My dad’s side of the family has a huge problem with addiction (especially alcohol and smoking). My dad got over his addictions. My mom keeps on telling my brother and I that if we have just one drink (I am assumimg a full drink) we will get addicted too. Is this proven scientifically, or is my mom just trying to scare us? Please state sources. Thanks!

I went to my school’s financial aid office today and they told me that I would most likely not qualify for any stafford loans since they are need based and my dad makes too much for me to receive financial aid. The counselor also said that I could apply for the unsubsidized loans, but that if i did I’d probably have to get my dad to take out a plus loan. Problem is, he has really bad credit and debt twice his annual income.. so I doubt he would qualify for any loan. Is there any way I can get an unsubsidized loan without having my dad cosign or taking out a plus loan for me?

I have a situation with my children. Their real Father has been out of their lives since our divorce 6 years ago. He has not helped support them emotionally or physically. I have worked 3 jobs, have not received any help and am now putting our oldest through college with the help of athletic scholorships… Heres the problem..Their Dad has had a severe Drug problem and is now looking at 30 years in prison and has been in jail and has started writing letters to the kids ( this has been the only time they have heard from him ) He always says “how much he misses them, thinks about them, and how he needs them in his life” It really upsets me that he has that kind of nerve…Where has he been when they needed him? Now, he is trying to get his family, which has also not had any contact with our children, to try and see them to get info and pictures for him.. We had a visit lastnight from his oldest son( from a previous marraige) come to my house to see my daughter, if she had not been in the living room I would have told him she was asleep. He visited and then asked if he could take a picture of her with the camera he had in his jacket. I blew off the question and he left without one! What should I do? I do not these kind of people in my childrens lives, no matter if they are related to them. My ex-mother in law has been trying to get ahold of our 18 year old in college and that worries me too. My 18 year old has a huge heart and I know they will just hurt him in the long run. She is the queen of deniel and guilt. She still feels her son has done nothing wrong, and blames everyone else. How do I talk to my 18 year old and should I try to keep them away? I do not want these kind in their lives, I do not think it is a healthy realationship. They do have a step-father and he gets very upset, and does not understand how this affects them. Help
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He is going to prison for 4 manufacturing of meth charges
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The first year after our divorce I tried to encourage the realationship…Then it went to telling him to either get in their lives or walk away, he choose to walk away..
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hi i’m a native of masbate, we in the family has really big problem about my father that is alcoholic, actually what makes us problematic because once he was drunk, he make noise in our house, shouting bad words & worst damage the things we have in our house. I just want to know if there is a law that will put my father to jail, because he was our burden for almost 20 years & also to make him realize that all the things he did just make our family falls apart. There is already a time that my sister cannot control her temper, & she is about to kill my father..that’s really bad our father is..i know that he is still our father, but the way he treats us is really cannot be accepted. Sometimes, we cannot helped but ask our mother if he is really our father…i hope i can have your best advises..thanks

My dad was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in January 2009 (He is an alcoholic) and because of his cirrhosis he has kidney failure. He had to be hospitalized for about a month until he started showing signs of improvement. He is yellow from jaundice and he coughs a lot when I talk to him on the phone. He used to drink excessively and he probably still does now because that is his lifestyle. I am just wondering if I should be expecting a devastating phone call anytime soon.

(I am unsure of which stage of liver cirrhosis he has)

I am undergoing lots of stress. My grandmother just died, my dad is sick from it emotionally many more stressful situations in my life right now. I drink casually but also engage in binge drinking every other weekend. I am overweight (not severly though). I smoke cigarettes. Lately while sitting at work or just thinking about stressful things my heart begins to beat a very fast rate. I try to calm down and I just want to cry. I don’t have health insurance so I can not see a doctor without the costs of an arm and a leg. I get heartburn as well but that is different than what I am describing. (also under stressful situations). Sometimes I also experience pain in my chest but it has become almost like a ritual every so often. I know I need to seek medical attention but can someone please help me on yahoo.

Could someone plz help me out with the following questions.

Thx in advance.

