Gingermegs

@Gingermegs (64)

Australia • Age 62

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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How often do you tidy up the toys?:)

marina321 @marina321 (4556) 20 Jul 08

I used to tidy up toys at various times in the day until I lost count of how many times I was doing it and now I just leave it till the end of the day as long as they're in a place we won't trip on them or sit on...

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Gingermegs My children are older now but they were always taught to clean up their toys when they were finished playing which worked really well. I now have my grandchildren over quite a lot and I bring one box of toys out for them to play with and don't worry about the...

21 Jul 08

Do you do the taste test?...

aseretdd @aseretdd (13730) • Philippines 21 Jul 08

Before giving food of drink to your child... do you taste the food first... or do you just feed it to them when you are sure that it is no longer hot or very cold... Do you tasted test for your kids?... I often do......

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Gingermegs I used to test some things, but lets face it, bought baby food is horrible and even I would not test that. Tasting for temperature is very natural and necessary and also testing for sugar or salt content. Sometimes my children would get very upset if I had any...

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How to manage a 2 yr old in public?

apwahm @apwahm (13) • United States 21 Jul 08

You would think I would already know how to answer this as this is my 3rd son, but does anyone have any tips on how to manage an unruly 2 yr old in public? I've tried bringing a snack in the store with us but he just throws it on...

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Gingermegs Ignore him! I know that is tough but other than just not taking him anywhere, it is the best way to deal with him. If he sees that he can not bully you into doing what he wants he will stop. Reward good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour. Tough but right.

21 Jul 08

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I wonder where did that smell came from?

dhangski @dhangski (3194) • Philippines 20 Jul 08

[i][b]I am sensitive when it comes to smell. I hate it when ever I smell bad odors or whatever smell that may cause me to vomit. There's this one time, I was doing my job here at mylot. My kid was beside me playing PSP then all of...

facts on farts

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Gingermegs I think that I have more important things to do with my life than to worry about how and why people fart. I can understand why it would be interesting to some people but personally it is not high on my list of priorities.

21 Jul 08

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mylot-how much money earned...how many posts...how long since you joined...?

saverio @saverio (402) • India 26 May 08

so please share how much money you have earned through mylot...and also specify how many posts and also when you started...? I started 2 days ago and have earned $0.01 with 15 posts..!!! yipee....!!!

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Gingermegs Hi there! Earning money on mylot takes a lot of time and effort but I guess most of us are in it for the fun and companionship. Good luck.

26 May 08

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Think You know your Mate ?

SangsTurks @SangsTurks (1444) • India 26 May 08

How much does it take to know a person? Since looks can be deceptive, we need some time to know a person. I took 11 years before i cuold get married to my husband! We dated for 11 years before taking the plunge. We are like second...

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Gingermegs My husband and I were together for ten years before we got married. We have now been married for ten years and even though you would like to think that you know your partner inside out by now there are still some little surprises along the way. I guess this is...

26 May 08

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Just wanted to say hello

pitpup @pitpup (1) 2 May 08

Just wanted to say hello to everyone here. This sounds like a very nice place. how long have you been here?

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Gingermegs Hi there! I am only new to mylot as well. It is a fun place to be and I look forward to logging in and reading some of the comments and topics for the day. It is a great way to air your views on a number of different subjects and learn what other people are...

26 May 08

Tobacco free at last!

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 25 May 08

Smoking is a really expensive habit When I first started smoking I was only 16 years old, that was in the days when you could get away with smoking underage because they didn't enforce it, and kids were allowed to go to the...

quit smoking

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Gingermegs Congratulations keep up the good work! I do not smoke and never have but my husband does and even though he has asthma and coughs and splutters a lot he still smokes. I just can't see why a perfectly sane man would put his life at jeopardy every day like that....

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I am addicted to CO*****

SangsTurks @SangsTurks (1444) • India 26 May 08

No, dont get me wrong. I am addicted to Coffee. I simlpy cannot start my day if i dont have a mug of coffee, i also drink milk as i have to feed my little baby too. But the problem is that i add coffee to the milk that i take. I...

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Gingermegs Yes drinking a lot of coffee when you are feeding your baby will be harmful. The baby may become very jittery and anxious and may not sleep very well. Try to substitute your coffee for milo or decaf. One or two coffees a day is fine but not a lot as you seem...

