hopeful327

@hopeful327 (189)

United States • Age 48

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Would you get a tuberculosis test???

hopeful327 @hopeful327 (189) • United States 19 Mar 12

Two people in my city (of about 210,000) have been diagnosed with TB recently. They are only telling the people that work with, or went to school with the individuals to get tested. I don't falll into that category, but...

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How much money do you have saved for reitrement.... and how old are you?

hopeful327 @hopeful327 (189) • United States 19 Mar 12

My husband and I have about 43k in retirement. We are 34 and 33. Yes I am nosey. I have no idea if we'll have enough to retire. How much do you have saved and how old are you?

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What Would You Do If Your Spouse Called You a Fat Pig?

ladym33 @ladym33 (10978) • United States 2 Jan 12

My husband was supposed to be starting a new diet today and I made him some chili that is made of all healthy ingredients but because it wasn't on a specific list he would not eat it. My husband is always either dieting or eating...

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hopeful327 I'm soo sorry :( That would upset me!!! I think the best thing to do is to talk to someone about it. I would recommend call an anonymous hotline. A caring listener will help you. Try lovelines (google it). (((HUGS)))

2 Jan 12

Pregnant with diabetes

mcart82 @mcart82 (87) 2 Jan 12

I am pregnant with my second child, this pregnancy has been a little bit harder because of my diabetes, it has been impossible to control this time. I was at the hospital for a week about two months ago, and they gave me a diet to...

pregnant with diebetes

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hopeful327 Hang in there - I have known 3 moms who had successful pregnancies with diabetes. Take it one at a time. Befoer you know it your baby will be here

2 Jan 12

I want to have more children.

tabatha7 @tabatha7 (187) 1 Jan 12

My husband & I are getting to be older; we're now considered to be in the early stages of mid-life. I have a child from a previous relationship & always wanted to have about 5 kids... but the guy I had the first child with was...

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hopeful327 I think it'd be great for you to have another child. Your older son will be a good daddy from all of the experience of watching you take care of his sibling. Plus, he will have some family after you and your dh pass on many years from now.

2 Jan 12

Have you ever had to call CPS / Child Welfare Services?

hopeful327 @hopeful327 (189) • United States 2 Jan 12

Have you ever had to call CPS? Or have you ever had to deal with the system? Have you ever had a case on you? If my child were to get bruises just from playing, I"ll be honest, I don't know if I'd send him to school because i'm...

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What tips and advice do you have for living more frugally / save money????

hopeful327 @hopeful327 (189) • United States 2 Jan 12

I'm trying to live more frugally and save money! Do you have any useful tips for me? THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

frugal living

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New ideas for Building my Credit

Sourceseeker @Sourceseeker (1197) • United States 1 Jan 12

Credit has always been a problem for me but I plan for 2012 to be better. I will get a 3 company credit report and go through, correcting what I can without spending any money. I will put put a few more things on auto...

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hopeful327 Good luck - I highly recommend taking a Dave Ramsey courses for advice. There should be one in your area - google "Dave ramsey classes". Also try living more frugally too!

2 Jan 12

When should we let our children start dating?

Dancer96 @Dancer96 (36) • United States 29 Dec 11

My 12 year old son has a "girlfriend" and is very open with me about it. However, he is upset because I won't let them go out on a date. I don't mind if they do things together with a group of kids, but won't let them go with just...

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hopeful327 I will not allow my son to date until he is 16. HOWEVER, I will encourage (note I said encourage) him to wait until he is in college, for various reasons. Whether or not he's follows my advice is up to him :)

2 Jan 12

Is Jesus not a God? Why?

mantis36 @mantis36 (4219) • Philippines 1 Jan 12

I been heard some Religious religion that they said Jesus is not a God... but Jesus is only a Mediator and a Sacred Man.... why???? they said only the PREACHER claims that Jesus is God but.... those 12 APOSTLES never...

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hopeful327 Hi - Jesus was God's son. He died on the cross for our sins so that we might be saved. Because of his amazing sacrifice, we are not covered under the old law of the old testament, though we of course should follow them, we are covered under grace. By...

