CollectingMyThoughts

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danna_sargent @danna_sargent (17) • United States 18 Apr 07

What makes a discussion a top discussion. What material is needed what makes an exceptional question compaired to an ordinary question. Content Feelings How is relates/?

census

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CollectingMyThoughts Finding a topic that you are passionate about and then others will follow. You have to open yourself up to ideas and then the dicussions will flow

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Pot luck Dinners have you tried them?

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 18 Apr 07

When I was younger I used to go to quite a few potluck dinners. A potluck dinner is a dinner where everyone brings something different to eat and everyone eats from all the offerings. There were people there who would not eat...

potluck dinners

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CollectingMyThoughts Sounds like a great time. Tell me... how would you go about putting one of them together? Does everyone just bring whatever or does the host assign so that not everyone brings a chocolate cake? LOL

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Why do women always get the blames

mj_1211985 @mj_1211985 (28) • Philippines 18 Apr 07

Often than not women are subject to more lower rank in the society... Here in our country we usually follow patriarchal system of society in which women are mere subordinates of men... why dont we have equal treatment in our ways...

equality

feminist

women

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CollectingMyThoughts Women get blamed becasue they allow it to a certain extent. When my kids say I'm unfair or whatever I just tell them to tell their therapist when they get older that it's all my fault

18 Apr 07

What has your child ever done to embarrass you

ronjor @ronjor (1) • United States 18 Apr 07

last week end we went to the beach and my daughter who is 2 and usually shy decided to come out of her shell. she would run to people passing her by give them a big hug and slide down there legs like they were a pole. i just could...

having my daughter

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CollectingMyThoughts That's cute!!! Much better than when my son pulled down his pants and went #2 on the chair at the McDonald's play place!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I need a idea for my son's birthday in a month who's turning four any suggestion

babychef03 @babychef03 (9) • United States 18 Apr 07

I really dont want to have a birthday party at my home, you never know how the weather will be in May! He is really into Car's the movie.

kids birthday idea

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CollectingMyThoughts Well, who says you have to have a party just because he is four? It's not a milesotne birthday. Take him to see a movie and put the rest of the money you would have spent on a bunch of other kids at some party place and buy a certificate of Deposit at the...

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smile to death, can you ?

sallyxu126 @sallyxu126 (1184) • China 18 Apr 07

Death is a terrible thing and we are almost afraid of it. It seems a devil,bringing all of us to another world. However, some one can smile to death, and they never be afraid of it.They think it is nature to die,we just go to...

can you

smile to death

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CollectingMyThoughts I'm not sure I would smile but I do know that it is coming. I prepare for it everyday by enjoying my day as much as I can incase it's my last

18 Apr 07

What should we do to start making love on first wedding night?

sallukhan420 @sallukhan420 (84) • Pakistan 18 Apr 07

How should we start making love on our first wedding night.Its tough if both the partners are strangers but please share your experiences that what have you people done?

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CollectingMyThoughts strangers? are you telling me that you are in an arranged marriage? Women are not suppose to be traded like currency my dear. Get out is what you are suppose to do

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has the weather effected your garden too?

easymoney75503 @easymoney75503 (1702) • United States 18 Apr 07

we usally plant beginning of april and well we had some really nice days and i thought ok we are good to go. we planted and planted and planted lol. everything had just started coming up and it was looking good. then here came...

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CollectingMyThoughts what part of the country do you live in that you can already set out plants/seeds? I'm in New York and I barely have uncovered any ground yet due to the irratic weather

18 Apr 07

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Did you lose any money outside?

elizabethbathory @elizabethbathory (1132) • United States 18 Apr 07

I just had two young boys ring my doorbell so that they could ask me if I had lost any money outside. They informed me that they just found some and were going door-to-door, trying to find its owner. How sweet is that? I was...

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CollectingMyThoughts or perhaps they were casing the neighborhood to see who is and isn't home. Always be wary even of kids. Sometimes they work for older kids that are bad news.

18 Apr 07

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Do your children get embarrassed because you like to save money when you shop?

gapeach65 @gapeach65 (805) • United States 18 Apr 07

My 18 year old son has always been embarrassed by the fact that I like to save money. I used to go to garage sales, although I haven't in a while. I shop at the thrift stores and I love sales. I don't but things on sale just...

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CollectingMyThoughts my teen daughter's have a hissy fit whenever I see a garage sale and want to stop. My teen son on the other hand has learned the valuse of a dollar and is always first to tell them too bad we're stopping. Thank God for him and I can't wait till the girls get...

