carlaabt

@carlaabt (3504)

United States • Age 42

Joined myLot 17 years ago

All Activity

Discussions (26)

carlaabt's Discussions

Today is My Son's Birthday

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 1 Feb 16

It's hard to believe my baby is ten today. He wasn't even a year old yet when I first started on mylot. I was looking at some of the things I said about him back then, and I had forgotten some of those things, or forgotten the...

birthday

11 responses •

9 people

Tell Me Something About You

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 29 Jan 16

I never know how to answer someone when they ask to know who I am, or more about me. There's the superficial answer, I'm a 33 year old mother of one, living in North Dakota. But what else do I share about me? Weird quirks?...

12 responses •

10 people

Everything Seems Different

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 25 Jan 16

It's hard to believe this site is still around. I spent a lot of time on here when my son was a baby and toddler. He's going to be ten next week! I haven't been around here in years. I'm not sure why I even stopped visiting...

9 responses •

7 people

How do you like the way the netwinner site is set up now?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 5 Nov 07

When I first saw that they were limiting the amount of spins you could play each day, I was a little bit disappointed. I always did more than 300 spins everyday when it was unlimited. But it seems like you can get more points...

9 responses •

2 people

Meeting someone in costume.

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 18 Oct 07

I took my son to story hour for the first time yesterday. We picked a good day. The fire chief was the one reading the stories and he read about my son's favorite character, Clifford! He also brought some of the other firemen,...

mascot

parenting

4 responses •

1 person

Do you get really excited when your spouse gets a promotion?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 15 Aug 07

My husband just got a promotion, and I think I might be more excited about it then he is. He keeps acting like it's not a big deal, because several people got it, but I think it is. He thinks I'm more excited about it then he...

4 responses

Do you feel pressured to teach your young children everything?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 13 Aug 07

I have certain people in my family who are always asking me if my son knows certain things, like how high can he count, and does he know all of his alphabet yet, etc. I feel like they are trying to pressure me to teach my son...

animal sounds

parenting

15 responses •

6 people

How do you get your toddler to leave his diaper on?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 17 May 07

My son is 15 months old, and has been able to unfasten his diaper for several months now. So we never leave him in just a diaper unless we are right there with him. We would leave him in a onesie or pair of shorts if it was warm....

parenting

15 responses •

4 people

featured content

writing

3 responses •

1 person

Changing the Title

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 15 Mar 07

Has anyone else submitted articles to Associated Content, and they changed the headline on it before they made the offer? In the last two days, I've had two different articles that they have changed the title on. I'm assuming...

7 responses •

2 people

What do you like to snack on?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 2 Feb 07

When you go to the kitchen for a snack, what kind of thing do you usually end up with? I try to eat mostly fruit, yogurt, and cheese as snacks, but sometimes it's just too tempting if we have cookies or something like that, to...

15 responses •

3 people

What is your baby's favorite game?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 1 Feb 07

My son loves to play peek a boo. We put a towel over his head and ask where Elliott is. He pulls it off and laughs and laughs. Then he helps us cover our own heads and pulls the towel back off, too. He also likes to put...

baby

games

play

2 responses •

2 people

Why are customer service people so rude?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 29 Jan 07

So, basically I just want to vent about an experience I had with a woman at the portrait studio in Walmart today. Here's what happened... A few weeks ago we went home to Missouri for my husband's grandmother's funeral. While we...

56 responses •

16 people

Do you think certain breeds of dogs are just mean?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 26 Jan 07

Do you think it is nature or nurture that makes certain breeds of dogs mean? I think it is a litle bit of both. I think there are certain breeds that are more likely to be mean, but I think that with a loving family, they can...

6 responses •

4 people

Do you let your children watch TV?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 24 Jan 07

If so, how much? And what kind of programs? We let our son watch TV. He loves Little Einsteins and Higglytown Heroes in the morning while he eats breakfast. He also watches Dora the Explorer and Blue's Clues most days. And...

babies

children

dora the explorer

87 responses •

16 people

Were your kids well proportioned as babies?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 23 Jan 07

My son isn't. He's in the 75th percentile for height, around the 30th for weight, and the measurement of his head is completely off the charts! He also has incredibly large feet. He still wears 6-9 month clothes or sometimes 12...

babies

feet

sizes

5 responses •

1 person

The perfect gap between kids?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 23 Jan 07

What do you think the perfect gap between siblings is? I know there isn't a perfect gap that is the same for all families. I was just wondering what kind of space you have between yours or how much you would like to have. I...

age

babies

siblings

21 responses •

8 people

What do you do with coupons you get but don't use?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 22 Jan 07

If you get the paper on Sunday, there are always lots of coupons on them. Most people don't use nearly all of them. What do you do with the ones you don't use? Do you give them away? Trade them with someone? Sell them on Ebay?...

coupons

saving

trades

5 responses •

2 people

Do you use coupons?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 21 Jan 07

If so where do you get them from? Is it worth the time clipping them or finding them online? I personally use lots of coupons. With my son, I've signed up for coupons from about 9 different companies for things like diapers...

coupons

shopping

15 responses •

5 people

What kind of things do you buy on ebay?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 21 Jan 07

Do you buy new stuff on ebay or used? Or both? And what kind of stuff do you buy? I buy a lot of stuff on ebay. Mostly for my baby. I buy some used clothes and big toys but most of the stuff I buy is new.

ebay

new

used

13 responses •

4 people