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ragmama @ragmama (536) • United States 2 Jul 07

With my first daughter, I craved peaches - although they never agreed with me - and school pizza (remember the kind they serve in wedges in school cafeterias? Yeah, you can't find them ANYWHERE when you really, really want...

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queenbean This time around I'm craving pizza rolls -- I eat them all the time. At first I was craving Philly cheese steaks, but I got over that one. I also about once or twice a week really get a craving for boneless buffalo wings, the really really spicy kind. It's all...

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Melissa528 @Melissa528 (744) • United States 30 May 07

Did you or your partner cry after the birth of your baby? My Ex and I both cried during the birth of our son. It was such an amazing experience that I couldn't contain myself. What about you?

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queenbean I don't think I cried... I was just in such shock and amazement. And I was freaking exhausted -- I only slept 45 minutes before my water broke and I had to go to the hospital, so I was really running on adrenaline. :-P I was too tired to cry.

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4cuteboys @4cuteboys (4099) • United States 30 May 07

A friend had an 12 month old in the infant room at the daycare here. When it was breakfast they wheeled in the car with the food on top like usual. That morning, the 1 year old stuck his hand in the oatmeal bowl that was on top of...

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queenbean I'm not a big fan of lawsuits, and I think that Americans tend to sue too much, but this is one instance in which I definitely would sue. I can understand her not wanting to rock the boat, but this is an instance in which her son was injured and she incurred a...

30 May 07

jakester519 @jakester519 (355) 27 May 07

My wife works in a small shop and every night just before she locks the doors there is always a big influx of people rushing in to buy something. Why do people do this, surely they could have had plenty of time before, so why...

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queenbean I used to work in a videogame store and the same thing would happen. I would have no customers for an hour and then right at closing time, a big group of kids would come in, not wanting to buy anything, just wanting to play the demos. So I started turning the...

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rowantree @rowantree (1186) • United States 2 May 07

Did anyone watch American Idol Gives Back? Did you not see her on there? My first thought was that she's pregnant. Then I realized whoa, she's not pregnant. So what's going on? Has she been having medical problems? I saw her...

kelly clarkson

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queenbean Her weight has always fluctuated, and she's never been super-thin. A lot of performers will get much thinner on the road because of the hectic schedule and all the activity, and then when they get home they put the weight back on. Doesn't matter... she's far...

26 May 07

SlapItHigh @SlapItHigh (172) • United States 27 Feb 07

Who here uses cloth diapers? If so this is the discussion for you. Even if you are just interested in learning more about cloth diapers this will be a great discussion for you to read. I would love to know: 1. Why do you use...

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queenbean 1. I started because it was cheaper. I continued because it's so much better for my daughter and for the planet. 2. My favorite thing is the fact that I never ever have to go to the store because I ran out of diaps in the middle of the night, and I never ever...

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queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 26 May 07

My daughter just took her first steps today! She's 11 months old. I've known she was capable for a while, because she walked with her shopping cart that offers NO support, but I thought she'd still be too chicken for a while. But...

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syndibee @syndibee (799) • United States 24 Feb 07

am i the only one with a strong interest in raising the awareness of the good qualities of cloth diapering to the general public? i want people to understand how sanitary they really are as opposed to disposables. i want people to...

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queenbean Yeah, I'm not a fan of the smoke. But we only see them twice a year, and they don't smoke in the house while we're there... just the house still reeks. I hate it. But I'll go, because we have to see them sometimes, and they never visit us. Blah.

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Cassy1976 @Cassy1976 (796) • Australia 26 May 07

My daughter is currently teething but as yet there are no teeth, she has been teething for about 2 months now, poor little thing, I saw a photo the other day and a baby had no front teeth but all of the teeth around it, did your...

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queenbean My daughter got her first tooth at 10.5 months. It was her top left. The next one was just about a week ago, the bottom right... they're "supposed to" get them in side-by-side pairs, as in, her other top tooth should have been next, but it wasn't. She looks...

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queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 19 May 07

I've been with AC since February, and I'm really enjoying my time there. But I did some number-crunching, and discovered that my average pageviews per article is only around 250 -- that's pretty low. I don't want to end up getting...

