someonesmom

@someonesmom (5761)

Canada • Age 73

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Discussions (168)

someonesmom's Discussions

A Moving Experience

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 4 Feb 09

With the current unstable economy, what would you do if you felt you had no choice, but to put your home up for sale? I've heard a lot about what 'we in Canada' call staging your home. It's my understanding that this...

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2 people

Have You Ever Introduced A New Type Of Food To Somebody?

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 28 Jan 09

My sister and brother in law, had his parents over for dinner last weekend. They ordered in Chinese food, which my sister's family really enjoys. The thing is, my brother in law's parents who are both in their eighties, had...

brother

food

food choices

introducing new foods

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1 person

"Just This Side Of The Rainbow Bridge There Is A Land ..."

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 6 Jan 09

Our beloved kitty 'Anna Belle' pictured in my avatar, has now entered that land. Many of my friends 'here' know that she hasn't been well for quite some time. When my daughter and I returned from our Christmas visit to my...

loss of a beloved pet

our dear kitty anna belle

rainbow

the rainbow bridge

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5 people

Family Feud ... Well Almost !

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 5 Jan 09

First of all, I want to wish all of my 'friends,' and fellow myLotters, a very happy, healthy, prosperous New Year. I've just returned from a week visiting my sister and her family, so have been offline during this time. Some...

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3 people

"Twas The Night Before Christmas,"

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 18 Dec 08

and I was out shopping. This used to be the case with me some years, but not anymore. I really try to get all of my shopping done before Christmas Eve. I now find the crowded stores, and items that are out of stock, too...

christmas eve shopping

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3 people

Spreading The Joy ... Not !

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 11 Dec 08

I've recently started several Holiday Season topics. These were intended to be lighthearted, spark memories, etc. However, I've received 'some' responses to these, that are just plain heartbreaking. They are from some dear friends...

sadness from discussion

7 responses

One Hundred Dollars A Plate!

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 9 Dec 08

Way back in the seventies, when I was working in the city full time, I was talked into purchasing a set of 'fine china.' The salesman was quite aggressive, I was very young, and well ... I made monthly payments on this china for...

accidents

expensive dishes

fine china

items for special occasions

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3 people

Flopping All The Way?

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 8 Dec 08

This past weekend, my daughter and I had a potluck Christmas banquet to attend. Each family was to bring a main course, and a dessert. For the main course I made my chili, and everybody loved it as usual. I've made this many...

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1 person

Where Is The Most Unusual Place, Your Pet Has Ever Vomited?

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 3 Dec 08

My kitty Anna Belle, pictured in avatar, loves to sleep under the Christmas tree. She looks forward to this each year. The other night, I was sitting here at the computer, and she was asleep under the tree. I suddenly heard...

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1 person

I Must Have ... Under The Tree!

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 25 Nov 08

When you were a child (or even now), was/is there one gift you look(ed) forward to receiving each Christmas? Why was/is this gift so important to you? How disappointed are/were you, if you didn't receive it? Who did you...

dolls

favorite christmas gift

gift most enjoyed at christmas

must have gift

special present

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4 people

Present Shaking Anyone?

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 23 Nov 08

When you were a kid, were you allowed to 'shake' the gifts under the tree, or did you have to leave them alone? Are your children allowed to be present shakers? Have any gifts ever been broken, due to this practice? Have...

curiosity at christmas

gift checking

shaking parcels

sneaking a peek

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6 people

Pushing For A Cure

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 22 Nov 08

One of my best friends, whom I've mentioned previously here, has a daughter who is almost eighteen. She is one of 'my daughter's' closest friends, and they are both in their senior high school year. This young lady developed a...

doctor incompetence

ignoring symptoms

physician not doing job

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2 people

Have You Ever Had More Than One Invitation To Christmas/Holiday Dinner?

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 18 Nov 08

I remember one Christmas twenty years ago, when my brother, sister, and myself, received three such invitations. We ended up accepting the one that we were most comfortable with. It had been a rough year for us, and we were...

invitation

invitations

multiple holiday invitations

places to go for the holidays

too many invitations

where to spend christmas

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3 people

Clear As Mud

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 14 Nov 08

I always try my best to convey the idea behind each discussion I start. However, sometimes I fail miserably. It appears as though this has happened, in one of my recent topics. I really get quite frustrated with myself, when I...

easy to understand topics

getting your point across

making things clear

misunderstood in discussions

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3 people

Doing Your 'Homework'

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 13 Nov 08

The subject of this discussion, does not have to be taken literally. You do not have to currently be a student to participate. Of course, if you are, that's fine too. My daughter will be beginning university next fall. As many...

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2 people

Dangerous Parenting?

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 10 Nov 08

As some of my friends here already know, I have been babysitting my neighbour's little girl, since she was eight months old. She's now seven years old, and is in grade two. I still do some after school care for her. 'Both' of...

and kids

camouflage

children learning to hunt

dangerous hobby for kids

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11 people

Facing Facts About Yourself, And Others

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 10 Nov 08

I have just come to the end of a very busy weekend. 'We' are in the process of choosing which university my daughter will attend next September. November seems to be the most popular month for Open Houses, at most universities. We...

disability

facing facts

in denial

including the disabled

partial disability

universities

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2 people

Now That It's Officially November

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 3 Nov 08

What is the first thing you'll do, to prepare for the upcoming Christmas/Holiday Season? Do you get in the spirit the month before, or do you wait until it's a couple of weeks away? Do you make your...

3 responses

Update On Anna Belle

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 31 Oct 08

For those of you who are familiar with my avatar, you'll know that it's a photo of my beloved kitty. She's a very important member of our family, and we've had her since my daughter (now seventeen), was six. This past August,...

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2 people

"It Takes A Village"

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 29 Oct 08

Many of us here will be familiar with this saying. I literally grew up in a very small village (in Ontario). We knew most of the families on our street, and people didn't worry like they 'have to' today, about letting their...

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4 people