Hi sweetie -- so nice to hear from you. You're encountering the famous parental double standard. Sons get away with anything, but daughters are held to a double standard. Your brother sounds like a great guy though and super bright, even if your mom judges you too differently. I have two older brothers and it was the same way in our family. siggh. If I didn't like being a girl so much, I'd really be mad. . Tan is fading, but I still have some. I'm going to my Cape May, NJ (my parents beach house) for Thanksgiving. Finals are Dec 15-19. Then I'm going home to Baltimore for Christmas (only 35 miles away). Study hard and you'll do great, and don't worry about you mom. She loves you, but you are a daughter!! Love, Maeve P.S. Girls rule

thankyou so much for the help.

omg sweetie, I am like sooooo tan--best I've ever looked. Thank's so much for asking! Had a fabulous time--beaches are great and so are water slides and inner tube rapids. Also did a thing with the dolphins. We rubbed and kissed a dolphin names Hercules (I think I'm in love). Gave him a big smooch (lol). Only thing was the place we stayed--the Atlantis-- was uber-expensive, but since I wasn't paying I dn't worry too much. I hope the Physics test goes well; I'm rooting for you. Let me know how it goes.

thank you so much!

You're so funny. I didn't say it, but you probably guessed that my cousin Brendan is also gay. He's so sweet, but kind of a sissy I guess; he is my all time BFF. I took Physics in high school, but never in college. I've read a lot about cosmology and stuff but strictly at the laygirl level with no math required. I know it can be really tough with all the map. Here's one site I found, but can't provide any endorsement. But you might give it a try. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/.

I'm not doing much this weekend, but tomorrow I'm going to the Bahamas with my parents and 16 yo cousin Deidre. (I have lots of cousins!) Should be a blast. I'll check in when I get back. Good luck in Physics.

That's funny about you grabbing bottles and tubes and running to your computer while your boyfriend laughs! I guess we are suckers for the next great product to make us gorgeous (why else would we be here?). (Most) guys could care less, although I have a cousin (he's my all-time BFF) who has more stuff in his bathroom than I do . I texted him the link to that website as soon as I saw it. Maybe when you get your doctorate, you'll figure it all out for us!