abakers

@abakers (72)

United States • Age 49

Joined myLot 20 years ago

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Bowling Scores

bowlingqbert @bowlingqbert (48) • United States 14 Feb 07

I love bowling, and I have been bowling for 11 years. I recently threw my first and second 300 games. I was wondering what are your high games and high series in bowling?

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abakers Im not much of a bowler but my grandparents have been doing it since they were teens. They are now 72 and 76 and they still bowl at least 4 times a week. They love it and I think that it keeps them young. My papaw helps coach a local college bowling team. Its...

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Should we teach little boys to cook, clean and other things like that?

vokey9472 @vokey9472 (1486) • United States 11 Feb 07

I have a little boy and he loves to help me. As a stay at home mommy, I cook a lot of foods from scratch, like bake my own bread and stuff. Well, he always wants to help me and I have been teaching him how to do all the things...

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abakers I think that it teaches them that it is ok to do that kind of thing. In today's society with working moms and dads kids need a sense of responsibility. If they learn it now then when they grow up, hopefully they will use it to help out when they get married. I...

11 Feb 07

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when do you know when you are done having children?

itsjustmeb @itsjustmeb (1212) • Canada 10 Feb 07

When do you know for sure when you are doing having children? Is it the emotional aspect (for example, you don't think you have enough room in your heart for another child) the birth aspect (oh crap I don't want to put myself...

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abakers I love children and I could have 100, but right now I have 4 and it is all I can do to keep up with all their activities, feeding, clothing, and all of that stuff. It is so expensive these days to have children that money was the reason I stopped having them....

11 Feb 07

So stressed out over this situation!

Dara_momto4 @Dara_momto4 (842) • United States 10 Feb 07

For various reasons I won't get into here, my husband is out of state and out of work. When he gets back I will be filing for divorce. I was a sahm when he was here. Now I'm trying to get state help to find a job and get help with...

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abakers I am so sorry to hear of your frustration. You can get help even if you are still married as long as you have not been living together for a month or so. As long as you can prove that he is no longer in the house. Usually they will verify through friends,...

11 Feb 07

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how old your first child started to walk?

cradleOFjheffd @cradleOFjheffd (920) • Philippines 1 Feb 07

my baby is 5 months now i can't wait to see him how he start walking.

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abakers Once they start walking its all over. Mine is 19 months old now and my 3rd. Nothing like my 1st two. He started walking at 13months old, but now he is into everything. He is tall for his age so he can now open doors, climb, you name it. Its exciting when...

1 Feb 07

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One mean response...

monica1216 @monica1216 (509) • United States 1 Feb 07

I've been posting here for a couple weeks now and I'm up to over 200 posts. I have really been enjoying MyLot. I love reading what people from other parts of the world wish to talk about and learning new things. I have learned a...

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abakers Thats the great thing about this site! Everyone can post their own opinion and not care who's feelings get hurt. No I wouldn't quit posting because of 1 mean response. Its just an opinion and everybody's got them. Don't worry about it and hope you have more...

1 Feb 07

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What are your favorite hymns?

hannah88 @hannah88 (258) • Philippines 1 Feb 07

My favorite hymns are: Loved with Everlasting Love, Made to be Filled with the Lord, Divine Romance, Sometimes we're caught

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abakers My all time favorite is Amazing Grace, my son learned to play the guitar and sing it at 2 years old in front of the whole church congregation. I also like Just a little Talk with Jesus.

1 Feb 07

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Nursing

CatEyes @CatEyes (2448) • United States 22 Jan 07

Gals, did your husband get jelous over you nursing your child? Mine did and so did the whole family. It got to the point where they snuck in bottles when I was away at the store for 30 min and I came back and he looked full when...

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abakers I think that it is ridiculous but I had the same problem. Mostly from my in-laws. They thought I was terrible for breastfeeding. Like it was dirty or something. When I went to their house I had to go to another room to do it. When they would come to mine,...

23 Jan 07

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Do your children sleepwalk?

not4me @not4me (1711) • United States 20 Jan 07

If so, what are your funniest stories about this? I caught my daughter trying to pee in the fridge about a month ago. I rushed her to the toilet after hearing the ruckus in the kitchen but she never woke up and didn't remember it...

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abakers I got up one night and my 4 year old son was standing in front of the TV while it was on but the screen was fuzzy, I tried talking to him but he wouldn't respond. I have always heard to never touch a sleepwalker cause it can scare them. So I gently called...

