devijay78

@devijay78 (1573)

India • Age 46

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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Life teaches us lessons and gives us good friends too.

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 20 Apr 13

I went through a lot in the past few years and still am in some ways. But life has taught me very valuable lessons which even my parents could not prepare me for let alone teach. And I am grateful for all the wonderful people I...

friends

regrets

relationships

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2 people

How many of us practice the saying 'early to bed and early to rise?"

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 17 Aug 12

Most of the time, because of work at home, I used to sleep very very late. But for the past one year, I have been practicing this and there are amazing results. Going to bed at least by 9 gives me adequate time to sleep and I wake...

rising early

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Whatever happens, happens for good....

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 4 Aug 12

I do believe this to be true. Even though I am going through a bad phase in life, I trust that the God I pray to everyday has some purpose to do this. And I will know only after I come out of it. Or maybe it is even to make me a...

faith

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How do you cope with kids and seperation as a single parent?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 4 Aug 12

I am one right now and am finding it very difficult sometimes. It would be okay if my daughter would cry or yell or even talk to me about her feelings. But she rarely does that and she seems awfully quiet. She knows I am going...

kids

seperation and kids

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How do you relax after a long day of hard work?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 21 Jul 12

I like reading and would be happy to read anything, the newspaper, a magazine, a book, spiritual stuff etc. Sometimes logging into mylot and reading discussions through my mobile is also very relaxing even though I would not be...

reading to relax

relaxing

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2 people

Do you kill roaches by yourself?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 20 Jul 12

Okay, I know this is gross. But I just heard my mom killing roaches in the bath with a broom. This broom would be made of coconut tree leaves(I think that is what they are called) in India and is used for cleaning bathrooms or to...

roach killing techniqes

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2 people

Here's what worked for me for weight loss ...........

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 20 Jul 12

I thought of including this in my earlier discussion, but then decided against it and thought a new one would help others as well. 1. Reduced intake of sugar drastically: I used to have at least five cups of coffee or tea...

sure ways to weight loss

weight loss tips

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2 people

I am working out almost daily and have lost around 5 kgs in three months.

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 19 Jul 12

All I did was workout regularly, eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, soups, boiled lentils, peas and reduce my coffee, sugar and oil intake. I did take a lot of water and milk without sugar too. I like to mix protien powder...

weight loss

working out

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Would you watch horror movies/serials etc alone at home?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 19 Jul 12

First of all, I am too scared to watch horror flicks at all. Secondly, even if I do watch, I need somebody to be there with me because I would cover my face with my hands and peep through my fingers from time to time and I need...

home alone

horror movies

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2 people

Did I do the right thing by stopping my daughter's skating classes?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 19 Jul 12

My daughter has been attending skating classes from March and I had to take her to her classes every day which is a little far off from our house. I had to drop my son off at my parents' place and go pick her up from school, bring...

roller skating classes

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2 people

"I will take care of you like my daughter, mommy..."

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 18 Jul 12

My friends here know that I am going through a bad phase in my family life and my daughter picks things up instantly. Last night when I was putting her to bed, she hugged me and said that she did not want to have babies when she...

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2 people

The worst mistake in my life is finacial dependancy.

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 15 Jul 12

Things have gone from bad to worse in some ways and I do regret not holding a proper job and earning for myself. Depending on your spouse for money is something which I would not recommend for anyone, be it a man or a woman. In...

financial dependancy

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I should have told this immediately. My son is a healthy three month old now.

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 16 Nov 11

yeah well, I should have started this three months back when my son was born, but I was so busy with him, my eldest daughter, my Physiotheraphy, exercises, feeding, visitors etc. etc, that I had no time to inform my friends here....

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2 people

When there are tough times ahead and bad things happen, they all come together.

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 13 Jul 11

There is such a saying in my country and I do strongly believe it happens to everyone. Now it is such a time for me and my family. My husband is suffering from high sugar and we are trying to bring it down to normal, I am eight...

braving all odds

tough times

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3 people

Ever witnessed a robbery take place and tried to stop it?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 12 Jul 11

This happened last evening around 8 P.M. My husband and daughter were returning from the store opposite our apartment and my husband took my daughter on her bicycle to learn to ride it. The people in our building keep their two...

witnessing a robbery

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2 people

My 3 1/2 year old is being bullied by her classmates! What do I do?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 4 Jun 11

It was shocking to hear this from my daughter today as for the whole year she did not utter a single word about it. The other kids seem to target her and keep bullying her, snatching her water bottle and emptying it, asking her to...

bullying in nursery classes

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One thing led to another....

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 10 May 11

My husband gave me a call in the afternoon last wednesday asking me to come home immediately as he had reached home. I was a little suspicious and anxious as well. I came home to see him in a harried state with two of his...

cholesterol

diabetes

health problems

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2 people

Does witnessing domestic violence early in life affect the child's character?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 28 Apr 11

I have been a victim of domestic violence when my daughter was just 4 months old. And it continued for another few months. She always used to cry and yell at the top of her voice when I was getting beaten up. And never went to her...

children affected

domestic violence

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Sometimes I wonder who is the mom and who is the baby!

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 27 Apr 11

I have chronic back pain and have been unable to sit down on the floor for even a very short while. But I do sometimes when my daughter is playing or doing some work with her books and stuff. When I find it difficult to get up...

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3 people

What makes you be the 'other woman'or the 'other man'?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 26 Apr 11

I often wonder how this kind of relationships work. I would never be 'the other woman' or have an affair with anyone for any reason whatsoever. I believe in loyalty and am married, and my loyalty is towards my husband. Even if I...

betrayal

cheating on your partner

infidelity

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1 person