selby70

@selby70 (283)

Age 70

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do you always bat for your children or do you let them learn the hard way.

suehan1 @suehan1 (4344) • Australia 15 Jul 08

well i am in a bit of a dilema here.my daughter 17 nearly 18 was supposed to work tonight,but she thought she had to work tommorrow night.well the lady at her work rang and said she was suppose to be here.my daughter was adamant...

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selby70 I had some problems like that when my daughter first started work, the first job she was doing training in hairdressing the shop treated her like dirt she fainted one morning and they let her come round did not contact us and made her work all day, this is...

15 Jul 08

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My son has a problem "Laziness"

patzel88 @patzel88 (3310) • Philippines 12 Jul 08

i always discipline him, we are very early waking up every morning but because of his laziness he sometimes arrived late in school. His teacher told me his problem of being late and having so many excuses. What should i do?

laziness

lazy

tardy

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selby70 How old is he? my son 20, doesnt fight, does not drink, does not do drugs, polite, respects others, working. Still in bed now mid day lazy yes but thank god that is all I have to put up with.

12 Jul 08

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My Daughter

Jenny1976 @Jenny1976 (28) • United States 10 Jul 08

I have a 14 year old daughter that I love more than anything .She means the world to me . Its hard to believe taht she has grown up so fast. It breaks my heart to think not long from now she will be grown and leaving home.She is...

my daughter

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selby70 Yes I remember those days so well my daughter now 28 married 2 children see her every day, I remember when she was busy with her friends and her boyfriend I didnt get a look in, just came home for meals, all changed now. She may leave for a while but she will...

12 Jul 08

I miss my daughter

jasmine0728 @jasmine0728 (677) • United States 9 Jul 08

This is not a question I am just stating the truth and I bet others feel this way to.I have raised my daughter by myself for 17 years,her seventeenth birthday is on July 11th,I can't believe how the time has flown by.I remember...

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selby70 I know how you feel but that will all pass when my oldest son first met his now wife I felt like that, but then he got married and had children and I was very much wanted then, and also the same with my daughter she is now 28 and I see her every day now, as...

12 Jul 08

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If your pet needed urgent medical attention tomorrow would you be prepared?

coffeeshot @coffeeshot (3783) • Australia 8 Jul 08

Working in animal emergency, I find that a lot of people aren't prepared for the veterinary bills they are faced with. I am often greeted at reception with a grunt or something like "How much is this gonna cost me? That's...

animals

injureies

pet insurance

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selby70 We have insurance on our little dog, we did not on our last little dog in the last couple of years as it was really expensive and I thought it was better to pay for her treatment as she needed it which worked out fine. But if she needed anything that cost a...

8 Jul 08

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Ever invented anything?

coffeeshot @coffeeshot (3783) • Australia 6 Jul 08

This isn't really an invention, but on Friday night as I was drifting off to sleep I had this great idea to start my own cupcake shop! I'm quite interested in cake decoration and I thought that a nice little cupcake shop with...

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selby70 When my first son was young he is 32 now he had a dummy and I said to my sister that I was going to invent a cover holder for dummys and she laughed at me and now they have them for dummys, wish I had done it at the time.

8 Jul 08

wild in the streets

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 22 Jun 08

I just got home, it is 3:38 am and on the way home I noted a group of teenagers skulking about in the predawn darkness, with no parental supervision or formal chaparone. Would you ever let your teen-age child run around the...

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selby70 Teenagers do listen to their parents if you start young and dont give up,so many of my friends have said that to me how their teenagers dont listen to them I have 3 children 32yrs boy left home married a girl 27yrs left home and married a son 21yrs who still...

22 Jun 08

being a parent is hard

pinks17 @pinks17 (2192) • Philippines 21 Jun 08

Parenting is really hard.I got married at an early age of 21y/o.I thought when you get married and having a family is ALL FUN.True its fun but if your relationship with your husband does not work you'll end up separated and your...

dilemma of separation for the kids

shape of my heart

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selby70 I am so sorry for you not being with your children, I got married at 22 and then we separated but it was for the best for my children I did this as we were always fighting and he was always at the pub, I did not want my children to see that all the time as it...

21 Jun 08

How to deal with children's stress at school?

tinkerick @tinkerick (1257) • United States 20 Jun 08

My 13 year old daughter has complained of stomach pains for a couple of years now. We've mentioned them to the doctors but no one seems to offer any help. I've tried having her eat yogurt every morning and it does seem to help...

children

school

stress

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selby70 My daughter was like that and I also suffered with that when I was at school and I know how awful it is so therefore I made sure my daughter was not going to suffer and get stressed out so I had meetings with the school and to cut a long story short she could...

20 Jun 08

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