talfonso

@talfonso (246)

United States • Age 36

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Familial Weight Bullying in Public - How Do You React?

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 16 Aug 12

Have you ever heard of familial weight bullying? Well, some of you have been through that situation: it could be your relatives pinching your arms, belly, or thighs because fat equals disgusting in their eyes. It might be...

affirmations

familial weight bullying

loving oneself

Spent - An Online Game About Poverty and Homelessness

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 2 Jun 12

Don't you wish there's an online game about poverty? Online games allow you to match colors of jewels, plant gumball trees, raze lairs of enemies and defeat them, and match colored dice. Aware of this, charity Urban Ministries...

urban ministries of durham

Save Our Sundays and other anti-Sunday Shopping Groups

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 5 May 12

Some of you love Sunday shopping because it gives them more freedom to buy the things they want. Some hate it because it takes time from church and family. Some, like me, like the concept but only under certain circumstances like...

sabbath day

save our sundays

sunday shopping

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Russian Aquarium Singles out Autistic Children - What the Heck?

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 2 May 12

I mean, really - the Moscow Oceanarium, which opened not so long ago in Russia, turned away a school group from visiting. They told them they should come back on cleanup days. Why? They told officials that the pupils are all...

school group

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Diaper Discipline

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 26 Apr 12

Have you guys heard of diaper discipline? It's a process in which the child or teen who is incontinent against his or her parents' or caregivers' will (purposely bedwetting or wetting the clothes) or is naughty wears a diaper...

diaper discipline

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How to Keep Myself from Screaming/Giving X Attitude

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 4 Apr 12

Sometimes, when life throws bricks at me, it's hard to keep myself from screaming. Well, I have a demanding relative. She treats me like a 6-going-on-22 sometimes by making me break from my routine (even if it's helpful as...

emotional freedom technique

giving attitude

keep myself from screaming

oxycise

stress

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'Get Rich Slowly' vs. Desired Financial Windfall

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 30 Mar 12

I prefer to get rich slowly. We all want to get rich by building wealth, but we are swindled by methods of gaining desired financial windfall. A lot of ads that advertise how to make quick and easy money. We are lured by 8 to...

financial windfall

get rich slowly

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Personality Tests in Job Applications

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 26 Mar 12

Personality tests determine what as individuals are we in character and community contributions. Some people use it for fun while others use it to see if the person is the right type. Speaking of the latter reason, many...

job applications

personality tests

Real Second Job/Volunteering vs. Instant MLM Reps Software

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 23 Mar 12

If you are working in a network marketing business, chances are that ads upon ads of "instant MLM reps" software bombard you. But, the software often is a scam. Mostly, they'll make you pay for that service and you'll likely end...

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Roads that Irk or Have Irked You

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 22 Mar 12

I was born in New Jersey, so I know a lot of bad/jam-filled roads there (love the charm of 'em though). I remembered Dad carefully navigating the roads around Newark Airport (primarily Route/Raceway 21 and Route 1-9) to drop...

This is Why Should You Keep Lighters Away from Children

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 20 Mar 12

There are several reasons why you should. Three out of ten young children die because they play with them (as well as matches). But that news story I read doesn't involve dying - the family became homeless because a...

2 responses

Why Did You Choose Your Confirmation Saint?

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 16 Mar 12

Remember when you are preparing for confirmation that you have to choose a confirmation saint? I did, and that one in particular was St. Cecelia. I strongly advocate music education. I for one played in band, played in...

confirmation saint

st cecelia

Staycations, Real Vacations, and Autistic Children

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 16 Mar 12

There are a lot of ways why we take staycations. Some of us haven't seen the delights our towns have to offer. Most of us have jobs that stop us from taking real vacations. Even if gas prices or the economy goes up or down, most...

The Lyrics of 'Billionaire,' Getting Rich, and Charity

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 13 Mar 12

Travis McCoy's "Billionaire" is really a major song of the soundtrack of my life. McCoy and Bruno Mars rap and sing about what life would be like for them if they have 10-figures. He mentions being on the front cover of a...

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If Entertainment Matters in Your Cruising Experiences

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 13 Mar 12

Cruise line entertainment varies from ship to ship. Larger ships tend to have one or more "big" production shows in the caliber of the West End, Broadway, Las Vegas, Branson, and other entertainment-based places in the world you...

cruise line

entertainment

If Food Depends on Exec/Sous Chef Among Other Things

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 7 Mar 12

On the last breakfast onboard Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas on her 20th year of service, Muetti struck a conversation on the quality of the food. She conversed about not being impressed with it (the worst cruise in terms...

executive chef

quality of food

sous chef

What do You Think About Groups from Outside US who Do Disney?

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 28 Feb 12

Every summer, winter, and October, hordes of groups of people from faraway lands visit Walt Disney World. Some wear matching backpacks, some wear T-shirts or jerseys, and some wear both. They are guided by a guide with a flag or...

brazilian tour groups

walt disney world

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No Powerful Why is One Reason Why People Fail in Network Marketing

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 22 Feb 12

There are a lot of reasons why most people fail in network marketing. They are lured to a business where the products are not unique and sound. They think that it's so easy to do and they'll get rich quick but soon find out that...

get rich quick

network marketing

powerful why

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Considering Seasonally Living In North Jersey - Advice?

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 20 Feb 12

I just started a home-based business (name not disclosed), and I promised myself that if I'm successful, I'll live in North Jersey for about half a year and then in Florida (where I now live) for another half and so on. I feel...

north jersey

2 responses

If The Teen Found Healthier Ways to Deal With Resentment than an Online Post

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 14 Feb 12

You've probably have watched a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1ujzRidmU) of a man reading her daughter's online post. I can tell that she knows how to deal with resentment, especially with all the chores he, her mother,...

deal with resentment

laptop

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