melanie1208

@melanie1208 (133)

United States • Age 54

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Married or 'attached' people - do you still do things alone??

mommyboo @mommyboo (13174) • United States 12 Mar 09

..and does your spouse/significant other have issues or make assumptions about it?? So just today a friend happened to mention that another friend of ours and her husband happened to see me at the movies by myself. Yes I went...

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melanie1208 From time to time, I really really wanted to do things by myself. Going shopping, taking a walk, going to church, doing yoga, library or whatever some to mind. Doing things alone helps you think, energized after along day of work at home, and taking good care...

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Just found out! They are making The Hobbit!!!!

lagirl1966 @lagirl1966 (709) • United States 12 Mar 09

I just found out and I am sooooo excited about it!!! The Hobbit will come out sometime in 2012!!! I saw this on Ian McKellen's website! Ian of course will play Gandolf again! I wonder if Bilbo will be in it. I am sure he will...

the hobbit

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melanie1208 wow thats good new indeed ! I hope they will push thru with the movie. It's been a while since the Lord of the Rings !!! Oh, I have to review my book again ! I'm so excited !

12 Mar 09

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A dangerous trend--teen girls proud of bruises from their boyfriends

dragon54u @dragon54u (31634) • United States 12 Mar 09

I just heard on the radio that teen girls are proudly showing off their bruises and injuries from their boyfriends beating them. Apparently they think that if their boyfriends beat them, they care enough to be jealous and that...

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melanie1208 What's happening to our society ? Gosh, I could not imagine seeing my daughter having bruises cause by a boyfriend. I might do something drastic and violent to the boyfriend or my daughter ! No parents could tolerate this kind of thing. Trend or not, this is...

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Dora the explorer

Maya2008 @Maya2008 (37) • Egypt 10 Mar 09

Cartoon have a huge influence on our kids, it plants ideas and behaviors in their minds and no matter how hard we try to modify those ideas they are fixed with glue. the kid can relate and identify with cartoon characters more...

cartoons for kids 4 and under

dora

mr whiskers

spongepop

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melanie1208 You are very right. My daughter LOVES Dora a lot !! Sometimes I am even surprised when she speaks Spanish ! LOL. It does not hurt for her to be bilingual, right ? Just like you I used to watch all the TV programs that my daughter watch. Thats gives me an idea...

11 Mar 09

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If you have a poor friend.....

happyforever @happyforever (191) • China 11 Mar 09

Hi mylotters, I'm a college student. I came back to school the other day and started a new term. I was happy to see all my friends again. But i found one of them was too much depressed. There was sadness in her eyes which made me...

poverty

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melanie1208 Being poor is not easy, it affects your self esteem, confidence and more. I guess as a friend you could give encouragement, cheer her up and be there always. Treat her the same as if she is no different. Listening to her would greatly help as well, at least...

11 Mar 09

STILLBIRTH (why are people afraid to discuss it?)

bubblegumpopboo @bubblegumpopboo (7) 10 Mar 09

Stillbirths are becoming more common and people never want to talk about it. There is a charity called sands that no one knows about because no one ever advertises it as if it should be hidden. Stillbirth is a horrible thing to...

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melanie1208 Im so sorry for your loss. It is so unfortunate that this kind of thing happened to innocent babies. And this kind of situation is nobodys fault. it could happened to anybody. I have a friend who gave birth a couple of months ago, she is supposed to deliver...

11 Mar 09

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Can reading romance novels affect your view of relationships?

wayz12 @wayz12 (2059) • United States 14 Feb 07

I have always loved reading novels, being a voracious reader when I was young. When I feel down or depressed, nothing picks my spirit up more than reading an exciting romance novel. However, when I got married, my husband was so...

romance novel

romance novels

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melanie1208 Too bad your husband does not support that hobby of yours. tell him that he might benifit from it because it would make you romantic and sweet. Like you I am a sucker of romantic novels and other type of books, but my husband is so happy and glad of these...

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Grisham or Brown

soshono1925 @soshono1925 (74) • Philippines 28 Nov 08

I would just want to know your opinion. Who do you think is a better author J. Grisham or D. Brown? and why? Personally I love them both, But as i have said, I would want to hear it from you.

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melanie1208 Grrr..this is one of the hardest question I have encountered today. I love both of these authors. I bought all books of John Grisham...I mean ALL of it ! I only have three books of Dan Brown, The Da Vince Code, Angels and Demons and Deception. But then lately,...

5 Dec 08

Is it ok to admire someone else even when you are in a relationship ?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 5 Dec 08

I am not talking about cheating ,just innocent admiration and should you admit that you do to your spouse or you think there is no such thing ??.Is it ok to admire someone when you are out with your spouse ?.What if you saw a...

admiring others when in a relationship

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melanie1208 For me it is sooo normal ! we have to admit that there are a lot of people better than us or better than our partner. Admiration si appreciating beauty, but of course not to the extent beyond that. For me and my husband, it happened quite a lot. If ever, I saw...

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What to Feed a Picky Toddler?

glords @glords (2614) • United States 5 Dec 08

I guess all parents face the frustration of "meal time." Sometimes I go through the fridge showing my son the food waiting for him to sign "yes" or "more" or "food." All of these signs mean, yes, I'm willing to eat that. Most of...

banana

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melanie1208 Ha ! your not alone. My 3 year old, would drink just milk for two days. I have to asked her what she wants and all she ever tell me is milk. I will cook her favorite food but she will not eat it. Show her the content of the fridge, she would say milk. I...