Multiple Choice
1. Humans have

23 pairs of sex chromosomes and 1 pair of autosomes
23 pairs of chromosomes, of which 1 pair are sex chromosomes
22 pairs of sex chromosomes and 1 pair of autosomes
1 pair of sex chromosomes and 12 pair of autosomes

2. A female is created with the fertilization of

an egg with a Y chromosome by a sperm with a X chromosome
an egg with an X chromosome by a sperm with an Y chromosome
an egg with a Y chromosome by a sperm with a Y chromosome
an egg with an X chromosome by a sperm with an X chromosome

3. Genes found on the X chromosome are considered

sex-linked
sex-limited
sex-influenced
autosomal recessive

4. Which of the following is a sex-linked trait?

sickle-cell anemia
dwarfism
albinism
color blindness

5. If a male with hemophilia is crossed with a carrier female, what is the probability their children will have hemophilia?

25 percent
50 percent
75 percent
100 percent

6. Sex-influenced is defined as

your gender is more influential in society
your gender determines if the heterozygote will express the trait
your gender is not able to get the genetic disorder
having an X and Y chromosome

7. Nondisjunction is

the pulling apart of chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis
a chromosome that has been broken
when chromosomes cannot replicate in interphase
the unequal separation of chromosomes during meiosis

8. What is the end result of a cell that underwent nondisjunction?

cells with more and less chromosomes than they should have
a fertilized egg with an extra chromosome
a sperm cell with one less chromosome
mutated cells

9. Trisomy 21 is commonly called

Down syndrome
Patau’s syndrome
Edwards syndrome
Turner’s syndrome

10. Which of the following genetic conditions describes Turner’s syndrome?

an extra X compared to a normal female
XXY sex chromosomes instead of XX or XY
only one X for sex chromosomes
three of the thirteenth chromosome

11. What is the probability that parents with type AB and type O blood will have offspring with type O blood?

75 percent
50 percent
25 percent
0 percent

12. Which of the following children cannot be born from the following cross: AO x AB?

type A
type AB
type B
type O

13. A mother has type AB blood, and the father has type A, and they have five children with the following blood types: A, AB, B, A, B; what is the genotype of the father?

AA
AO
BB
BO
AB

14. Which of the following genes is a good example of multiple alleles?

blood types
colorblindness
Huntington’s disease
Rh factor

15. When using a pedigree, males are drawn as what shape?

circle
triangle
square
rectangle
pentagon

16. How many autosomes does a person have in each cell of his or her body?

23 pairs
22 pairs
1 pair
20 pairs

17. Which of the following statements about sex-linked disorders is true?

It is easier for women to express a sex-linked disorder.
Prostate cancer is a good example of a sex-linked disorder.
Balding is a good example of a sex-linked disorder.
It is easier for men to express a sex-linked disorder.

18. What sex chromosomes does a person with Klienfelter’s Syndrome have?

XXX
XO
XXY
XY

19. What does a person with hemophilia lack?

the ability to see the blue-green color spectrum
the ability of their blood to clot
an X chromosome
the Rh factor

20. Which of the following conditions is not an example of nondisjunction?

Huntington’s disease
Turner’s Syndrome
Klienfelter’s Syndrome
Trisomy 21

Gender equality is undefined and suggests that the sexes are equal, they are not: no two people are equal.

The intent is to promote equality under the law, or more precisely equitable treatment of all people.

That is if a person can do a job they should get the same pay, but more than that, if they do a better job they should get more pay, regardless of gender, or any other irrational factor, factors that don’t influence the logic.

You must be careful we do discriminate against people, the blind cannot drive, the disable can’t do certain things, but then again the able cannot do certain things if they can’t do them.

Equality goes beyong logic to suggest that a husband and a wife, these two people are the same as two men, or two women, and this is where the logic is illogical. No man has ever given birth to a child and no woman has ever fathered a child.

So is the real term the equitable treatment of people and not the oversimplified confusing term of equality period

My friend has two daughters under the age of 4. The father of the children is a complete loser and just so happens to be in prison until next September for battery of a police officer and a DUI while license suspended. She would like to move to another state and restart her life with her children. What are her chances of getting this approved by the state? She has a clean record and just wants the best for her family, although her ex is still the father of their children and is on the birth certificates. Thoughts?

