JenInTN

@JenInTN (27514)

United States • Age 52

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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What's it with you guys?

Always smiling @allknowing (137872) • India 10 May 13

O.K. MyLot has stopped payment. Anyway some payment that was. I had to struggle to the bone to reach my minimum. But have you forgotten everything else. So many of you are on sites that pay and many of you got the...

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JenInTN Hello dear friend! You are right..I haven't been around and the new layout here is certainly something to get used to. It's more about my life than the money thing though. I haven't even really got the chance to check the place out here proper yet..lol....

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Thanks to all my Christian friends.

sarahruthbeth22 @sarahruthbeth22 (43143) • United States 21 Apr 13

I asked some weird questions but you all answered them. My conclusion , we , you and I should enjoy each other now. You are off to your heaven, while I'll have mine here. If I insulted you , I apologize. Have you ever tried to...

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JenInTN Although I haven't been around to participate in your discussions lately, I love the idea of enjoying each other. I may have to check them out thoughSounds interesting. I think that where religion and beliefs come in, there is one thing, that...

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One sided story

Always smiling @allknowing (137872) • India 24 Mar 13

We have several users here pouring their woes complaining against spouses, children, friends and so on. We get to hear only their side. We try to reach out and pacify these users. Are we doing the right thing? How best could this...

hear both sides

one sided story

relationships

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JenInTN They need a place to go dear friend, but there can be a hundred sides to a story. Perception is a funny thing. I would say give solid advice based on the data. If you smell a "perception," I would mention what it might be like from the other side in a civil...

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Update on my grandson's court date

celticeagle @celticeagle (168369) • Boise, Idaho 23 Mar 13

Wednesday and Thursday Josh did all his work at school and was a good kid. When the teacher asked him about it he told her he had court on Friday. Two days out of how many days of school so far this year. Friday was my...

court

rights

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JenInTN It could be. I remember how confused I was when I came to the age of realization, When I was just old enough to know that about my mom and dad not being in my life and why in the world would they just leave me for someone else to raise. The love my...

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What is it that you do differently

Always smiling @allknowing (137872) • India 7 Feb 13

We grow up doing things the way we are taught. It could be our parents, the school and even society that we follow. But at times we go 'off the beaten track' doing things differently that could makes us stand out. I am different...

life

off the beaten track

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JenInTN Oh gosh..what don't I do differently? I suppose I may have been considered a bit of the black sheep in the family but in the same sense the elders in my family loved me for that trait. Now there are more non elders than elders and that did pose...

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An explaination of what life's all about

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 7 Feb 13

This is for those of you who just can't quite rap their belief around formal religion. I found it fasinating and sensible. The Handbook of the Navigator by Eric J.Pepin published in 2004. This was a fast read for me, but I kept...

it made sense

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JenInTN Sounds super interesting. I am ok with religion..it's the way people have organized it that bugs me. I need to check this book out.

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First comes baby carriage then comes... mental institution???

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 7 Feb 13

I'm a grandmother. I became a grandmother last July. My son's fiance (they're not married) is WACKO!!! (Part RANT ALERT, part begging for advice.) These two met and, stupidly, got pregnant two months later. She has a son from a...

paranoid schizophrenia

suicidal

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JenInTN Wow! That is huge! I can not even begin to give you any great words of wisdom..sounds like you are doing the best you can. I don't know that I would be able to handle it with as much class as you have. It would make me crazy worrying about son and baby. I...

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A Ray of Hope

Always smiling @allknowing (137872) • India 6 Feb 13

Not everything is smooth sailing in our life. After a lot of struggle rather than giving up we cling to that what is called a ray of hope. And when that ray of hope gives one a new lease of life it calls for celebration. Whatever...

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JenInTN A ray of hope is sometimes just what we need to keep hanging on. I guess my rays of hope really comes in spurts. Just when I think it is over..whatever the case may be..something happens to renew my hope and carry me forward. I have always felt like I am being...

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Torn between telling the truth or not ....but how?

Jenny1015 @jenny1015 (13366) • Philippines 6 Feb 13

Just this morning, i have learned that my husband's nephew dropped two of his subjects out of the 4 subjects he is taking this semester. The boy and my brother in law had a fight over this. Of cause everybody else was worried...

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JenInTN Sounds like the boy was blessed with people that wanted him around him and give him the best opportunities...the trouble is..all he sees right now is the mom that didn't want him. Even if that wasn't the case..he sees a difference in his situation and...

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Swing has broken again. The girl fell with cry and a laugh from her child.

CSHINE @SHAMRACK (8576) • India 5 Feb 13

It was in our near by park where the children usually come here to play and spend there time. I heard a cry near by and also heard a laugh of child. I was wonder what is it, but, when saw the scene it, there was a middle aged...

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JenInTN I suppose at that age the child had not mastered the "wait until you see they are ok before we laugh rule." I hpe the lady wasn't hurt either. Those swings can be nasty if you fall.

