aretha

@aretha (2538)

United States • Age 44

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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My family needs Health Insurance, but we cannot afford it.

Stephannie @stephcjh (38473) • United States 21 Jul 08

Hi friends. My family and I live in the United States. We do not have a whole lot of income either. We cannot afford to pay for healthcare coverage for all of us. I am taking my daughter, who is 16, to try to qualify for Medicaid...

affordable healthcare coverage

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aretha I am so sorry! I really do know how you feel. Our kids have med. card and my husband goes through the VA so he don't need it but i do. I did look into some insurance for myself but theres no way we can afford it. At least the kids and my hubby have it but i...

21 Jul 08

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If you had good news, who would you call first?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 18 Jul 08

If you were to find out good news, who would you call first? Spouse? Sister? Best friend? If you found out that you were pregnant, or just got fired, who would you want to talk with first for support? If I had really...

being best friends

being happy all the time

my life

relationship counseling

the good and bad news

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aretha I would call my hubby first ,then my cousion and then my sis in law. When we found out we where pregnet the second time i had taken the test and then my cousion and a friend showed up to visit for a few and i had to wait until they left to go to my husbands...

19 Jul 08

what would you do if you couldnt trust your mom with your kids

easymoney75503 @easymoney75503 (1702) • United States 17 Jul 08

ok i was taken from my mom do to abuse and since she has grown up some. she wants to see the kids and well i just cant trust her. she still smokes pott. she still uses men like towels. she is all about money. she is very demanding...

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aretha i can't say as i would allow my kids to see her either. by the sounds she hasn't changed at all,if shes still blaming other people for what she did. i do believe that kids now a days need to know about the world and people like this but not this way. i don't...

18 Jul 08

Are you selfish like me or do you support your soldier?

cherylsousa @cherylsousa (81) • United States 12 Jul 08

So, my husband is deploying with the Air National Guard in about 2 weeks and will be gone for 6 months. I'm slowly starting to slip into panic mode. Everyone in my family depends on him so much, I have no idea what to...

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aretha my husband was deployed to iraq for a year,he has been home for about a year and a half. i know just what your feeling and its hard. i had a hard time with him going i had never been with out him like that and with him going where he was going it was the worst...

16 Jul 08

i get so tired of hearing but my friends dont have to or they can do it

easymoney75503 @easymoney75503 (1702) • United States 9 Jul 08

we keep a tight hold on our kids. they are 11 and 13 years old both girls. all i ever hear is but so and so can go do tht. so and so doesnt hve to do this. i make my kids do chores and i dont let them date, dont let them go to...

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aretha i have a 7,4, and 1 yr old and i hear it all the time that i need to back off a litle bit. i have friends that hardly ever have their kids cuz there off at a friends house. i do let my oldest stay at a few different friends houses but my 4 and 1 yr old are...

10 Jul 08

how to be a perfect parent?

joodzki6 @joodzki6 (596) • Philippines 10 Apr 07

do you think it's possible to be a perfect parent? how do you treat your parents?..have u ever felt or even thought that somehow, in some ways, they are perfect in your eyes? Now that i am a parent, i'm kind of pressured when it...

parenting

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aretha i don't think there is a perfect parent. as parents we do what we think is best for our kids and we love them. as long as they know we love them it will all be fine. i know i've done things that other don't agree with but then they have done thing i don't...

10 Jul 08

Should I tell my mother in law or not?

travibabiesgirl @travibabiesgirl (1690) • United States 8 Jul 08

My mother in law just gave my daughter and I a hair cut. She is a licensed stylist and has her own shop. She cut my daughters shorter than she wanted and it was not even close to the style she asked for. Now My daughter has...

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aretha i don't think i would say anything but next time i would go somewhere else to have it done. do you think maybe because you are family that she decided to do it her way and not the way you wanted? kind of sounds it to me. if she does do this to someone else and...

10 Jul 08

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What is going on with Mylot points and earnings lately?

Stephannie @stephcjh (38473) • United States 18 Apr 08

I am so disappointed right now!!!! I know this will probably be deleted like alot of the other posts I have done over the last two days but I am so disappointed with what is going on. I worked hard here a couple of days ago for...

earnings

mylot points

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aretha steph i totally understand. my points and earning have gone down as well. it is very disappointing. i had a goal for myself and with it going this way i will never reach my goal. i haven't spent much time on here either,with this going on and it being nice...

19 Apr 08

daughter overtired, worried

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 15 Apr 08

i keep getting letters from the school that my daughter is really tired at school and can't function right. she has been going to bed every night (even weekends) at 7 and getting up at 7 for school in the morning. she's been on...

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aretha i know how you feel,i was geting the same thing from my sons teather. now they are telling me he is bord,which i do think could be part of it cuz my son hates wrighting and coloring and things. other then that what about iron deficiency. when i was in school...

16 Apr 08

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What if your child was gay?

coffeeshot @coffeeshot (3783) • Australia 15 Apr 08

What would you do if you didn't suspect it at all and out of the blue your child one day said "mum/dad, I'm gay". I remember asking my father this a few years ago. I asked what he'd do if I told him i was gay. He said "I wouldn't...

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aretha i really don't think it would bother me. i have had friends that were and it really didn't bother me. yes someday i will want grandkids but i have 3 children so i am sure i will have grandkids. i just want my kids to be happy and hope that if one happen to be...

16 Apr 08

ridiculous

above31rubies @above31rubies (1863) • United States 16 Apr 08

What does this word mean to you? Twice tonight on TV, they have said to mean something along the lines of awesome or great. It caught me off guard the first time because ridiculous, to me, means something that is preposterous or...

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aretha i'm sure its gonna be like all the other words that kids have changed the meaning to. it reminds me of a song that tim mcgraw sings. i can't remember the name right of the top of my head. i will have to look it up. if not its gonna bug me.

16 Apr 08

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Do you think new members really read the FAQS I want to know if you think

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 15 Apr 08

this as well. The question starts in a variety of ways "How do you make money on mylot" or "What are the best ways to earn" etc. etc. Or "How much is earned for pictures." You get the idea. I think the new people jump in and...

look in the faqs

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aretha i've been here for awhile and i still have questions sometimes. just this morning i started a discussion about something i was wondering. i do see some that are easily found in the faq but some i guess would riether ask then read.

15 Apr 08

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Do you like shopping online?

athinapie @athinapie (1150) • Philippines 15 Apr 08

I noticed lately that people prefer to shop online than drive extra miles just to shop at malls, bazaars and other places. they say it's practical and less time consuming when you just sit in front of the computer and pick out...

online shopping

shopping

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aretha for us its cheaper to shop online because we can't afford alot. when we do have to have something we order it online then we pay shipping. it cost less then the gas it would take us to get some place and then if you go in to walmart for one thing most people...

15 Apr 08

have you tried selling stuff at multiply?

athinapie @athinapie (1150) • Philippines 15 Apr 08

i know a lot of girls who sell item in Multiply... and they have earned a lot from it! from bags to shoes to tops, bottoms... brand new or pre-owned! some even sell gadgets that are not yet available in the market. it's amazing...

multiply

online shopping

shopping

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aretha what is it? i have never heard of it before.

15 Apr 08

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