Amanda

@mommyzhuuraan (217)

United Kingdom • Age 40

Joined myLot 13 years ago

Mom from US living in England with husband and son. Learning languages and writing are big interests of mine as well as children and animals.

Discussions (15)

Amanda's Discussions

If we were a race of telepaths...

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 9 Aug 18

...I'd be very concerned. Humans have the distinct tendency to think something and not say it. Some even lack impulse control and say it anyway, but most know what is and is not appropriate to say, and even if they think it, are...

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5 people

Do you read discussions by people you follow?

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 8 Aug 18

I was just wondering how many myLotters go to the page of discussions started by people you follow. If you weren't aware, it can be found at mylot.com/peopleposts and shows all the discussions that have been started specifically...

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4 people

What Was Your Favorite School Subject?

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 8 Aug 18

I'm just curious what everyone's favorite school subjects were. For me I really enjoyed science, especially the natural sciences. My son enjoys science too, as well as math. I liked writing, but most often when I got to do...

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7 people

Do You Like Crime Novels/Dramas

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 7 Aug 18

Whether you're a bookworm, a TV fan, or a little of both, I'm curious how many people here enjoy reading crime novels or watching crime dramas, whether based on reality or not. Some of my favorite TV shows, past and present, are...

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5 people

Table Games: Cards, Dice, and Board Games

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 6 Aug 18

My husband and I play table games a lot, although annoyingly we've played them a lot on our phones and computers more than over an actual table. That's usually because it's more convenient or because we can play them away from...

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5 people

How Many Friends Do You Have?

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 5 Aug 18

Okay first let me say I don't mean myLot friends. I mean actual friends. How many people do you have that you count as true friends, people you can count on, confide in, console, etc. For me, people are basically sorted into 4...

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7 people

Can't Access Discussions W/No Response

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 4 Aug 18

Is anyone else having issues accessing the discussions with no response page? Every time I try to access it, for the past several days, ever since I came back to the site, I keep getting error messages. Hope admins fix this soon...

no responses

discussions

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4 people

Do You Have a Bucket List?

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 4 Aug 18

How many people have a bucket list? For those who don't know, a bucket list is a list of things you would like to do before you die. I don't oficially have one, but I am thinking about making one, then adding new things to it as...

bucket list

death

life

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5 people

Talking About Death With a Child

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 4 Aug 18

Have you ever wondered how to talk about death with a child? I've done it before, so I can tell you about my experience. My son was 3 when we found out my grandmother had terminal lung and adrenal cancer. He was young, but I...

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1 person

Weirdest Way You've Made a New Friend?

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 3 Aug 18

I was just thinking about a couple of friends that I have met in weird ways and wondering what other weird ways people have made friends"? Here are my two stories. Feel free to share yours. First weird way I met a friend was on...

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3 people

Language and Dialectical Differences

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 3 Aug 18

It's interesting to think about the differences between the meaning of words, even when people speak the same language. I am originally from the U.S., but I now live in England, and while I know a lot of the differences, a lot of...

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8 people

Hardest languages to learn as second languages

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 2 Aug 18

Every once in a while, I think about languages and which ones would be hardest or easiest to learn as second languages. It makes me realize I'm glad English is my native language, because I think it's probably a really hard one to...

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5 people

All I want for Christmas...

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 10 Nov 11

...is my two front teeth! This is the song my mom was singing to my son a few minutes ago as she was trying to settle him to sleep! He already has his two front teeth though, as well as two bottom ones, for a total of 4, and...

MyLot Tasks?

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 9 Nov 11

Hey all, I was just wondering how many people out there complete myLot tasks. I usually get on here and respond to a few discussions as well as doing a few tasks. I have 5 complete and accepted and a few I just did today that are...

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1 person

How many parents do we have out there?

Amanda @mommyzhuuraan (217) • United Kingdom 3 Nov 11

Hey all. I was just wondering how many parents make their presence here on myLot. I have a 7 month old little boy, who actually should be getting hungry soon. He's got 4 teeth and been eating solid food for 3 months now. I'm going...

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