I was told in 5th grade that the man I knew was actually my step father, not my biological father. I consider him to be my father because it takes a real man to raise a child. I’m 24, at home in a small town with no job opportunities. Both my parents work out of town. No car, so I cannot search outside of town. I have 3 siblings, and the 2 youngest are the only full siblings.

The other day on facebook, my biological father found me through my second last name. He’s a 100% disabled veteran (army) and wants to make up for past dues. He wants to put me through school through the VA which would help with the costs, and also give me a check every month.

I want to go to Full Sail in Orlando, FL. for Game Development (We live a couple hours away). Bio-Dude suggested I live with him in Texas and his family. I cannot describe how mind-boggling this all is to discover I have 3 other half siblings that I do not share with those I grew up with. Most are significantly younger than me, and the oldest of the 3 doesn’t live with him, only his young ones do.

I guess Question is: How can I get to Full Sail? (They want me to pay upfront with about 4,000) Should I just go to Texas and take some course in programming?

(A couple things to mention, I have Asperger’s Syndrome, I’m not comfortable with people (At ALL, though it’s easier virtually), and I have an I.Q. of 167. I’m extremely intelligent and a very capable learner.)

I suppose it’s unusual to ask for advice in Yahoo! Answers, but I can’t speak to anyone about this, especially not my family. I told my mother, but all I got out of her was judgmental remarks, stubbornness, and a great dislike for bio-dude (My nickname for him, I have a father)

Help?

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My parents don’t like the local high school but they don’t care if I go to it or not. I really don’t want to go to it so I’ve been looking up local Private Schools and my search results haven’t come out to evenly. There are no Private High Schools in my City. This got me really upset so I was looking into RMA (A boarding school my brothers went to about 2 hours away) My parents said no because it’s a military school and cost a lot. I gave up on my search and now after 4 months I’m starting it back up again.

I looked at Boarding Schools that were near me where I can see my family whenever I wanted and that was near my church and local friends. I narrowed it down to 5 schools. The cost range from ,280(lowest) to ,540(highest). My Mom just started yelling at me about how I should have to deal with the local high school even though my brothers have a bad record there and got kicked out.

I really want to go to a boarding school within 30 minute range. But my parents just like to be difficult about it. They complain about me going to the local high school and they complain about me wanting to go to a private or boarding school. I’ve decided that I wanted to go to a boarding school but don’t know how to convince my parents. You can’t be sweet to these people, they don’t buy pity either. I need something really good about boarding schools that will make my parents eagar to ship me to one. Please give advice.
Long story short, how do I get my parents to let me go to a local boarding school?
I’m sorry I should of told you what was up with the High School. I think this is its 4th or 5th year standing. My brothers wern’t kicked out they left of free will and my parents supported them. They then (2 of my brothers) looked for other choices one of my brothers now goes to the American Online School and the other is now in college. I also have another brother going to College in Canada. This upsets me because my parents are putting out thousands for them when they clearly told all of us that they wouldn’t be paying for our colleges. So if they weren’t blowing it all on my two older brothers then they wouldn’t have a problem letting me go to boarding school and paying for it.

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High school is basically the time when kids begin to distinguish themselves from one another. Students begin to develop their own sense of personal style, seriously trying to both fit in and stand out at the same time. Being nervous and often lacking the confidence needed to declare them, teens are forced to use clothing and outward appearance as the means to express their individuality. Thus, students should not be forced to wear uniforms to school. They violate students’ right of self-expression, making them search for identity. School uniforms cost a lot.
There is something comforting about school children and teenagers dressed in ties and suits. Maybe it is a reminder of past times, or the thoughts of order and safety. Whatever the reason is, they violate student rights of self-expression. Some students like to express themselves through the colors of the cloths they wear or what kinds of cloths they wear. But school uniforms are getting a lot of wear these days. School uniforms cost a lot. There is the issue of cost. Many parents shop for their children’s clothes at used and discount stores. Uniforms can cost more money than these families might be able to afford. This will make the parents to not send their child to school. Meanwhile in the other way people believe that students who wear uniforms academically do better then students who don’t. It is totally wrong.
Every individual looks different; everyone knows that. Students’ bodies are constantly changing and developing and students often try to wear clothing which is flattering and, or comfortable. It would be embarrassing to wear the same outfit as everyone else and look bad in it, and the shape or design of a standard uniform may not be right for every individual. Uniforms also prevent students from expressing creativity and using their own minds in making decisions on how to dress. Self-expression is a big part of maturing. All students are trying to find their identity and discover who they will become. If they cannot show who they are or find who they want to be, then a vital part of their school experience will be denied. Uniforms will be a headache for parents. They will need to buy 5 pair of socks, pants, ties, shirts or dresses. Also, these students would need to buy additional clothing to wear after school and on the weekends. That’s double the amount of money a family would spend than they would without the uniforms. Uniforms also make the lower class students feel good about them. If there were no uniforms then the poor students will feel bad because they can’t afford the new styles of clothes.
So what is left to do? No one will ever be completely happy with any decision adopted, but we must continue to try and determine the best approach. Standard uniforms cost a lot; and they violate students’ right of self-expression, making them search for their identity. From these conclusions, we must understand that though some gain is found through uniformity, a lot is lost. The most satisfying compromise between uniforms and free dress would be dress codes, which would alleviate some tensions would allow students to retain their clothing as a creative and expressive outlet.

