abovewater

@abovewater (36)

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We need Your Prayers

abovewater @abovewater (36) • United States 17 May 07

karincarter.blogspot.com

prayerful healing

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abovewater We thank you so much. I know Karin, Jeff and families thank you too. Prayer is strong.

17 May 07

We need Your Prayers

abovewater @abovewater (36) • United States 17 May 07

karincarter.blogspot.com

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kids still wetting the bed

hurricanekw @hurricanekw (97) • United States 4 Mar 07

I have taken 2 of my kids to every doctor known to the medical field. Seeing how I work in the Operating Room, there are right at hand. However, they keep telling me nothing is physically wrong. The physchologist says nothing is...

bed wetting

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abovewater From what I've read and heard from my son's doctor is that limiting drinks after a certain time at night is not the issue. Even if we don't drink fluids after a certain time, our bodies are still producing urine. It's just the way the body works. I, myself,...

4 Mar 07

kids still wetting the bed

hurricanekw @hurricanekw (97) • United States 4 Mar 07

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abovewater You're kids are not the only one's. My son will be 11 in a few months and still consistently wets the bed. I know it's very frustrating and not any fun for them either. My son is getting to the age that he's very self- conscious of it. At his last physical in...

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getting grease out of cat fur

vampkat @vampkat (60) • United States 4 Mar 07

So my roomate's kitten is a bit of a nuthead. We have the air conditioning unit open so we can cean it, and he cat jumped up in there and got a good glob of grease on his fur. I've gotten the majority of it off, but it's still...

cleaning cats

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abovewater When I was fifteen (a hundred years ago!) I had this beautiful grey and white himalayan, she was beautiful. She got outside and somehow found herself into a pan of old motor oil my dad kept in the back shed. OMG, it was horrible. Not only did she smell like a...

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Sharing in his Parents Grief.

destinycole @destinycole (827) 3 Mar 07

Last night an angel came for him and took him up to God. Although he was but a few days old God saw that he was poorly. The angel took him by the hand, wrapped him up in white. He healed his pain and his ills just drifted right...

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abovewater No words can be spoken to ease the pain. Please know they are in my prayers.

3 Mar 07

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Why do people HATE telemarketers? why cant they understand that its their job?

catcai @catcai (1056) • Philippines 2 Mar 07

i just answered a discussion regarding how to avoid telemarketers and i was sort of offended in a way because i used to work in a contact center- though i wasnt a telemarketer but i did make calls and still got hanged up,...

communication

telemarketing

telesales

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abovewater I agree with Draconess, I don't hate them, they're only doing a job, but after I've given them the courtesy of listening to their schpeal and politely thank them for calling, but no I'm not interested, that should be the end of the conversation. I don't want...

3 Mar 07

False Advertising

abovewater @abovewater (36) • United States 3 Mar 07

Don't you just hate it when you go into a store, spend a good amount of time picking things out, trying things on, getting frustrated because things don't fit right and finally find the right outfit only to find that the items...

its no on sale

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... am I not being a good mother..?

tristansmommy @tristansmommy (33) • United States 23 Feb 07

I'm a new mom with a 5 month old son. I'm feeling a little hurt when other mothers boast about how they are exclusively breast feeding their child. And it bothers me, because I did try, but it just didn't work for me. They make...

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abovewater This makes me so, so mad. I nursed my first but not my second because I had to go back on meds after I had him. That was 10 years ago and i don't think it was as bad then as it is now, but I still got flack. Some people don't even think about the circumstances...

23 Feb 07

Have you ever TRULY sat down and counted your blessings?

hockeygal4ever @hockeygal4ever (10021) • United States 22 Feb 07

Many of us get so caught up in the issues of today and the every day drama of life that we forget to honestly step back and take a look at what we have. I would venture to guess that if you're reading these discussions on MyLot...

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abovewater I, for one, do not stop and count my blessings quite as often as I should, and for that reason I was lead to read your post...that's my belief anyway. On the other hand, I do think alot about those who don't have what I have...especially during the winter...

