TexanTornado

@TexanTornado (5573)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I'm an easy going Southern gal. I'm married to a wonderful man and between the two of us we have 7 children, and 8 grandchildren.

TexanTornado's Discussions

Online Friends

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 24 Nov 15

I have been doing the online thing for over 18 years now. I actually started out in 'chat'. Then owned my own chat sites for close to 15 years. I gave them up last year, cause I wanted my 'freedom' (I guess you can say) back. In...

online

family

friend

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36 people

A deep craving for....

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 16 Nov 15

Some originality! I know we don't all follow the same people, and we even have different time zones. So there should be, in my opinion, a lot more diversity then there is. I was absence for a while but since being back, I have...

originality

discussions

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31 people

A Thoughtful Child

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 11 Nov 15

Yes, we all like to brag on our kids every so often, or when we can. I think it's all part of being a parent. It's almost a given right to us to be able to do so. Me and my youngest son have a little game we play. When he was...

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12 people

I'm Not Ignoring Anyone!

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 4 Nov 15

Sometimes life has a way of stepping in, and detouring our path from the norm in which we do. Sometimes it could be something joyful such as a birth, a wedding, vacation, etc. Other times not so joyful such as a death, bad...

not ignoring

life

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35 people

Hi ho, Hi ho..

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 27 Oct 15

'Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go!' Most people can recall this song sung by the 7 Dwarfs, of Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. Lets take that dreaded 4 letter word, 'work'. In can be used in many forms or fashion. Depending how...

work

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27 people

Throwing Stones From A Glass House

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 25 Oct 15

The world is made up of all kind of people. That is a given. For the most part diversity is a good thing, and some people absolutely welcome it. It tends to make things quite a lot more interesting. Take mylot for instance, it...

glass house

contradicting

diversity

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28 people

Forgive and Forget

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 22 Oct 15

We have all had 'wrongs' done to us in life. It's simply a part of life. The best thing to do is to 'forgive and forget'. It helps us to remove the negativity from ourselves and to be more happy. There are some who say, they can...

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42 people

Medication and It's Side Affects

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 20 Oct 15

I am not one for taking medication at all. I try to find other means to go about things. For example, I am an anemic and suppose to take 250mg of iron each day. Which I had good intention in when starting it, but it slowly died...

medicine

help

health

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17 people

A Lesson Taught By a Rapper

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 18 Oct 15

So many people are not into 'rap' music. I for one, and one of those people. I prefer my music to be something I can relate to, be able to understand the words, and carry some meaning. However after a comment on a discussion, I...

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14 people

Pushing Your Buttons

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 17 Oct 15

There are certain people in our lives that know how to 'push our buttons'. Some will do it just to pick on you, while others will do it to get a rise out of you. My little sister is well known for trying to push my buttons when...

buttons

pushing your buttons

people

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20 people

Valuing Yourself

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 15 Oct 15

After participating in a discussion on 'marriage vows' in which me and the author wasn't on the same page in our outlook. No worries Soph, I still loves you. It got me to thinking on the path in which I was on, and...

value

self worth

people

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12 people

Reading People

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 14 Oct 15

It is said don't judge a book by it's cover. You shouldn't judge a person by their looks alone either. However some people are easy to read. Sometimes the reading can be good and you continue to read to learn and discover more....

reading

people

chapter

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27 people

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 5 Oct 15

For those that live in the States, know that the month of October is deemed 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month'. You will start seeing more and more people wearing pink, or donning the pink ribbon, and stores will sell 'pink' items...

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14 people

Is The 'Hooray' Over?

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 4 Oct 15

Is it just me or does it seem the activity here has died down? When I became active back in August, it seems like there was so much more activity. In the last couple weeks it doesn't seem like there is much activity at all....

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17 people

Trick or Treat?

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 3 Oct 15

For all of those who are fans of Halloween, you have heard the saying, 'Trick or Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat!' It seems as the years have gone by, it has been shorted to simply 'trick or treat'. When I...

halloween

trick or treat

tricks

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11 people

Are You A Gambler?

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 1 Oct 15

For most people when they hear the word, 'gambler' they automatically assuming someone who places bets, visits casinos, buys lottery tickets, and what not. However being a gambler also means taking a risk or chance on something....

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14 people

Such A Fright!

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 30 Sep 15

A bubble bath that went from something of a leisure to quite a fright. Like every night, I went to take my bubble bath. Yes, I have to have my 'me time'. I ran the water, poured the bubble bath, and then proceeded to do all the...

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22 people

Your First Love

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 26 Sep 15

As we hit puberty, our notions about the opposite sex takes on a whole new perspective. We no longer view them as having 'cooties', 'gross' and 'disgusting'. We start to view them as interesting, intriguing and perhaps even a...

first love

life

love

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10 people

Pet Peeves

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 23 Sep 15

We all have them. To say that you don't, I simply wouldn't buy it. I would buy the 'Ocean Front Property in Arizona' from George Strait first. I myself have quite a few pet peeves. I absolutely have no use for liars. I am also...

pet peeves

annoyances

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18 people

Natural Disasters

TexanTornado @TexanTornado (5573) • United States 22 Sep 15

I'm sure most all of us has experienced a natural disaster in our life time. Whether it's a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, typhoon, or something else. Such disasters can be quite devastating. Wiping out homes, causing deaths,...

disasters

natural

fear

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12 people