MommaOfAllTrades

@MommaOfAllTrades (969)

Canada • Age 49

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Internally struggling with my children's education

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 20 Jun 11

I have two daughters. My 12 yo is homeschooled due to the fact she has ADHD, an anxiety disorder and a language based learning disability. And when I say homeschooled, well, we generally unschool. We support and encourage anything...

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2 people

Edge of the Earth

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 29 May 11

My question of the day is: Did Noah ever wonder if he'd fall off the edge of the earth? I mean we believed the earth was flat up until recently (eternally speaking) so the thought must of crossed his mind... What are your...

edge of the earth

flat earth

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2 people

Science Fairs

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 17 May 11

I don't recall ever going to, nor participating in any science fairs as a kid with the exception of having to build a bridge out of a maximum of 100 popsicle sticks and white gule. With my dad's ingenious architectural design, I...

learning science

participating in science fair

science experiments

science fairs

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iPad or Playbook?

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 16 May 11

Technology is ever growing. With the new tablets coming out lately, I'm finding it hard to decide what to buy next. Do you have an iPad or Playbook? Have you done research on them? Which is your preference, and why?

computers

tablets

technology

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Enough is enough

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 15 May 11

Grab a cup of java while I tell you a story... Once upon a time, there was this 'Girl'. She was in love with this 'Boy'. The pregnancy was planned but as soon as she shared the news, Boy replied: "How soon can you get an...

access

domestic violence

father daughter relationship

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5 people

Anger Management

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 11 May 11

My youngest daughter has been bit by the love bug lately. For the past few months, she speas of two boys in particular that she likes. One she calls "Cutie-Patootie" and the other by name. We'll call him "Dreamy". "Dreamy" lives...

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Baby blues...

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 14 Jan 11

What in the world is wrong with me? For as long as I can remember, every January and February are hard month for me with depression however in the past 3 years, I seen to be able to keep things under control. It's like I'm...

baby blues

wanting another baby

Simple circuit electronic projects

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 10 Aug 10

My youngest daughter was bored yesterday so I told her to grab a science book and find an experiment to try out. She chose to play with circuits. This was the first time she got to play with this type of electronics. Wires,...

simple circuit projects

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Clutter Clutter Clutter - Everywhere

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 10 Aug 10

Fellow MyLotters, I need suggestions! What do you do to control the clutter in your home? I live with two pack rats - my husband and yougest daughter. They will keep EVERYTHING. Add the fact that my youngest's special needs...

clutter

managing clutter

organizing

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2 people

Circuses and Animal cruelty/abuse/suffering

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 10 Aug 10

My cousin gave me tickets to the circus last weekend. I took the family out without giving this controversy a second thought until I sat down and the program had a full page defending themselves against animal cruelty claims. I...

animal abuse

animal captivity for entertainment

animal cruelty

animal suffering

circus

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Teenagers and cell phones

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 9 Aug 10

As parents, we had agreed that our children would have cell phones once they reached high school. So last year, when our oldest daughter started grade 9, naturally, she got her very first cell phone. And everything was fine... up...

cell phone bill

high cell phone bill

teen paying for their mistake

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3 people

Homeschooling special needs struggle

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 9 Aug 10

No one ever said homeschooling was an easy responsibility. Yes it has many perks and own conveniences but I doubt very much many can say they homeschool because it's convenient, easy and dang we're too lazy to follow suit. So...

homeschooling special needs

odd

special needs

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1 person

Canadians want to ban the burka...

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 29 Jul 10

So this new study revealed that 54% of Canadians think we should ban people from wearing a burka. I had to take a minute to really think about this. This is Canada - where we don't ban anything foreign - we actually welcome...

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3 people

That's it! You're Grounded!!!

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 29 Jul 10

I think I'm a pretty reasonable, laid-back mom. I tend to discuss issues with my daughters rather than flip out. When my teenager decided to go past her curfew last Thursday, I told her it was unacceptable. Even though she had a...

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3 years?!? LOL I'm back!

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 28 Jul 10

Three years ago, I was quite an active member here at myLot. But you know how it is... LIFE! And then I completely forgot about myLot. But I'm the type of person who likes to blab about the events in my life so I've tried...

returning to mylot

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2 people

How very exciting!

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 10 Apr 08

For the past three years, I have worked as a Virtual Assistant. I didn't take it too seriously, just accepted jobs here and there to make ends meet. However a friend of mine introduced me to a government program called the...

financial statement

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Our very first suspension

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 14 Mar 08

Yup, my daughter finally crossed the line and got her very first suspension. I received a call from the teacher yesterday, she sounded frantic and said I had to come pick my daughter up. They didn't know what triggered it but...

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5 people

Weirdest comment from my daughter

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 5 Mar 08

I was so shocked to hear that another child actually told my daughter (who is extremely upset about this) that: Once you past the age of 5, you cannot have any more fun in life! OMG I had to quickly reassure her that no...

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2 people

Microsoft Accounting Express

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 5 Mar 08

Ok can Microsoft really get any better for small businesses? I have been using the MS Office Accounting Professional and I personally think it is absolutely awesome! But I just found out there is a free version called Office...

ms office

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