20 Jan 07

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what is your favourite search engine????

soumyahameed @soumyahameed (43) • India 20 Jan 07

my favorite search engine is google ...........

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abakers Mine is ChaCha. I still use google but I mostly use cha cha now. It doesn't consume all of my time to find exactly what I need because they do it for me.

20 Jan 07

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Rosie in the News

zuri25 @zuri25 (2125) • United States 19 Jan 07

Rosie O'Donnell is getting a lot of attention lately. Most recently, the media has been buzzing about her comments regarding American Idol. She expressed her opinion that American Idol (the judges in particular) are taking their...

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abakers The only reason I don't feel bad for those people they talk about is they know when they go in that room that they are being recorded. They know what is involved when they audition and they see what is on TV when it airs. So I don't feel that bad for those...

20 Jan 07

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Anyone else wonder HOW Fantasia Barrino won American Idol?

celestial_fantasia @celestial_fantasia (620) • United States 31 Dec 06

I honestly do not understand HOW she won. There are SOOO many people out there with far more talent and appeal. Now she has her story on lifetime--and plays herself. Come on, can she be anymore stuck on herself? She is a horrid...

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abakers I don't understand it either. YOu don't hear anything else from her. I think the lifetime thing was a sell out.

31 Dec 06

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responses in mylot

saa1987 @saa1987 (40) • India 31 Dec 06

no matter how much in try i cannot get more than 5 responses for a discusion..help me pls..

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abakers Im right there with you. I need mylot help.

31 Dec 06

Potty Training - Advice??

MothersWorkAtHome @MothersWorkAtHome (966) • United States 30 Dec 06

OK, my 2 year old is just about ready to go potty! We got him his own "Throne" that plays music when they "go". I have sit him on the potty a few times and he loves it and thinks he is such a big boy. However he has yet to go...

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abakers I have an 19 month old that I am getting ready to potty train. I have already potty trained 2. One at 18 months and one at 26 months. They have to be ready. DO NOT USE DIAPER TRAINING PANTS, those are the worst. Right after taking a sippy cup of juice,...

31 Dec 06

My step son

rosaflorence @rosaflorence (1924) • United States 31 Dec 06

My step son is always whining and it is starting to realy get on my nerves. My husband and I have five children between us. It never fails that I will wake up in the middle of the night to hear him screaming for his dad and...

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abakers I have a 9 year old step son and it was really hard to adapt to him. My husband and I have been together for 7 years and he has grew up with me. My husbands job keeps him away and away from seeing his son as much as he would like. Of course his son hated me...

31 Dec 06

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are we too cruel to Saddam Husein??

KahYee @KahYee (104) • Netherlands 30 Dec 06

I know there are alot discussions about this man, but... I really want to ask, are we too cruel to Saddam?? He is a bad man, I agree with that... and it's his own fault. but why didn't they let Saddam live 2 more days???...

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abakers There is all this talk about why Saddam got killed, was it because of Bush or his own people. Should they have done it when they did because of the Holiday. I don't understand peoples way of thinking I guess. Saddam was a satanic person who didn't care for...

31 Dec 06

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My mother hates me

mkup30 @mkup30 (494) • United States 20 Dec 06

She thinks I am an absolute zero and she always puts me down. She says I am pathetic b/c I don't have any kids and I am already 26. I am married though with a good job, a good career, an MBA, and my husband and I own a successful...

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abakers Sounds like she is envious of your life. Maybe she is jealous of all of the great things that you have going on. I think that you should stand up for yourself and tell her that if she can't respect you and your husband that she needs to back off until she...

21 Dec 06

What to do with Step-children???

reinydawn @reinydawn (11642) • United States 18 Dec 06

OK, I'm going to try to be brief... Here's a little background. I was divorced from my first husband over 13 years ago. My current husband was divorced about 5 years ago. We met almost 3 years ago, were engaged within 6...

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abakers I am a stepchild if 25 years and haven't had a good experience with it from either side. I understand your deliema only to have to disagree with you. I know from experience how hard it is to not only be the "evil stepmother" but to also be the "evil...

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Moola invites!

carrier928 @carrier928 (52) • United States 6 Dec 06

I have some available if anyone would like one.

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moola

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abakers I would like an invite!!! abakers2004@yahoo.com

14 Dec 06

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