aspendreamer

@aspendreamer (257)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 18 years ago

"...and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love, you make..."

Responses (166)

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do you enjoy your life living in this world???

resurrection04 @resurrection04 (271) 24 Sep 08

do you enjoy your life??? in doing good things to other with your own will and your doing it not to be praise by others.. do you enjoy your life??? in doing bad and evil things to others.. do you enjoy your life??? having a...

enjoy

life

living

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aspendreamer No, I do NOT enjoy my life here... I have often felt I was in the wrong place... I have had most family members die off over the years of my growing up as a kid and just this year my mom died... I am very sad... I also have many health issues I deal with...

25 Sep 08

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Are you caring for your parent(s)?

miamilady @miamilady (4910) • United States 9 Jun 08

I was going to use the word "elderly", but I'm not ready to put that label on my dad yet. There comes a time in life where our roles reverse. The once that nurtured and cared for us, eventually need us to return the...

getting older

parents

responsiblity

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aspendreamer My mother is 82, can no longer walk, she lost her dentures and has to eat pureed food, she cannot feed herself and must be hand fed by someone, she is incontinent and wears adult diapers and has a catheter inserted into her bladder, she has severe dementia,...

9 Jun 08

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who is your favorite member of duran duran?

bongangj123 @bongangj123 (15) • Philippines 25 Apr 07

My favorite duran duran member is Roger Taylor. He's so cool and he plays the drums so well and he's so handsome..and he's just quiet which makes him so mysterious and I love it.

british bands

duran duran

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aspendreamer I have always liked Simon best... He is such a good looking leader of the group...

8 May 07

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Do you sleep NAKED?

lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 4 Mar 07

I just came across this website www.sleepnaked.org . It is interesting in that it advises people to sleep in the nude. You can check out the site yourself but I will just do a quick summary below. 3 main benefits: - Comfort...

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aspendreamer Oh my goodness NO, I would never be able to sleep naked... I have health problems with my back and legs and if I get too cold, I ache in my back and legs and feet.. I have nerve damage and it hurts to get cold... I always sleep in long pants and t-shirts...

5 Mar 07

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What kind of fish should we get for our aquarium?

jillbeth @jillbeth (2705) • United States 2 Mar 07

We just set up a 35 gallon aquarium (fresh water) but don't have any fish for it yet. I like fish that are lively and active. What would you recommend? (Hubby wants to put bass and crappie in it but I told him no way!)

aquariums

tropical fish

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aspendreamer I own a 45 gallon aquarium and I find Gouramis very friendly fish... I also have Bala sharks and spotted leopard catfish... They are all tropical fish and called community fish because they get along in the same tank and do not fight... They also all love...

5 Mar 07

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Waiting In Line

Grandmaof2 @Grandmaof2 (7579) • Canada 21 Feb 07

You're in a line up at a store waiting for service and someone cuts right in front of you. Do you inform this person he/she needs to get to the back of the line or do you suck it up and say nothing ?

waiting in line

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aspendreamer Well you know what, it depends on if they have less groceries than me...If they have less, I say go on ahead I can wait... If they have more than me, I do tell them I was here first... I have ended up yelling at folks that pick fights with me and I have been...

2 Mar 07

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Just what DOES a handicapped person look like?

WeenitsMom @WeenitsMom (492) • United States 23 Feb 07

My sister was in a car accident about 25 years ago and is now a parapalegic. One day she was going to the store and she pulled into a handicap parking space and before she could get out of the car, a man came to her car and said,...

handicapped

paralized

wheelchair

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aspendreamer WOW, your sister is great... I would have liked to have been standing there to see her in action.. I applaud her... Great story...

28 Feb 07

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People, Rudeness Why?

beaniefanatic13 @beaniefanatic13 (5076) • Grand Junction, Colorado 28 Feb 07

I was at a shopping center the other day and while walking in to the store observed a confrontation. It started over someone parking in a handicap spot. Both of the people displayed handicap signs and their was only one spot in...

hanicaps

rudeness

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aspendreamer Just so everyone knows, being handicapped does not mean you are spending your life in a wheelchair... I am handicapped and have been now for almost 5 years... I had my spine come apart at my waist and I had back surgery to fix it... Unfortunately the...

28 Feb 07

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2 people

Do You Ever Look At Ebay Ads Above Mylot Discussions?

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28955) • Canada 24 Feb 07

I think it's absolutely wonderful that eBay is able to cater to our chosen interests when advertizing. I've not yet bought anything from these ads, but I have looked at them, when they have caought my interest. All kinds of new...

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aspendreamer I have looked at Ebay ads on occasion, if it is something that interests me, and I have bought many things in the last few years... I have never been disappointed...

24 Feb 07

Does your pet have a nickname?

1983tyler @1983tyler (507) • United States 22 Feb 07

Do you have another name for your pet? Something that you call your pet that isn't their name? I have 4 cats and they all have nicknames. Terra's nickname is "bits-sa". (Don't ask me how or why we call her that, lol, that's just...

