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babyangie27 @babyangie27 (5176) • United States 17 May 07

If you were to die tomorrow(hopefully not) do you think people would be telling stories about you about how much you helped them or was an impact on their life? What are some of the great things you have done with your life?...

death

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FloatingGum I think my own kids take me for granted, but I think if I were gone they would realize as time went on just how much I did for them and how much I gave up for them. I have also been a sort of "step mom" to two kids who haven't had very good female role...

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dimplesnlaughs @dimplesnlaughs (835) • United States 17 May 07

Dying, flying, falling, drowning? Being trapped, going to the cemetary, being shot? Clowns, ghosts, devils, snakes, spiders? Seeing your parents naked, tripping in front of an audience, getting into a plane crash? What...

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FloatingGum I am scared of leaving my kids without a mother. My husband just couldn't be a parent to them by himself. I know he would end up screwing them up, especially my youngest who has autism. So him raising them by himself wouldn't be good. His mother is a disaster...

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that to be able to watch these shows means swallowing some ridiculous storylines that would never happen in real life. What storylines or character's actions do you have a hard time suspending disbelief for on One Life...

characters

jessica

one life to live

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FloatingGum Wasn't he the head of a cult or something? I like the storyline cause I like seeing Bree as Tess. I like that character better than the way Jessica had been written. But I look at things like all of a sudden she did drugs and we never knew about it, and all...

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

I have a friend who had a good career as a programmer with a big-named in the programming world. He had a relationship and took expensive vacations every year. In short, he was well-off. Didn't have kids but didn't want them,...

life change

peace corps

volunteer

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FloatingGum See, I didn't have the guts back then to move away and change my life like that. Now that I'm older, I wish I had. But now I have the gumption to change my life but there are so many responsibilities! Many more people to think about than just myself...

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FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that watchign soap operas means having to buy into storylines that would never happen in real life. Are there some storylines that you just can't swallow no matter how often it's brought up? I have a hard time with...

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FloatingGum I remember when Jack and Erica were married, one of the writers or someone made a promise that this one would last no matter what - ROFL!

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that watchign soap operas means having to buy into storylines that would never happen in real life. Are there some storylines that you just can't swallow no matter how often it's brought up? I have a hard time with...

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FloatingGum I agree ont he whole Josh and thwe abortion thing, but at least that is somewhat consistent to what we saw years ago. I think my biggest problem is with characters that we've seen on the show and things happen to them during the time they are on the show that...

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that watchign soap operas means having to buy into storylines that would never happen in real life. Are there some storylines that you just can't swallow no matter how often it's brought up? I have a hard time with...

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FloatingGum Some of them have gotten better recently, but they usually want the delivery to coincide with a sweeps month, so it's shortened or lengthened accordingly. I remember one that went on a lot longer than it was supposed to, but I can't for the life of me remember...

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

I have a friend who had a good career as a programmer with a big-named in the programming world. He had a relationship and took expensive vacations every year. In short, he was well-off. Didn't have kids but didn't want them,...

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ShadyGrove @ShadyGrove (996) • United States 12 May 07

I was reading this article and it really brought some points into view that got me to thinking - sharing it here to see how others may see it and what they may think about it. While I do agree that alot of it is true and does "hit...

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FloatingGum Kinda had the feeling it didn't sound like Jay Leno, and I was right http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/hitnail.asp And I don't quite share the rose-coolored glasses of what theis country has been like since January of 2001, but that should be of no...

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Swtrose @Swtrose (3385) • Canada 15 May 07

Peer pressure plays a big role in determining how children and teens acts. Society needs to address that and quit blaming 'parents' for the actions of their children. When do we as a society start holding children accountable? As...

children

parents

teens

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FloatingGum I think it's a combination of both. I think parents can and do influence their children's choices as well as stopping them from making potentially bad mistakes. My daughter was making bad choices and rather than throw up my hands and say "What can I do" we...

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devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 15 May 07

Ok so I know some whinner is gonna get offened by my title but frankly I really don't care. I am so damn sick and tired of teenagers it ain't even funny. I can't for the life of me figure out why the hell their parents rasied them...

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FloatingGum As I said to my own mother when she and her friends get together and complain about "kids today", who raised the people who are raising those kids? You want someone to blame for this, you better take a look back a generation or two because all of that is...

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MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 15 May 07

If so, what's it called and what's it about? I'm reading The Rise of the Indian Rope Trick - The Biography of a Legend, written by Peter Lamont. No big surpise that it's about the legendary indian rope trick. The myth of...

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FloatingGum I am reading "What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America" by Thomas Frank. It's pretty good detailing how one state in this nation was swayed and now continually votes against their economic interests.

16 May 07

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April @cloud_kicker_32 (4635) • United States 15 May 07

Hello everyone..i have a question for all of yas..I had my friend and her 3 daughters..age 6,8,and 11 living in my very very small home..she had no where to go,,First let me say they used toi live up here before they moved last...

kids

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FloatingGum I have a friend and his two kids living with us right now, and let me tell you I yell at them a lot. I would never, ever put up with the sort of behavior you are talking about - they would be so out of there! If her kids can't treat you and your home with...

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FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that watchign soap operas means having to buy into storylines that would never happen in real life. Are there some storylines that you just can't swallow no matter how often it's brought up? I have a hard time with...

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FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that to be able to watch these shows means swallowing some ridiculous storylines that would never happen in real life. What storylines or character's actions do you have a hard time suspending disbelief for on One Life...

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uiwwitch @uiwwitch (892) • United States 13 May 07

Now that Yau-man has been voted out, who else deserves to win? Dreamz talked about turning his life around, his pride, his honor. But come crunch time, he folds and breaks his promise. I guess that's what he wants his children...

sirvivor finale

survivor surprise

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FloatingGum I think if Dreamz had won after what he did, that would be what made me quit watching the show. I really don't think he realizes the ramifications of his actions. People will remember this for YEARS to come. His truck will be crushed in the junkyard and...

15 May 07

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mamasan34 @mamasan34 (6518) • United States 11 May 07

I have recently taken on a part time job for extra money. Since I started working there, I have realized there is a tattletale on board! She tattles on everyone if they make the slightest mistake or something that bothers her. She...

people

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FloatingGum I have found that those who "tattle" on other are usually doing it because their work is faulty somehow and the only way they can try to keep themselves in good standing is to "rat out" others, whether it's true or not. I usually just ignore it and do my work...

12 May 07

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