epenner

@epenner (162)

United States • Age 40

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Natural Childbirth vs. Give me Drugs!!

c2adams2 @c2adams2 (351) • United States 23 Mar 07

How did you do your childbirth? Did you earn your "mommy badge" (A child with no pain medication)? With my son I wanted my mommy badge. They ended up giving me morphine because my labor stalled due to stress. BTW: Morphine, not...

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epenner My first son was 6 lbs 6 oz. I chose to have a natural birth birth no pain medication. Even after he was born I refused medication. My second son was 8 lbs 7.3 oz. Not thinking I was going to have such a big baby I chose once again to have a natural birth. It...

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Living Spaces and Attitudes!

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 17 Feb 07

My question now is do your surroundings effect your attitude? Does a messy house or apartment make you feel depressed, unorganized, or non-productive? When your living space is neat and clean to you feel happy and positive?I know...

attitudes

living spaces

people

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epenner I definately think that when my house is clean I feel more at ease. I was a neat freak until I had two kids, and that kind of over rules the my cleaning rules. Sometimes I just don't have time to clean anymore, and it seems that it makes me a bit more edgy.

18 Feb 07

What brand of diaper rash cream do you use?

Tatsuya @Tatsuya (1149) • United States 17 Feb 07

I used to use Desitin or A&D ointment. I've found a really good one lately, and I've been using it. It's called Burt's Bees Baby Bee diaper ointment. My youngest had a rather horrible diaper rash and the Destitin or A&D wasn't...

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epenner I have used everything on the market I think, and I'm not impressed with many. My fav is Aquaphor, but I think plain old vaseline works the best.

18 Feb 07

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from feeding bottles to sippy cup!!!

alfa62603 @alfa62603 (192) • Philippines 7 Feb 07

I'm kinda worried or let me say SCARED of weaning my baby from feeding bottle to sippy cup when drinking her milk...to mommies out there, have you been succesful doing this to your toddlers???...the reason why I'm a bit worried is...

sippy cup

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epenner I would say give her milk atleast with her meals in a sippy cup. Then slowly work through taking one more bottle feeding away each day until she no longer uses a bottle at all. I did this with my first son and it worked great, he was no longer using a bottle...

7 Feb 07

Why do cigarette companies bother putting warning labels?

COLLIS2 @COLLIS2 (479) • United States 7 Feb 07

Why do cigarette companies bother putting warning labels on their boxes? If you're going to smoke, you already know all the hazards and risks it involves. It's a choice like any other but I don't believe there is a person out...

cigarettes

health

smokers

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epenner If cigarrette companies didn't put warning labels on their packs they wouldn't be in business. so many people would file lawsuit on something they already knew was not good for you.

7 Feb 07

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Do you like being compared to other people?

hopeful28 @hopeful28 (1439) • Singapore 7 Feb 07

One of the things that I resented when I was young and even now is when I am being compared with my siblings, relatives or friends. I am always not as clever, as hardworking, as good looking, as smart or hardworking than this or...

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epenner I definately hated being compared to other children when I was growing up. My mom would always say, why can't you be more like that little kid. Probably because I wasn't that little kid, and because her parents raised her differently than my mother raised...

7 Feb 07

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Are you a Nancy Grace fan or does she grate on your nerves?

wsue1023 @wsue1023 (1395) • United States 7 Sep 06

I can't stand her show. I think she's overly dramatic and leads her viewers down ridiculous paths at times. I used to watch her, but lately she's just annoying. Can't watch, won't watch, hurts to watch. What's

nancy grace

opinion of nancy grace

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epenner I can agree that she can play on the same topic and debates too mcuh, but I love her. She is outspoken and doesn't give a damn if anyone agrees with her or not. She knows she is right.

