Questions: Family & Friends

So my friend is 35 and saying she doesn't know what she wants to be. She's been taking on jobs that aren't long term, have no health care benefits, no room for advancement, nor any perks. She hangs around really young immature girls who aren't going places (as in no plans beyond today). Seems like she's having a crisis maybe. Then she complains about not getting a good guy but she gives every man in our apartment complex her number. These men never want anything serious, use her or already have someone then she gets mad. i feel like I'm always talking to her about my goals or career plans for the future but she never has anything going. Should I address it or let her be? She just seems lost and at her age most people have steady income and a career going.

are my parents right to take such drastic action to stop me drinking alcohol underage? in the past couple of weeks i have been coming home drunk ( NOT ON SCHOOL NIGHTS ) my parents said they are worried and unless i stop drinking they will have to take drastic action, last Friday night i got brought home DRUNK by the police my parents went mad and said they have had enough, the next morning Saturday my parents locked me in my bedroom as a punishment, they said i can no longer be trusted and they have no option but to lock me up for my own good as well as to punish, my parents said i will serve a minimum of 4 weekends imprisonment, no tv no phone etc, i will be set punishment essays to write and my parents have given me leaflets on the dangers of underage drinking , i have to copy these out several times as part of my punishment ADVICE PLEASE?

I am working on a book about finance, and I'm changing names to discuss valuable interactions with people I no longer interact with.

Would you rather your name be mentioned in a book, or would you rather your name be changed?