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Waiting!

Always smiling @allknowing (137872) • India 5 Feb 13

We all wait. Waiting is a perpetual phenomena.It could last for a minute, an hour, a day, may be months, years or for some who do not know when to stop waiting, it could be forever. How significant is waiting for you and what...

life

waiting

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JenInTN Waiting can be forever if one is not careful. I know there were a ton of things I wanted to do when the children were little but when I woke up one day...that time was gone. I think that waiting can be a great asset but there is also the time to act. If I...

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depressed no, tired of hearing depressed.

Patsie Hatley @Hatley (163776) • Garden Grove, California 3 Feb 13

I know its a real malady but sometimes when I read here discussion after discussion about how awful life is blah blah blah I feel like yelling this have You a job or are you out of work? you have a job? thats good is it not? Do...

be grateful for all we d ol have not depressed fo

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JenInTN I think that there are a lot of people that vent here. I try to always remember that there is someone out there that has it worse than me. I fuss about working all the time, but I know there are people out there without. I might have a cold today but there are...

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What did school teach you that proved of particular value in your adult life?

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5955) • Greece 3 Feb 13

When I was in junior school and around 9-10 years old our teacher introduced a small but interesting library into the classroom. This was where I learned to enjoy books and to love reading. The love of books, reading and later...

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JenInTN I gained my love for reading at home but school really capitalized it for me. I could read and read and when I ran out at home, there was always school. I suppose another thing that school taught me the most about was people. We are all confined to the people...

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yet another fundraiser peeve

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 3 Feb 13

The school my girls go to is having a penny drive / contest between the classrooms to raise money for a charity. Now this is a nationally known charity. However, the charity has an extremely high overhead to the point that only...

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JenInTN I used to hate it when my kids would practically be forced in to the school fundraisers. It was like..Super Duper Mega Party...sell 300 bucks worth of overpriced junk and you get to go..if not..sit in class alone. I had three in school and it was...

5 Feb 13

Why do the good die young?

ccmacarayan @ccmacarayan (188) • Philippines 24 Jan 13

This has been the incessant question that follows every time someone dies (especially if that someone is perceived to be a good person). Is it just coincidence or is this a logical consequence of being good? God forbid it's the...

death

life

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JenInTN If I were to really philosophize about this I would have to say it was to spare them. That they touched the lives and done what they were meant to do and were taken to where ever else they were supposed to go. In saying this though, I think there are good that...

5 Feb 13

If you're only asking for a favor---don't be demanding

ccmacarayan @ccmacarayan (188) • Philippines 3 Feb 13

The gall on some people! When someone is doing you a favor, you better treat them with respect! Duh! Favor...FREE! So don't be acting so bossy and all as if you're paying for the work being done!

attitude

favors

life

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JenInTN Wow..sounds like someone really crossed the line. I hate for people to treat me like I owe them something. I can be talked in to most anything but when it comes to demanding spoiled brat stuff, I have an issue with it too.

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Sick time

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 5 Feb 13

Does your job give you sick time? Here a few years back they tried to make it a law in the next county over that people have a right to sick pay... it hasn't passed though they bring it up time to time. My hubby doesn't have sick...

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JenInTN We have to use vacation days where I work too unless we get put out by a doctor or our family needs our care. If we get the FMLA paperwork filled out, we accumulate 2 days per year that we can only use for FMLA or bereavement purposes. If it is just an...

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"Its good for you my child"

Always smiling @allknowing (137872) • India 28 Jan 13

I had a friend who would make her daughter to swab the floor. She would tell the daughter that it was good for her as she would lose weight. I found it cruel. I have also seen nuns asking school children to do chores and tell them...

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JenInTN I'm ok with responsibilities around the house but not under those categories. I wouldn't tell mine it was to lose weight or be a good housewife. I usually use these responsibilities to teach them how to be independent and capable of caring for themselves once...

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"Mommy Uncle is touching me......."

Always smiling @allknowing (137872) • India 14 Dec 12

The teacher in her school has told this kid that she should report to her parents if she finds anyone touching her inappropriately. How would you handle the situation if that "Uncle" is the favourite of the family or someone who...

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JenInTN Communication is the first line of defense. The faster that a mother can open those lines up between her and child, the better. Age appropriately of course. I know it may make me sound paranoid and weird but I have never trusted a man around my daughters. I...

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Every second counts

Always smiling @allknowing (137872) • India 27 Jan 13

Time management is the most important factor that people tend to neglect. What can be done in a minute, because of lack of a method, for some it takes hours. Your experience with certain jobs over a period of time, may have taught...

life

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JenInTN Some people are born with the gift of multi-tasking and others need practice and experience. Being able to switch gears at a moments notice and think about a million things at once is not an easy way to go..lol. I usually keep a small note pad or piece of...

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