ahansen

@ahansen (31)

United States • Age 50

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit

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Should You Cut Off Friends Of The Opposite When You Are In A Relationship?

queenlove @queenlove (495) • United States 28 Sep 08

This is a situation that I am dealing with. I have a friend that lives over an hour away. I never try to see him, I don't call him on the phone, or anything. The only time I communicate with him is once a month or so he will text...

friends

relationships

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ahansen This sounds bigger than your man having a problem with this one friend... Your man has an insecurity in your relationship. Whether he feels that you may leave him for this guy because he knows that you deserve someone better or maybe he's doing his own dirty...

29 Sep 08

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Halloween is coming, are you excited?

marisriel @marisriel (1156) • Philippines 28 Sep 08

I am very excited during Halloween because of my kids. They love to wear fairy costumes and getting candies during trick or treats. And I am one parent who is very supportive of these. After all, they will be child only once so I...

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ahansen I agree with crunkyjens, next to Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday!! I have a 9-year-old and we love to go all out with the decorations. We go for the "harvest" look and add the Halloweeny effects. We also have this tradition of making decorations...

29 Sep 08

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Is it OK NOT to celebrate a birthday?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 27 Sep 08

My birthday is in two weeks, early October. Every year, I look forward to my birthday. And, most times, I get a really big gift. Not on my birthday, but usually the month before my birthday. Last couple years, I've gotten...

celebrate a birthday

gifts

my life online

not wanting to celebrate

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ahansen It's your day and you may do whatever with it as you please! Simple as that, although I do agree with some of the comments here that it is nice to do a little something for yourself, after all, it is a day of celebrating your life and all that you have!...

28 Sep 08

What do you do with your old mobile when you buy a nw one?

Abhinavmishra19 @Abhinavmishra19 (224) • India 26 Sep 08

I am about to buy a new one, but i can't really think what to do with the older one.....very much confused I should rather say. Wouldn't want to throw it in a bin. what do you do with your old one?

buy new mobile

mobile in dustbin

thro old mobile

what to do with old mobile

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ahansen There is a great program called Cell Phones for Soldiers. Their goal is to help our soldiers who are serving overseas to call home. http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/ Alot of high schools take old cell phones for donations to convert to funding for the...

26 Sep 08

Obama/McCain Debate

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 26 Sep 08

iT'S ON RIGHT NOW! I plan on watching the full 2 hours! Will you watch it in its entirety? Why or why not?

debate

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ahansen We're watching it now! I'm glad to see that McCain decided to handle all his responsibilities despite additional crisis coming to light in the last couple days. I think now, more than ever, we need to hear what these gentlemen have to say. I do appreciate that...

26 Sep 08

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Will you be carving a pumpkin?

sweetdesign @sweetdesign (5142) • United States 25 Sep 08

We do every year. Even though my daughter is now 18 we will be carving a pumpkin for Halloween this year. It is messy but it is not the same if we don't carve one.

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ahansen My 9-year-old son and I carve pumpkins every year. We enjoy it so much that, even though there's only two of us in the house, our front steps are covered in carved pumpkins. We do about 6-8 every year and try to be as original and creative as we can be. If you...

26 Sep 08

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How do you save money?

lovemygirls2503 @lovemygirls2503 (431) • United States 26 Sep 08

What way do you to save money? Do you have a savings account? Do you use coupons? Do you cut back on things? If so what do you cut back on to help save money?

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ahansen I am a Queen of Thrifty!! Coupons are great, sales are a must! We borrow movies from the library instead of Blockbuster. I check with our local Freecycle group for an item that we need or want prior to purchasing it. Recently, our oldest passed his bike down...

26 Sep 08

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most funny comment your child said to you when you where pregnant

lovemygirls2503 @lovemygirls2503 (431) • United States 24 Sep 08

Do you have more than one child? If so what would you say the most funny comment do you think child said to you when you were pregnant. My oldest want to know where the door was so that she could let baby sister out too play with...

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ahansen Out of the mouths of babes!! LoL ... those are cute stories!! My sister-in-law, her 3-year-old and I were looking through family photographs when we came upon a picture of her sister when she was pregnant. Now my sister-in-law was pointing to the big belly...

26 Sep 08

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Deaf and Hard of Hearing

lifeluver @lifeluver (743) • Canada 26 Sep 08

I have just started learning sign language so that I can become an intrepreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. I've also learned some very interesting things about their culture. I had not known before that Deaf people do not...

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ahansen How exciting for you! I took an ASL class a few years back and was teaching my son who was 4 at the time. We still use it minimally, but I'm looking at going back to school for it. My biggest piece of advise is to expose yourself to as much "real" and...

26 Sep 08

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Do you really believe that God still exist?

eve301345 @eve301345 (658) • Philippines 25 Sep 08

Hi Myloters, I knew we all have many questions about God but despite all of thus question we still believe in him. My believe is that God exist once in this world but he is no difference to us, he is still mortal and once...

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ahansen You have asked a question in which truth is relevant. To truth to your answer depends on who you ask. A Christian, Catholic, Morman, etc will answer you with a resounding Yes, however, if you ask an atheist, a Buddhist, a Muslim, etc. you will hear a loud No....

26 Sep 08

When should girls start to wear makeup?

collieluv28 @collieluv28 (388) • United States 25 Sep 08

My daughter is 12 & in the 7th grade. Many of her friends & fellow classmates are wearing makeup, getting their hair dyed or highlighted & plucking their eyebrows. I didn't want her to start wearing makeup until she was 14 at...

girls

makeup

peer pressure

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ahansen My first instinct would be that, at 12 years old, she's too young for makeup. However, you know your daughter better than anyone and whether or not she's ready to wear it or if she'll wait and put it on after she leaves the house because you forbid it, is...

26 Sep 08

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Free healthcare for mothers

chabawel @chabawel (329) • Philippines 26 Sep 08

Do you think free health care for women especially mothers should be a priority by the government especially those who hardly have any income?

healthcare

healthcare for mothers

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ahansen Absolutely! I'm a single mother to an amazing 9 year old lil man. When he was 4, I started having medical problems. After a year of Dr's appts and tests out the wazoo, I was diagnosed with Pre-Cancer. I was so scared to think that my child would be left alone...

26 Sep 08

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i hate myself

ryme bristol @rymebristol (1808) • Philippines 25 Sep 08

i hate myself! how about you, what are the 10 things that you hate about yourself?

myself

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ahansen Hopefully, you were just coming up with a random discussion. I would hate to think that you actually hate yourself. No one should hate themselves, we all have a beauty, gift and song that are unique to us. Of course, the frivolous, superficial stuff can get to...

26 Sep 08

do your kids help with the jobs around the house?!!

jessicaboardman @jessicaboardman (373) 23 Sep 08

this is something iv been thinking about lately, at the minute, all we ask of our boys is that they keep their bedrooms tidy in order to earn some pocket money..(they receive their pocket money either way!!!!) I get wound up...

children

chores

help around the house

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ahansen Hi Jessica! I have just one, but even one can be a handful! He's 9 and definitely knows chores. We have a RESPONSIBILITY CHART that we use, which covers guitar practice, studies, reading, take out the trash, set/clear table, dirty clothes in basket/clean put...

24 Sep 08

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