mama4kids

@mama4kids (690)

United States • Age 53

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Are you contemplating getting a credit card? Don't do it.........

tess1960 @tess1960 (2385) • United States 4 Jun 07

I admit it, I got in over my head with my credit credits. Now I am looking at 5 years of regular monthly payments to pay them all of. 5 years!! And all I have to show for it is junk and a bad pipe dream, I bought into a home...

bad idea

credit card debt

pay with cash is best

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mama4kids i feel the same way. we are in way over our heads with credit cards too. it is sickening!! i just recently went into a debt consolidation program for my cards but my husband didnt. we have way too many bills that it is scary. some days i just cant handle the...

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How many kids is enough for you to handle?

Abbypia @Abbyey (760) • Philippines 4 Jun 07

I love kids, and if iam capable physically and financially i would love to have lots. Lots would mean around 4 kids to 6 kids. But only if i can give them the best in education / lifestyle / training (manners). However if...

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mama4kids i have 4 kids, ages 10,4,2, and 17 months. it is hard having so many but it is wonderful too!! the hard part is that the 3 youngest are each a year apart from the one ahead of them. that makes it tough. it is expensive too. i dont want anymore. i love the 4 i...

4 Jun 07

a career woman, mother of two and a loving wife... how can i do these all???

lovely2joy @lovely2joy (12) • Philippines 4 Jun 07

I'm not really sure if im giving the ample time and attention to my husband and to my kids. Can anyone give me an overview on how i can actually use my time.... being a mother, a wife and a career woman...

career woman

mother

wife

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mama4kids it is very hard to juggle everything. i am a mother to 4 kids, 3 of them being toddlers. i am a wife. i am a writer for the local newspaper. i write about 2-3 big stories a month which require research and interviews and about 2-3 smaller stories in which i...

4 Jun 07

omg....

jolenegreen @jolenegreen (1209) • United States 3 Jun 07

Look at this. I cried...when I looked at this. www.myspace.com/kristyreynolds

myspace

shaken baby

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mama4kids omg...how terrible!! i have tears in my eyes. but i cant find out what exactly happened. i am thinking a babysitter incidence but i cant find the original story. do you know what happened??

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nurse's licensure exam

yuriclar @yuriclar (28) • Philippines 2 Jun 07

june 10 &11 is judgment day!arrrgh!the nurses licensure exam is getting near!i'm already having a moderate level of anxiety.need to get focused!waaaahh!

board exam

license

nurse

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mama4kids good luck!! dont be nervous..you will do just fine. i was in nursing school a few years ago but dropped out. i am now a journalist. i needed a child friendly type of career and the nursing school schedule was rough so i had to drop out and change majors. i...

2 Jun 07

Do white squirrels exist?

lifeoriley @lifeoriley (262) • United States 2 Jun 07

They sure do! In the small town of Brevard NC these eye catchers can be seen running around doing what squirrels do. The squirrels were once thought to be albinos but they have dark eyes like other squirrels. The white squirrel...

animals

squirrels

wild animals

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mama4kids white squirrels sound cool!! here in pa, we have regular squirrels and black squirrels. i have never seen or even knew that a black squirrel exists until we moved here. they are really dark!! very cool!!

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Karma makes me a jerk!

soccermom @soccermom (3198) • United States 30 May 07

Ok, my younger sister (she's 27) got married last July and her and her hubby want to start a family. She's had fertility issues and they've been trying to work through them, they want a baby badly. My sis called me tonite saying...

abortion

karma

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mama4kids if you think this way, there is a reason. maybe it is like the old saying what goes around, comes around. it is sad though. can they get eggs from her ovary before removing it though? sometimes that is an option and then ivf would have to be done. i feel...

30 May 07

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Worried and Don't know what to do?

babygrl22004 @babygrl22004 (238) • United States 29 May 07

Ok so I'm like 32 weeks pregnant, this is my third baby and I've already dialated. I have had several signs of premature labor but my doctor won't listen to me. He just keeps telling my I'm paranoid and that everything is fine....

pregnancy worries

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mama4kids well most of what you said in the beginning of the post sounds normal. i was dialate 4 cm for almost a full two weeks with my fourth baby. but the baby not moving around the same amount isnt totally normal. it is normal for the end of pregnancy for the baby to...

29 May 07

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Baby names you like

bellydancer222 @bellydancer222 (3) • United States 29 May 07

Mine is Tabitha.

baby names

family

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mama4kids my kids names are lexi, jd, ryder and jesse. if i had a girl the last baby, i wanted to name her either lola or avery. my hubby didnt like either. we would have fought. lol!!

29 May 07

Name your Power

vampoet @vampoet (825) • Singapore 29 May 07

If you could be any character from the show Heroes, which character will you be and why? Better yet, if you could have any power in the world, which power would you wanna have?

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mama4kids this is funny..anytime my husband says something about being wonderful or a super hero i always tell him that my super power is that i make milk ( i am still breastfeeding) and i ask him what is his. he laughs and says i dont know. i cant top that...

