odosbucket

@odosbucket (42)

United States • Age 53

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Do you carry around paper and

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 6 Feb 09

crayons for your kids to draw with while you are out? My daughter loves to doodle. Usually when we go to restaurants they have crayons and paper for the kiddies. We went to Dennys recently (the weekly outing with Uncle)and they...

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odosbucket Yep. My daughter loves to draw. I keep a little bag of crayons, about 10, and a mini coloring book although I'm about to exchange that for a small notepad since she's in a "coloring is boring, I want to draw" stage. They come in handy in all sorts of places!

8 Feb 09

Do you limit your kids to Gender Specific toys?

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 8 Feb 09

I'm sure the sterotypes are still out there but one must wonder how much is too much? or does it make a differance at all? I was reading about it and I was also thinking this as I have 2 girls & my youngest is a boy. I try to...

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odosbucket My daughter plays with dolls one day and cars the next. She likes Spiderman just as much as Dora. I let her play with whatever she wants - I see no need to restrict her, she is going to like whatever she likes anyway. I played with cars and liked some "boy"...

8 Feb 09

what's the first gift do you give your girlfriend?

zsxdcf @zsxdcf (50) • China 25 Mar 08

what's the first gift do you give your girlfriend(wife)? DO you remember? MY first gift is a mp3 player.

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odosbucket My birthday came about a month after I started dating my husband; I remember he gave me a rose and a carved wooden keychain of my name. (We were in high school, we went to a theme park, and they had a booth where they would carve these keychains.) 21 years...

25 Mar 08

Are you a yummy mummy?

graceandowen @graceandowen (1637) 25 Mar 08

I am the first to admit I am not a 'yummy mummy' I rarely look in the mirror unless i am going somewhere then a quick brush of the hair will suffice unles it is somewhere important etc. What id like to know is are you a mum who...

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odosbucket I'm like you! Half the time my hair's in a ponytail and if I'm wearing makeup, I must be going somewhere special. It just seems a lot less important now!

25 Mar 08

Child should be taught to face death in a family, not run from it

love2talk @love2talk (115) • India 25 Mar 08

I was going through a megazine which said since sudden or accidental death in the family can be traumatic for the child, we should keep him away from the body or the rituals.We should in fact let him watch TV or play with friends...

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odosbucket Children understand a lot more than people think they do, and if the child is kept in the dark, they will probably come up with a worse scenario about what is going on, than what is really happening. They do need to be told, on their level, and allowed to...

25 Mar 08

What do you like to read when you are in the necessary room?

Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 24 Mar 08

Ok, when you are in the bathroom, otherwise known as your reading room, what do you like to read. I personally find that the articles in the reader's digest are just about the right length for an average visit to the reading...

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odosbucket Uncle John's Bathroom Readers! They are a great series of books, short bits on all kinds of subjects, some funny, some serious, all interesting. We have one in each bathroom. Of course I pretty much only get to read in there if I go after my daughter is...

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What is the last book you read or book you are currently reading?

kescuadro @kescuadro (57) • Philippines 23 Mar 08

What is the last book you read or the book you are currently reading? Why are/did you reading/read it? School requirements, to pass time, etc? Is it good?

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odosbucket I am about to start Down River by John Hart, because he is coming to speak at my library next week and I want to have both his books read when he comes! The first one was great and I have heard this one is even better, so I'm looking forward to it!

24 Mar 08

Apology

SViswan @SViswan (12051) • India 24 Mar 08

Do you apologize to your children when you make a mistake or do you let things be when you realize you are wrong and hope they'll understand?

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odosbucket I do apologize, I want her to understand that it's OK to make mistakes, and also that you should always apologize when you do.

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How do you treat children with disabilities?

TriciaW @TriciaW (2441) • United States 24 Mar 08

I have a daughter that has disabilities the main one being dwarfism. She has had some hard times in her life but I think the hardest is how people treat her from time to time. Kids can be cruel we all know that and she pretty much...

