RULizzie

@RULizzie (100)

United States • Age 54

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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What is the best brand pasta?

Tweety111 @Tweety111 (12) • United States 31 Jan 11

I was working which brand pasta is the best one and cooks well.

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RULizzie Most pasta seems to be pretty much the same. Whole wheat pasta tends to be a little heavier and denser. The vegetable pastas seem to have some more favor. Brand name does not seem to make a difference. I recently started making pasta from scratch and fine that...

31 Jan 11

potty training is not fun!!!

bookreadermom08 @bookreadermom08 (5614) • United States 26 Jan 11

I was just wondering if there were any tips on how to potty train a 3 yr old girl that has no interest in potty training?? We have bought her the training potty seat for her, which she will sit on but wont do anything... and...

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RULizzie Be careful about getting too stressed over potty training. Your daughter can be feeding off of your stress and feeling a sense of power. She will potty train when ready, the arrival of a new baby may be part of the reason for the delay, still wanting to get...

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Rygel!!!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63664) • United States 18 Jan 11

So, there I am in bed, and for the second night running, Rygel is in the other room meowing. Now, last night it was at 1:30! But, tonight it was right after we turned out the lights. The roomie went to see what was wrong,...

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RULizzie Cats are creature of the night. I have two cats, one of which will find any small object to play with. Her favorite is the plastic Easter eggs. She frequently throws them down the stairs. It has taken a while, but I have managed to get her to be a little...

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How do i teach my 13 months old to talk?

chiedenn @chiedenn (77) • Philippines 12 Jan 11

Hi I am a new mom :) I have a 13 month old kid, beautiful baby boy. And until now all he can say is mama.. and a lot of babbles like dada, baba.. stuff like that.. Ive read online that you should talk to him in a normal way, avoid...

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RULizzie Babbling is very important to the start of speech. My 14 month old is currently working on talking, since he began to walk at 10 months. I just speak to him like a regular person. He does respond to yes or no question by nodding his head. Every children...

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What are your thoughts on homework?

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 11 Jan 11

How much is too much, at what age should it start, should there be homework at all? As an educator of fourth graders I have two nights that there is homework. Tuesday night is always math homework, and it is normally no more...

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RULizzie I think that homework is very important in re-enforcing the lessons from school that day. It also serves to teach responsibility. My second grade son gets homework every night, but Friday. He has had to learn to plan when he wants to do the work. Some days he...

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Why celebrate Christmas?

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 12 Dec 10

For many years now I have not really celebrated Christmas. Sure, I have bought the occasional present during the holidays, more out of social obligation than anything else. I usually find during this time of the year more sadness...

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RULizzie Christmas for my family is more about the people we get to visit, some of them we only get to see once a year. My 8 year old loves giving Christmas gifts, because they make people happy. The importance of Christmas is to celebrate the life a round you, not to...

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God, what am I going to do for Christmas??? I have no Money!!

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 10 Dec 10

With the economy tight, many people are squeezed for money. That puts pressure on them when it comes to buying Christmas gifts. God,what am I going to do???? As with any problem, one must work to find an answer. The knowledge...

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RULizzie Homemade gifts are the most original and hold the most love. This year my son made ornaments from clay that we had.

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a Non Christian Christmas isn't shallow and materialistic

Galena @Galena (9110) 10 Dec 10

a lot of people seem to think that Christmas is EITHER treated as a religious festival OR shallow and materialistic. well let me tell you that those aren't the only approaches to Christmas. you don't have to celebrate the birth...

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RULizzie I enjoy Christmas eve when my family goes to open houses and gets to see people we do not see the rest of the year.I also love the fact that my 8 year old loves giving gifts to others.

11 Dec 10

Ladies what you do?

pinkzebragirl @messageme (2821) • United States 29 Jan 10

Put yourself in this situation and tell me what you would do. YOu have kids and they are all boys. You desperatly want a little girl, really, really badly want a girl. With each one of your kids...let's say 3 you had...

babies

birth

risks

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RULizzie I would get a second opinion, possibly from an infertility doctor. Before I had my sons a had to have surgery for fibroid s in my uterine wall, when my ob diagnosed them he send me to an infertility specialist because he knew that I wanted to have children in...

29 Jan 10

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How to PROTECT YOUR CHILD from the dangers on the internet?

fejzicjasmin @fejzicjasmin (61) • Croatia (Hrvatska) 28 Jan 10

I'm sure lots of myLot users have children and some of those kids are big enough to use the PC and to surf the web. Are there any good ways to make sure your child stays "on track" when browsing the web and can we actually do...

