8848Nascar_Mom

@8848Nascar_Mom (56)

United States • Age 54

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Children in mothers drug rehab

sweetie_in_wa2002 @sweetie_in_wa2002 (16) • United States 13 May 08

My ex husband and I have a daughter together. Since him and I have split up he has had a not so very upstanding girlfriend(Lisa). She has been in and out of drug rehab. So much to where I won't really let my daughter go to their...

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8848Nascar_Mom You have got to be kidding! I don't care how much people might think that having the child there might help her. It's rehab, for goodness sakes! I understand allowing minor children to visit a parent going through the program, but to have the child live there...

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Have you ever cried in front of your child?

youless @youless (112496) • Guangzhou, China 14 May 08

I try to avoid it. But last night when I watched the news about the earthquake in Sichuan, I felt very sad to it. The scene was a woman waited for her dad to be rescued from the collapsed building. However, her dad was already...

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8848Nascar_Mom I have no problem at all crying in form to my child & I do not think he sees me as "weak" because I show my emotions. I don't want him to grow up devoid of emotion because he thinks that strong people don't cry. (Of course this is just my opinion.)

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Do you tell the truth about your age?

scarywhitegirl @scarywhitegirl (2766) • United States 13 May 08

When you meet someone new, or the subject of age comes up, do you tell the truth, or fib a little? Personally, I've never had a problem telling people how old I was. This is probably because people usually assume I'm younger...

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8848Nascar_Mom I don't lie intentionally, but I seriously have to stop & do the math someties! LOL My Daddy, who will be 60 next month, still says he's 27. Hahaha!

14 May 08

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Would you agree to change your surname after marriage?

dpk262006 @dpk262006 (58676) • Delhi, India 9 May 08

In India, when a girl gets married, in most of the communities, she is supposed to change her name or surname or both. Her surname is changed and after marriage she is supposed to add her husband's surname along with her...

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8848Nascar_Mom I took my husband's last name when we married. at first I hyphenated my maiden name & married name, but that got to be complicated. Now that I am getting divorced, I plan to take back my maiden name. Honestly, I wish I had just kept my maiden name inthe first...

9 May 08

Informing restaurants of allergies, why don't they take it seriously.

suspenseful @suspenseful (40193) • Canada 6 May 08

On Saturday, we went to a favorite restaurant of my daughter's for an early mother's day. Now my daughter-in-law is allergic to carrots and celery. In fact, in both cases, it is a deadly allergy that if she does not take a shot,...

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8848Nascar_Mom Ah! This is my life. My son has severe food allergies & it seems that I'm always trying to educate the service industry. The biggest problem is the number of folks who lie about being allergic to a food just because they don't like it. Those people have set a...

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Teachers with tattoos

wooitsmolly @wooitsmolly (3613) • United States 8 May 08

It seems to be the opinion of a lot of people that teachers should not have visible tattoos. I have heard people say that it is a bad influence on children. I want to know your opinions on this. Should teachers be able to have...

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8848Nascar_Mom As long as the teacher is qualified to do the job, I don't care if he/she has tattoos (obviously nothing nasty), piercings, blue hair or green skin! I really think in this day and age we need to move beyond the stereotyping and focus on what is really...

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Microchip (GPS) your child??

ebsharer @ebsharer (5515) • United States 2 May 08

If you could put a microchip in your child would you??? Why or why not??? Please help me on the pros and cons. What if it only lasted till he or she was 18 years old then had to be removed or automatically turned off? [b]Pro:...

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8848Nascar_Mom I had read somewhere that you can actually buy sneakers that have a GPS type chip in them. I'm really torn on microchipping kids. Yes, it would be a God send if your child was lost or kidnapped, but I fear that it would turn into a spying/tracking mechanism as...

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Are you a Barefooter?

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 7 May 08

Now that the weather is getting warmer, I'm finding that I'm discarding my shoes more and more and pottering around barefoot. I don't tend to go barefoot often in town because the stares I attract are a bit much for me, but I...

warm weather shoes and socks

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8848Nascar_Mom I always look forward to warm weather so that I can go barefoot, or as close to it as possible. When I can't go shoeless, I wear flip flops or the lightest sandles I can find.

