cjthedog64

@cjthedog64 (1552)

United States • Age 51

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Do you become so engrossed in reading that you lose track of time?

Andrew @AndrewFreyne (6281) • United Kingdom 21 Sep 08

Reading I have to say is definitely one of my favourite pastimes! If I find a good book that I really love, then I could read for hours on end and the time would just slip by. When reading a good book you must not forget the...

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cjthedog64 I tend to go for dramatic books where there's lots of action. I don't get a chance to read much unless my son is in bed, so I'll plan to read for an hour or so then do some chores, or go to bed. Then it'll be hours later, and I'll realize that I'm still trying...

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A Child Called It

CelebLot @CelebLot (44) • United States 21 Sep 08

Does anybody seriously know any worse cases of child abuse?

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cjthedog64 I'm sure there's cases that are a LOT worse. Usually you don't hear about them until the child is dead though. I think it's pretty rare that someone can suffer from that much physical and mental abuse, and still develop well enough that they are able to speak...

22 Sep 08

Does your Little One Cry when...

ProudMommy22 @ProudMommy22 (705) • United States 21 Sep 08

You Walk Out of the room? My Youngest son he's 9 months and if i walk out the room he'll cry. I'll be trying to wash clothes or clean up and if i walk out the room for like 2 seconds he'll cry but when i come back into the room...

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cjthedog64 He doesn't understand that when people "disappear" that they're still there. At that age, if they can't see something, it's just GONE. They don't know object permanance yet. He'll learn. Keep doing it for short periods of time. He'll figure out that mommy's...

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I have made 400.00 in less than a month.

travibabiesgirl @travibabiesgirl (1690) • United States 22 Sep 08

I love what I do and am earning a decent amount of money each week. I like that it depends on how much time and work I am willing to put in.I like that I know what the pay scale is and there is no guessing on how it works. They...

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cjthedog64 Sounds like you're pushing for people to work under you... Ugh! I make that much by doing daycare in my home. I can spend time with my toddler son, get chores done around the house, not waste all my time sitting in front of a computer, play outside, and...

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How much do you think you save by being frugal?

cutepenguin @cutepenguin (6431) • Canada 21 Sep 08

You know how there are often articles about things like: save $5000 a year by doing these seven things? The seven things are often things I don't do anyway. Like, it'll say to cut back on salon visits/manicures pedicures. Or to...

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cjthedog64 I consider myself to be pretty frugal. I don't know how much we've saved, but I am able to stay home with our kids, and we can still do some fun stuff and not feel like we're tightwads because we've saved some money to do it. We haven't put our savings in the...

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Do you keep a watch on the TV programs your kids watch ?

akpay22 @akpay22 (131) • India 22 Sep 08

I keep a close watch. I don't want my daughter to watch any program that doesnt suit her age group and increase doubts that are unnecessary at this age. At times cartoons are filled with so much of violence and mischiefs that...

keeping watch on tv programs

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cjthedog64 I usually watch with DS2. I do limit what shows he can watch - we usually have Playhouse Disney or PBS or PBS Sprout on. They repeat things so often that I've probably already seen the episodes, so then I might not watch with him. But I try to at least know...

22 Sep 08

Treating Teething Pain?

Simplyme31 @Simplyme31 (240) • United States 22 Sep 08

My daughter is cutting teeth and so like many other kids she has been quite fussy. I can tell that she is hurting and the teething gels they give you for the gums do not seem to work. What can I give her or do to help ease the...

cutting teeth

teething

treating teething discomfort

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cjthedog64 We used a frozen wet washcloth with DS. Oragel works for some kids, but he always bit me when I tried putting it on him. I've heard that Dr. Bronner's Teething Tablets work well, but you have to be very careful with the bottle. The lid isn't childproof, and...

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is there a song you sing for your child before they go to sleep?

se7enthbird @se7enthbird (8307) • Philippines 22 Sep 08

most of parents read something for their children before going to sleep. i am not good in telling stories that sometimes i read it too fast that even my wife couldnt understand what i said. so my wife do the reading and when it is...

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cjthedog64 My son is almost 3. We read for about 30=40 minutes before nap and bedtime. Probably about 6 books that are actual stories, not just little picture books. Then I tuck him in with all his friends and sing him Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I don't remember why we...

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How many email accounts do you have?

TriciaW @TriciaW (2441) • United States 9 Apr 08

I have so many that sometimes I forget I have them and something will trigger and I think oh my gosh I started that one because of this reason and go and check it. I have 8 email accounts that I check daily. I make them up for...

internet

people

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cjthedog64 When I was working, I had one for work, and one for at home. When we switched providers, I had one through the new provider, but kept forgetting to check it. Then they went under, so I didn't need it anyways. Now that I don't work, I only have the one account,...