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aspendreamer Our calico cat we have had for 12 years now is named Pachez... You pronounce it like patches... I just wanted a different spelling... We call her "pea", "purr face", and "puff"... I like for all her nicknames to begin with "P"... She is my best...

23 Feb 07

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If you could only choose one of these three things, which would you choose?

mssnow @mssnow (9484) • United States 20 Feb 07

You are at a crossroads and you are given three choices to choose for your road of life. It will be for the rest of your life. Which do you choose? (You may only choose one road and may not go back). Road A: Self...

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aspendreamer I personally would choose wealth because with the $$$$ I could take care of the rest.. I never cared for power, and since I am already disabled, I could use the money to buy things to make my life more comfortable and I am already happy with my home and...

21 Feb 07

How hard is it...really

DanielMarvoloRiddle @DanielMarvoloRiddle (331) • United States 7 Feb 07

At the risk of sounding like the intellectual snob I am often accused of being, I have a very simple question for my MyLot community... Considering that you are putting your thoughts out for all the world to see, would it be so...

literacy

mundance comments

mylot

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aspendreamer I totally agree with you 100%... And I loved Steve Martin when he said that wonderful line... However, I have asked this question in Yahoo Answers and the responses I got varied from: the people were in a rush, they didn't know how to spell certain words...

7 Feb 07

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-14 to -25 Chill Factor

cjsmom @cjsmom (1423) • United States 5 Feb 07

Earlier today, here in Illinois we went from -14 to -25 degrees, chill factor. It was so cold and still is...the temperature right now is 5 degrees, that our front door latch was all ice! And that was from the inside, not the...

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aspendreamer Here in Texas I am already using my air conditioner because it is warm and stuffy in and out of the house... And paying for air conditioning is way more expensive than paying to heat your house... I wish we saw snow ever...

6 Feb 07

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Did you share your first salary from your first job

manong05 @manong05 (5027) • Philippines 6 Feb 07

with your parents. Why? or why not? Single children who live with their parents should give at least a part of their salary to their parents to help out in the expenses. I know of some friends who actually give everthing and...

giving salaries to parents

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aspendreamer Well I didn't share because my dad was already passed away and I was in my 20's and moved out and married... I had my own set of bills to pay by then...

6 Feb 07

where you the same person 10 years ago?.

Mylot member @patrice7 (1191) • United States 3 Feb 07

well here's a question.. 10 years ago you were?. this and that and are you still like that right now?. what things have changed in your life?. well for me 10 years ago i was ambitious and idealistic.. i had far fetched dreams...

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aspendreamer 10 years ago I was happy, working, a mother, had my daughter living with me and lived in an older house and drove an older car, I was healthy, my mom was healthy, and relatives were still alive... Now I am disabled due to spinal problems, out of work, 10...

3 Feb 07

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Do you like soup?

chenjun_yao @chenjun_yao (814) • China 27 Dec 06

Don you have soup in your dinner daily. Which kind of soup you usually cook? I prefer the soup with bamboo shoot,ham,meat in it(a kind of Chinese soup) & drink it before the dinner . And you? thanks~~

chinese soup

soup

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aspendreamer I love soup of all kinds, and I recently tried a new soup I never had before and I tried it because of John Lithgow, the actor on the TV commercial that was endorsing it... It is Campbells Select soups... I have had the tomato and the southwestern corn and...

2 Feb 07

How do you manage your life?

BittyBiddy @BittyBiddy (2903) • Ireland 1 Feb 07

I was asked something like this today and thought it was interesting. What do people do here between myLot and their life? How do you fit things in? My daily timetable is like this: Morning - Get up, get kids up, get washed,...

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aspendreamer Sounds like you need to designate duties to others so they can help you out some... Start teaching kids to pick up their things and put them back where they belong, plus they should be doing their own homework... It's ok if you help out once in a while but...

2 Feb 07

A venting

margieanneart @margieanneart (26423) • United States 1 Feb 07

You don't have to respond if you don't want to. I just need to vent. Now I find out my husband is diabetic, on top of his job loss. $$$ meds? Sometimes I am very unhappy with this health system in USA. And, I am sick of MyLot...

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aspendreamer Well I am sure to be little help here as I have not been on mylot for very long as you can plainly see by my numbers... I don't know anything about losing points either... Now as far as the diabetic info is concerned, he can change his diet and start...

2 Feb 07

most appeal- johnny depp

navaneeth @navaneeth (132) • India 26 Jan 07

i think jhonny depp is the most appealing among men. what do you guys think??

depp rulez

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aspendreamer Well you spelled his name wrong and I wish you could have checked the spelling before you posted... I happen to adore him and have a majority of his movies either on DVD or VHS tapes in my collection... I think he is a superb actor and can handle most...

2 Feb 07