5 Dec 08

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To much Reading?

careliscool @careliscool (154) • South Africa 4 Nov 08

Hi. Do you think that there is a thing such as too much reading? If you ask me there actually isnt. If you think about it we only live once and if you dont read the books now when will you read them? Some of the people i see every...

reading

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melanie1208 My husband sometimes tell me that I read too much. Well, he just thinks that because, sometime I slept till dawn just reading, and when I could not do some stuff because I have a book in my hand. LOL. But yes, there is no such things as too much reading, we...

6 Nov 08

Anyone Make Extra Money and turn it into Make a Living?

sdas86 @sdas86 (6076) • Malaysia 5 Nov 08

Hi, They are some people are making a living using the internet. They started off with the idea of making extra money. In the end, they are making a living online. Anyone in myLot are making a living online?

make a living

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melanie1208 With so much things going one in the internet, a lot of people do make a living out of it. I am a fulltime mom and wanted to find out how to make money online. If someone could share it here.. it would be a great opportunity for others.

6 Nov 08

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Corruption in the Philippines

rikkabren @rikkabren (238) • Philippines 6 Nov 08

This is for the Filipinos out there and also for everybody who thinks how corruption affect the country and its people. With all the scams our government officials are going through especially our President, do you think we can...

corruption

philippines

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melanie1208 Hmm, I think what we need is change. Change to the form of government, individual change, change the way we live, CHANGE. And I think there is still hope for us, the young people are still there, who might someday bring that change. In what way ? I don't know....

6 Nov 08

Do you collect receipt from your purchases?

jeiyah_12 @jeiyah_12 (1041) • Philippines 17 Sep 08

I got this habit of getting and collecting receipts from different type of purchases, food, clothes, grocery, even with small purchases in supermarkets. Then after sometime, I'll compute it all in all to find out how much do I...

receipt collection

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melanie1208 i though I was the only one who collects reciepts. I have a whole lot of it, in case i need to return something. sometimes, I collected reciepts for the whole year, then discard it. Hmmm you last question makes me think for a while....I think the biggest one...

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have you ever had fried green beans?

newlands6801 @newlands6801 (986) • United States 18 Sep 08

if not you should try them.they are really good we ate them at tgi fridays when we were on vacation and that was the first time we had them, i just wish there was a way to make them like that at home.have you ever ate them?

food

green beans

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melanie1208 you are very right ...those green beans really taste good ! last time we were in LA, we ate at TGI and tried for the first time their fried green beans, it was sooo yummy that I have to search for the recipe ! from then on, I tried to cook everytime I miss it....

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erap 2010

lilyoungfella @lilyoungfella (1196) • Philippines 16 Sep 08

-I POSTED THIS THREAD AT MYLOT interest AND DECIDED REPOST THIS AGAIN HERE, on the proper thread- One Wednesday morning, while waiting for a jeepney to pass by. I saw someone wearing a white shirt that has a "ERAP 2010" print...

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melanie1208 Oh mygoodness ! wake up people and learn from our mistakes ! I dont vote in Philippines anymore, but still very much concerned about our country. My ffamilies and relatives are still there and whatever happens to the economy still affects us. I hope that this...

17 Sep 08

Have You Ever Though About This.....

punkin1803 @punkin1803 (526) • United States 17 Sep 08

Hi Everyone! I was wondering have you ever just sat down and thought about the first thing that you do everyday when you get up in the morning and the very last thing you do before you close your eyes and fall off to sleep. I...

routine

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melanie1208 things that i do when getting up in the morning and before going to sleep is pretty the same, but things that I do in the middle of those is pretty the same as well...LOL ! Well, I need cofee first thing in the morning and before anything else, cofee makes me...

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Mickey Mouse Must Die Says, Saudi Cleric

skysuccess @skysuccess (8858) • Singapore 17 Sep 08

I just read unbelievable article and I thought of sharing this with all of you in the hope that I am not going to be disillusioned by this hallucination of one religious cleric individual. The cleric, Mr. Sheikh Muhammad...

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melanie1208 Lets not be too harsh here. I think, what the guy was saying is that, in Islam they believe that mouse, mice and that should be killed because it is satans soldier and for that matter cartoon characters should too. For me, it is OK because, that is islams...

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Do you mind that your wife have a work?

neulichuang @neulichuang (85) • China 17 Sep 08

I am a Muslim, as Islam a woman would better stay in home and don't work.But now most of momen have work.A lot of women reject that,the women think no working is a kind of sexism.My wife is a Christian,and have a good job and good...

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melanie1208 i think it depends on both of you. If you don't have kids, I think it is practical that both of you have jobs, both of you can earn money to prepare for the future, both could have personal advancement, in your carreers eventhough married, and still enjoy...

17 Sep 08

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Trip to New York!

Hope32 @Hope32 (119) • United States 16 Sep 08

I am planing a trip to New York City. I have never been there. If you live or have ever been there where do you suggest I visit? My kids are traveling with me also.

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melanie1208 i have been to NY a couple of times. I suggest you visit the ff if you have enough time. These are worth seeing. 1. Central Park - especially in summer, i was there during winter and the only thing you could see and appreciate is the skating rink. other than...

16 Sep 08