MakeItCount

@MakeItCount (350)

India • Age 48

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Did you ever stop watching a show because of its negativity?

dragon54u @dragon54u (31634) • United States 28 Dec 11

Or because you realize it is just wasting your time or not contributing anything positive to your life? I began watching Criminal Minds a few months ago, mostly re-runs. I thought it would, from the name, offer me some insight...

criminal minds

disappointment

violence

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MakeItCount Ditto. I stopped watching Criminal Minds too because I found it too negative. In fact I would say that of all the crime drama I've seen on TV this one's the most distressing, the earlier seasons weren't so bad but now it's almost sadistic. I prefer sitcoms...

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The darkness of depression

speechteacher @speechteacher (104) • United States 12 Feb 11

Lately, I've really been struggling with that figurative, almost LITERAL darkness that the cloud of depression brings to a person's life. I have honestly felt hopeless, helpless, alone, and not really worth a whole lot to anybody....

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MakeItCount Doing something that helps other people, say volunteering with kids or in old age homes always works for me. And i don't know if this has any scientific validity but drinking green tea with lime has also helped me. If you're religious chanting or praying may...

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Did you hear about the woman who had been adopting kids for years and kept them

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 31 Jul 07

locked or tied up, didn't allow them to leave the house, didn't take them to the doctor or put them in school. She had several children to young adults who were almost starving and none had more than a 4th grade education!...

child abuse

foster care

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MakeItCount It doesn't make any sense to pay people to take care of kids and then not check up on them. The world is full of sick people, the state is basically incentivising them to abuse these kids. I wish people who do jobs like these that have such a huge impact would...

27 Mar 08

I'm hurt! My 2-yr old daughter says she only loves her dad :(

ctv101103 @ctv101103 (859) • Philippines 3 Jul 07

I posted a few months ago about playing the good cop/bad cop roles in disciplining a child -- http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1008749.aspx I've talked with my husband about this and we agreed that we both should have an...

discipline

making toddler understand

parenting

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MakeItCount Tell her that you're doing it for her own good. If you explain to her that letting her run amok will only hurt her in the long run (or even in the short term) I'm sure she'll understand.

4 Jul 07

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would you be my love??

saierchok @saierchok (1294) • United States 3 Jul 07

I'm 20 YO studying medicine,smart, politer, outgoing, have a bright future and now single!! would you like to be my love?????

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MakeItCount Wow! Would anybody who responds do? Come on! you must have SOME standards.

3 Jul 07

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Would you deny your child if she/he is different?

aslygirl @aslygirl (531) • Philippines 25 Jan 07

I just wonder to some parents who sometimes deny their child because its different from they are, or sometimes has an abnormalities.Are you like them?

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MakeItCount I would never deny my child just because he/she was different. Actually since I don't have a child who is different I should say that I hope I have the strength to accept my child the way he/she is.

3 Jul 07

Do older men tend to be more controlling in a relationship?

lusciousrican20 @lusciousrican20 (238) • United States 3 Jul 07

I read an interesting article yesterday about studies indicating how older men who date a younger women tend to be more controlling. Do you agree or disagree? I think its based on the individual instead of the age. However, what...

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MakeItCount I agree it depends on the individual however if we must generalise then I think it is a fair generalisation to make that older men tend to be more controlling with younger women. Probably natural, we're all a little more controlling with people who are...

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Have u lost any gift which was gifted from ur husband for special day?

madhuraks @madhuraks (425) • Kuwait 2 Jul 07

Yesturday i lost one of the gift which was gifted from my husband for the completion of our 1yr engagement day.I am feeling so bad that i couldnt keep it for 2months also.I know these things are so precious we should keep it for...

gift

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MakeItCount I lost my wedding ring. Twice. My husband bought me another wedding band after I lost my original ring and what do you know? I lost that too. Relax, it's not the worst thing, I've managed to keep my husband though I lost the rings.

3 Jul 07

love

luisivy @luisivy (68) • Philippines 3 Jul 07

what will you do if your boyfriend says that he doesn't love you then after a year he realizes that he loves you?will you accept him?

love

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MakeItCount Depends on whether I still loved him after a year (presuming that I did love him). I don't think there's anything wrong with getting back with an ex per se but it would also depend on how we broke up, if it was a messey break up (ie, if he was insensitive or...

3 Jul 07

Harry Potter.......

rangics @rangics (1334) • Philippines 3 Jul 07

Hello there Harry Potter fanatics! Well, I just can't help it! Next week, it'll be the World Premier of Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix and I am just so excited about it! Can't wait for next week honestly. LOL! As well as the...

harry potter

harry potter book series

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MakeItCount Can't wait! I don't think Potter will die, that would be too morbid. But we're going to have the final showdown with 'he who must not be named'. Wooo, can't wait!

3 Jul 07

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Is Black coffee and Black tea good for health?

buchi_bulla @Buchi_bulla (8298) • India 3 Jul 07

I drink lot of coffee per day say 5 cups. Many say that black coffee or black tea without milk is good for health. Is it so?

black coffee or tea

good for health or not

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MakeItCount I don't think black coffee is good for health but black tea is, especially green tea, it's full of antioxidants the elixer of youth!

3 Jul 07

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My friend thinks I'm weird because.....

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 28 Jun 07

I asked my husband not to get me anything for my birthday. She said that's not normal. I told her it's because we're trying to save money. And I told her I already have everything I want...a wonderful family. She said any normal...

birthday

gift

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MakeItCount Nope! I would much rather we save money (when it's short) than buy something that I don't really need just because it's my birthday. I wouldn't mind a gift though, maybe a massage or a day of no housework or something like that.

3 Jul 07

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is life with kids more fun then stressful

marshall_blake2000 @marshall_blake2000 (304) • United States 3 Jul 07

some time i wonder if life is as fun as it should be for us. see my kids have a d h d , and i am finding life is vary stressful at times. just worndering if other moms and dad fill the same. with kids that have a d h a

fun stress

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MakeItCount I think that even if you have kids without any health problems it's still stressful, the fun thing seems to be a really small part. But then doing anything worthwhile is stressful and challenging, I would get tired of having 'fun' all the time.

3 Jul 07

Has Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend Ever Done A Runner?

Brian @wolfie34 (26771) • United Kingdom 29 Jun 07

Have you ever lived with someone, your boyfriend or girlfriend and you've come home from work or from being out and find that they have packed their bags and gone? They haven't left a note but all of their clothes, personal...

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MakeItCount Wow, that sounds terrible. Can't say that's ever happened to me.

30 Jun 07

Do you think children and teens should be posting their age and photos online?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 29 Jun 07

Awhile ago, I was at another message board and I read one of the posts, from someone claiming to be twelve years old. They didn't mention anything specificially about their location, but I thought it was kind of odd that the...

child

child safety

protect your child

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MakeItCount For the most part I believe in the principle of reciprocity as far as information is concerned. You have no idea who is going to access your information on the net, to be so open with information is dangerous , and (this may sound a little harsh but it's true)...

30 Jun 07

Married folks: Did you keep your name? Or for men, did your wife keep hers?

Leca @lecanis (16647) • Murfreesboro, Tennessee 14 Jun 07

I get a lot of strange reactions when people found out that I didn't change my name when I got married. I thought that it was becoming a fairly common thing for women to keep their names, but I've met very few women that did so...

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MakeItCount Though it's really uncommon for women to keep their names after marriage in India I didn't change mine. It wasn't really a conscious decision so much as a combination of absent mindedness and convenience. But strangely enough I've found that nobody cares (I...

30 Jun 07

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