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I saw this dress on Say Yes To The Dress and I am in love with it. I know it’s from past seasons…like 2007/2008, so I realize it’s out of date, but it’s exactly what I’m looking for for my 2011 wedding. The trouble is, you have to be a member of the Kleinfeld website to get more information on the dress, so I just searched via Google Images and found the dress, but there’s no information about what the style number or name of the dress is, let lone the price and where to get it.
I figure it will be impossible to find on the designer site (I already looked) to purchase since it’s from a past season, but I wouldn’t be bothered to buy it from a former bride, and I wouldn’t mind buying a replica, depending on how close it could be to the original. (Now, don’t start in on how replica’s use cheaper fabric and lesser quality, because for some people, that may be true, but I’m not a fabric snob, so it would not bother me).
Anyone have any advice…??

http://manolobrides.com/images/2009/11/Pnina-Tornai-11470-large.jpg

Also..I would love to hear feedback on this dress. I am going to have family as well as friends at my wedding including parents, grandparents, aunts and cousins, and while none of us are a TRADITIONAL or conservative bunch, I definately don’t want to offend anyone. In my opinion, if I can wear a bathing suit in front of these people without offending them, this dress should be acceptable. Am I wrong to assume that?
**Yes I realize a wedding is no place for a bathing suit/bikini, but on any other occassion I would wear this, should I worry about crossing a line BECAUSE of the occassion, or is it acceptable like I am thinking?

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Hey there, i’m looking for a particular person whose myspace has been deleted, she never had facebook, and I don’t have any contact info on her. I know the places she’s lived. I can find that she existed and her parents on those websites that tell you a little and then make you pay for essentially a background check. Does anyone know something that doesn’t cost bunches of money that would be a way for me to possibly find her contact info or even where she is now? Also, her myspace said "proud parent" when I looked at the cached page on google, but I didn’t know she had a kid. It could be like some people do for a pet, but if it’s not, I wondered if there was a way to find a record of a baby born by looking up the mother.

Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions on how to locate her or find out if she actually had a kid, I’d appreciate it. If it helps any (don’t know if this matters) she lived in Florida and Georgia. (I know her high school and college, too).

Promise to give 5 stars for a best answer if you can help me.

Also, tried whitepages, which someone suggested, and there is no record. However, I can find her on the "people searches" but I don’t want to pay for the information.

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I know one called US Search, but you need to pay to get a background check. I’ve also checked out a couple others, but they all cost money for getting any more than the most basic of information about people. Are there even any that are 100% free?

I also am wondering about the legitimacy of these websites. Where do they get their data from? I’ve searched for my parents and some other adults I know, and I could generally find them (I tried to find myself in it, but minors aren’t included and I’m 17). It seemed kind of weird to me.

One other thing that I’m wondering is why there are multiple "files" (probably not the right word for it) for a single person. For example, my mother has 3 results that show up, and all are for her. Although the names can sometimes be different, some have no middle name, just the initial, or the full middle name. Why is that?

Thanks in advance!

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With the digital age, it’s incredibly easy to find information about people. Employers search the facebook profiles of job candidates, etc. But parents can also check up on their kids… so where do you think parents cross the line?

Let me elaborate. I’m 20 years old, in my 3rd year of college. My mother had not met my boyfriend because she was not home, we don’t usually stop by her house, etc. She made a facebook account, told no one about it, and prowled the internet. My profile is private, not tagged in photos posted by others, etc, but she looked through all of my boyfriend’s things. Then looked up his driving record, his parent’s information, basically conducted an entire background check, knew how much his parents, house cost, the location and square footage of their property, etc.

Where do we draw the line between interested/concerned parent, and stalker?
Haha well I do live at home, but I’m very rarely there, being that I work full-time, school full-time, and just not wanting to be home. Never got into trouble as a kid/teen or any of that.
Part of it, I feel, is that she knows it creeps me out, and finds it funny. But it’s still really freaken weird, and just mean that she does it to make me uncomfortable.
Haha and yes I’m aware, I have minimal info on the internet [once it's there, you can't get it back!] but so much is public… I understand being concerned. But when my boyfriend met her, she would ask him questions that I knew full well she already knew the answers to.
Oh, he had already met my father and brother, so it wasn’t an intentional thing that she hadn’t met him.
We’re 20 and 21, both in school.
I pay for college, hence the full-time job. I live at home, but otherwise pay for everything. Insurance, food, medication, etc, saving up to move out.
No ahah there was nothing bad to find.

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I have a friend who lives close to me with a friend of his from his home state New York, and I only have his cell phone number. He lives about 10 minutes from me, but I’m unsure if he has a landline phone.
Although I am aware that he has a roommate, I have called him to confirm, but he lives with his parents. I’m not sure what their names are, but they live right across town. I was invited over, and since his phone is partially broken, I was trying to see if there was a land line available. In no way, shape, or form am I trying to sneak onto property or anything.

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People please research the pet you are going to get before "getting it" it could be a dog,cat,mouse, whatever? please do a search before getting it.No excuses we have internet now to RESEARCH!

Many of these designer dogs you want to dress in pink are not the most socialized dogs(nasty) so when you realize this work with it don’t give to shelters.The very cute designer breeds need grooming….costs money per month….what I’m trying to say is Please people RESearch the breed bofore purchasing and DON"T PURCHASE FROM PET STORES ONLY BREEDERS.You will most likely be able to see both parents .Do a www.akc.org search first dogs,blah,blah…..just be responsible please.Spay and neuter..Thanks………..

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