marvinmacs

@marvinmacs (15)

Philippines • Age 56

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Foster Parents

momathome @momathome (474) • Canada 3 Sep 10

Are you a foster parent to children that are on ritalin? I'm curious to know how many kids there are that are put on ritalin because they are in foster care. I know a parent who had her children removed from her and fought the...

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ritalin

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marvinmacs I am not a foster parent to begin with. But I feel strongly about drugs being injected on children and teens. Drugs are harmful to the body in the long run. Secondly, drugs only suppress the symptom, not the disease. That is whether it's mental or physical...

3 Sep 10

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Parenting Fail

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 19 Aug 10

A Florida Mom named Rachel Stieringer thought it would be 'cute' to post a picture of her baby 'smoking a bong' on Facebook. - The baby was not smoking a bong, the joke was not cute, and no one is laughing. Certainly not the...

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marvinmacs What does a 19-year old know? Gosh, making cute things out of criminal tools? It's like leaving my empty gun on the table and let my toddler play with it? Then he may actually lift it up and say "Bang Bang!" That's cute? Oh no. Forgive me for saying this,...

20 Aug 10

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Pnoy not in favor of divorce but in favor of marriage after legal separation

king4aday @king4aday (680) • Philippines 19 Aug 10

The difference between divorce and legal separation is that divorce allows estranged couple to remarry while Legal separation doesn't. The other difference is the length of the procedure. Processing of divorce is way faster than...

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marvinmacs Anything that breaks up a duly constituted marriage, especially the one solemnized in the Church, simply stinks. I have people close to my heart who have separated and are looking for new partners. I still love them, but my heart can only pray for them. I...

20 Aug 10

Punished for telling the truth?

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 19 Aug 10

This was in an advice column for teens. One teenager had called her parents for a ride home from a party, because her boyfriend had had a few drinks. The parents picked her up, but then they put her on restriction and wouldn't...

teen talk

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marvinmacs If I were the parent, I would appreciate the honesty of my daughter for (a) being responsible about herself and (b) for calling her parents. With this I intend to accomplish two things: (a) let my daughter know that she did the right thing and to feel proud...

20 Aug 10

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Divorce in the Philippines

archon309 @archon309 (404) • Philippines 18 Aug 10

A group is pushing for the legality of divorce here in the country? Is it really needed? How do you think it would affect the families, specially the children if divorce is legalized here in the country?

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marvinmacs To accept divorce in the Philippines is to downgrade marriage as a mere contract between two persons. A marriage involves a contract, but it is more than just a contract. It is a covenant: for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us...

18 Aug 10

Do your kids get vaccinations?

MirandaKay @MirandaKay (231) • United States 15 Aug 10

I have 2 kids and I have following the vaccination plan completely for both of them. They are on schedule with all of their vaccinations. Because of this neither on of them had to suffer through childhood illnesses. I had chicken...

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marvinmacs Our first child went through a lot of vaccination. A naturopathic doctor recommended something else to us due to vaccine side effects that you've got to hear from them yourself. His recommendation was a combination of natural vitamins, dietary patterns, sleep...

16 Aug 10

Do your kids get vaccinations?

MirandaKay @MirandaKay (231) • United States 15 Aug 10

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marvinmacs Our first child went through a lot of vaccination. A naturopathic doctor recommended something else to us. It was a combination of natural vitamins, dietary patterns, sleep patterns, etc. I wouldn't recommend vaccination; but in the same breath I caution you...

16 Aug 10

Mass resignation of WOWOWEE/Pilipinas Win na Win staff

totallyundecided @totallyundecided (3190) • Philippines 16 Aug 10

It says a total of 27 staff. 10 dancers and the rest are the people backstage. I just watched Juicy and there was an excerpt of Willie who was interviewed by Cristy Fermin. She asked Willie if there was really a mass...

philippines

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marvinmacs I find it hard to believe that people will actually risk their livelihood with Willie. But that appears to be happening. I just have this feeling that for a staff of 27 people to resign en masse, there's got to be more than just loyalty at work there.

16 Aug 10

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Did you try to make "utang'" in a Sari-sari Store?

totallyundecided @totallyundecided (3190) • Philippines 16 Aug 10

LOL. Sorry for the word. I am having trouble on how to put it. But credit is the right term right because they usually have slogans that says, "Credit is nice but Cash is best". LOL This happened to me 4 days ago. When I was in...

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marvinmacs I wouldn't recommend it; but if you have to, make sure you have good relationship with the Sari-Sari Store, that the owner trusts you, and, more importantly, that you know that she indeed can trust you. P100 may not be a lot to you, but that matters to them....

16 Aug 10

Is being happy with yourself possible to learn?

lilangelspreschool @lilangelspreschool (1129) • United States 16 Aug 10

I have always been happy with me if someone else was happy with me. I have always appreciated myself if someone else appreciated me. Is it possible to be taught how to be happy with yourself even if no one else is happy with you?...

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marvinmacs The answer is an absolute YES. We are born happy about ourselves, but we just somehow unlearn it along the way, thanks to classrooms and peer pressures, not to mention pressures at home in some cases. I have learned to be happy with myself the hard way, but it...

16 Aug 10

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Do you have brothers/sisters?

Tresaqwe @Tresaqwe (376) • United States 15 Aug 10

I have two brothers, one of them is six, and the other one turned 13 only a week ago. The six year old brother is very precious, a great artist and very smart. He's stubborn, and he'll never forget a promise you made to him....

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marvinmacs I come from a large family. I'm the tenth in a family of 11. My elder siblings may have talked like you now when I was 13. As I grew up it was my siblings who really disciplined me, and I remember driving them nuts in several occasions. Now that we're grown...

16 Aug 10

Do men change after marriage?

vijayanths @vijayanths (7877) • India 13 Aug 10

I think men and women change a lot after marriage. I used to spend more time with friends before marriage. I used to come home late night before marriage. I became more responsible after marriage. Similarly women also change a lot...

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marvinmacs I can somehow relate with what you express here. But I saw the answers in the book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by Dr. John Gray. What struck me the most in that book was the discussion about the primary needs of men and women, which are,...

13 Aug 10

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