ellen_mom

@ellen_mom (174)

United States • Age 52

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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dad or mom?

mhayfie @mhayfie (241) • Philippines 23 Mar 09

did you experience a situation wherein your mom support while your dad does not or vice versa???? whom are you going to follow!!!???? dad or mom? whom is better for you...///

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ellen_mom My mom is more likely to support me than my dad. My dad is great, he just has very strict ideas about what is supposed to happen. For instance, when I got pregnant with my son, he expected me to get married or give it up, but my mom supported my decision to...

23 Mar 09

Before or After Marriage?

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32191) • United States 22 Mar 09

Now a days more and more women are having their children before marriage. Some people feel that this isn't right and against religion. While others do not see a problem with it as long as both the mother and father are an active...

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ellen_mom You are lucky to have someone you can stay with, it is difficult out there, and having family to rely on is a wonderful thing. Hopefully when you are ready to have kids you will be ready. Okay, answers... 1. I always planned on waiting, but ended up...

23 Mar 09

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whats your favorite thing to cook?

chantalgiardina @chantalgiardina (2523) • United States 13 Mar 09

what do you like to cook the most? whether it is a dish or desert... i love making cheesecake ... mainly becuase it is my favorite food ever but it is relaxing to cook as well

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ellen_mom I love making things that have lots of steps, I shut the kitchen door and relax and put them together. My favorites are lasagna and enchildas. The best desert is the 7 layer bars, with butter, graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, coconut,...

13 Mar 09

how will you name your baby?

sprinklingdemon @sprinklingdemon (113) • Romania 13 Mar 09

I have think about this a long time, i dont have a baby yet but when ill have one il probeblly name him: Anamaria or Dalinana for girl Florin, Vasile for boy What abou you gays and girls?, expecially girls ;))

baby name

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ellen_mom Our first child's name we took from the Bible, Aaron James. Aaron was Moses brother in the Old Testament, and James was from the new testament. The second child, we named her after family. Bailey Jarrissa. Jarrissa is actually after my husband's brother...

13 Mar 09

Do you have the same thing to eat every day?

deejean06 @deejean06 (1952) • United States 12 Mar 09

Most days I have the exact same thing for breakfast - egg whites with a bit of cheese and a glass of milk. I usually have the same thing for lunch every day also - peanut butter or tuna on multi grain bread. But there are some...

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ellen_mom On the 2 days a week I have to go to work early, I usually just eat a granola bar for breakfast and take a sandwhich for lunch, but on the days I don't work until after lunch, we try to have more variety. Oatmeal, or "honey bunches of oats", occasionally I...

13 Mar 09

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What is the most overused phrase

sloppyflow @sloppyflow (210) • Australia 12 Mar 09

What is the most frequent and overused phrase you use in the internet?

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ellen_mom I have to say I agree with the first poster...LOL is grossly overused. I will admit, I use it even when I am not laughing.......LOL

13 Mar 09

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Why the Push to Ban Homeschooling?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 10 Mar 09

I ask this of everyone who thinks homeschooling should be banned in the US. What is the point? Do you think that the government is the only one who can properly teach our kids? If you could show how wonderful the public school...

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ellen_mom Quite honestly, I feel really sorry for the teachers if they do ban homeschooling. My son is homeschooled because the teachers couldn't handle him. He has severe ADHD and I was getting calls to the office at least once a week. He spent more time in trouble...

11 Mar 09

What's the name of your 1st animal pet?

myralmedo @myralmedo (815) • Philippines 11 Mar 09

Let's reminisce form the day that you have your 1st pet..can you recall what name/s have you given them? mine was a dog (i dunnot its breed ) - am the one who gave her name it's chin-chin it's just match...

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ellen_mom When nI was 5 my dad brought home a puppy who was white with black ears, soI named him Snoopy. Then when I was a teenager, I had two cats, Beetlejuice and Gizmo. Now we have Daisy, Eeyore, and Sylvester. (The first two are dogs, the last one a cat.

11 Mar 09

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How do I deal with a disrespectful brother?

djsmith10186 @djsmith10186 (7) • United States 11 Mar 09

I have a brother who right now is in this evaluation place. He had got himself in trouble with the law from drugs. The thing is he's about to turn 20 and has a daughter who him and his gf the mother of the child don't take care of...

family

life

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ellen_mom I will give you advice from someone in a very similar situation. My brother and his wife split up, and when my niece was 2, the exwife lived with me for a while, and I saw how she took care of her daughter. my brother was heavy into drugs and could only have...

11 Mar 09

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Cupcakes

kels9289 @kels9289 (15) • United States 7 Mar 09

I really enjoy making cupcakes for my child's class, but I am running out of idea's of cute little things to send. I have sent doggies, bugs, christmas wreaths, and so on. They will more than likely have an egg coloring party for...

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ellen_mom the family fun website has pictures of easter bunny cupcakes. They are cute, I cannot copy and paste yet, so I will try to type the link.... http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50058 Good luck...let us know what you decide to do.

7 Mar 09

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4 year old won a raffle

callahanb78 @callahanb78 (529) • United States 6 Mar 09

Ok so here is the story, from what I gather... There was a drawing in Taiwan on Thursday to increase spending. The grant prize winner would win the rights to a tropical island in Penghu. So the drawing was held and a winner was...

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ellen_mom Whew.....I misread the title of your article and thought you said he was won in a raffle..... I think his parents will probably have to hold it in trust, I don't think other countries are as strict about age limits as America is.

6 Mar 09

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What is your favorite movie of all time?

imaginelove @imaginelove (181) • United States 6 Mar 09

My favorite movie is "The Notebook" but I also really like the new Romeo and Juliet movie with Clair Danes and Leonardo Dicaprio. I really enjoy both of the movies and I cried to both of them more than once. So what is your...

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ellen_mom I think my favorite movie of all time was Rogers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" (the original, not the crappy remake!!) I love the part where she is trying to break up with him and instead ends up making a date. And my favorite song is "Some Enchanted...

6 Mar 09

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Your reaction about this!!

darkdesire_0 @darkdesire_0 (246) • India 6 Mar 09

Hi everyone, What would be your reaction if one day you are informed that all the money collected by all mylot members will be distributed among poor people or it will be given to a charitable organization? Will you be very angry...

money

mylot money to poor people

poor

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ellen_mom I don't know if I would stop mylotting, because I am an opinionated person by nature, and it is nice to have a place to come and be opinionated without annoying my husband. I would be upset if I were just told this is what they were going to do, but making it...

6 Mar 09

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Police seek man in death of new wife, three kids

imaginelove @imaginelove (181) • United States 6 Mar 09

A manhunt was under way Friday for a suspect accused of shooting six people,five of them fatally: his new wife, her sister and three children. Police in Cleveland, Ohio are searching for Davon Crawford, 33. Crawford is...

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ellen_mom Wow....I can't even find the word........

6 Mar 09

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Hidden Treaasures!

mummymo @mummymo (23706) 4 Mar 09

Ok I am a bit nervous about starting this post as I haven't posted a discussion in a long time and have only recently managed to get back on the Lot but you got to bite the bullet some time so might as well get on with...

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ellen_mom Hello, I have to say, my best "hidden Treasure" happened last summer. My family moved from Idaho to Kansas, and we left a bunch of stuff at my mom's house in Idaho. I looked and looked through all of the boxes looking for my "special" cookbook. That would...

5 Mar 09

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