smwilliams

@smwilliams (647)

United States • Age 42

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Spouse spends too much!

ebsharer @ebsharer (5515) • United States 15 Jul 08

Okay so your bills are basically paid - You are just making it, but your spouse is still spending! Your spouse is still adding more and more to the credit cards! What do you do? Would you talk to him or her? Would you take the...

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smwilliams Number one buying decisions should be made as a couple. Im not saying that Every purchse has to be cleared, but really when you are just scraping by then there is something called self control. My husband for instance is horrible at keeping the checking...

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To breastfeed of not?

pebbles29 @pebbles29 (107) • Philippines 20 Apr 08

We all know that breastfeeding is still the best for babies as compared to milk formula and should be done until the baby reaches 2 years of age but I have seen mothers who still opt not to breastfeed or to stop breastfeeding...

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smwilliams Okay...I have 3 children and I breastfed them all, but not for long. Breastfeeding is best, but the really important part is the first 2 weeks of breastfeeding. I only breastfed my kids for about 3 months each. After that I was working a lot and it was more...

21 Apr 08

Stars

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 20 Apr 08

If I recall, the idea of a rating system was to help weed out a lot of those stupid, inane responses and to encourage a real dialogue, while rewarding those who post interesting discussions. Lately, it seems that it might be...

rating system

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smwilliams I was reading a few other posts on thsi same subject. A lot of the problem is that people are going through whomevers page and rating all their discussions. So if you have a ton of discussions they can go through and give you a positive on each or a negative....

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breed of your cat

banunche @banunche (256) • Philippines 18 Apr 08

to all cat lovers =) what is the breed of your cat/cats and why did you choose them as your pet? ***mine is a pure siamese female cat and the other one is a crossbreed of siamese and persian male cat. i bought reese (my femal...

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smwilliams I have no idea what breed our cat is. She was left by my Husbands old roomate and we told him that he couldnt have her back after we put soo much money into her. She is a long haried all grey cat except for a tiny little tuft of white on her chest. I swear...

18 Apr 08

What is the important key in a relationship?

cross10 @cross10 (506) • Indonesia 14 Apr 08

Trustness, no more.. Are you agree? if not tell why?

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smwilliams Honesty, Trust, Communication, Love, Respect...There are soo many factors that you have to have in order to make a relationship work. Its not just one thing, but many. Think of it like a pyramid...you need them all to support a relationship...if not it will...

14 Apr 08

I overheard a woman call a Tattoo a "Tramp Stamp" and why would any woman

Sergeantrom @sergeantrom (5721) • United States 30 Mar 08

defile their bodies with ink? Have you ever heard of tramp stamp? Let me start off by saying I have a tattoo, only one. How is getting a tattoo any different than piercing your ears, wearing makeup, fake nails or coloring your...

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smwilliams I honestly think people judge way to quickly. I agree with you that there is no difference between piercings, makeup, tattoos etc.. Its all a form of self expression and everyone has an opinion. Granted people are entitled to their own opinion, but there is no...

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Advice.

kangel48446 @kangel48446 (507) • United States 30 Mar 08

Back in 2003, my husband's mom had passed away and his mentally challenged sister went and lived with their older sister in Illinois. We lived with them for a few months and what we experienced was awful! The older sister would...

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smwilliams Hire an attorney and I really hope that the older sister gets some sense knocked into her. Wow. I got really mad after I read your post. Just for the sheer fact that I know the type of person the older sister is and its freaking ridiculous. What she is doing...

31 Mar 08

It Seems I'm a Whackjob...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 30 Mar 08

Sometimes we go through life wondering what other ppl think about us. I don’t have to wonder anymore thanks to my oldest Brother. Yesterday, while I was at his house and we were discussing old times when we were kids, he lets me...

remodeling

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smwilliams Wow..How nice of your brother to bring up bad in the past right? Well its done and over with and now comes the fun part. You get to deal with it all over again. I doubt that very many people remember too much. And most might be exaggeration. Dont let this get...

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How did you or your BF propose to you/your girl?

wnbwnbwnb @wnbwnbwnb (426) • China 29 Mar 08

I have never been in a marriage till now, but I do looking forward to that moment. Just wonder:How did you/your bf propose?

