Dear Ampy,
(Read last letter from me)
The little girl's mom won't talk to me, won't talk to her daughter, and said some rather nasty things to me when I suggested therapy. I'm worried about the little girl. I'm trying to talk to her, and I'm not sure if I'm getting through.
--IG

Dear Can't

My life = busy that's why

-Ampy

Dear Ampy,

Why are you never on line anymore?

~Can't come up with a name

Thanks, Ikki. I will try some of those things. I do not think her mother would let her daughter go to therapy, but I will try your other suggestions.

Dear IG,
One of my friends suggest that you cut off all contact with the girl, but I disagree because if you are the constant female presence in her life, and since she thinks you're her mother, it's obvious that she looks up to you.

The best thing to do is to try to talk to the girl. Explain that you are not her mother, but are her friend. Let her know that you'll be there for her, but that she needs to realize that her own mother has made some mistakes, but has come back in order to try be a better mother than before (if that's the case, if it's not, then I trust you to be able to fill in the blanks.)

If that doesn't work, try suggesting to the actual mother that she spend a day with her daughter so that her daughter can get to know her and she can get to know her daughter, in hopes that the daughter will realize that this is her mother.

All that being said, the mother seems only to be the birth mother, but not a mother by the idea of the term, which is why I can understand why the girl thinks you are her mother. However, I also don't know enough about the situation to correctly deduce that, but from the sketch you gave, that's what it seems like.

-Amp's Fill In

P.S. Cap just reminded me of something that I had originally thought, but had forgotten in the events of my day: It may also be beneficial for the girl to see a therapist. This could help her understand about her mother, and help her with any other problems in her life.

Dear Ampy,
The little girl who lives across the street from me (age 5) is convinced that I am her mother. She lives with her grandpa and a woman he’s not married to, and has never met her mother. I am the only female constantly in her life. Her real mom (who has some drug problems) just came back and this girl refuses to believe that she is her mother. I have tried to explain things to her, but she will tell her mom, “You’re not my mommy. That’s my mommy.” This woman has been a horrible mother, but I can tell this hurts her. I can’t get her to believe she is not my daughter. What should I do?
-IG

Then find one. Mine helped me get through a tough time in my life.

I don't care. I should be talking to therapist more than anything.

Dear Amps Stand In,
I have tried 1,3, and a variation of 5. I must say I really like 2, and 4 is starting to sound appealing. Thank you!
-Sahn

Dear Sahn,
Well, there are several ways in which you can go about doing this.
1. Ignore them.
2. Wear a t-shirt that says: I'm not going to Hell, but if I am, at least I can party with the Rock stars and People who know how to live!
3. Go to the events to get them to shut up, and ignore them while you're at it.
4. Get new friends.
5. Sit them down and talk to them. Explain that although you are grateful that they care enough about you to watch out for you, everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, and ust because you identify better with different beliefs does not mean that you are going to Hell. Also inform them that the three major religions are quite similar (various sects and synods within them included), and all hold some bit of truth.

I recommend 5 or a variation of 5.
-Amp's Stand in.

EG-
Do you want to wait for Amp to return, or do you want me or someone else to stand in for him?

Dear Amp,

I just realized I'll be 20 in a month, and that I'm still suffering from depression. I don't believe I'll get any better anytime soon and I hate this. I don't know how much longer I can take this. I know my best option would be to go back to a mental hospital, but I hate it there. All I want to do is sleep or cry. What the fuck?

Dear Ampy,
How do I tell my friends kindly that my soul is okay and they do not have to save me. They think this, because I am different religion, I don't talk about religion at all, I have no problem with dead thing(short terms I don't cry when people go kill a deer), I read, I basically am different. I'm sick of them buying me different religious things, and taking me to different events.
-Sahn

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or is just an incompetent hack

OOH! That was my suggestion!

Dear People With Math Issues,

None of the presented awnsers are correct because the question is flawed. I would hypothesis that the teacher who wrote this question does not normally teach mathmatics or is just an incompetent hack
-ampy

Dear Ikki,

Don't worry, I can't do it either.

If you think about the problem logically, it really is ridiculous. 22 inches is almost 2 feet. Think about a cube with edges 2 feet in length. 2x2x2 is 8. Even though it's not at all precise, it's still NOWHERE near any of the answers. (Unless the teacher is being a smart aleck and the answer is D because 2,200 is the closet number to 6.16 which is really the answer.)

-Meg

Dear Ampy,
Why can I get an A on a Calculus exam, but I can't solve Cap's problems for her?

Dear Ampy,

If you were a cube and you had edges that are 22 inches in length, which would be the closest to the volume of you in cubic feet?

A. 10, 600 (I already ruled this one out, because it's the number of cubic inches, not feet)
B. 8, 000
C. 4, 484
D. 2, 200

-Confused about some stupid-ass cube in MI

dear megs,

pure hearts always have hard trials

never fear, you friends and companions are always with you!
-ampy

Dear Lonely,
well my friend was in a similer situation and I know he'd kill to talk to her again. I'd say give it a shot
-ampy

Dear Ampy,

Why me?

-Megs

Dear Ampy,

So this friend of mine endd up falling for a guy, but they decided that it couldn't work and stopped talking. They were really good friends, and she misses talking to him. It's been a month or two and she's wondering if it's too soon to talk to him again.

~Lonely in MN