michaelray

@michaelray (29)

Ireland • Age 42

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Child Care

suman76 @suman76 (648) • India 5 Jan 07

Today when the wife and husband is going for work and nobody is in house to look after the child. What should we do. Is is good to keep a maid in the house alone with the child when we are daily watching TV and awaring the people...

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michaelray If you need to work then the option are limited. You could place your child in a day care facility or get someone to take care of the child in your or their home. It needs to be someone you trust. Family would be the first people to considder, but they are not...

5 Jan 07

how can i earn money on ebay?

harivinod @harivinod (781) • India 5 Jan 07

i am new to the internet business, can any one tell me how to earn money on the ebay?

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michaelray If you want to earn money on eBay, you need to find products that you can sell there. You subscribe as a seller, put the products up for auction and off you go. You can sell practically anything there, so the possibilities are almost limitless. Off course you...

5 Jan 07

Why do we as a county . . .

jenbatres @jenbatres (799) • United States 3 Jan 07

help so many other countries? Why is it our responsibility to help others? We have so many starving and homless people in American, but we can help other countries. Why can't we help our own? Why do we pay for non-Americans to...

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michaelray All industrialized countries help to combat poverty in developing countries, not just the United States. When poverty decreases it provides political stability, security and on a world scale less chance for wars. It will increase international trade which will...

4 Jan 07

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After marriage, is it better than when you were dating?

cassiem0221 @cassiem0221 (274) • United States 2 Jan 07

My husband and I get along quite well for the most part. I have heard many complaints on how life changes after you marry the person you love. I recently came across a friend of mine and she complained non-stop on how she wishes...

marriage

relations

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michaelray Hi cassie, Your question covers a lot of bases. Dating, living together or being married. Dating is great! You are in love or at least falling in love. You don't see each other all the time, so the time you go out together becomes very special (or it should...

3 Jan 07

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Oprah Openig a School in South Africa

Kellie_DF6 @Kellie_DF6 (4) • United States 2 Jan 07

Today Oprah Winfrey opened a school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa. She hand picked 152 girls out of an application pool of more than 3,500 young girls. She said that her decision to build this school in South Africa...

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school

south africa

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michaelray It is always nice to see people who can afford it spend money to help the less priviliged. Oprah is sticking her neck out to start an ambitious project and it is a pity that she gets criticized for not doing more. There are plenty of rich people out there who...

3 Jan 07

which is the slogan of your country?

eicher @eicher (509) • France 27 Dec 06

That of France is Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité (Freedom, Equality, Fraternity) and on your country?

country

slogan

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michaelray In Holland the crest of the Royal Family reads 'Je maintaindrai', I will maintain. This was to state the defiance of William of Orange to the Spanish King Fillip II, during the war of independance.

3 Jan 07

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Should we be looking for new planets to inhabit?

angelicEmu @angelicEmu (1311) 29 Dec 06

The human race seems to have given up all efforts to save our planet, and instead all the money seems to be going into space exploration and finding a new planet to colonise, once we've completely trashed this one. Shouldn't we be...

colonization

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michaelray Currently Earth is inhabited by 6 Billion people. Suppose we do find a planet where humans can live, who will move there? There is no doubt that only a tiny fraction of the Earths population could move. Right now people are fighting over who controls which...

30 Dec 06

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starting dumb discussions won't earn you money

blogginginvestor @blogginginvestor (193) • India 29 Dec 06

Hi, Just wanted to tell you that starting dumb discussions with one word answers don't earn you any money. Similarly, replying to such discussions or answering with single word replies won't earn you anything much. I started a...

discussions

earn

money

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michaelray Hi Blogginginvestor Thanks for sharing your experience. It is very good to know that writing nonsense doesn't earn anything. It is very frustrating to think that there are people out there who just 'write' as many entrees as they can without any substance to...

30 Dec 06

What is the job of a stay at home mom?

imadriscoll @imadriscoll (2228) • United States 4 Dec 06

I'm just wondering what your idea of a stay at home mom is? What should she accomplish throughout the day and what about what dad's job is? If dad works a "normal" job does he work 40 hours outside the home and then his job is...

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michaelray When you are part of a couple you share your lifes. The fun bits and also the work and the chores. While your husband works, you take care of your kids and whatever else you can do. Whatever is left over you share. It shouldn't be a competition about who does...

12 Dec 06

What is the "right thing"?

bluuyze @bluuyze (67) • United States 11 Dec 06

My friend works at a school for children with special needs. A lot of the children are living in foster homes, either their parents were on drugs or abused them. There is a little girl about 3 that has down's syndrome and cannot...

