amaleigh73

@amaleigh73 (499)

United States • Age 52

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Separating being a mom and wife

gettinggreen @gettinggreen (125) • United States 6 Jan 08

Do you ever find it hard to separate the two duties(for lack of a better word)? I love being both a wife and a mom and I know that I need to put my marriage first at times so that my kids will have a stable foundation, but it is...

good wife

partner

spouse

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amaleigh73 I totally understand what you are saying. As my children get older (7 & 5 now) it is getting easier. They are getting more independent and don't "need" me as much. I really struggled with this when I had my son (firstborn). It was all so new to me and my...

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Elliptical machines??

princessmom1011 @princessmom1011 (719) • United States 14 Jan 08

im about ready to "pop" any day now and i was looking into buying an exercise machine for the house on top of eating healthier so that i can work off some of the baby weight on days i cant get out to walk etc and i was liking the...

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amaleigh73 Several years ago I went to the gym and used an elliptical. I loved it. . .the low impact, being able to go forward and backward to work different leg muscles and it got my heart rate up. About 2 years ago I decided to get one for the house. I went with the...

17 Jan 08

Are you embellishing your resume or are you just lying?

bunmi2501 @bunmi2501 (465) • Nigeria 17 Jan 08

Most people embellish their resumes. In fact, there's quite an art to wording accomplishments so they the reume will appear better than they actually were. But if you are not forthright about your information do you know...

resume

resumes

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amaleigh73 That is just a bad idea. . .if you get a job based on your resume it will inevitably come back to bite you. Nothing good can come out of lying about your experience or skills.

17 Jan 08

Do you have eggs for dinner?

nishdan01 @nishdan01 (3050) • Singapore 17 Jan 08

A friend of mine told that it is not good to have eggs for dinner. Is that true? Whatdo you all think? Do you have eggs for dinner?

dinner

eggs

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amaleigh73 We just had eggs for dinner last night. My children like it when we mix it up a little and have breakfast for dinner. I wouldn't say eggs are "hard" to digest but they do have a fair amount of protein and I was told by a doctor (when I was pregnant and...

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SMURFS turn 50 this year

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 16 Jan 08

The lil blue guys(and 1 girl) are a 5 billion dollar industry. Who remembers the smurfs? Who had merchandise?

smurf

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amaleigh73 I used to love the Smurfs. I wish I could remember all their names. The only merchandise I had was a small plastic Smurfette figurine. (Spell check does not like the word "Smurf"!) That was when Saturday morning cartoons were okay to watch.

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Rainy Days

chelle39574 @chelle39574 (215) • United States 16 Jan 08

What is your favorite thing to do on rainy days?

rainy days

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amaleigh73 I like to stay in my PJs and curl up with a blanket and a good book. I usually end up taking a short nap somewhere in there, too. This rarely happens with 2 young children, but it is still nice to think about :-)

16 Jan 08

Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving with your family?

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 8 Nov 07

Normally, I look forward to Thanksgiving with my family, but my brothers aren't getting along with each other right now. So this Thanksgiving could be a rough one. One year, we canceled family dinner. So I went out in the woods...

family

people not getting along

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amaleigh73 Actually, I am looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner this year and pretty much every year. Every other year, some of my husband's family from Massachusetts comes to our family cabin for 4 or 5 days. This is the year. The Friday after Thanksgiving, the "girls"...

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What's the Funniest Thing Your Cat Does?

girljar @girljar (287) • United States 6 Nov 07

I love cats, because they definitely have attitude. They can be pretty funny, too. One of our cats loves to chase shadows. It's hilarious. And have you played with them with one of those laser pointers? That really gets us...

cats

funny cats

play with cats

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amaleigh73 Just the other day Sally, our cat, was trying to look out the window. She was standing on only her two back legs for the longest time. She had great balance. I wanted to get the camera, but knew if I moved, she would stop. Sadly, I'm the only one that saw it.

8 Nov 07

I felt my baby moving

beyonce03 @beyonce03 (2331) • Canada 7 Nov 07

Since sunday, i can feel my little baby moving inside me. it's an amazing feeling and I never thought it would be like that. it's like small waves inside of me. But 2 times I really receive a little knock and even my boyfriend...

baby

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amaleigh73 Wonder, amazement, love. . .those are some things I felt when I first felt my babies move inside me. I was so sick with my first pregnancy, I was worried that he would be okay. When I started to feel him move, it made most of my worries go away. We decided we...

