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Answer by kj
Kids are CLEVER! Treat them like little people.

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Question by : How to make a fake alcoholic drink?
In health class, my friends and I have to make a short story on teen alcohol abuse. We will be using actually bottles, but they will be empty. How do you make is so that its like water and a coloring dye? We want it to look as real as possible.
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Answer by Corvato
depends on the type of alcohol:

vodka: just use water
beer: use carbonated apple cider
wine: use grape juice
whiskey: use apple juice

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Question by : Did I always have an eating disorder?
I have bulimia now, but I used to eat until I threw up when I was a child. This begs the question. Did I have an eating disorder when I was a child? I would always think about food, sneak food, hide food, lie about food—all as I do know, but I binge and force myself to throw up.

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Answer by Katastical
Maybe you were conscious about food when you were younger because of external factors, or maybe an emotional eater, there are many reasons but bulimia can develop from such habits. Since you are using the present tense I assume you still binge and purge I suggest you get help, read up on bulimia, it can kill.

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Question by Kay: How can I find Alateen/other teen support groups?
I am in desperate need of friends, and Im looking for meetings for teens. (alateen wwas an idea because my mom usedto be an alcoholic).
I have already looked up all the alanon websites so dont suggest them.
I’d especialy like to find a support group 4 teens with depression/anxiety…. but nything will do at this point

ps i live iin CT

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Answer by Jenny S
Google alateen. It should bring their website. You put your zip code and it brings up all the meetings in your area.

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Question by Calle K: Any post intense athletics teen athletes with body image problems?
I just recently stopped swimming after ten solid years, and in the last four years, I was on an intense team that trained 3 hrs/day, 6 days/wk (and that was at the minimum practice requirement). I got used to constantly swimming. there was no such thing as an off season

anyway, this is my senior year, and on account of college apps and actually having to grow up and get a job, I’ve had to stop. I’ve picked up a few moderate intensity sports, with about a third of the commitment, and I’m actually okay with the change.

except that I keep finding myself constantly scrutinizing my body, pinching and squeezing it for fat. I’ve had mini panic attacks thinking about gaining weight, and I start hating my fatter, less toned body to the point where I go on these eating binge things (does that make any sense? no, not really!) and even if I’m eating a normal meal, I freak out because I won’t be able to burn it off. I still ear regular sized meals and portions, but I hate myself for it, and it’s a constant nagging feeling that things are just wrong.

are there any other post athletic teens out there who have had the same problems after quitting sports? or is this something that I’m experiencing? I wasn’t on a team that emphasized body size (who cares when you’re in the water) so I don’t think that has anything to do with it. is there a name for what I’m going through? it’s been about three months, and I thought the feelings would go away, but they’ve only gotten worse (as I’ve gained weight…)

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Answer by Cheburashka ♥
I have two cousins who are very close to me (like sisters!) and both have had problems like this. Their parents put one of the girls in rhythmic gymnastics (let’s call her M) and the other (A) in ballet when they were both very young.

M’s life was concentrated on rhythmic gymnastics. since she was around eight she trained from 4 to up to 8 hours a day (if it was before a competition), every day of the week except for sundays. when she was fifteen she had a back injury which forced her to stop for two months, and she went crazy…….. she told me this herself that all she could think of was the fat accumulating on her body, and she went into depression. she tried restarting training at home but it only made her back problem worst. it was only until her mother and i and A had a long talk with her that she started acting like herself again, and she tried to not think about her body by keeping her mind occupied by other things like schoolwork and novels, until she restarted training.

A has a harder time because her parents were forced to take her out of one of the best ballet academies in Russia because her body structure turned out to be wrong (she had medium-big bones but to be kept in the academy you have to have a small bone structure so you can stay thin and light…. when she had entered the academy she was scary skinny but after she ‘developed’). so imagine, she was taken out of the academy because she was sort of ‘too big’ and she was forced to let go of her dream job (ballerina). it was really hard on her, and she went into depression and had eating problems too but after she started going to ballet class (not at an academy) twice a week her problems seem to be getting better.

i am sorry if this was too long….. and i don’t really know how you can fix your problem. maybe you should start swimming again, but very little, say an hour a week?

good luck =)

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Question by : How do you know if you are an alcoholic?
If I don’t have it I am fine, if I do I am fine but don’t have to have it. My kids say I am an alcoholic. But I drink about 5 out of 7 days a week. Oh, I am a bartender. For 20 years. And when I drink it is mostly one then I go home. But when I get mad, its is overboard.

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Answer by Miraclez
when you can’t stop drinking.

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Question by Kate G: Should young children have contact with a severely alcoholic parent?
The other parent has been out of the house since our kids were newborn, 2yo & 4yo. Visitation was semi-regular the first year because I provided transportation, etc. Once divorce was final, ex refused to follow judges orders regarding treatment (parenting class, AA meetings, supervised visitation including sobriety piss-test).
Now our children are 6, 8 & 10. They’ve only heard from ex sporadically-a total of 3 times in 5 years. Now they’re asking me to find my ex so they can have visitation.
At what age do children have the right to choose for themselves? Or is it okay that I still protect them?

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Answer by Tony M
No contact at all.

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Question by sunshine01: how do i know if im an alcoholic or just destressing..have kids lost job and grandson 2 yrs old just moved in?
lost my job..at the same time got custody of my grandson..have two other kids at home 6 and 16..been stressing alot…and drinking alot more than normal..almost craving it …help

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Answer by slave of sneha
try to avoid alcohol at least 72 hours

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Question by h T: What are fun non-alcohol holiday drinks for kids?
Adults get a lot of fancy cocktails and drinks I would like to have drinks for the kids that come to our house beside non-alc eggnog and punch. Anything you have made, fun tasting I can use a blender for ice too!

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Answer by hazel b
get a sherbert you like i prefer lime and blend it with 7 up or sprite I loved this when i was younger now I prefer stronger drinks though.

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Question by true_sagg: is it better for the kids to be raised by their alcoholic dad?
is it better to have kids raised by their mother and alcoholic father or is it better for the father to be outside of the home and raise them from “afar”. THis is for 2 boys.
details are he only has a job cuz child support for his other 2 kids threaten him with jail and he provides no financial support at all for my 2. About once a week my 3yr and 6month old get to experience one of his drunken tirads. He drinks before and after work. Has his 3rd DUI so he can’t drive our kids anywhere..lives with his mother rent free. Guilt-trips everyone and everything is everyone elses fault. The typical alcoholic.

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Answer by Lexington
Well it really depends on the family. If the only the dad needs help, the second option would be best, but if the mother/father are in therapy, it might be okay for the two to raise the kids together.

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