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Starting seeds indoors

Rickrocks8 @Rickrocks8 (1751) • United States 17 Apr 07

I think I may have started my seeds in the house way too soon. THey are getting really big in the small peet pots in my kitchen window sill. Do you think I need to replant them into a bigger pot? How long will they be ok in the...

do i need to put them in a bigger pot

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CollectingMyThoughts you really want to give them more room to spread their roots. What kind of seeds? Veggies, flowers, fruits?

18 Apr 07

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Are you living in your dream home?

massageeh @massageeh (965) • Taiwan 18 Apr 07

I have a 4.5 story house. It has 5 bedrooms, but its not my dream home. I want to live in a spacy loft. I've always been attracted to lofts since my first visit to a loft space that was for sale back in Canda. There's not a lot of...

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CollectingMyThoughts Ammenities aside I am living in my dream home. It's in America where I am free, it's in New York ( Greatest state in the country) and my family is safe inside. On the superficial side of the matter, I have 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2 livingrooms, 2 kitchens, and...

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Excessive Drinking and Health

kangyuxin @kangyuxin (229) • China 18 Apr 07

Everybody knows drinking a little is good to health, but excessive drinking is bad.Those who drink too much may not live long. Excessive drinking may cause many diseases such as high blood pressure and heart attack. Drinking too...

excessive drinking

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CollectingMyThoughts From your lips to the ears of America's youth please. Right now teen drinking especially is on the rise at dangerous levels.

18 Apr 07

Woman hate mother inlaw

gkchetty @gkchetty (24) • India 17 Apr 07

I fail to understand why women hate their mother inlaw. Despite the MIL helping out to take care of kids and regardless of the illefect of keeping the kid with a servants the wife still wants that the MIL should not be in the...

a mans problem

a wifes behaviour

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CollectingMyThoughts Usually every flaw a woman sees in her spouse gets blamed on the mother. If she had only taught him to ( insert a multitude of words like put the toilet seat down, make the bed, ect). Also you as the daughter in-law will never be good enough for her precious...

18 Apr 07

Do you believe in the saying 'You always hurt the one you love'?

emilieespino @emilieespino (963) • Philippines 18 Apr 07

In my case I think it's because in the first place, the other person would not be hurt if he/she did not love you as well.

life

love

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CollectingMyThoughts Generally people feel comfortable with loved ones and their guard goes down. Unfortunately, when you are not "on your best behavior" you tend to abuse those who love you becasue they are safe. At least that's how I'm looking at dealing with my teens right now...

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what's your Ideal??

kangyuxin @kangyuxin (229) • China 18 Apr 07

To be an inventor is my ideal.I will invent a rebot.He can do almost everything. He can help mothers do housework,play with children and sometimes hlep students solve difficult problems. Ibelieve that as long as I study hard. my...

ideal

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CollectingMyThoughts Well I hate to break it to you but this is not a new idea. Already we have ( I got one) robots that clean floors. Also, they do have but not ready for mass production real robots. Attachments may be where you could find your gold

18 Apr 07

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Losing a pet......

vega83 @vega83 (6342) • Bahrain 17 Apr 07

I don't really mean if you've actually lost a pet, as in left them somewhere, or something like that, I mean have you ever had a pet that died or have you ever had a pet that ran away? I used to have two turtles, bobby and tommy,...

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CollectingMyThoughts Turtles are notorious for running away. I had 2 run away on me. They get this urge to head back from where they came ( kinda like the salmon for spawing season). Don't feel too bad

18 Apr 07

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I feel Sorry for Don Imus and he shouldn't have appologized.

CollectingMyThoughts @CollectingMyThoughts (304) • United States 18 Apr 07

This post may contain subject matter some may find offensive. If you choose to read on, don't complain if you are offended. I have teens that listen to rap. Booming from their rooms I hear: Hey all you b*tches ( you know the...

don imus

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CollectingMyThoughts Al Sharpton?!!!! Do not even get me started on him! When I see him in a situation I can only say one thing "Twanna Brawley" nuf said. But you are right the media does play a big role in puffing up the problem

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What do you think about having multiple cell-phones?

rakesh284 @rakesh284 (1472) • India 11 Mar 10

Well I have seen people carrying more than one cell phone and there might be some reason for that!! Sometimes this reason can be valid and sometimes it may be just for nothing good. I have two mobile and both are active one which...

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CollectingMyThoughts Well I have seen people carrying more than one cell phone and there might be some reason for that!! Sometimes this reason can be valid and sometimes it may be just for nothing good. I have two mobile and both are active one which I purchased 4-5 years back and...

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Whitney Houston getting awat from Bobby Brown!!

CollectingMyThoughts @CollectingMyThoughts (304) • United States 18 Apr 07

She was a treasure that he polluted!. I hope that breaking away from him with help in the healing process. He took a beautiful person and hooked her on all kinds of thing. What do you think?