I wrote this story to present at a coffee house for a literary club, and i think the writing style is very elementary. Can you give some advice and criticism? Also, it would help if you could give me an idea for a suitable ending. I’ve always thought that flowers were pretentious things. Their colors are bright and vulgar, as if they are begging for attention. I suppose that’s why people always plant them in their gardens. However, I didn’t comprehend as to why they had to pull out the weeds. My mother told me they choked the flowers, but I couldn’t help but understand the unappreciated weeds. They are unnoticed and reviled, hated for their presence in nature. Maybe they were jealous of the audacious flowers that always received the consideration they desired. The dandelions I made a wish on and then blew apart were cruelly yanked from their stations in the ground in order to make room for the plants. Then, they were thrown into a black garbage bag without a second thought. I could almost see the triumphant smiles on the irises’ petals. They mocked the fallen weeds which grew brown and dry as they grew tall and healthy under the sun’s gaze. When I noticed the house across the street had a lawn filled with dandelions, I asked the old lady why she didn’t remove them. The woman said that she didn’t like flowers; she would rather look at austere plants. She showed me tiny, violet flowers with only three petals. Their color was neutral and the petals were simple, and yet, they were just as beautiful as any other flower I had seen before. The beauty of weeds lies in their simplicity, she told me. There are no thorns, no layers, and no garish colors. They were just as they were, pure and simple.

i have a parakeet and i want him to trust me ive had him for 2 weeks and i don't want to mess our relationship up by doing something stupid any suggestions guys

Ok so my boyfriend and i have been trying for 3 mos. but last month my period came 2 days early its usually a 30 day cycle so i figured it would come exactly 30 days later from that day. is it possible that it wont come till the day it was supposed to last month?? I am already late seeing hows my period didn't come today like it was supposed to but it came the 4 of last month and the 6 of aug. would you say i was pregnant?? just curious also seeing hows this is also my first child when after a missed period should i take a HPT?? Thanks your advice is much Very much appreciated.

Please help me! I'm sad...idk what to do anymore! Advice? I don't know what to do anymore. I'm always so sad. But only when I go home. At school, I have a bazillion friends to talk to and I get to talk to everyone. I get to talk to my teachers and just have fun. When I go home, my mom yells at me and my step-dad...well he calls me names and tells me how worthless and dumb I am. I hate going home. Recently, my mom has started physically hurting me...not badly, just a smack across the face...but I got a bloody nose and a purple eye from it...and my favorite teachers started asking me about it. My spanish teacher has been pestering me about it, but if I tell her I'm afraid she'll tell someone. But I just need to know what to do! Help! I'm afraid she'll hit me again, she's been very mad lately! What should I do? Well, I kind of hinted at my teacher. I don't have any other family...my dad died when I was 5...and the rest of my family I haven't seen in....a REALLY long time. They're all spread around the country. Well, I kind of hinted at my teacher. I don't have any other family...my dad died when I was 5...and the rest of my family I haven't seen in....a REALLY long time. They're all spread around the country. I'm just worried about having to switch schools; my teacher said that if I were to tell her what was happening with me, she would make absolutely sure that I would be taken care of. And that I could continue going to my school, even if it meant having to stay with her. Is that even possible?

Will a guy stay in a relationship even if he's unhappy in it?

me and my boyfriend have been dating for four years, he lives two hours away in another town, I usually go see him every weekend, well this weekend I was off, I told him that I was coming down, and he told me that he is coming into my town to hang out with some old friends (he use to live here), yet he didn't want to hang out, he told me he needed some "alone time" and time with the guys, that I understood, but this is the before part, he always has something to hide, like his phone, we were watching a movie one night and he went to the bathroom like four times and shut the door, and needless to say there was never a flush, he always gets very angry when I mention all this to him and always says "why don't you see that I love you, god!, if you keep this up, I am not going to take it anymore", I don't know how to get to him, someone PLEASE tell me what the right thing to say to him to get an honest answer about all this, please, I am desprate at this point and before someone says it, the reason why he usually does not come down here every weekend is he has two jobs and its easier for me to go down there, he does though from time to time come see me in our hometown.

I feel so depressed right now .. I dont want to make this long so I will put it in bullet points .Age 13-18 was bullied ... People called me ugly, anorexic etc Then I started getting compliments that keep improving to this day but I still see myself as that ugly girl .I walk with my head down constantly ..I try to be confident but some comment someone says comes into my head and I feel down again .Age 19 I developed panic attacks/Depression ..Went on anti depressants and xanax only the xanax worked. .Age 20 fell in love for the first time he cheated on me with my 'friend' .Age 21 Dropped out of college despite getting the highest in my 2nd year Psychology course Age 22 Work in a job .. My dad got me a car one year ago and I feel like I can't do it ..I can't drive I have no energy. I am concidered a pushover to friends. I just feel so alone. Im so old and everyone else is happy...earning good money and Im just a waste of space I feel like I can't get up in the morning and Its like this has been going on for ages and will never end. Please give advice because no matter how I try I can't pull myself together

alright so it seemed like oh...my belts are old...so i replaced them, it only makes this noice right when it starts or right when i hit vtec...now i was thinking new pulleys, but that cant be the problem...why would it be? soo im guessing maybe its one of my accessories please gimme some advice

I'm having trouble in my life right now and just need some advice. Currently my girlfriend has just left me because I was guarding my heart because I was scared to fall in love again, only to find out that I did love her and wanted to give up everything for her and spend the rest of my life with her. I guess its poetic justice on my part. Now because of this the apartment I just moved into I don't want or even care for anymore. I really want to sell everything I own am just leave, but I don't have the means to. Yes I know this sounds like running away from my problems, but how would you feel if you just lost the one you just lost your heart to to someone else? But here I want to reassure you I am a sensible Human being. I know I will move on, and I can't linger in the pass, and in ways I already have, but just because of our nature together and our chemistry I really believe I could have been truly happy with her. Our love was comfortable. But now its over, and I must move on. On top of all this my mother who I haven't seen in almost 15 years is currently in the hospital dying, and I want to make peace with her, but she is in a coma. To add to this I am about to be fired from my job, plus with the economy the way it is like everyone else I'm broke. And now the cherry to top it off. None of my family, or friends even care. I've been calling people to keep myself busy, and my mind distracted but everyone is either not picking up, has things to do, or lives in another state. I told myself I had to relax today but all that has consisted of was getting wasted, and zoning out, coming to terms, and regret all day. Don't worry, again I am a sensible adult and obied the rule of drinking, so I kept myself safe and other safe too. But now here I am. You know a little into my situation, and I hope you can please give me some good advice. Because right now I'm so tired of just hanging in there.

Okay what advice would you give a girl (junior in high school) who has somewhat feelings for her friend (he's a senior) but at the same time she cant really picture them together and plus she's knows he doesnt feel the same way (it's not like he shows any signs or flirts)???