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smwilliams My husband has his own band and they had placed in a competition. The rewards ceremony was at a hall/ club/ bar..kind of an all over place:) Anyway when they went up to accept their award my husband/ bf at the time asked if his inspiration could come up so he...

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Do you keep in touch with high school friends?

carolscash @carolscash (9492) • United States 28 Mar 08

I just talked to a friend from high school today and we were discussing how once you get married and have kids and have been out of school several years,you seem to lose touch with others. How is it that someone can be a good...

friends

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smwilliams I didnt really other than the good friends...However Myspace has done wonders. Most of the people I have on my friends list are people from highschool. Not that I was even friends with all of them, but its a great way just to see how everyone is doing. I will...

28 Mar 08

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"From Each According to His Means, To Each According to His Needs"...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 28 Mar 08

I get into a lot of political discussions, and I admit, I throw the terms "Marxist", "Stalinist", "Socialist", "Communist" and other terms all together, even though I know they aren't really the same things. I'm not trying to...

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smwilliams Okay so welfare is now defined as robbing Peter to pay Paul? I can agree that we get taxed for some major BS..and many people dont deserve the money the government gives them. My question to you is where else do you expect them to get the money for these...

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Gray Hair

worldwise1 @worldwise1 (14885) • United States 28 Mar 08

For those of you who have begun to get gray hair my question is, do you proudly wear your gray hair or do you freak out at the first sign of gray and dye it? I know that many people have the opinion that gray hair ages them but I...

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smwilliams I have very mixed emotions about my "white" hair. lol..Its definitley whiter than gray thats for sure. I decided along time ago that if its get bad enough that I'm just going to go all white! Why the heck not? I dont see the point in spending 12 to 20 on a box...

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Let Freedom Ring!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 27 Mar 08

Once again, the term "bail outs" has reared it's ugly head in the U.S. Why is "bail out" an ugly concept? Because it destroys the ability to fail. Without the ability to fail, there is no ability to succeed. In a free...

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smwilliams Okay first off I live in Michigan..This State is falling apart Thanks to our Government here.. Jennifer Granholm has done severe damage to us in my opinion..So many promises and nothing to back them up. We have the highest unemployment rate in the U.S....

27 Mar 08

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men

karma118 @karma118 (294) • United States 20 Mar 08

Okay, okay. I have 2 kids. They are hard to keep up with but not more than my husband! I have to wake him up, make sure he gets dressed on time and to work and then make sure everything he needs is done. I don't know about you but...

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smwilliams LOL...Oh you have to love them. Well first off..I have a 7 year old, a 4 year old, and an almost 1 year old. My two oldest go to school in the mornings. I have to get them up at 6 am to make sure they are fed, dressed, and all together for school and get them...

27 Mar 08

Favorite Dishes From Other Lands...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 27 Mar 08

There are two Mexican dishes that I really love although I don't get them all that often. One is bunuelos. They are simular to donuts and donut holes and are covered in cinnamon sugar. Growing up we lived part of the time in Texas...

baking powder

blender

trip to mexico

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smwilliams I absolutley love that you shared recipe's with us! I'm soo going to try them out! :) Okay favorite dish from other lands..Well there are a lot for me! I love trying new foods. One that I love is Sushi...I know a bunch of you are probably going "Eeeew Gross"....

27 Mar 08

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Your Wedding - grand / simple / Moderate (slightly grand yet also simple)???

Abbypia @Abbyey (760) • Philippines 23 Jul 07

Weddings-marriage is a big step. I wonder if men and women have similar opinions on weddings. So i want to ask for your honest opinions how you like your wedding to be? Will it be - GRAND? Lots of visitors, all types of...

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smwilliams Okay so technically my husband and I are married. We got married in November of 2007. However we did the justice of the peace thing for our own personal reasons and we are still having an actual ceremony in June. We arent hiding the fact that we are married,...

27 Mar 08

What make you think you can ALLOW some one to do something?

ebsharer @ebsharer (5515) • United States 27 Mar 08

Okay I have seen in a few of the discussions I have started and responded to people saying... I allow my spouse to ... I let my spouse ... I give permission to my spouse... What...

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smwilliams Maybe allow, let, or giving permission are the wrong words for it..However when your in a marriage or strong relationship its about respect. And Mutual respect. In order to get respect you must show it also. Its a 50/50 resposibility. I say I dont allow my...

27 Mar 08

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