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queenbean Thanks for the tip! I do have some Squidoo lenses with links to my content, and they seem to be helping a little. That's awesome that your lodge posted your link on their site! I bet that drives a little traffic your way. :-)

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re08dz @re08dz (1941) • Australia 18 Apr 07

As some of you may know I've discovered I love making blogs and websites - not only because I can earn from them, but because I'm learning so much as well. And now I've discovered Squidoo :-) I am still learning how it all...

earn online

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queenbean Actually, I have linked them to my lenses, but I do'nt get a ton of traffic to those either. I think that what little traffic my blogs do receive is Squidoo traffic... but among those 5 lenses, I see maybe 40 to 50 visitors a week. They're ranked fairly high,...

26 May 07

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 24 May 07

Do you keep records of your articles, payments, etc., or do you just rely on the information on the My Content tab? I made a spreadsheet with the title, date of submission, exclusive/non-exclusive, pay/no pay, offer amount, pay...

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queenbean Actually, I discovered that you can still access the information about which CM has reviewed your content. Go to http://reports.associatedcontent.com/cms_queue.cfm and you can see that information. Although it looks as though now we are each assigned a...

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mama4kids @mama4kids (690) • United States 25 May 07

Don't you think it is bad that fast food restaurants gear their commercials towards kids, such as McDonalds? The food is so not healthy and should only be eaten once in a while as a treat, as far as I am concerned but the fast...

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queenbean My daughter is just under one year old, so it hasnt' been an issue for us yet, but we will not be letting her eat fast food more than every once in a great while, if at all. It's so unhealthy for you. I think it's a shame that they advertise to kids so heavily...

25 May 07

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 25 May 07

I've found that people tend to be more negative and more insulting online than in person. I haven't seen it here on MyLot, but I'm also still new here. Every other forum that I've been in, unless there is an active moderator,...

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queenbean I think that's what happens a lot of times. People have some frustrations in their lives, and they go ahead and take it out on other people online... after all, this isn't "real life," and they won't have to actually look at that person in the eye and see the...

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Grammasherri @sherrir101 (3670) • Malinta, Ohio 19 Mar 07

What is your 'least' favorite housecleaning chore? Mine lately is running the sweeper. OOOhh how I hate that. It used to be my favoite. Smelling the room after it was freshly swept was a complete thrill for me. Now just the...

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queenbean My least favorite chore would have to be running the vacuum. I don't actually mind the act of vacuuming... but I hate all the preparation. I have to straighten the room and pick up stuff off the floor, then move my daughter's toys, and I have to move the end...

25 May 07

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 25 May 07

I've found that people tend to be more negative and more insulting online than in person. I haven't seen it here on MyLot, but I'm also still new here. Every other forum that I've been in, unless there is an active moderator,...

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syndibee @syndibee (799) • United States 14 May 07

what type of cloth diapers do you like best? i use mostly AIO's but also like fitted training pants. i do love wool covers!!!! i absolutely hate pockets. am i the only one who hates pocket diapers??

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queenbean I love pockets. My favorite diapers are the ones that I've made at home -- they're one-size contour pocket diapers. They need a cover, but they're so nice. Just love them. And I recently bought a Starbunz fleece pocket diaper that is just fantastic. I'm not a...

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whereismyhappiness @whereismyhappiness (62) • Philippines 25 May 07

this has happened for two days now. my baby wakes up (from her long and deep sleep) and then she bursts into tears. she is now 5 1/2months old. i wonder whats wrong with her. her cry is like somebody pinched her.... i can always...

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queenbean I agree, it sounds like night terrors. We're still going through it on almost a nightly basis with my daughter, who is almost one. It's normal, just scary.

25 May 07

ChangingLivesForever @ChangingLivesForever (145) • United States 25 May 07

When you see/read a new program to produce income what makes you sign on? The cost, the promise, the individual presenting the offer? Or maybe it's a flashy website. Do you like music or talking information, do you put in your...

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queenbean It depends on the situation. I try to do some research to make sure it's not a scam... if I don't know anyone who's tried it, or if I can't find information on it, then I won't sign up. I'm also hard-pressed to give out my address and phone number, but I will...

25 May 07

melanie652 @melanie652 (2524) • United States 25 May 07

I scroll through the discussions and answer the ones that look interesting. I also respond to my friends discussions. I do all this as I have time. Some days I don't even sign in to mylot. I usually do about 5-10 responses a day....

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queenbean Yeah, I'm pretty sporadic. I'm not here to make a lot of money, and I'm not here to make a lot of new friends... I'm basically here to combat boredom. :-P So when I'm bored, I participate in discussions, but on days that I'm busy, I don't do much, if anything,...

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