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RULizzie There are a few things that we do to protect our son online. The main one is that the computer is in the family room and not hi8s bedroom. There is always traffic in the family room so it is easy to keep and eye on him. He is also only allowed to go to sites...

28 Jan 10

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Will your husband help you with cooking?

daliaj @daliaj (5674) • India 27 Jan 10

I wonder if your husband helps you with cooking. When I look at my parents generation, it is customary for the women to do kitchen activities in my country regardless if she is working or not. But, things are changing with new...

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RULizzie My husband helps with the cooking if you can call it help. When I cook I clean up the kitchen as I go when he cooks the entire kitchen needs to be scrubbed down and all of the dishes are left. So while it is a help on one hand on the other it is not. In terms...

28 Jan 10

How do feel about religions other then your own?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 27 Jan 10

A friend of mine, who happens to be a medical doctor,once commented that he felt it best for people to remain within their own religious tradition. While I know that religious freedom is very important and that people have a right...

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RULizzie The basic foundations of almost every religion are the same if you look at the ten commandments, and the basic beliefs of wicca practice it is not that different. Most religions emphasize respect and love for others. I can be very difficult to change religion...

28 Jan 10

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Does anyone else find shopping to be overly stressful?

AndersonChrist55 @AndersonChrist55 (7) • United States 25 Jan 10

General we do our big shopping trips at Walmart. That is probably our first mistake. I arrive at the store in a good mood and by the time I manage to dislodge a deffective shopping cart from the stack I turn into a ticking time...

shopping

stress

walmart

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RULizzie Shopping can be stressful, this past weekend I was the woman carrying the 13 lb 3 month old through the mega-super Walmart, because if I put him down he cried. I actually did not find it that stressful as many of the other customers were willing to help me or...

25 Jan 10

who is more friendly ? Mother or father ?

Samrocks55 @Samrocks55 (142) • India 25 Jan 10

My mother is more friendly to me. Who is more friendly to you ? Your mother or father ? How ?

father

friend

mother

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RULizzie My parents are friendly to me in different ways. I think that I confide in my father more and trust him for an honest opinion. Sometimes though I need or want my mother's opinion more, because I feel that she will understand my situation better. My mother is...

25 Jan 10

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Does Your Doctor Get On Your Nerves?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 25 Jan 10

I am sooo angry I could pull my hair out! Earlier I went to see Dr Habib (who I saw 2 weeks ago) and he was the guy who suggested I had a blood test...which I did. He told me to make an appointment once I got the results...which I...

doctors

rip off prescription fees

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RULizzie I used to think that I had a good relationship with my doctor then he changed from a private one person practice to a larger group practice. Things were never the same, and I ended up changing to another practice, that was smaller and more patient focused. If...

25 Jan 10

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Do you like food prepared at home or outside ?

vicky22101984 @vicky22101984 (573) • India 25 Jan 10

I know this is one very simple question, but perhaps we all know the answer, but I have some other meaning to it. Do you still like the food prepared in hotels, restaurants, mortals, knowing that they are not hygienic and could be...

food

hygiene

taste

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RULizzie I have always preferred diners made at home, but now that I am the one making the dinners I do prefer to eat out, but my family only goes to a few chosen restaurants, our favorite is a local family owned and run Italian restaurant. Where we can get good...

25 Jan 10

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Professional perception and...me.

emcdeaton @emcdeaton (3) 25 Jan 10

It seems that the biggest thing about getting a job at the moment is finding the right way to market oneself. Have you also found this to be true? I have a great deal of difficulty finding a way to really sell myself and my...

earning money

job hunt

making money

professional development

work

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RULizzie It is important to know who you are and truly believe that you are the best person for the company and the job. You must know why you want a particular job, if the answers is just to have a job that will come through in your interview. Always have a question...

25 Jan 10

Fashion over the limits.

Rock_Me_In @Rock_Me_In (400) • India 25 Jan 10

Hello myloters. I went on an interview day before yesterday. Their I noticed a few students who attended the interview with me. These students were wearing jeans and t-shirts. Even a few were wearing low hips with their...

fashion

fashion spoils the country

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RULizzie I am not sure what the interview that you went to was for, but it does seem that some of the people there did not make the appropriate impression. While certain looks may be very popular at school that does not make them appropriate for the world of work. The...

25 Jan 10

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