he goes out a couple nites a week and oes to the bar (bw3’s)… he says he needs to go there and just chilla nd realx and hang with his buddies after working (um… his buisness is at home! spending alot of time on the comp, not doing construction!) my mom and hate it, and my brother is just not not really likeing it…
in my opinion hes an alcoholic, but its not like he comeshome smashed and hitting and abusive, i know i could have it worse, but its already bad… he just comes home grumpy and wakes up grumpy, so i know it could be worse.
my mom is now in AA (alcohilics anonymos) , and he DOESNT suport her turning her life around.
my mom hates it when he goes to the bar…
it IS effecting thier marriage… they are kinda unstable… divorce is up in the air because my mom doesnt know how to deal with is craziness! he wants to rush to the bar instead of hangin w/ her is how she feels(and how it seems)
i want to let my dad know how I feel, but dont know how w/out him getting mad

I need help!!! My dad stopped drinking and is now a recovering alcoholic, since he has stopped drinking just over two years ago, i have found txt messages on one of his phones, of several women, at first i thought it was just him recieiving txt’s of a chat room.. but then my sister found underwear in his gym bag.. and he’s always on the internet dead late at night. He always leave the house at evening althought he reasures me he goes to aa meetings. I’m so ashamed that he is my dad and the things he might be doing. I’ve tried to confront him several times but it breaks my mums and sisters heart, and because i’m at uni, i hate confronting him then having to leave them to live with it. Every time i ask him what is happening he tried to convience me its not what i think.. I don’t know what else i can do as i’ve tried to talk to him and my mum is aware of it, but loves him to much to loose everythin she has worked for as she has been with him for nearly 35years. Any other advise?

There’s a superstition in my area that warns people not to be “too happy” or else something bad will happen afterwards… It may be true…

Mostly people warn others not to laugh so much. Like they would say, “don’t laugh so hard, or [something will happen and] you’ll cry.”

Now I’ve heard of mood swings and bipolar and other mood disorders that affect your mood. And that was my initial thinking. But after years and years being around this environment I realized that:

The ‘bad things’ that happen are usually NOT from ‘inside’. Like they’re not because I put myself in a situation where I would cry (like watch a sad movie). Or if I just suddenly “felt hollow”. Usually it would be something:

I watch a lot of sitcoms that are very funny. I laugh and laugh and laugh and can’t stop or I spend a whole day with very funny friends. The after the “laughing binge” I find out my boyfriend is cheating on me. Or my father gets very mad at me for some reason.

And they come in extremes: the laughing will be hard laughing but then when I fall, I fall pretty hard.

What’s happening here? Karma? What?

My dad used to be an alcoholic when he was in Mongolia. (My home country) And when we came to America, he has gotten better, but whenever he is over someone’s house, he HAS to drink. He can’t ever let someone come or come over without drinking unless it’s for work. Even the people don’t wanna drink, he brings alcohol, and he drinks it himself anyway. And when I tell him, he says he just wants to have fun. He does this whenever we come over or have company, and about once a week at home. At home, when he is drunk, he is SO annoying, and in public, he is emmbarassing. I keep telling him. but he just ends up making me feel guilty. What do I do? He is drunk right now, talking on the phone non-stop. I write songs and lyrics everytime he drinks, but I need a different way to vent. Also, I HAVE to stay home because I am worried about my mom and brother. HELP! And no hotlines, or meeting.

My dad is drunk and I’m terrified when he gets near me…has anyone ever felt this way?

so, my mom received 2 dui’s in may of 2006. she has a history of alcoholism. she had her license revoked after receiving the dui’s, lives in a somewhat rural area, and my dad is supporting her financially. she has become severally depressed. she went through 2 weeks of rehab, and was released. before thanksgiving, my dad took her to the grocery store, and she stole some wine. she hasn’t drank since, but my dad is becoming completely emotionally/financially drained. her legal fees and insurance are ridiculous. she sleeps all day, started taking lexapro, and isn’t even helping around the house. what should my dad and i do? my dad is having to take complete care of my siblings (5 & 7), supporting her financially, and is responsible for everything now. what advice should i give my mom? what should my dad do?
so, my mom received 2 dui’s in may of 2006. she has a history of alcoholism. she had her license revoked after receiving the dui’s, lives in a somewhat rural area, and my dad is supporting her financially. she has become severally depressed. she went through 2 weeks of rehab, and was released. before thanksgiving, my dad took her to the grocery store, and she stole some wine. she hasn’t drank since, but my dad is becoming completely emotionally/financially drained. her legal fees and insurance are ridiculous. she sleeps all day, started taking lexapro, and isn’t even helping around the house. what should my dad and i do? my dad is having to take complete care of my siblings (5 & 7), supporting her financially, and is responsible for everything now. what advice should i give my mom? what should my dad do?

btw, i am 21, i have moved out and i am living 2 1/2 hours away awaiting entrance in med school. i just feel so guilty for leaving my family.