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michaelray Your friend did the right thing by escalating her concerns to the next level. Apparantly her worries have not been addressed. If she still feels that the child is being abused she needs to do something more. She could share her concerns with the responsible...

12 Dec 06

Muslims

Bhutto @Bhutto (741) • India 12 Dec 06

i am a muslim i am sick of hearing ppl say all muslims are terrorist.Only muslim are terrorist what about isreal who have broken all laws at UN and i am soory to say about India also What happened in gujrat all the attack were...

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michaelray I am not sure what your point is. You are sick of people saying all muslims are terrorists and you immediately go and call other people terrorists. What bothers you more? The fact that some people call all muslims terrorists or the fact that there are people...

12 Dec 06

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Will you marry a person who is divorced?

naughtysexy @naughtysexy (110) • India 11 Dec 06

Is it the end of life for the people who have been through a divorce?A man can still start another family as seen in many cases.But what about women do they have the right to marry again and start a new life,forgetting their...

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michaelray I was quite shocked when I read your comments. Now I have read a bit further I gather that you were referring to the situation in India. The culture there is so different from Europe and America. In principle women should have the same rights as men have. The...

12 Dec 06

Billionaires ... Can you believe that they would say this junk?

imadriscoll @imadriscoll (2228) • United States 12 Dec 06

A few weeks ago I was watching a show on ABC that was talking about giving to charities and who is the most likely to give money away to help the cause of the needy of America. Ted Turner was on and was talking about how he is...

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michaelray It's good to have money. Not having to worry about paying your bills and knowing you can retire comfortably. The money itself won't make you happy, but being well off will take a lot of the daily stress away. Nowadays there are a lot of extremely wealthy...

12 Dec 06

School and Mobile Phones....

tinkerbellfairywings @tinkerbellfairywings (76) • France 10 Dec 06

Well,my son is 14 and has taken his mobile phone to school as he has to leave very early in the morning and I thought it was safer for him to do so,plus if there was an emergency we could contact him.During lesson hours his phone...

families

mobile phones

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michaelray There are 2 sides to this issue. First of all children are in school to learn, so they should not be making/getting calls during class. Let alone playing games or sending text messages. I believe that all schools have rules that forbid children to have phones...

11 Dec 06

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Going dutch

horneyez1070 @horneyez1070 (16) • United States 7 Dec 06

So I've been out with this guy a few times and every time we go he always lingers when the bill comes to the point where I have to ask if we're splitting the bill. This has happened at dinner like 3 times. He has asked me out and...

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michaelray There could be several reasons why he doesn't treat you. Perhaps he thinks by paying for you, that you might feel insulted. More women want to pay their own way. In that noone is obligated to the other. You need to test the waters. See how he reacts if you say...

8 Dec 06

no one responds to my subjects. what can be the reason?

valmiki9 @valmiki9 (1171) • India 8 Dec 06

Is it the general trend or only friends respond to you? can any one say?

response

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michaelray Hi, Your topics seem to be very phylosophical. Maybe you could start some topics that people can give a more practical answer to? These tend to get more replies.

8 Dec 06

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Need Advice!!

Ambur25 @Ambur25 (1006) • United States 7 Dec 06

My youngest son, who's 4 years old, is a total.......... sweetheart. Yeah right. Lol. He's a lil' terror at times and he knows this. He does things JUST because he knows he can, and he'll just "deal with the consequences...

children

parenting

rules

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michaelray Hi Ambur25, Off course you love him or you wouldn't ask for help. I know how difficult children can be at this age. You need to figure out a strategy to deal with the situation. Maybe I can offer a few suggestions. Be consistant and clear when dealing with...

8 Dec 06

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does the best man have to give a speech or a toast at a wedding reception?

bronzie12 @bronzie12 (18) 17 Oct 09

that is the tradition..its been my experience,that it is also acceptable for the maid of honor to do it. If its your wedding,you can have it set up however you would like,i have been to a wedding,that do not follow the normal...

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michaelray that is the tradition..its been my experience,that it is also acceptable for the maid of honor to do it. If its your wedding,you can have it set up however you would like,i have been to a wedding,that do not follow the normal tradition and they have been...

17 Oct 09

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Should I Send a Christmas Card...

icequeen @icequeen (2840) • Canada 7 Dec 06

Okay...here's my dilemma...I had a best friend for several years. However..she lives over an hour from me...and rarely got down to see me...when she did she expected dinner and wanted to stay really late...Now...that I have not...

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michaelray Hi Icequeen, The question is really if you want to stay friends with her? You don't seem to be so keen on continuing your friendship. If you think she also doesn't value your friendship so much any more then let it go. When you get older you grow apart and...

8 Dec 06