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My Son Does Not Share his Things......Is it Normal!!!

nupats @nupats (3564) • India 23 May 08

hi guys as my son (3 yrs)is growing he has stopped sharing his toys when other children come home.. when he is alone he keeps running and playing and jumping all over the house never touches his toys...the moment some friends come...

attitude

sharing

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Gingermegs This is very normal behaviour, all kids do it. Your son is marking his territory so to speak. Maybe the solution would be to give your son one toy when other cildren are around and give the other child one toy and make it understood in no uncertain terms that...

23 May 08

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So that is why school uniforms are so expensive to buy from my school!!!

gemini_rose @gemini_rose (16264) 23 May 08

My kids were supposed to be in school today, but I am going away tomorrow and so needed to get them fixed up with new uniforms as theirs was getting tatty. Now the school sells uniforms with the school logo on but they are...

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Gingermegs I agree totally that the price of uniforms is ridiculous. My son started high school this year and had to have the correct uniform. We were informed at a parent meeting that the only money raised by the school is from the tuckshop (which is quite over priced...

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What do you do when your son does this?

neelygal @neelygal (1022) • Bahamas 23 May 08

We had a grill at my friends house yesterday and all the kids were in the yard playing on the playground.All of a sudden my friends son comes screaming into the house with a huge bump on his forehead.My son threw a big rock at him...

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Gingermegs Kids will be kids! It may have been an accident that the other boy got hit, or it may not. Whichever it was please do not let your children come between a good friendship. Sometimes that is very hard but if you and your friend are true friends this will not...

23 May 08

How would you deal with a child who talk back?

Bebs08 @Bebs08 (10681) • United States 15 May 08

Some kids really have a nerve to talk back to their parents. It drives me nuts to hear and see them doing this to their parents. Some parents also would just ignore them. They don't do anything about it. If it happens to me,...

child

parents

talk back

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Gingermegs Children talking back to their parents is not good. However I do find that as my boys get older they do test the waters a bit more often. They have never been allowed to talk back to us, which is different from voicing their opinions.

16 May 08

Ok your Married...Now what?

Magikrose @magikrose (5429) • United States 15 May 08

I am sitting at my computer mylotting and realised something. I have been married for almost 8yrs now and my life is not what I immagined it would be 8yrs ago. The only thing taht is what I wanted is that I am a stay home mom....

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Gingermegs I love my husband and my family very much but I am not where I wanted to be when I got married. We own our own cars and furniture but the prospect of ever owning a house is out of the question. We both work full time and seem to be going nowhere. I feel...

16 May 08

Saved for something but as soon as I bought it something else came up

suspenseful @suspenseful (40192) • Canada 15 May 08

I am not talking about something coming up that I did not know about, like I know that I have to get birthday presents, I know that I need a new cutting board, or I know we are going to Florida in the Fall and need money, or I...

digital recorder

financial crisis appears after i bought the stuff

not before

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Gingermegs That happens to me too. There is always somethin to take away the money you save for something you want for yourself. I don't know whether it just means that I wasn't meant to have what I want or not but it is very frustrating and I begrudge having to give up...

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Effect of disciplining my son

SViswan @SViswan (12051) • India 15 May 08

I don't known if this is funny. But this happened around three years back...and my mother-in-law is still upset (Till yesterday, I didn't even know it affected her...when it slipped out of my husband's mouth). So, here's the...

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Gingermegs Thats a great way to stop the in laws from visiting. Everyone has their own way of disciplining their children and the worst thing anyone can do is tell them that they are doing it the wrong way. Good on you.

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Ending a Bad Day With a Good Laugh

Sparks @sparkofinsanity (20471) • Regina, Saskatchewan 15 May 08

Today has been a rather sad and heartbreaking day here on the lot. But as it progressed it got better thankfully. So before I drift off to lala land, I thought I'd leave you all with a giggle, to start tomorrow off with a smile....

poodle

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Gingermegs Thanks for the joke, it put a smile on my face. I am a mother of five and although I don't think I have ever said anything quite like that, I do think there have been times that I have embarrassed my children in front of their friends. Oh well, that's what...

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Do You Make A Good Neighbor?

minnie_98214 @minnie_98214 (10557) • United States 15 May 08

Well I dont think I do. My hubby loves to build things so are yard is always a mess of wood and such. Like right now he is building a fort with a waterslide off of it. The kids love it but it stands out big time. We dont have...

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Gingermegs I get along well with all of our neighbours. We are the only renters in our small area and I think they are just glad that we don't make a lot of noise and keep the yard a lot better than any of the previous renters. They all have nice yards and are nice...

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