karinna

@karinna (233)

United States • Age 52

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I think I need super nanny...

miacis3101 @miacis3101 (82) • United States 4 May 08

I'm not sure if I'm just overreacting and it's simply just typical of a 2 year old or not but my son is seriously starting to frighten me now. It's almost nonstop from the moment he wakes up until the time he goes to bed, he...

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karinna i have a 3 year old girl, she has her days but i am a child of 10 other brothers and sisters so i learned early how to control (i got lucky) what i do with my little girl is, when she acts out she goes in a time out, i have a wooden chair i painted time out on...

10 Jun 08

Domestic violence: Do men suffer silently?

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 5 Jun 08

Women cry out,But I have not heard or seen men crying out that they are being, kicked, spat at, shouted at sexually starved, and emotionally deprived by their wives-do you think men suffer suffer domestic violence but

culture

domestic violence

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karinna i myself came from am abusive marriage, after years of putting up with it i finaly left. after the shame i sought help, i see a therpist and i go to meetings. i had a friend back in high school who's girlfriend was very abusive to him, and typicly as a guy he...

10 Jun 08

Do You Have the Courage to Sue your Husband?

eihdra @eihdra (3115) • Philippines 23 May 08

If your husband is beating you and maltreating you, What would you do? Would you call for help or just let it pass? Will you have the courage to go to the police and tell your sad story? Or are you the type who doesn't want to...

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karinna i have been in a very long marriage to a man who beat me, stabbed me, held a gun to me and smashed the right side of my face in as to i still have problems. PPl need to understand that when this happens it is not something you can just walk away from, it's not...

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Free Fun Things To Do With The Kids During School Holidays - Ideas Please?

ellie333 @ellie333 (21016) 21 May 08

With the holidays looming I am trying to think of things to do to keep my son entertained that isn't going to cost a fortune so I will start with the obvious one for me as I live near the beach. 1. Beach - entrance free. Picnic...

free

fun things to do with the kids

slides

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karinna i actualy just went to the dollar store last night and picked up a bunch of little toys, those foam airplans im going to let my 3 year old paint them. i bought some pales and plastic shovels, she likes to pick up little rocks, i bought a few balls, she likes...

21 May 08

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Has anyone ever inflicted bodily harm on you intentionally?

ctrymuziklvr @ctrymuziklvr (11057) • United States 9 Feb 08

Every time I brush my teeth I can't help but remember a bad relationship I was in over 30 years ago. It was abusive to say the least! One night while I was asleep in bed the jerk came home drunk and woke me up by picking up the...

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karinna it sounds like our x's are related. i delt with the whole loss of teeth as well. my x husband kicked me in the face with steel toe boots, knocked out the right side of teeth as well as disfiguring my face. i wake up at night still seeing his shadow in my...

10 Feb 08

children

jbrooks @jbrooks (264) • United States 10 Feb 08

do you have any tips on keeping my daughter happy during the teething stage. she seems so misrable and i noticed that she has 4 teeth coming in at the same time and they are all the back. i thought that those were the last ones to...

teething

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karinna with my 2 girls i used to freez a wet wash cloth (the baby cloths). i would also cuddle them in my arms and put irajel on my finger and rub there gums, it helped with the pain and helped them get some sleep.

10 Feb 08

define god and religion?

adnanezzi @adnanezzi (243) • India 26 Dec 07

people believe that their is some super natural force that defines our destiny,and one has to follow his path for salvation,and if our destiny has already been decided then why this fuss all about?

destiny

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karinna to me God is my creator, he is the one i beleave will get me through the hard times i will and have delt with. God is to me the one who will help and who has helped me. to me God is what i beleave in, for some they have other beleifs but i think beleaving in...

26 Dec 07

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how my life fell apart in 2007

pimpsterque999 @pimpsterque999 (227) • United States 16 Dec 07

first off i should probably explain im 33 years old i have a son hes six. I used to live in a small rural town and enjoy my easy living i worked at a hospital where i was a maintenance receptionist and handled alot of duties....

life

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karinna I am A 12 year survivor of abuse. i was with my x husband for years and was beat for years. i sit hear today disfigured from being stabbed and kicked in the face with steel toed boots, i sit here today dealing with depression, post traumatic stress disorder,...

19 Dec 07

do your kids ride the bus, at what age did you let them?`

kimberlylynn @kimberlylynn (978) • United States 16 Dec 07

My daughter want to ride the bus - it's not very far but I'm totally paranoid. She would be the youngest and all her friends get dropped off. Am I paranoid to not let her do it or just being a good mom. I feel since I stay at home...

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karinna i have a 14 year old step-daughter, we do not let her take the bus only because she has to stand at the bus stop. recently a girl 13 was standing at the bus stop and was grabed by 2 men thankfully she got away from them but my only concerns with the bus stops...

17 Dec 07

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domestic violence

MINISTRY28 @MINISTRY28 (51) • Trinidad And Tobago 10 Dec 07

What would you do. Ladies what type are you? the one to stay and take it for the sake of security? Or leave at the first punch? What if he is a minister? What if your spouse is sexually abusing your child? Let me know what kind of...

family life

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karinna im one of the women who stayed. for over 10 years i was with my x-husband, i was a teenager when we meet and things were great for a long time. years after being together i started to get hit. understanding is hard for alot of ppl. why did i stay, i was...

13 Dec 07

What are the hobbies, which stay at home mom can take?

