emptynester

@emptynester (18)

Canada • Age 66

Joined myLot 18 years ago

My inner child is playing with matches!

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In this e-age.. do you still write letters ?

SimplyJo @SimplyJo (1694) • India 30 Dec 06

In this tech-savvy age of chat friends, e pals etc.. do you ever write any letters ? be it to a penpal, faraway aunt or even a love letter for u'r bf/gf ??? I used to be sooo into letter writing - used to write tons of letters...

emails

letters

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emptynester If I can't email someone, I hardly communicate with them! I even hate using the phone now!

30 Dec 06

P. M. T. why all the fuss ?

mangrove @mangrove (122) • Australia 29 Dec 06

why is it that women can't control their PMT behaviour ? Women know that once a month this is going to happen...So why all the drama ? I'm sick and tired of women using this as an excuse for irrational actions..Do they know what...

discussions

family

relationships

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emptynester Until your hormones have been totally futzed up once a month for most of your adult life, you really don't have a clue what it's like being on the other side of this! It's no fun from this angle either! If you think living with a woman who has PMS, is rough,...

30 Dec 06

Does anybody else suck at punctuation?

all_n_one @all_n_one (2003) • United States 29 Dec 06

Yes believe it or not I am awful at punctuation I couldn't tell you where to put a comma to save my life. I got threw highschool with my punctuation being as bad as it is. I guess some people would wonder how well I guess it is...

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emptynester I don't think I have too much trouble with punctuation, but it is very surprising to me as well, that so many adults get through school, and they can't spell! I guess it doesn't matter too much with spell check!

30 Dec 06

How much do you tip your server?

talklouder @talklouder (35) • United States 30 Dec 06

I'm a waitress. I've been a waitress for three and a half years. I'm a strong believer that there is rarely a circumstance to tip less than 20%, especially in modern society. A 10% tip is the tip of our grandparents, especially...

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emptynester We generally tip between 15% and 20%. Totally depending on the type of service we receive. If I have to sit 15 minutes waiting for a cup of coffee, I'm not inspired to leave much of a tip.

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Cats and Christmas!

melanie652 @melanie652 (2524) • United States 26 Dec 06

I was about ready to kill some cats this year (not really, just figuratively speaking!) Put the tree up and they had to attack and chew on the tree. Put the presents out and one cat in particular had a blast taking the bows off,...

cats

christmas

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emptynester Our kitten, Stanley had a blast demolishing our tree! Fortunately I only put up the little tree this year. He made a "nest" in it, and slept half way up the tree most of the time. Little brat!

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What Is The Last Thing You Bought On E-Bay?

kitchenwitchoftupper @kitchenwitchoftupper (2290) • United States 28 Dec 06

What was it you purchased? Were you happy with it? Was the seller a good one? Do you buy often from the same seller? Does the seller have an ebay store front? I make all of my own scented wax potpourri tarts and ONLY buy my...

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emptynester The last item I purchased was a pink armband for my Ipod. I've had almost all good experiences purchasing on EBay, and I've bought a LOT of things over the years. The worst experience I had was buying a Dooney and Burke purse, which obviously was sold by a...

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Carrie Underwood?

amy69cne @amy69cne (95) • United States 29 Dec 06

Well as most of us know she won the female vocalist of the year award on the CMA's and I guess most of you know about Faith Hill's response...do you think she was right to react that way or do you think that the proper person won...

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emptynester I don't think Faith Hill is that kind of person at all. I think she was just joking around. I hope... she was just joking!

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Teri Hatcher is my favorite character on the show.

lighta @lighta (13) • United States 30 Dec 06

I watch Desperate Housewives every Sunday at 8pm. I'M so much addicted to that show. I can't stop watching it, desperate housewives reminds of twin peaks. Desperate Housewives has very good juicy plots. Desperate Housewives is...

desperate housewives

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emptynester I enjoy this show as well. I hear that there are going to be some shockers in the New Year!