I had a friend stay over this weekend and im worried about her,her mom and her younger sister.I asked her what her dad is like and she said she didnt want to talk about it.That was the first time I thought that something could be up.Then when her mom wanted to come visit with my mom she said that her husband said no.Then later that night my friend told me her dad was an alcoholic.She’s only 12,and she told me she’s already given someone a blow job plus she’s way to boy crazy for her own good.I think that maybe she’s doing that because she’s not getting any male attention at home.

Her mom called my mom this morning before church and told her that her husband pushed her into a wall that had something on it that jammed into her back.My friends younger sister was there during this.

Anyway,both my mother and I are worried about them but we dont know what to do.

Does anybody have any suggestions or anything that we can do to help?
My mom has already told all of them[except the husband obviously] that they are welcome at our house no matter what time of day anytime if they need us.

History on dad: drinks about 15 cocktails a day, does cocaine, smokes weed & cigs, gambles. He wasn’t invovled in anyway when I was growing up. He never paid child support and would take off for weeks at a time.

We started having a solid relationship about 10 years ago, I recently lost my job and he let me move in with him while I look for a new one, but he lately he is starting to drop hints about having to help support me. What?? He didn’t help out at all when I was growing up, he can’t spend a little money to help me out?

(My mother is very sick, I can’t live with her- My friends are away a college, so I can’t live with them, strangers aren’t for me)

If I buy food for myself take it home to eat, he ALWAYS asks where his food is at, like he expects it. But when he buys food he ONLY buys it for himself? If you ask him if he got you anything he gets an additude?

PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND?

my aunt (dads sister) just told me that my dad is a pillhead and an alcoholic. im 14 and have been lied to by my mom who is in denial about my dads addiction. he is not abusive but he gets really adgitated easily and is tired ALL the time and itches constantly. he had surgery on his elbow for tendinitus and appearently is addicted. im so scared and i dont know how to cope with this. someone please help me

I have a situation with my children. Their real Father has been out of their lives since our divorce 6 years ago. He has not helped support them emotionally or physically. I have worked 3 jobs, have not received any help and am now putting our oldest through college with the help of athletic scholorships… Heres the problem..Their Dad has had a severe Drug problem and is now looking at 30 years in prison and has been in jail and has started writing letters to the kids ( this has been the only time they have heard from him ) He always says “how much he misses them, thinks about them, and how he needs them in his life” It really upsets me that he has that kind of nerve…Where has he been when they needed him? Now, he is trying to get his family, which has also not had any contact with our children, to try and see them to get info and pictures for him.. We had a visit lastnight from his oldest son( from a previous marraige) come to my house to see my daughter, if she had not been in the living room I would have told him she was asleep. He visited and then asked if he could take a picture of her with the camera he had in his jacket. I blew off the question and he left without one! What should I do? I do not these kind of people in my childrens lives, no matter if they are related to them. My ex-mother in law has been trying to get ahold of our 18 year old in college and that worries me too. My 18 year old has a huge heart and I know they will just hurt him in the long run. She is the queen of deniel and guilt. She still feels her son has done nothing wrong, and blames everyone else. How do I talk to my 18 year old and should I try to keep them away? I do not want these kind in their lives, I do not think it is a healthy realationship. They do have a step-father and he gets very upset, and does not understand how this affects them. Help
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He is going to prison for 4 manufacturing of meth charges

My dad has always had addiction problems. He got a dui 6 yrs ago and didn’t use drugs since, but lately he has been drinking again and acting weird and he confessed to his girlfriend (and asked her not to tell us) that he has been doing drugs. He doesn’t know she told us, and we don’t know what drug he has been doing, my guess is meth or some kind of pill(Crushed and snorted). We both live with him but we are both old enough to take care of ourselves, however my 3 little sisters come over on the weekend and they are only 7,8, and 10. We are very mad at him but we don’t know what to say since he doesn’t know we know. Does n e one know how we could approach him, or have any tips about when we talk to him?
oops i forgot to mention that about 9 months ago he got a second dui, (with my sisters in the car) and got his license taken away for 2 years, and ever since has been riding his bicycle to the bar and the store to buy beer….or who knows now, maybe he has been meeting with his dealer instead of going to the bar…