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 11 Dec 07

I would like to know which all hobbies stay at home mom can take besides looking after her children to spend time. If you are a stay at home mom how do you spend time other than doing household works and looking after your...

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karinna ive been a stay st home mom for about 4 years now, i love it. recently i took up baking and decorating cakes and i have actualy started to sell alot of them. i usualy hand them out to neighbors, we can only eat so much cake, and they have spread word of mouth...

12 Dec 07

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What age should you take away the pacifier?

dayzz25 @dayzz25 (552) • United States 10 Dec 07

I think they should have the pacifier taken away atleast by the age of 2. My half sister was around 5 and still sucking on her pacifier. It embarassed me when I would take her places because people probably thought bad of me. With...

breaking habits

pacifier

parenting

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karinna i took my first off at age 1 she had no prblem giving it up, my second daughter never took to a nuk, she was 2 months premi and in the nicu for a month, when she came home i just didnt bother with the nuk she never caused a problem as in wanting it. i guess i...

11 Dec 07

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Migraines, what triggers them?

shaz6611 @shaz6611 (951) • Australia 16 Jan 07

I have been having migraines for 15 years and have never managed to find out what triggers them. I cut out caffeine, still got migraines, I stopped drinking red wine (that hurt lol) still got them. Sometimes I think they might be...

migraines

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karinna i suffer from the good ole migrain problem also, i see a doc for them. i take seroquel and it workd wonders, also my doc told me to drink orange juice and eat bannas when i get one. my cause for migrains are cluster of blood vessels in my head. when i get them...

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Terrible 2 tantrums

elle84 @elle84 (173) • Australia 13 Jan 07

Just wondering if anyone elses 2 year olds chuck crazy tantrums like mine does lol He goes mental and bangs his head on the wall, the ground or whatever he can find to bang it on :o does anyone elses do this? and how do you stop...

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karinna my almost 2 year old does the head banging thing also, i got realy woried but the doc said that she knows what she is doing and she understands pain and that she wont or shoulndt go to far is in realy hurting herself, but i agree with the other poster i got to...

14 Jan 07

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Things to do with my 2 1/2 year old

tanaclark @tanaclark (570) • United States 13 Jan 07

Ok so here's the situation. I have a 17, 15, 2 1/2 year old. My two older ones have their friends and school and such. My 2 1/2 year old on the other hand is stuck home all day with just me and her. I take her to the park we play...

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karinna mylittle one will be 2 february 8th and im a stay at home mom, i also have another one on the way for july 13th :-). anyway i know what you mean about the traffic i have the same pronlem here living off a highway and im not good with heavy trafic. my daughter...

14 Jan 07

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Anyone remember what their childhood home looked like inside?

beautyoperater @beautyoperater (1890) • United States 27 Dec 06

I can remember in the 70's, we had dark brown paneling on the walls and a green couch with green shag carpets. It was really ugly. I remember doing laundry with my mom using a wringer washing machine. We didn't have a shower...

8 track players

brown paneling

shag carpet

wringer washing machine

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karinna o God i sure remember my childhood home. it was a 3 bedroom with nine kids and both parents. we lived next to a cemetarty. we had what all us kids called the red room. it was the good room that no one was allowed it, it had lol red shag carpet red couch red...

12 Jan 07

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why do people do this?

chiquita1977 @chiquita1977 (1706) • United States 9 Jan 07

Im a stay at home mom and im sick of hearing people say oh it must be nice not to do anything all day.What people do not understand is that just because someone is a stay at home mom does not mean she does not do anything.We do...

taken for granted

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karinna im a stay at home mom myself and this is one of the hardest jobs i have ever done. i worked in a casket factory welding caskets and laying fabric and that was easier. when ppl ask me what i do for a living i tell them im a doctor, im a child care worker, im a...

10 Jan 07

Do Horror Movies Scary You? If Yes Which Movie Scared You Most?

jamz82 @jamz82 (1860) • Italy 9 Jan 07

I am an horror movies lover. Horror movies doesn't scary me, but when I was a little kid I was scared for a lot of time by Stephen King's "IT" movie. After watching that film I used to imagine the clown popping up everywhere in my...

horror

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stephen king

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karinna i love horror movies, some of my favs are the older ones like psycho sisters, candy snachers, blood feast, devoured: the legend of alfred packer (true story) first cannible to be convicted in america (must see), driller killer, and pigs. the ones i wanna see...

10 Jan 07

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crying in crib

dementia88 @dementia88 (900) • United States 13 Dec 06

Do you let your baby cry in the crib at night for a few minutes if they are over tired and nothing will work to get them to sleep? Or do you believe that a baby should never cry themselves to sleep? what are some techniques you...

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karinna i hate to listen to my daughter cry when i put her to bed but i know if i let her control the situation then it will not stop. understaning a baby is a baby but they learn young, when i put my daughter down i play soft music kiss her good night say i love you...

13 Dec 06

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I got flowers today..(for those who are against domestic abuse)

euniceeleanor @euniceeleanor (5966) • Singapore 13 Dec 06

I was once told - no matter how much you love this man, no matter how much he may love you, but if ever he lifts a hand and hits you...he's not worth it. I do not think this is easy...but I guess it is true... I got flowers...

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karinna wonderfull post. i myself am dealing with the aftermath of abuse. i was with my x husband for 10 years, i have been stabbed, had a shotgun held to my face many times and i am this day disfigured from my x husband kicking me with steel toe boots. i dont want to...

13 Dec 06

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