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- Cameron Hedges. Hello, Cameron.
- "How do you get along with your girlfriend's friends
if you do not like them?"
- (sighs deeply) Oh my gosh. This is hard.
- Buy them a book,
because they might like reading.
- Don't hang out with your girlfriend's friends.
Let her hang out with her friends.
And then you hang out with your girlfriend,
which is the two of you.
- Take an oath of silence.
Don't say anything that might start an argument.
- Either find a way to like them or find a new girlfriend.
- If you really hate them, then you need to tell your girlfriend.
- You get along very poorly. Let's face it.
You might want to fake it a little bit.
- You should just take it.
You don't want your girlfriend to get mad at you
and break up with you.
- You kind of just have to tolerate it.
- Learn to get along with them.
- You got to learn to like them.
You got to find something that you both have in common.
- Go into a happy place and realize
that you are doing this to make your girlfriend happy.
- Be nice when you're around them,
but you don't have to actually be friends with them.
- Try to be as nice to them as you can.
- You got to suck it up.
You got to remember that, if you pretend to like her friends,
your girlfriend will be happy.
And she'll be happy that she's with you,
because you "like" her friends.
- Monado Boy asks...
- "I've been waiting for my letter from Hogwarts for a while now.
(British accent) How can I make it get here faster?"
(normal voice) I don't know why I turned British.
- I don't know what Hogwarts is.
- I've been wondering the same thing.
I don't know. It must be late.
- Mail one to yourself.
- Write your own acceptance letter to Hogwarts,
and then mail it to yourself.
- Getting a letter faster is always an issue.
You might have to talk to the postal service.
- Pick up the phone and find a wizard at Hogwarts.
And say, "I need my letter."
And figure out how to get them to respond to you.
- Use your magic wand!
- Do some magic.
Use your powers and maybe have it get here faster.
- Be patient. Hey, you never know.
It can come tomorrow, the next day.
In fact, the mailman may be at your door right now.
Right? You hear the knocking?
(knocks on table) He's there.
- Essch 22 writes...
- "I'm the only girl in an entire family of guys.
How do I not go insane?"
Know the feeling.
- You do not pay attention to them.
- Get more friends that are girls.
- Get some girlfriends. Bring them over.
Have TV night. Have game night.
- Invite your friends over who are girls,
because boys are wild.
No offense.
- Try being as calm as you can. You want to block out all sounds.
Put on some relaxing music and chill out.
- You got to keep your space. Tell your brothers to back off.
Hopefully you have your own room, and stay in there.
- Find some time to spend by yourself.
But also just enjoy your time with your family,
because it doesn't matter if they're guys, girls, whatever.
Just everyone can have a good time.
- Don't let the guys get to you.
Try to get along with your family, that's all.
One of these days, you're gonna be out of the house,
and you'll probably miss 'em.
- Maybe it's pretty nice to have a bunch of guys around.
Give you-- perhaps they give you a little protection.
- Embrace it and use it to your advantage.
If someone's bothering you,
you have basically an army to back you up.
- There's a flip side to this. You can leverage this.
I think that as a girl, you're gonna be able
to get a lot of perks and a lot of things around the house,
more bathroom time.
- I live with an older brother.
You need to be the alpha sibling.
You need to fight. If you win that and you keep fighting up
and you become the alpha sibling, you will get through this.
Rarr! (beastly growl)
- Tiago Is Alive queries...
- "How can I be sure I'm going to be a good dad?"
This is a really deep question.
- Being president-- that's number one.
- Go to work. Do a good job. Get paid. You buy them things.
- Listen to your kid and listen to his problems.
And just make sure you're there for them.
- Have a steady hand to teach them what is right, what is wrong.
- If you love your kids,
and you make sure you do stuff with them.
You play with them.
You don't want to make your kids feel abandoned.
- Practice as you babysit. Practice with your relatives.
Practice with your friends.
- Train, like, adult baby and try to do all the diapers.
- If you grew up with your dad, just ask yourself,
"What did I like about my dad and how can I be that way?"
- By learning from your own father
or someone else who represents a father,
and you can learn from the good and the bad
of what to do and what not to do.
- Always put your children before yourself,
and that's the best thing that you can do.
- MissSparkle207 asks...
- "I'm a very awkward person. How do I become normal?"
(chuckles) Well, normalcy is overrated.
- Being awkward is the easy way
of getting out of talking to people and being shy.
But if you have self-confidence in yourself
and you know what you're saying is what you want to say
and you're not afraid to let people know what you want to say,
then that's how you kinda get out of your awkward barrier.
- Don't become normal. Normal's boring. Just don't even try it.
- Girl, normal's boring. Don't be normal. Just be you.
- You should actually just be yourself,
because you're supposed to be who you are
and not try to change yourself.
- You just be yourself, and the best thing about being yourself
is you don't have to worry about it.
- Embrace your awkwardness.
People that actually want to be your friends are gonna like it.
And, you know, just be confident in yourself.
- I don't know what "awkward" really means,
but maybe it sets you apart from other people.
And don't we enjoy trying to be a little different?
- It's nice to be slightly off-normal, slightly insane,
slightly have a good sense of humor or a good laugh.
You'll soon get over it as you get older. Just relax.
- Everyone is awkward to a certain extent.
So, I mean...
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See how that was awkward? See?
Like, you kinda just have to embrace it and go with it.
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- Bye! And remember, it's okay to be awkward.
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