25 Apr 08

Do you think you are doing a good job?

mag_keizer2007 @mag_keizer2007 (1282) • Canada 8 Feb 08

Of raising your children. My kids are 7 and 2 and I have a step daughter that is 12 I think I'm doing a good job. I mean I'm not the perfect mom I raise my voice at them and do things that I know other parents won't do but my kids...

raising children

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cjthedog64 I have 16 & 13 yr old stepkids, and I know I've done a decent job with them, but they have a lot of issues that they've had to deal with because of their mom. I also have a 2 yr old son who is growing up to be a wonderful little boy. He reassures me that I'm a...

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do you cook on a budget??

elemental69 @elemental69 (1561) • Ireland 12 Oct 07

I do. I have to. We are a family of 6 on minimum wage, and it can be hard. I cook everything from scratch, even the gravy because we cant afford gravy granules lol.. After christmas I am going to concentrate on growing my own...

cooking

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cjthedog64 I cook most everything from scratch. We have a family of 5 and spend about $60/week. That includes diapers, TP, cleaning/grooming products, school lunches, etc. I do use a few packaged things like mac & cheese, but not often. Most stuff is totally from...

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disciplining a two-year old

milkfish @milkfish (371) • Philippines 12 Oct 07

I have a two-year old girl who sometimes can be very naughty. One time, she went up the stairs to our second floor, 7-steps stairs. I have been advising her since time immemorial never to go up alone because its dangerous, she...

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cjthedog64 My son is 22 months and does the exact same thing. I don't usually block off the stairs because it isn't often that he makes a run for it. Usually just when he's tired and wants to take his nap. He KNOWS he's not allowed to play on the stairs, but he also...

13 Oct 07

Pure & Utter Disrespect.

Malyck @Malyck (3425) • Australia 12 Oct 07

I seriously need some other, external opinions on this one, I am just FUMING! So I live with my boyfriend and his family - my boyfriend and I are both 18 years old. A friend of his mother's came around with her two children, a...

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cjthedog64 I agree that you and your boyfriend handled that well. My biggest problem was that the moms locked themselves away in another room. I feel that I'm responsible for my kids' behavior and wouldn't expect someone else to do the disciplining for them. My guess is...

13 Oct 07

Should children be allowed in Restaurants?

babykay @babykay (2131) • Ireland 9 Oct 07

Hi everyone I am currently having a discussion with someone about the above subject. He thinks that there should be restaurants where children should be banned! According to him there are restaurants where kids are not welcome....

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cjthedog64 I also think your friend is nuts. I do think it'd be nice if some ADULTS were banned from restaurants, but that's just based on their behavior. Kids act like little hellions when their parents allow them to do that. I don't let my son act like that, and he...

13 Oct 07

when did your kids dress up alone?

noriko @noriko (1254) 11 Oct 07

i have a 1 year 9 month child, i am not in a hurry for him to learn how to dress up alone but i was just wondering what is the usual age where childre learn how to dress up alone? can you share your experience with me?

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cjthedog64 Most kids learn to undress well before they learn to dress. My son is 22 months and can wiggle his arms out of his shirt sleeves, but that's about it. He can get his legs into his pants by himself, but can't pull them up. He doesn't seem super interested in it...

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Where do they find them??!!??

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 11 Oct 07

I just finished watching the TV show "Are you Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" and watch the dumbest female I have ever seen show the world than she was not even smarter than a first grader. First question was first grade English, the...

dumbest female ever

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cjthedog64 Questions that are specific like that Shakespeare thing, I might know if we'd just done it in school, but not long after it. Things like spelling, history, geograpy and math are constants and I'd expect that people should know them as adults. Of course, look...

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Do you spend more time on myLot than you plan to?

miamilady @miamilady (4910) • United States 19 Jun 07

Sometimes I log on and plan to stay an hour. Then I see a discussion of mine had more responses than I expected and I started reading them and replying to the responses, before I know it, two hours have passed by. Or sometimes I...

mylot

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cjthedog64 I used to do the same thing. I'd get carried away with increasing my post count or even just reading different discussions. But since I haven't been around here much for the past few months, I now find it hard to get more than 10 or 15 posts. It feels like...

12 Oct 07

I just need to vent

aboatright @aboatright (23) • United States 17 Aug 07

I ordered somethings online and thought it would come all together but they sent it in two different packages. DHL was the carrier, when the driver showed up today, he handed me one of the packages and walked away. I tracked the...

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cjthedog64 I agree that the driver probably just missed the second box when he delivered the first. Then at the end of the run, didn't know that he'd delivered another one to you already and just marked that you weren't home. Could have been just an oversight, but I'd...

12 Oct 07

Will you pay for SHIPPING?

lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 28 Jun 07

I am not sure how many of you here do online shopping. I normally get what I can get offline from "traditional" retailers. However, there are times when I am looking for something special - that's when I turn to search...

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cjthedog64 I'll pay shipping on something if it's cheaper in total than what I could buy if for at a local store. Or if it's not available locally, or I don't have the resourses to get to where it costs less. I woulndn't expect someone to send me something and make them...

12 Oct 07