alainnmiog

@alainnmiog (660)

United States • Age 51

Joined myLot 18 years ago

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

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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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alainnmiog You haven't done anything wrong. First of all, at least you *tried* -- that's the important thing. You shouldn't be made to feel bad about it. It doesn't work for everyone. I nursed my oldest very easily. It didn't work out so well with my youngest. I am very...

23 Feb 07

Do we need an "Edit your post" option on Mylot?

Ambur25 @Ambur25 (1006) • United States 17 Jan 07

I have just posted a discussions about Starbucks not supporting our troops. It turns out, it was simply a chain email rumor and is in fact untrue! Same goes for Target not supporting our troops. But, people don't really read...

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alainnmiog I agree that there needs to be an "edit your post" or "add to your post" button of some sort. As far as Target not supporting the troops, that's a mixed up situation. Target stores don't allow solicitors of any kind to be in front of their stores. What I...

17 Jan 07

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Stay at Home Moms

bebbster @bebbster (7) • United States 16 Jan 07

I am a stay at home mom and some days I love it, but other days I just get so frustrated I could scream. My husband and I have been married almost 5 years. We have four children. They are 7, 5, 1 and 3 months. I love staying...

frustrated

stay at home moms

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alainnmiog I know exactly where you're coming from! It is very frustrating. My hubby grew up having his mom do EVERYTHING for him. Now he has a hard time picking up after himself. Since I only work part time from home, I don't mind picking up the slack for housework....

17 Jan 07

"The Momma Eyes"

tentwo67 @tentwo67 (3382) • United States 15 Jan 07

This is what I used to call it as a child when my mother could communicate her disappointment in whatever bad thing I was doing in public just by the look in her eyes. She wouldn't yell or spank me in public like we see more and...

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alainnmiog I remember this vividly!! My mother had it down to a science, and my dad could freeze us kids with one quick look. The look told us that if we continued to do what we were attempting to do, all hell was going to break loose on our rear end when we got...

17 Jan 07

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Follow Up on Ear Stapling Discussion

tentwo67 @tentwo67 (3382) • United States 3 Jan 07

I have finally decided to try this. I went today and had both of my ears stapled. It didn't feel much worse than when I had my ears pierced, although it's higher up on the ear. It feels a little odd right now, about an hour and...

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alainnmiog That's interesting! I've never heard of ear-stapling before. I haven't signed on here in a while, so I missed a lot. I hope you have success with this. I'm just trying to lose a few pounds and tone up. I'm not forcing myself to exercise every single...

13 Jan 07

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What was the last movie you saw?

Billabongbabe @Billabongbabe (348) • United States 23 Oct 06

What was the last movie you saw and was it good. Give us a good review on it. The last movie I saw was The Grudge 2. It wasn't as great as I was hoping.

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alainnmiog The last movie I saw in the theater was when I took my kids to see "Open Season" at the cheap theater. It was a cute movie. We will probably end up buying the DVD. The last movie I saw on DVD was "The Devil Wears Prada" which I rented last night. I...

13 Jan 07

Telecheck Nightmare!

tentwo67 @tentwo67 (3382) • United States 13 Jan 07

Have you noticed how more and more retail stores are using Telecheck or other services to verify checks before they'll accept them? I can appreciate why they would do this, because it seems like there are a lot of people out...

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alainnmiog Wow! That's awful! I can't say that I've had that problem (thankfully). I rarely write checks anymore for anything. I think my hair dresser is the only person that gets a check from me. Everything else is done with my debit card. As far as bills go, I do...

13 Jan 07

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New Year Promises

BrazilianLinda @BrazilianLinda (220) • Brazil 5 Dec 06

So any New year Promises? (come on tell us,we won't tell anyone if you don't keep it) Do you usually make a new year promise? Do you keep it?

new year

promises

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alainnmiog I actually have a resolution this year. Actually, there are two of them. One is to quit smoking... which will take a long time and be difficult to accomplish. The other is to be a better mom to my sons. I stress so much over every tiny detail that I forget...

22 Dec 06

This Drives Me Nuts About MLMs!

2bepink @2bepink (126) • United States 19 Dec 06

Sorry but I need to rant. I was in Mary Kay for five years and had earned a career car and made it to the directorship level, which is the top 2% of the company. I had to give up my business because of my severe health issues...

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alainnmiog I know exactly where you're coming from. I'm involved in one and have had a difficult time with it. I'm not going to mention the company, because I do believe the company is a good one and the products are absolutely wonderful. However, it is very difficult...

20 Dec 06

Unosolved Mysteries of the world - CROP CIRCLES

pyari_bulbul @pyari_bulbul (111) • Belgium 18 Dec 06

Crop circles are geometrical formations of flattened crops seemed to be based on the principles of sacred geometry found in many countries but mainly in England. They have been found in wheat, barley, canola, rye, corn, linseed...

crop circles

unsolved mystery

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alainnmiog I saw on a documentary or a new program a couple of years ago about crop circles. They actually showed two young men creating a few crop circles. The men showed how they made them, how they designed them, and just how incredibly easy they were to make....