29 May 07

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The sweetest thing happened in Wal-mart today...

foxyfire33 @foxyfire33 (10005) • United States 29 May 07

We were all in there trying to get some quick shopping done before my s/o had to go to work tonight. Wal-mart was crazy busy so we just wanted to get in, get what we needed and get out. Suddenly this elderly gentleman called over...

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mama4kids what a nice story. it is nice to hear some good since mostly everyone hears only the bad. thanks for sharing that story!!!

29 May 07

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givers and takers, which are you?

helpmehelpyou @helpmehelpyou (534) • Canada 29 May 07

i'm the type of person who will not ask for free help. but i give to anyone who asks. asking nothing in return. therefore i get more takers than givers. is it my fault there are more takers in my life? if it weren't for givers...

nothin in common

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mama4kids i am the same way as you. it is ok for people to ask me for help but i have trouble asking for it. must be a curse...lol!!

29 May 07

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For those who breastfed....

angel575 @angel575 (66) • United States 29 May 07

Ok this may be an awkward question for me to ask but when you stopped breastfeeding did your breast go back down to the pre pregnancy size otr did they stay the same? The reason why i ask this is because my breast have not gone...

breast feeding

hormones

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mama4kids after breastfeeding my second child, they went back down to normal. same thing with my third child. i am still nursing my fourth child and he is now 17 months old. i am afraid to stop..lol. this is my last baby so my last chance to have naturally bigger...

29 May 07

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Whole Wheat Pizza! Is your mouth watering?

doingit4fun @doingit4fun (917) • United States 29 May 07

I have read at least 3 times in last week about Whole Wheat Pizza. I think it will be fine as long it is hot or may even have better texture.. What do you think of whole wheat pizza? What is next "No Cheese"?

pizza

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mama4kids i love whole wheat pizza but i eat everything whole wheat or whole grain though so i am used to the taste. it is an acquired taste!! i like a whole wheat pizza with fresh mozzarella and chopped tomatoes. so good!!

29 May 07

Is it right?

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 29 May 07

We got a notice in the mail yesterday to inform us that on May 31, a movie will be filmed on our street. I live across the street from a big park. We are asked not to go out of the house on that day after 6pm at night to 2am....

filming a movie

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mama4kids it is hard to imagine telling people to not leave their houses though. especially if something so cool is going on. what if you work until 8pm and then you cant come home? that would bother me. you know..they can edit things if need be though...lol. have...

29 May 07

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Don't you hate it when people don't take your advise?

angel575 @angel575 (66) • United States 29 May 07

I hate it when I give my friend valuable advise and she doesn't take it and ends up suffering the consequences. Just over a week ago she told me that her DR diagnosed her with H-pylori and I told her that she would have to stop...

advise

friends

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mama4kids i know how you feel. i always said that if you dont want my advice, dont ask for it!!! lol!!! i bet she listens to you next time though. being on a strict diet sucks!!

29 May 07

Do you like The NBA?

arthur_du @arthur_du (4) • China 29 May 07

I love this game! I like playing basketball in spare time! Which NBA team is your favorate?

do you like nba

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mama4kids i used to be a big nba fan. i worked for dan majerles sports bar in the 90s and got to meet a lot of the players. i met dan majerle, charles barkley, isaiah rider, kevin johnson, ac green and some others. i met some celebrities there as well. it was an awesome...

29 May 07

What is the best age for pregnancy?

chemicalh2 @chemicalh2 (627) • Philippines 29 May 07

What is the best age for pregnancy? do you think that early 20's is the best age or 30's?

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mama4kids i had a child at 23, one at 29. one at 31 and one at 32. i think that it totally depends on the person. some 23 year olds arent ready to be a parent. some 32 yr olds arent ready yet either. it totally depends on where the person is at mentally as well as in...

29 May 07

Are you a workahoic?

anlelan @anlelan (90) • China 28 May 07

Do you love your work ? How many time will you spend on your work? If you think about your work every minute or everywhere? Do you have a hard time leting of work or even when you be forced to play and sing. Do you think you are a...

work

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mama4kids i think that i have recently become a workaholic. i wouldnt have classified myself as one until now too..lol. i write for my local paper and i have been writing for some websites for money so i feel that if i dont work, i am not going to get paid. i work...

28 May 07

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epidural Over and Over again 15 Times

stacy624 @stacy624 (2776) • Canada 27 May 07

Back in 1999 I had asked to have an epidural..They had the Doctor come in and asked me to bend forward and not move. I did so ...When the Dr went ahead I screamed that my back felt like it was going to bust. He said stay still...

had children

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mama4kids i would have sued. that is insane...15 tries. that was probably more painful and aggrivating than the labor pains in the first place!! he could have paralyzed you since he didnt seem to know what he was doing. and i think he was admitting to being wrong by...

28 May 07

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