FloridaLady55

@FloridaLady55 (10)

United States • Age 71

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halloween question!

William Herrera @Zaphan (710) • Philippines 31 Oct 09

what are things that you experienced that it made you believe that there are things unseen by naked eye? ghost or something unfamiliar? can you tell us... or the things that made you tremble your knees? do you have experienced...

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FloridaLady55 My mom died when I was 10 years old. A few days after her funeral, I was lying in my bed and she came into my room just like she always did when she was alive. She stood there and then pulled the covers up around me and tucked me in just the way she always did...

31 Oct 09

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Do you like living in your state?

moneymommy @moneymommy (3418) • United States 22 Oct 09

Would you move to another state if you could? Do you like living in the state that you live in?

moving

states

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FloridaLady55 I like living here in Florida, but I really miss the change of seasons. Here were have two seasons, summer and almost summer !!! I miss Autumn and Spring. Having said that, I will have to say that I love the beaches here and I like that in the summer I can go...

22 Oct 09

Children - Is it OK not to have any?

carmelbg @carmelbg (519) 17 Oct 09

I am almost 30 and my husband and I have no desire to start a family. We have enjoyed the freedom and flexibility of having no children, lived in various countries and been able to do what we want when we want. I feel like people...

children

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FloridaLady55 I agree with what most everyone here has said. This is a personal decision that only you and your husband can make. If you are happy with your life the way it is and do not want to change it by bringing children into the mix, then by all means you have every...

18 Oct 09

How do you take care of your hurting friends?

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 17 Oct 09

When a person you care about is hurting, you hurt, too. When that person is grieving, we want to take some steps to ease their journey as they go through it. Sometimes, I do not know how to comfort. Words are poor comforter for...

comfort

grieving

hurting

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FloridaLady55 Like others have said, I find that sometimes it is best to just be a good listener. Sometimes there are no words to help a situation and sometimes a person just needs to be able to talk, to vent, to get things off their chest. I also find that sending an...

17 Oct 09

Help! I have a five month old puppy who won't "housebreak"

Jigilmore @Jigilmore (106) • United States 6 Oct 09

Hello Everyone, I need some really good advice on a situation I have been having with my now 5 month old puppy. I have an Akita shephard mix who I got when she was 3 months old, she's now five months old and just won't seem...

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FloridaLady55 This is what worked for me. When I would take my dog outside I would carry a treat. If she did her business, I would give her the treat. If not, then she did not get the treat. It took awhile but she finally learned to associate using the bathroom outside with...

17 Oct 09

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Did you know they could do this?

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 17 Oct 09

I got my phone bill for my basic landline phone. I have very basic services, no call waiting, no caller ID, none of that. Normally my bill is around $30 a month. This month there was an extra $15 charge on my bill for some...

phone company

unauthorized charges

voice mail

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FloridaLady55 I had something similar happen to me a couple of years ago when I decided to try one of those VoIP lines where you get your phone service through your computer. Not only was the reception terrible, but they charged me for "email over phone" which I did not ask...

17 Oct 09

Do you like to look at the lyrics when you are listening to a song?

chelseaalawn @chelseaalawn (717) • Hong Kong 17 Oct 09

I do. Cuz I like to remember the lyrics and so that I can sing it. I can spend a few hours for listening to the music and looking at the lyrics. But sure, there are songs that it's hard for me to memorize the lyrics. What about...

lyrics

music

song

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FloridaLady55 Sometimes I hear a song on the radio or on a tv show that I really like so I look up the lyrics because I like to sing along too !!! And sometimes there are songs that when you hear them, you cannot understand what the singer is saying, so I look up the lyrics...

17 Oct 09

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How do u release ur pressure? Let's share.

Ansen zhu @mac_fish (723) • China 14 Oct 09

I use particular method to make myself relaxed when I'm at different ages. When I was a kid,I often cried to gain the things that my parents refused to give to me.As everyone knows,there isn't any pressure in childhood,crying is...

release pressure

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FloridaLady55 I have found the best way for me to relax is to put my headphones, lie down on my bed and listen to music. Another way I relax is to sit down and read a good novel and that takes me away from the "real" world for awhile. When I am really stressed about...

17 Oct 09

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Spending too much on what you earned?

Fulltank @Fulltank (2882) • Philippines 16 Oct 09

Christmas season is the only time of the year where most of us are very generous. Gifts, parties, dinners, shopping, foods, etc. here and there. In my family, it is also the most expensive time of the year. Most of the time, I do...

chritmas season

earned money

spending

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FloridaLady55 When my children were young I had a Christmas club savings account and would put so much per week in it to use for Christmas. This kept me from overspending. There were a couple of years where I went way over budget, charged on credit cards, but I spent all...

17 Oct 09