I was sticking up for a girl in my grade and then the bully started bullying me too. I can't sleep at night and I feel worthless because she said all these mean things like that I have no real friends, that I look like a rat, and I should go cry to my mom like I did last year. Any suggestions?

Tell her how you feel about her. Tell her why you love her, what you find special about her, etc. Compliment her on any talents or special skills she has....

As with other rodent pets, you should clean a rat's cage once a week to keep the smell down and prevent bacteria and other unpleasantness from forming.

Remember that she is not your responsibility. Be friends with her on your terms. What she does with the rest of her time, or her choice to not have other...

Find some perennials tolerant of shade and plant them. The oak leaves will provide natural mulch, and will not need to be cleaned up.

Try to refresh or just mess around with stuff and find out what to do if it happens again.

It's possible. Try talking to her and see how she responds. If she smiles a lot and wants to talk more, she might like you.

Either answer's possible. She could have a crush on you. She could also simply be shy, or friendly, as you said. She may want to be your friend, but is...

Not necessarily. She could just value your opinion as a friend and have taken your advice.

Strip it down to about 5 growing stems. Remove the lower leaves in July to help air circulation and feed with tomato food once a week (at half strength). Don't...

It sounds as though she really likes the group and does not know why she got kicked out. It would be helpful to ask her if she knows why she...