30 Dec 06

FOUND: Cat with its head jammed into a tin can!

shirbump @shirbump (84) • Ireland 29 Dec 06

My husband rang me this morning and said he had found a cat with a tin can jammed onto it's head. We really love animals (we have two dogs and three other cats all rescued!). Anyway, he found the cat wondering aimlessly across and...

what goes around comes around

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emptynester That's awful!! We've had some horrendous stories of cruelty to animals around here lately too. It makes you wonder what kind of people we're raising!

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1st Love's 2nd Chance

babydoll_y2g @babydoll_y2g (27) • United States 28 Dec 06

Okay, the strangest thing happened on myspace to me this week. I was contacted from my first love from back in High School contacted me. We dated when I was 16 and I'm 21 single with a child now. It didn't work out because his...

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emptynester Well I may be a hopeless romantic, but I say, "Go for it!" Hopefully he's matured a lot in the 5 years that have passed, and likely isn't going to listen to Mommy anymore. I think you'd always be asking yourself "what if?" if you don't take the chance.

29 Dec 06

What do you say to a person who owns a dog but can't afford to keep it?

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45939) • United States 29 Dec 06

Recently I have encountered a problem regarding someone that is close to me. They got a dog for a pet. The dog is rottweiler/lab mix. I have been told the dog tends to nip at the kids who range from 5 months to 9 years old....

animals

dogs

pets

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emptynester I don't have an answer for you, but I sure hope you can find a way to convince them that they should not keep it. It sounds like an accident waiting to happen.

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Driving a car while on a cell phone! What can be more dangerous!!

pizahr @pizahr (265) • United States 28 Dec 06

I am so tired of driving down the street and having to watch out for the idiots talking on cell phones. This past week I even watched police doing it and it happens to be illegal in my state. Dont these people realize how...

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emptynester I drive through a industrial park on my way to work, and cell phones are a disaster there! I find that the majority of the people on phones, don't shoulder check, don't signal to change lanes, and get zoned out and drive 20 kmh below the speed limit! They get...

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Should public smoking be banned

krishna183 @krishna183 (2284) • India 5 Sep 06

i cannot tolerate people smoking in Public

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emptynester I'm an ex-smoker, and I hate the smell now, and it makes me feel sick. But, in Edmonton, there is a smoking by-law, which prohibits smoking in all public places, so it's not an issue around here. In fact, I quit when our office went smoke-free 25 years ago,...

29 Dec 06

Making A Great First Impression On Women

don123 @don123 (114) • Pakistan 29 Dec 06

ALWAYS look your best. I know this sounds REALLY obvious but you'd be surprised by how many men don't understand the importance of this simple tip. You never know when the girl of your dreams will turn up, or where. And it’s...

impression

man

women

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emptynester I'd like to add to your list! Always trim the nostril hairs!! Nothing grosser! ewww

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Would U say NO!!

scholastic @scholastic (728) • India 29 Dec 06

people say its good to help others even if its means thats u have to make a compromise..but then we are now living in a very competitive world and the first thing somebody should think of is he "himself"..and that leads to a very...

helping others

sacrificing

saying no

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emptynester I'm not positive what you're referring to exactly, but I think people helping people is just part of living in a community. I would never help someone else at the expense of my family, but I enjoy helping people out. It makes me feel good. BUT, if people...

29 Dec 06

Did you pick your kids names for a specific reason or......

Magikrose @magikrose (5429) • United States 28 Dec 06

just because you liked the name? MY son is named after his father Kevin James. That is what he always wanted. My oldest daughter is named after a character in a book Ayla Marie. I fell in love with the name Ayla after watching...

have a baby

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emptynester My daughter's name is Sarah, and my son's name is Benjamin. Their first names were chosen just because we liked them, and both names were of the same origin, and names we could agree on. Their middle names are the same as mine, and my husband's middle names....

29 Dec 06

Is it cheating?

Trace86 @Trace86 (5030) • United States 29 Dec 06

Lately I have been having dreams. I can't specifically remember them, but I have a sense that they were of a romantic nature. I am pretty sure that the man in last night's dream wasn't my husband, I am also sure that nothing...

dreams

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emptynester I don't think romantic dreams are in any way, cheating. I have the whackiest dreams, and they most often seem to be triggered by something I've watched on TV, or done during the day. I say .... enjoy the dreams!

29 Dec 06

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