31 Jan 07

Guy preference: Long Hair or Short Hair?

nicolai @nicolai (288) • Philippines 29 Jan 07

which kind of gut attract you the most, the gut with the long hair or the gut with short hair? For me, the gut with short hair and clean cut attracts me the most,,how about you?

hair

long hair

short hair

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epenner Short, and clean cut

29 Jan 07

do I need to do something special to get more responses?

monie2boys @monie2boys (176) • United States 26 Jan 07

I don't have that many responses. I hope I don't sound like a whiney baby. I'm just wondering if I'm doing something wrong. I wonder if I should be starting the posts in larger interest groups. I hope my topics are just boring....

help

mylot

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epenner i started off with the same trouble but I started posting things that really impact my life and things I hope to share with others. For example I am a mother of two and I always have topics to share about parenting. And current events. If it interests you...

29 Jan 07

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will you consider liposuction?

shangsyndrome @shangsyndrome (814) • Philippines 28 Jan 07

if you have the money for it? and you also have tha fats that needs to be removed.. would you?

liposuction

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epenner I would definately go for it. I think what you look like physically can boost your esteem so much. If it's going to make me feel better about myself and have a fullfilling life, I say go for it.

28 Jan 07

Do you think that healthier foods in schools is a good idea?

Willowlady @Willowlady (10658) • United States 27 Jan 07

In my local paper a Columbus, New Jersey school is saying no to junk food in their school cafeterias. Trays of carrot and celery sticks with low fat ranch dip and orange slices along side beef hotdogs with whole wheat buns. This...

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epenner When I was in school our district decided to offer choices. There was a salad bar, sandwich bar, and then a hot meal. All were very healthy choices. I think this helped kids to choose more of what was right for them. Everyone is different and this helped...

28 Jan 07

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4 month old wont nap?!?!

mommy2jason922 @mommy2jason922 (529) • United States 27 Jan 07

my 4 month old will not nap. i gave him a bottle and he slept in my arms, but as soon as i put him in his swing he woke up and started crying. What can I do? Im not going to drug him to make him sleep. he used to sleep so well,...

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epenner I am having the same problem. I know this might sound harsh but sometimes I just have to let him cry. I 'll let him cry for like ten minutes then I will pick him up talk to him and give him his bottle. He usuallly goes right to sleep. I had some issues...

28 Jan 07

Why do girls carry handbags and usually the bigger the better...

sechsey @sechsey (1831) • Canada 26 Jan 07

Why do we carry so much stuff with us? Why the big handbags? Why cant women live without a handbag with them? And is it really the bigger the better?

bags

fashion

handbag

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epenner We just have to take everything with us. We have to have our makeup, our hairbrush, maybe a trial size of our hair products, a good book for long waits, or a magazine. We feel more comfortable when we can carry with us all the luxuries f home.

27 Jan 07

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Who do you think is the best male singer/rapper?

nykid29 @nykid29 (712) • United States 11 Nov 06

i say Kanye west

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epenner It has to be Tupac.

27 Jan 07

weight loss?

nycknhead79 @nycknhead79 (103) • United States 1 Jan 07

im just curious have any of u lost weight?like more than 20 pounds and how did u do it?im strugglin right now i had a baby 15 months ago and i was losing and then i gained it back.

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epenner I had a baby four months ago, and already i have lost so much. I gained close to 50 pounds with the pregnancy. i was a size 3 before I was pregnant and now I fit in a size 5. I don't excercise only when I'm chasing the kids, and lugging them around. I just...

26 Jan 07

Have you ever had a guests that you just couldn't get rid of ?

samtaylorskykierajen @samtaylorskykierajen (7977) • Canada 25 Jan 07

I have someone who comes to my house and stays til all hours of the night even knowing I have to work the next day . What is a polite way of asking someone to leave without insulting them ? Have you ever had this problem and...

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epenner I have had so many of these. generally they are my boyfriends friends who just don't know when it is time for them to go. One of his friends are staying here right now, we don't want to just throw him out so we are trying to push him out on his own will but...

26 Jan 07

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Fathers

XxAngelxX @XxAngelxX (2830) • Canada 25 Jan 07

Why do people say it is so hard for the father to take care of the children? What makes us women better equipped to do it? I think this is something a lot of men just don't do anymore because they know they are going to get put...

relationships

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epenner I think woman are better equipped to take care of children because we have a motherly instinct that fathers don't. We get a feeling about things and we are usually right. I think fathers do what it is they can and I applaud them for that. But if he did...

26 Jan 07

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