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odosbucket Sadly, too many people don't know how to interact with anyone who is "different". Some folks are plain mean/rude; some people are just too curious, some mean well but don't know the right things to say. When I encounter a child who is "different" in some way,...

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What's in a name?

bellaofchaos @bellaofchaos (11538) • United States 24 Mar 08

My question to all the parents out there is how did you come up with your childs name? Did you go through the meanings? did you make sure that the full name sounded ok and didn't sound funny? Did you make sure to pick...

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odosbucket I love my name, but no one can spell or pronounce it, so when I picked out my daughter's name my only goal was that it was both spellable and pronounceable! I actually had a hard time finding a name I liked. At first I wanted Madeleine but I couldn't find a...

24 Mar 08

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are you going to spend your government rebate check to help the economy?

angelfantasy23 @angelfantasy23 (561) • United States 23 Mar 08

or are you going to pay bills or save it?

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odosbucket Pay bills, and if there's any left, it goes in the IRA. No spending here.

23 Mar 08

Childern and Toys

momoflilboys @momoflilboys (74) • United States 19 Mar 08

My children have lots of toys. Too many! I dont buy them toys year round. Maybe 3 times a year excluding Christmas and birthdays. I dont use toys a rewards. I will take them away if they misbehave in school or preschool. I think...

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odosbucket My daughter has way too many toys. I clear some out and I can't tell anything is missing. It's made worse by the fact that she's in daycare through the week, so the only times she's even home to play with them are weekends and a couple hours weekday evenings....

21 Mar 08

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What is it with pink and little girls?

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11833) 19 Mar 08

Why do little girls (well, the vest majority of them in my experience) seem to gravitate naturally towards the colour pink? All the little girls I know, when left to choose their own outfit, will end up in at least one pink...

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odosbucket my almost-4-year-old LOVES pink and she really came to it on her own. She didn't wear that much pink when she was younger, and still has a variety of colors in her drawers, and her room isn't pink. She also loves purple, but pink has surpassed it. If you have...

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Teething tablets..Do they really work?

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 20 Mar 08

My daughter has been trying to cut teeth these last few weeks. She managed to pop 2 molars this past week and she has at least 2 more starting to break through. She does not like teething rings and I hate to give her Tylenol and...

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odosbucket Hyland's Teething Tablets worked GREAT when my daughter was teething. It was the only thing that helped, she wouldn't chew on anything frozen. I think we got them at the drugstore. All kids are different of course, but I would recommend the Hyland's for sure!

21 Mar 08

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Older Adults (Seniors) Returning to College

Annie2 @Annie2 (594) • United States 1 Mar 08

Are you an older adult or senior citizen who has returned to college? I am. I am 53 and am working on my Bachelor's degree in Professional Writing on the creative track. I have had an Associate's degree for many years, but have...

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odosbucket I am a university librarian and for what it's worth, I LOVE older students. Adults who have returned to get a college degree - especially senior citizens - are there for the education, are dedicated, and WANT to be there (unlike the traditional-age students...

21 Mar 08

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Do you think......

shymurl @shymurl (2765) • United States 20 Mar 08

Do you think your kids cuss when you are not around?? I mean they know not to when you are around. They hear adults cuss. Did you when you were young?? I did when I was in high school. I did it around my friends, but never...

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odosbucket I sure did when I was a teenager. But then my parents did - not when I was little, but by the time I was a pre-teen or so they didn't hesitate to use such words around me. I plan to restrain myself when my daughter is a teenager, and hope that she will follow...

21 Mar 08

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Do you stand your kids in the corner?

sheric529 @sheric529 (72) • United States 21 Mar 08

I stand mine in the corner for 1 minute for every year of their age. for example my daughter is 9 so she stands in the corner for nine minutes when being punished. Well the other day a friend of mine was telling me that the school...

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odosbucket That is ridiculous. Even my daughter's daycare uses time out - it's not in the corner, but they have to sit in the "red chair" when they misbehave. I sure use it - but then I spank too, so according to the majority of folks now I might as well be an abuser....

21 Mar 08

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