charjones

@charjones (28)

United States • Age 57

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Why do we feel it necessary to spend so much money at Christmas?

vronron @vronron (83) • Canada 14 Dec 06

I feel this "trend" (if you can call it that) wearing on me, not to mention my pocket book. Every year it seems that the amount people spend goes up and up. Why do we do this? What happened to making gifts, or giving cookies?...

christmas

money

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charjones Most people feel obligated to buy gifts for everyone they possibly can. They want to make sure that everyone is covered especially since that person may have bought them a gift. Christmas is so commericialized when people should get back to the reason for...

14 Dec 06

Depression and Denial

pennycan2 @pennycan2 (251) • United States 12 Dec 06

I am currently struggling with what I think may be depression. I have good days and I have really bad days where I cry myself sick. My poor husband tries what he can to help but he knows that I have to do it myself. My daughter...

anxiety

depression

weightloss

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charjones Well, at least you can see the light fickling at the end of the tunnel. You admit you have a wonderful life. Now you need to hold onto the faith. Your husband cannot help you and they always feel they can. You need to seek professional counseling and get...

13 Dec 06

A question for those who believe in God...

kshambl @kshambl (108) • United States 12 Dec 06

If you do not believe in God, then please move on to the next message as your answer will be a wate of time...THANKS! I am wondering if you are divorced, but you still have "relations" with your ex, is that considered a...

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charjones Having relations with your ex is a sin. True, there are only certain reasons we are to divorce and this is after the two of you have exhausted all resources. It's unfortunate that the marriage ended, but it's over in that particular aspect. I did not read...

13 Dec 06

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Cell Phone Service Providers!!!!

samson1967 @samson1967 (7414) • India 3 May 10

Airtel, Docomo, Idea, Virgin, Hutch, Hathway, Aircel,Reliance, Vodafone the list goes on... Whoever the service providers, we can often hear from cell phone users " THE NETWORK WAS BAD", "I DID NOT GET THE CURRENCY RECHARGE", " I...

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charjones Airtel, Docomo, Idea, Virgin, Hutch, Hathway, Aircel,Reliance, Vodafone the list goes on... Whoever the service providers, we can often hear from cell phone users " THE NETWORK WAS BAD", "I DID NOT GET THE CURRENCY RECHARGE", " I CANNOT CHARGE MY CELL FROM ANY...

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is it too early to start my child to go to school?

akotalagato @akotalagato (1334) • Philippines 12 Dec 06

my son will be turning two years old in january. the principal of my nephew's school has offered him to start pre-school in june, which is the start of the school year here. he will be 2 and a half by then. I think its still...

age

early

schcoo young

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charjones I think at his age, those are things that are normal for him to know anyway. I know my children all knew those things and more. As far as him going to school, I know daycares have early childhood learning environments for children of this age and it works out...

13 Dec 06

Cha cha guides

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (160949) • United States 11 Dec 06

I got a contact to apply to be a chacha guide ( kind of an online researcher) for a work from home income. I am curious if anyone else has done this, and how is it going for you. Trying to decide if I should continue pursuing...

chacha guide

income

work at home

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charjones If you go to www.wahm.com and click on the left sided page on link in reference to work from home there's a thread where people on there to post comments while they work for cha cha. As far as me, I did not have an interest in this type of work. Hang in...

12 Dec 06

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Is it a sin to be rich?

moneymind @moneymind (10510) • Philippines 30 Sep 06

what say you....

money

religion

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charjones I do not believe it's necessarily a sin to be rich. Just what you do with the money is what matters, where your heart is. The is so much temptation out here, you have to be strong and there's where the morals kick in. Yes, I would do ok with lined pockets....

12 Dec 06

Women and the original sin?

megs85 @megs85 (3142) • Australia 11 Dec 06

Do you think that the bible, and Christianity for that matter, primarily infer that women are the source of all evil, with the tale in genesis about Eve, the snake, the tree of knowledge... and the original sin. Do you think this...

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charjones I do not necessarily believe that Eve was looked at as evil. Plenty of people in her position would have done the same thing she did. She felt there was a good opportunity and she went after it, just to share with her husband. This is everyday life where we...

12 Dec 06

Are you afraid to die?

kerryq2705 @kerryq2705 (8672) • United States 19 Oct 06

Me...yes i'm terrified of death...how about you??

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charjones It is something that you asked this particular question. I ran this by a young lady yesterday and we both admitted to each other, yes we are. She thought it was not so much that she was scared just the way that she may die. I am not so much frightened just...

12 Dec 06

How many hours you usually spend for MyLot daily?