19 Dec 06

Twin mischief

teachermarie @teachermarie (34) • United States 10 Dec 06

i have twins and they have gotteninto a lot of mischief and trouble. They have destroyed blinds and figured out how to undo all of the child saftey items that I have put up. They figures how to help each other out of their cribs...

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alainnmiog Well, I don't have twins, but *I* am a twin. One of my favorite "mischief" stories my mom told us about was when my sister and I were two years old. One (or both) of us managed to get a hold of the baby powder in our bedroom. My mom was down the hall in the...

11 Dec 06

Kids acting and dressing older than they are

kristypants @kristypants (305) • Canada 4 Dec 06

I was at the mall yesterday and I saw these girls. They couldn't have been older than 10. All of them were wearing make-up, tight fitting clothes, and shoes that had a bit of a heel on them. They seriously looked like mini 16 year...

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alainnmiog It boggles my mind that parents allow their young daughters to dress like that. I was in jeans (NORMAL-fitting) and t-shirts with cute animals or hearts on them. I didn't wear short scirts or anything like that until I was 16. I wasn't allowed to wear...

5 Dec 06

How the "Politically Correct" Stole Christmas

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 4 Dec 06

I received another e-mail which I'd like to share with those of you who haven't already seen it. How sad, and how true! T'was the month before Christmas When all through our land, Not a Christian was praying Nor taking a...

christmas

politically correct

stole

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alainnmiog I've often thought of that. Christmas is a Christian celebration! I always say "Merry Christmas!" I'm a Christian! I would expect Jewish members of the community to say "Happy Hanukkah!" It would not offend me in the least. I know that people have...

5 Dec 06

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My b/f is a marine and he's leaving to iraq... need some advice.

jalin_o @jalin_o (68) • United States 3 Dec 06

okay well my b/f (alex) and i have been together for more than a year.. but it seems like longer! we are completely in love with each other and he just told me that he was leaving in march to iraq for 7 months. i was/am...

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alainnmiog I'm sorry that you have to go through this. I know it will be very difficult. I'm not the best at giving advice, but I can give you a few ideas. Take them or leave them; it's up to you. My suggestion is to write as often as possible. Not just e-mail,...

4 Dec 06

DO YOU HAVE A SCANNER?

kishchun @kishchun (497) • Oman 20 Nov 06

do you have a scanner? what brand and model? how often do you use it and for what? i have a scanner which i mainly use to scan photographs.

scanner photographs

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alainnmiog I have a scanner. It's an older model HP. I haven't used in in a couple of years. It's taking up space in my garage right now in a box. I just don't have the room for it in my small home. It was also really slow. When I have the money (and the space),...

21 Nov 06

What would you give up first TV or Internet?

polachicago @polachicago (18716) • United States 20 Nov 06

If you have to give up TV or Internet for 30 days, what would you givr uo first?

choice

internet

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alainnmiog I would give up TV before I would give up the Internet. I need the Internet to do my job, so that's pretty much a given. As far as TV goes, I have my shows that I watch in the evenings. I can record them and watch them after the 30 days are up. LOL

21 Nov 06

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Mystery Shopping

tentwo67 @tentwo67 (3382) • United States 19 Oct 06

Ever done this? When I first quit my full time job about a year ago, I signed up with every mystery shopping service I could find and did a huge amount of shops. The volume has tapered off tremendously. I have very nearly quit...

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alainnmiog I've never done mystery shopping. There were time that I was tempted to try it out, but my schedule has never allowed me to do so. I'm sure it would be interesting. I'm always willing to try new things at least once.

21 Nov 06

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Share How GOD work's in you..

leng_leng @leng_leng (42) • Philippines 26 Sep 07

Share how GOD works in you... How, When??? Let us share to the world how Great is our GOD.

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alainnmiog Share how GOD works in you... How, When??? Let us share to the world how Great is our GOD.

26 Sep 07

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do you pamper yourself once in a while?

vinchelle656 @vinchelle656 (202) • Philippines 20 Nov 06

when i have extra money, and i've got nothing important to do, i go to the salon.

money

time

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alainnmiog Of course I pamper myself once in a while. I try to give myself some "me" time at least once a week. I don't have to go to the spa to pamper myself. I have everything I need right at home. I'm a BeautiControl consultant and get discounts on high-end...

20 Nov 06

What age should a child get a cell phone?

willow1994 @willow1994 (9) • United States 19 Nov 06

What age do you think? Wondering if I should get one for my twelve year old?

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alainnmiog I would probably wait one more year. As one other poster said, it does depend on what it's for. For active teenagers (like I said, wait until 13 years old), a cell phone can come in handy if soccer practice (or football, cheerleeding, band, etc) is running...

20 Nov 06