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Kids say the funniest things. What's your Kid funny Stories.

LavenderPower @LavenderPower (274) • United States 7 Nov 07

One of the favorites from my son. When he was in 2nd grade, he had a test that was True or False. One of the questions was "You Put Oil In The Car" my son answered False. When he brought his test home, we went over the questioned...

parenting

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amaleigh73 My 4 year old daughter keeps us laughing! We were sitting around a campfire one evening and she was sitting beside her aunt. Her aunt had a red hooded sweat shirt on and one of the strings was fraying. She said to my daughter "Oh no, what should we do about...

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aqua dots recalled

phillygirl606 @phillygirl606 (1112) • United States 7 Nov 07

well my son asked for that toy aqua dots. SO of course I ran to toys r us and picked up the whole aqua dot machine and put it away for christmas. I just read online that the whole aqua dot line of toys was recalled. The Factory in...

another toy recall

aqua dots recalled

toy recall

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amaleigh73 This was on my daughter's Christmas list also. I didn't buy it yet. I think if I already owned it and my child was of the recommended age, I would let her keep it - only using it when supervised. I guess now I will take it off her list - I most likely couldn't...

8 Nov 07

Is spanking ok?

Ejobsuccess @Ejobsuccess (895) • United States 20 Aug 07

Do you think its ok to spank your child? I know its seems a bit harsh but what do you do with children who are just plain hard headed. They know they can get over and they are just disrespectful! I dont know how many times i tell...

boot camp

spanking

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amaleigh73 We do occasionally spank our children, but it is reserved for the most severe punishment. Some parents spank for everything and/or out of anger. We try many other forms of punishment first and most of the time they get the point before it comes to spanking. I...

20 Aug 07

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Morning sickness tips?

rachelcaron @rachelcaron (1679) • United States 20 Aug 07

Did you have morning (all day) sickness when you were pregnant? Any good tips? This is my second pregnancy and it seems a little worse, in terms of sickness, than the first. Last time I remember just getting a little nauseous...

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amaleigh73 This sounds all too familiar and I definitely feel for you. I was very sick with both my pregnancies for about 4+ months. With my son (first), nothing helped and the doctor's didn't give me any suggestions, other than the usual, eat what you can when you can,...

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Do you send free e-cards?

simplyshawn @simplyshawn (650) • United States 18 Aug 07

I quit sending free e-cards for a long time when they started charging you for it. Just today I ran into some free e-card sites, so I'm going to give them a try. Do you do this?

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amaleigh73 I do send free e-cards. My favorite sites for those are hallmark.com, hoops&yoyo.com (division of Hallmark) and dayspring.com. As far as I know they are still free. It is really nice if I don't remember an occasion until that day.

18 Aug 07

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Would you choose to be able to read other's minds?

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 17 Aug 07

Okay one more topic before bed! If you could have the option to read people's minds would you? If so, why would you want this power - how would you use it? If not, why not? I'm not sure I want to hear other's thoughts about me....

people

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amaleigh73 There are times I think I would pay money to know what my children are thinking! What goes on in those little heads of theirs?!?! LOL Overall, I don't think I would want to know what others are thinking about me. I think it would change my personality. ....

17 Aug 07

Which juice do you give to your kids for lunch everyday?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 17 Aug 07

We don't usually have juice in our house, except for the occasional juice that we give to our daughter. Since she can't drink orange juice, we give her fruit juice instead from Tropicana or Minute Maid. But, she normally doesn't...

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amaleigh73 I try to buy juices that are 100% fruit juice, not from concentrate. I also like the Mott's Plus (It may be from concentrate but it has other vitamins and no sugar added). My children only get juice if they have had their milk for the day.

17 Aug 07

when do you start putting Christmas decoration?

roniroxas @roniroxas (10559) • Philippines 15 Aug 07

well some of my relatives starts putting christmas decor when september comes. i think thats too early but they want it that way. i start putting christmas decor during december. whats your style?

christmas decoration

christmas season

decoration

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amaleigh73 I start right after Thanksgiving. It tends to be a gradual process because I do the inside decorating and my husband does the lights outside. We usually get our Christmas tree the second weekend in December. We love to take the kids to a local farm and cut it...

15 Aug 07

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