EconKnowMix @EconKnowMix (858) • Philippines 12 Dec 06

i am 3 days old in mylot and i already spent 14 hrs... hope the money-thing is true...

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charjones I do not spend that much time posting or surfing the site. I also have a job and children among other things to tend to. It's ok as a past time. I love it and my receive adequate pay for what I post.

12 Dec 06

What do I do about us?

charjones @charjones (28) • United States 11 Dec 06

I need some advice! My friend has wanted to date me for years, but I never gave him the time of day because he has a lot of maturing to do and recently broke up with a woman who's pregnant with his baby. I do have deep feelings...

wrong guy

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Do you think it's ok to SPANK kids? Why or Why Not?

MothersWorkAtHome @MothersWorkAtHome (966) • United States 1 Dec 06

I try to do everything possible like time out, taking away video games, not going to friends ect.. first. When I was growong up though we didn't have time out you got your butt spanked and that was that! No one said a word to...

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charjones I believe in spanking and I agree there's definitely a difference between spanking and beating a child. Beating is abuse but a few swacks on the tail never hurt anyone. When I spank my children, it's for something big and terrible and its just a couple of...

9 Dec 06

What do you do in your free time?

ll1pl0x1ll @ll1pl0x1ll (30) • United States 12 Dec 09

What do you do in your free time? I personally like nature so I hike alot.... What do you do?

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charjones What do you do in your free time? I personally like nature so I hike alot.... What do you do?

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Mom Indicted in Microwave killing

jesus_lives_within @jesus_lives_within (398) • United States 8 Dec 06

DAYTON, Ohio - A woman suspected of killing her month-old daughter by putting her in a microwave oven was indicted on a charge of aggravated murder Thursday, and the prosecutor said he would seek the death penalty. The...

killing

microwave

murder

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charjones I seen this on the news sometime last week and while talking to my husband about it, all I could do was put my head down as my eyes swelled with tears. This is a sad sad thing to have happened. There are so many options, why this? Words can not explain the...

9 Dec 06

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Could you celebrate Christmas without giving or receiving gifts?

Alexandria37 @Alexandria37 (5717) • Ireland 9 Dec 06

My family have this year decided not to give gifts to each other. We have decided that instead of giving gifts we will donate the money to charity. We feel Christmas is getting too commercialised and while the shopkeepers are...

could you celebrate christmas without giving or re

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charjones This is a great idea! How about just giving each other something that you all may need. I know we give maybe one want and all the rest are needs. Everyone could use boots, sweaters, coats and things of that sort. God bless you for doing this. We are...

9 Dec 06

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I'm so angry!! They removed a nativity scene from public property.

bonbon664 @bonbon664 (3466) • Canada 9 Dec 06

This seems to come up every year, but, for some reason this year, I'm very upset. There was a beautiful nativity scene in a public gardens near my house. It was gorgeous, well, the city removed it because "some" people...

christmas

jesus

nativity scene

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charjones They removed this scene because it goes hand in hand with Christ. You know how that goes and they probably did not want to make it seem like they were supporting the birth of Jesus. That's what I think happened. It's sad

9 Dec 06

Christmas

silkkat @silkkat (231) • Canada 8 Dec 06

How do you deal with a spouse who doesn't have the Christmas spirit and yet you do? I love Christmas and want my children to enjoy as much as I always did. Around the house we call my husband the grinch. He hates the crowds,...

christmas

holidays

spirit

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charjones From my point of view, the love the Christmas season. I focus on the birth of Christ and if it were not for him, we would not be here. Christmas, for me is about a miracle and for centuries the holiday has been so wrapped in spending money as the main idea....

9 Dec 06

Do You Think Its Wrong To Lie About Santa?

Mickie30 @Mickie30 (2626) 9 Dec 06

Do you think its wrong to tell your children that there is a santa? My daughter is 1 and I don't know when she is older to tell her about santa. Is this what you would call a harmless lie? It's just as a Christian its...

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charjones I do not think it's ok for me to tell my children that Santa exists. It is something I have never been comfortable with. I am a Christian but also why would I want to have them believing that someone just drops off gifts for them because they have been good?...

9 Dec 06

Cancer Survivor

charjones @charjones (28) • United States 9 Dec 06

I have a friend name kay who has survived cancer twice over a 20 year period. The problem is, her sister is a heavy smoker and whenever kay is around her, her sister smokes, even in the car with the windows rolled up. Kay is...

your smoking is killing me

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Buying Christmas gifts for dogs

charjones @charjones (28) • United States 9 Dec 06

This is the second year we have splurged on gifts for our children. We spent alittle more on our sister in law because she just had extra money. This Christmas she has asked us to buy and wrap gifts for her eight dogs because...

doggies need gifts too

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