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Do you ever get your feelings hurt on Facebook????

hopeful327 @hopeful327 (189) • United States 1 Jan 12

If you use FB, do you ever getyour feelings hurt? I'll admit I do. I have been "unfriended" and wonder why. It does hurt. Also when I respond on other peoples statuses and they ignore mine it hurts a little. But overall I...

facebook

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Would you do the Polar Bear Dip?

bonbon664 @bonbon664 (3466) • Canada 1 Jan 12

I'm reading in the paper that some people jumped into a freezing cold lake on New Years Day. In most cases, it raises money for charities. I was thinking about it, there is no way in the world that I would do something like that....

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hopeful327 Wow, that sounds crazy :) THough I'm sure it is a very memorable experience :) :) And I guess if it raises $ for charity its great :)

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If you made a promise, would you likely to keep it?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 1 Jan 12

From my experience and observation, majority of people made a promise to another person, less likely they will remember what they promised, and less likely they will keep that promise in the near future. They probably simply say...

promises

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hopeful327 I agree with you, there are people who promise to do something to comfort/satisfy them at the moment. I lose trust in people who do that. THey are NOT true friends. It is difficult to respect people like that!

1 Jan 12

How would you deal with unexpected events participated by your children?

ABCL2012 @ABCL2012 (62) • Philippines 28 Dec 11

I am with my mom's place celebrating her birthday. Just this morning, my daughter asked permission to attend a party that would be held next town. Her father approved of it with a promise to be home at four in the afternoon....

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hopeful327 I take it she's an adult and over 18? If that's the case, the only thing you can do is let her know (gently) how you feel and perhaps in the future she will be more considerate.... I know it hurts, but since she's an adult, you really cannot "punish" her....

1 Jan 12

Legitimate Paying Websites

2bpositive @2bpositive (9) • United States 1 Jan 12

I have heard that some of the better higher paying article writing/posting websites are expertscolum, wikinut, and mylot. Can anyone name some other reliable sites from personal experience?

article writing

higher paying websites

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hopeful327 Another one that I write for is triond.com. It's fairly easy. There's also firehow.com. Also you might just google "Freelance writing websites" GOOD LUCK!

1 Jan 12

Anyone worked for Westathome, LIveops, or similar site?????????????

hopeful327 @hopeful327 (189) • United States 1 Jan 12

I'm thinking of applying to a site like Liveops or West at Home. Do you know if they check all of your old job references / bosses, etc? It has been EIGHT YEARS since I've held a "real job" so many of my references are a...

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Vacation cut short

stuckonu @stuckonu (726) • Philippines 1 Jan 12

Supposedly, January 2 2012 is still our scheduled leave but my workaholic boss scheduled it as a training. It was initially alright but since we came from the province, we have to cut our vacation to 2 days only. I wonder why...

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hopeful327 Bummer :( That sounds no fun. I work from home, however, when I worked, and when January 1st was a holiday we would have the 2nd off. I think. If I were the boss I would definitely call it a holiday - I think it hurts the rapport in the office to do it...

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Homeschooling

mcart82 @mcart82 (87) 31 Dec 11

I have been giving some thought to homeschooling my 10 year old son. I just moved to a new state, he would be starting a new school here. I do want him to have a social life, but I think that sports and other activities could take...

homeschooling

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hopeful327 I'm sure you could find a home daycare provider who would be happy to keep him while you are at work. In fact, some might be THRILLED because he could probably help her out with the younger kids and he'd probably be pretty easy too. Where I live, in TX, you...

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Worried....... How Much Do You Have Saved For Retirement???

hopeful327 @hopeful327 (189) • United States 1 Jan 12

Sometimes I worry that we won't have enough when we hit retirement age. I really hope that social security is still around, or at least a little bit of it is. Do you ever worry about it?

money

retirement

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Substance Abuse

aceabrea @aceabrea (184) 10 Oct 11

I am preparing a lecture on substance abuse with the high school students as my target audience. I am hoping someone here in mylot could provide me their experiences with substance abuse and how they go about it. Through your...

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hopeful327 Hi - I don't have any experience with substance abuse, but you might call your local MADD or an Alcoholics Anonymous Group? Maybe they could give you some advice?

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