7 May 08

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Am I overprotective?

jdeforge @jdeforge (224) • United States 6 May 08

So I live on a third story apartment with a balcony. I put some table and chairs out there to sit, and one day I let my cats out there to stand with me. One is tame he just sniffs around and lays down. The other, jumps up and...

balance beam

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8848Nascar_Mom Absolutely not! If one of them got hurt it would be horrible. (Guys have no sense sometimes!)

7 May 08

Annoying

wooitsmolly @wooitsmolly (3613) • United States 6 May 08

Does anyone else have cats who like to jump on your computer desk when you are trying to use the computer? My cat keeps jumping up here and sticking her fat butt in my face trying to get me to pet her. Of course I do because she...

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8848Nascar_Mom Not only does he try to walk the keyboard when I'm sitting there, but he ha also decided that the computer desk is the most direct route to get anywhere in the house. Need to get from the living room to the kitchen? Run across the computer table. Need to get...

7 May 08

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On the toilet

wooitsmolly @wooitsmolly (3613) • United States 7 May 08

Whenever I go into the bathroom to use the toilet at least one of my cats runs in (usually the little one) and meows up a storm trying to get me to pet them! What's up with this? It happens every time I leave the door open. My...

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8848Nascar_Mom It must be a universal cat thing! I had one cat who would never allow you to pet him...unless you were sitting on the toilet. He would shove the door open, hop on your lap & yell until you petted him.

7 May 08

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How often do you do laundry?

Jess @JJ4Ever (4693) • United States 6 May 08

Some people may frown on this, but I typically do laundry once every three weeks (or longer). I think I've waited up to two months to do laundry at times! I do two or three full loads each time I do laundry. I'd rather get it...

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8848Nascar_Mom I do laundry at least once a week, sometimes more depending on what my son tracks into the house! We have gone longer than a week, but normally The Kid is out of jeans in a week's time.

7 May 08

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People who leave laundry in the machine for hours (or days).

desertdarlene @desertdarlene (8910) • United States 6 May 08

I live in an apartment with a shared laundry room with 4 washers and 4 driers for 41 apartments. I know when I do my laundry, I get my clothes out of the machine right after their done or within a few minutes. But, some people...

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8848Nascar_Mom One of my biggest pet peeves ever!! I have never understood how you could go to a shared laundry & then leave your clothes in the washer for hours on end. I don't have time on my hands, so I'm the evil person that does what has to be done to get my laundry...

7 May 08

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What is your favorite brand of lipgloss?

Nykkee @Nykkee (2522) • Canada 5 May 08

I have a new favorite lip gloss!!! I recently ordered Avon Lip Slicks from, obviously, Avon. They were on sale for 99 cents each, so I bought all three colors. They come in a red, a pink, and an opal color. Well when I first got...

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8848Nascar_Mom It's expensive, but I absolutely LOVE Clinique Glosswear. It stays on a lot better than any other I have used.

5 May 08

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It takes a village ---idiot

fall3n @fall3n (30) • United States 29 Apr 08

OK I am refering to myself as the idiot today. I wonder if I am being a bad mother. Ok so I just moved into a new neighborhood 3 weeks ago and my kids are just getting out to meet other children in the neighborhood. Mine are 10...

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8848Nascar_Mom My refund is going toward bills (such is the life of a single parent), tickets for my son & me to go to a race this summer & MAYBE some extra food to feed the neighborhood kids! LOL

2 May 08

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Back to High School at my age.

grandmaturtle @grandmaturtle (39) • United States 29 Oct 07

Well ia m 46 years old and i didn't graduate when i was 18 and i realy wish i did. almost a year ago i started getting my high school deploma online. no not GED the real high school deploma. I wanted my kids to see that mom can do...

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8848Nascar_Mom Congratulations! How exciting for you. I think that if you want a ring, you should go for it. Getting a diploma is something to be quite proud of.

30 Apr 08

Do you still have your class ring?

dangnabit67 @dangnabit67 (2021) • United States 29 Apr 08

I have mine put away, I dont want to lose it. It is silver with my birth stone light blue for sag. It has a picture on one side with choir as I used to like to sing. And on the other side it has the school emblem. How about...

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8848Nascar_Mom I still have my high school ring. It's siver with a Garnet stone. On one side is a bulldog & the other has an honor society shield. Every once in a while I'll pull it out & think back to the "good old days". I'm actually getting ready to go back to college...

30 Apr 08

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