22 Feb 07

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So What's Your Take on Anna Nicole's Death?

abovewater @abovewater (36) • United States 9 Feb 07

I've felt so weird about it. I was by no means a fan, I always thought she was way to ditzy and in all honesty, a loose goose (to be as lady like as possible). I almost feel the same about her death that I did about Princess...

celebrity deaths

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Do you talk to your kids about their deceased grandparents?

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 9 Feb 07

My kids are young, and never got the chance to meet my dad before he died. He did see pictures of them, and talked to my daughter on the phone, but that was it. I have pictures of him around my office, and my daughter (although...

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abovewater We always talk about their Papa. I have lots of his things around the house, pictures, his cane that I bought him years ago (especially made for lefty's). I'm always saying things to them that my dad would say like "I'm gonna roll head around til you can't...

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Advice- (creative) way to detach daughter from her blankie?

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 9 Feb 07

My daughter is 4 1/2, and is going to be starting kindergarten this fall. My husband and I have been on her already to stop sucking her thumb (asking her to stop when we see her doing it), but we also are trying to figure out how...

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abovewater Matthew is 10 and still uses his blanket at night when he sleeps. I've never thought too much about it until the other night when he was sick and he had it in the car with us. That thing stank to high heaven even though it had just been washed. We made a deal...

9 Feb 07

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How life would change, if you or your spouse would die tomorrow.

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 9 Feb 07

I'm a SAHM, of 2 young kids. I don't make any money (aside from a little online income, which is basically nothing). I do have a college degree, but have never been able to use it. I haven't worked in 3 1/2 years. I am not the...

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abovewater I feel a little bit more at ease about this now that I'm at my new job. I've got life insurance for both M and me. If he (or I) were to die, I wouldn't have enough to pay off the house, but would be able to pay off the second and the misc. bills that have been...

9 Feb 07

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Your kids' names!

elizabeth525 @elizabeth525 (654) • United States 8 Feb 07

How did you coem up with them? Are they named after arealtive or did you go the unique route? My daughter is named Ava Marie. She was ALMOST Jada but about 2 weeks before she was born I saw the name Ava and said that's it!...

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abovewater My daughter is Olivia Maredith. Maredith is the combination of her two great grandmothers Marie and Edith. I've always loved the name Olivia and it's not overused. My son is Matthew Glen, Matthew being from the bible and Glen is a family name on my husbands...

9 Feb 07

Anybody else been on Ambien (or other sleep meds) for long periods of time?

abovewater @abovewater (36) • United States 5 Feb 07

I have been on ambien for over 5 years and would love to stop taking it. Everytime I try to lower the dose I can't sleep. I've tried so many different things, stress relievers, warm showers, warm milk and so on and nothing helps....

insomniacs

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abovewater You're probably right. And on my way home from his office I need to buy myself a new mattress! Really.

8 Feb 07

Is it right to leave a baby crying for an hour and a half??

Bizziebod @Bizziebod (3497) 7 Feb 07

I'm really cheesed off today! I live in a flat and my downstairs neighbour has a small one year old baby. A few weeks ago she knocked on the door and said she was going to try and get the baby to sleep in his own room and said...

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abovewater I never let my kids cry. I didn't jump up the minute they made a peep either. If I was in the middle of something and knew they could wait for a second or a minute or 5 minutes then they'd wait. In your case though, living in such tight quarters, I think it's...

7 Feb 07

If This Happened To You Would You Laugh Or.

wmg2006 @wmg2006 (5381) • United States 7 Feb 07

If you walked into your room and saw this happening to your laptop would you be upset with the puppy? Would you laugh and scold yourself for leaving the computer unattended? Or would you be upset and scold the puppy? In case you...

laptop

peeing

puppy

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abovewater I would launch the puppy then bang my head against the wall.

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Have you had your wisdom teeth out? What was the experience like?

Withoutwings @Withoutwings (6992) • United States 7 Feb 07

Did you get general anesthesia? How sore were you afterwards? I just had all four of my wisdom teeth out Monday morning. I was very nervous and had trouble sleeping the night before. I don't like needles and I was mostly...

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abovewater I had mine removed when I was 13, I'm forty now. I think I was completely out. I remember laying down on the chair, them giving me some gas and asking me to count backward. Then i woke up in the recovery area wrapped in a wool blanket..it was the middle of...

7 Feb 07

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