad. It was more fun than obnoxious. I would never want to act that way in front of my best friends. But every time my name was spun on the thing, I didn't even get to pick Truth or Dare. Either him or the other two always picked dare for me (by pressing that button on the screen). It then came to a spin the bottle dare for me. I spun and it landed on an empty space, which Michael moved his leg into. Does that mean anything significant? I'm not being naive, I know that that could mean he wants me to kiss him. But I don't want to jump to conclusions. I don't know if my other 2 friends know anything about Michael and his thoughts. I don't know them myself. But in your opinion, would you say he has feelings for me? Or would you say he was just flirting because he can? Mind you, he's not known for acting this way.
  • Met a guy online and i need advice...?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    I've been chatting to this guy online, via text, on webcam and on the phone for a couple of months now, so I'm pretty certain he is who he says he is. We're meant to be meeting up in december and I'm taking a couple of other people with me, and we're meeting in a public place, so i should be fine. We seem to get on really well, and we talk about almost everything and anything. Just not sexual talk. The thing is i think i'm falling for him, and i don't know what to do about it. I think he feels the same way, and we've discussed long distance relationships (because he lives about 200 miles away) and we've decided we're not making any commitment until we've met up at least once. I just want to know if anyone else has met someone online and what happened. Thanks guys
  • I met a nice guy but he texted me something very strange?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    I met this nice guy and I like him alot. So far, he seems really cool. Hes 20 and at 1am on a Saturday, he was a party but he wasn't drinking and he just randomly texted me the word 'blumpkin' (which apparently means some strange sexual position). When I asked him what it meant, he sent the word again. It's creepy. What should I do?
  • i'm in middle school/JR high, and i want 2 know to flirt, wtout being 2 "out there", but still being...u know?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    this question is for girls
  • guys: how important are looks to you?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    be honest.. Veos- you pretty much just contradicted yourself. You said that guys who think that looks are important are jerks and a.s.s.holes, but then you said if a girl wasn't good looking then you wouldn't take things any further....which means looks are more important to you
  • How can I stop this fighting?

    Friends - 6 hours ago

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    My my bother is in high school and is older than me. Whenever he gets mad at his girlfriend or his girlfriend gets mad at him he gets real mean and starts a fight between us. It's not my fault his girlfriend gets mad at him! THis happens a lot. Please help!
  • when someone says call me later..when is later?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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  • I LIKE THIS GUY BUT MY BF LIKES HIM TOO??!!?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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    Ok..so there's this guy that my best friend likes but I think I kinda like him too And just yesterday he told me that I'm pretty and that he'd like to kiss me but was worried that I would slap him. I just walked away cuz I didn't really know what to do. My friend really likes him and I dont know what to do?? Help me pleaseee :)
  • Why does he say this?

    Other - Family & Relationships - 6 hours ago

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    Every time I walk past him he says "Hey theres the girl that asked me out" I did ask him out twice but he said no.What should I say back?
Yahoo! Parenting

Who's calling who crazy?

Posted Wed, Nov 21, 2007
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One of the best things happening for Canadian teens online or off is Mind Your Mind, an award-winning site about mental health issues created by and for Canadian teens.

The site features a smorgasbord of practical tools designed to give teens tools they can use immediately when life seems to be permanently stuck on "sucky" (the tree of lights offers inspiring quotes while the anxiety bust tool suggests concrete actions to tackle when you think your heart or your head is going to explode).

Other valuable features on the site include from-the-trenches accounts of what it's like to struggle with a mental health problem (from teens who have walked &mdash and are walking — the talk) as well as inspiring words from some well-known people who have interesting insights to share on what it takes to thrive (or even just survive) in today's world.

And then there's the fabulous multi-media brain candy: art, music, video, poetry and downloadable posters (which provide useful information while seeking to stamp out some of the stubborn myths and misconceptions about mental health issues).

The real crazy talk

Now let's shift the dialogue a little and focus on mental health issues in the real world: specifically, the number of Canadian kids who are slipping through the treatment cracks. According to the United Nations, approximately 15 per cent of Canadian children under the age of 20 are living with some sort of mental health disorder (for example, anxiety, depression or addiction). And of those children who are living with a mental health issue, just one in five actually benefits from treatment.

I don't buy into the circular arguments that reappear whenever the issue of healthcare spending arises (the ones where politicians debate which other level of government should fork over the necessary cash). All I know is that asking a child to wait for months or years — or even forever — to receive treatment for a mental health disorder isn't crazy. It's criminal.

So what do you think? Should Canada be doing a better job of funding mental health services for children and youth? Have you or a family member faced frustrating waits while seeking treatment services?

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  • 1. Posted by on Thu, Dec 06, 2007

    Ann, thanks for the kind words on mindyourmind.ca. As the semi-retired, co-developer of mym, I just wanted to point out we have resources / help for parents and pros on the site, as well. For example, if you check out Lip Service magazine on the site, there is an issue devoted to young parents with an intro by Deepak Chopra's daughter. Our Pro Portal, developed by youth for the use of professionals serving youth, is another useful and innovative feature. Our most important challenge is getting the message out to youth, family, professionals and the government. Your column helps. Thanks again.

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  • 2. Posted by anndouglas on Tue, Dec 11, 2007

    Thanks for the terrific feedback, rzw! I think your site is fantastic (as you know). Keep up the terrific work and please keep me in the loop about all your future endeavours and offshoots at the site. You can email me @ ann at having-a-baby.com.

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