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thotalot @thotalot (18) • United States 4 May 11

I am dumbfounded by all the movies and video games I hear that my 8 yr old son's friends are allowed to see. I feel like such a minority, almost a freak, because I won't let me son play violent video games or watch certain movies....

call of duty

halo

inappropriate media for kids

media and children

video games and kids

violence and kids

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thotalot I don't see why you feel the need to attack my parenting skills when you know nothing about me - you must be reading more into what I said. If you read my comment, I never once indicated that my son is bringing this into real life or that I am concerned about...

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thotalot @thotalot (18) • United States 4 May 11

I am dumbfounded by all the movies and video games I hear that my 8 yr old son's friends are allowed to see. I feel like such a minority, almost a freak, because I won't let me son play violent video games or watch certain movies....

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thotalot @thotalot (18) • United States 4 May 11

What do you think about young kids having cell phones, texting, and facebook pages? I have a 10 yr old, and she is feeling left out and isolated because I do not allow any of those things for her right now. I was told that you are...

age appropriate cell phone usage

cell phone and kids

kids and texting

kids on facebook

social networking for kids

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thotalot @thotalot (18) • United States 4 May 11

I have a friend I have been close with for 22 years. Over the last few years, we have drifted apart and do not see or speak with eachother as frequently. We both have had children and are very busy, but there seems to be an...

awkwardness with friends

friends drift apart

friendship problems

growing apart

tension in friendship

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katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28717) • United States 3 May 11

I was just having a conversation with my mother and she mentioned that these days girls start their periods earlier than they used to. She said she believed the average age that girls start having their periods is closer to 9...

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thotalot I have heard this is true and have seen evidence of it. Although my daughter who is 10 has not started her period yet, I know several of her friends have and a couple of the girls were a year younger. Have you studied the reasons? I had heard about this...

4 May 11

spockers @spockers (221) • Philippines 23 Apr 11

Good day Mylotters!! I want to share something about my friend. He is a Seaman, and work internationally in the last 3 years. He had to leave his family to earn money abroad 3 years ago. And last april he arrived at home. Before...

betray

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thotalot I feel for your friend who was betrayed and hurt by his wife. The worst thing he can do his wife is to divorce her, and then be the best man and father he can be. He can teach her that she cannot treat him and love with such disregard and disrespect, and he...

4 May 11

hnaboro @hnaboro (113) • Uganda 3 May 11

I would like to understand why some people betray their closest friends

betrayal

friends

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thotalot The only reasons I can think of why some people betray their closest friends are: 1) the thing they get for betraying their friend is more important to them than their friend, 2) they are angry at or jealous of their friend and want to retaliate, or 3) they...

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danise19 @danise19 (16) • Philippines 4 May 11

one day you were walking down the street one day and then you accidentally saw your boyfriend/girlfriend kissing another girl/boy what would be your reaction and your action?

relationships

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thotalot I am not a confrontational person, so I would quietly leave unnoticed, very hurt of course. Then I would wait and see if they would say anything to me at our next interaction. If they say nothing and try to act as if everything is the same, I would tell them...

4 May 11

asliah @asliah (11137) • Philippines 2 May 11

i believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge,that myth is more potent than history,that dreams are more powerful than facts,that hope always triumphs over experience,that laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe...

happiness

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thotalot I had to chuckle when I read "the secret to happiness is not doing the things that you like but liking the things that you do." Today I was quite irritated that I had a leaking pipe under the kitchen sink. I did not like having to spend my time dealing with...

4 May 11

bhabycatch013 @bhabycatch013 (9150) • Philippines 2 May 11

Hi Mylotters, When people fall in love they felt the butterfly fluttering inside their stomach but when someone broke their heart they felt like sinking into a quicksand, so helpless. Many questions are running in their...

broken heart

love

relationship

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thotalot While acceptance and moving on are healthy steps to take, in order to be in place to be ready to love again, it is good to take some time to evaluate the situation. I think sometimes people just shut down emotionally, shove it away and move on without wanting...

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Graceekwenx @Graceekwenx (3160) • Philippines 2 May 11

Do you act on it or do you wait for the others to do it or do you just act when you are told to do so?

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thotalot If it is appropriate, and within my capability, I generally take action and try to get whatever I can done. I believe it is important to always take initiative, and this can't really be a negative unless you are crossing a professional line or a personal...

4 May 11

joeyalberta @joeyalberta (106) 2 May 11

hello!mylotters!.. im planning to make a list of how to beat this very stressful insomnia!. I sometimes, experience this disorder especially if im not at peace..thats why, i need to take sleeping pills. im afraid that i will be so...

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thotalot Some natural cures for insomnia are melatonin or valerian root. I believe both can be found in supplement form or teas. Melatonin helps with reestablishing your natural circadian rhythym (day/night/sleep cycle) to initiate sleep, and valerian root has a...

4 May 11

thotalot @thotalot (18) • United States 2 May 11

I am looking for advice from others who have done or are currently on the the 17 Day Diet. I had great results with Cycle 1: felt good, great energy, lost 12 pounds in the first 17 days. I am currently in Cycle 2 and am having...

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shorty08322 @shorty08322 (1270) • United States 2 May 11

What do u do when ppl keep calling and the person they keep looking for won't take care of their own business and you get in the mix of this what can u do

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thotalot If the people calling are from a business, you legally have the right to demand that they remove your number from their call list; do it verbally and back it up in writing. Check your local laws, but in my state, if you document they call you 3 more times...

2 May 11

chiyochan @chiyosan (30184) • Philippines 29 Apr 11

Have you ever felt that sometimes you just don't care anymore? That you have already exhausted yourself and you can no longer stand whatever is happening and your response to the situation is you just don't care anymore. You...

dealing with emotions

emotions

feelings

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thotalot Some situations and some people are like a black hole: they can forever suck the life and energy out of you. When no amount of reason, logic, or effort can make an impact, that's when I go into "don't care" mode. If there is something you strongly believe in...

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anneish @anneish (117) • Philippines 29 Mar 11

i felt so alone, don't know what to do...my mind is full of questions that keeps on giving me headache everyday...i wanna cry to let this feeling explode and somehow ease the pain i feel inside, i wanna go away...away from this...

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thotalot Good advice! Many times when all seemed hopeless and I couldn't find anything positive to hold on to, I was comforted just to say to myself: "This, too, shall pass." Then I would remind myself of times in the past when I was so hurt, or something was so...

2 May 11

anneish @anneish (117) • Philippines 29 Mar 11

i felt so alone, don't know what to do...my mind is full of questions that keeps on giving me headache everyday...i wanna cry to let this feeling explode and somehow ease the pain i feel inside, i wanna go away...away from this...

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thotalot Feeling alone can make life seem so hard and not worthwhile. The great news is that you always have the power within you to change it. You don't anything outside of yourself to make the changes inside you. It seems you are filled with troubled thoughts; trying...

2 May 11

mallu30 @mallu30 (461) • India 1 May 11

I did not forget the people those who hurt me in the past and forgive them also. I don't how to forgive them also. Forgiveness may be giving up, letting go. I don't have any willing to fogive them also. Whenever I think about...

forgive

hurt

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thotalot I have had a tough time with forgiveness also. I struggled with forgiveness, because I felt that those that hurt me did not deserve to be forgiven. As I tried to come to terms with this issue, I came to learn that forgiveness isn't about saying that what they...

2 May 11

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