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Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Taking risks and avoiding regret: 1 of 12
I have to start with a statement that applies 100% to me and should apply to you too!That statement is "Never say never."I say this because I have proved it wrong. Let me explain.When I was first married in 1985, within 6 weeks, both of my parents had died of unrelated causes. My husband and I then decided we would buy a bar ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Views on abortion: 21 of 223
In a modern humane society a woman should have the right to choose.If we outlaw abortion then think about the consequences. Not all abortions are carried out for selfish reasons by the mother.I have 2 children who were planned and very much wanted. However, not every woman finds herself in such an ideal situation.I support ab... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Morals, Values & Norms (Other) It is right to complain about services that do not meet expectations: 7 of 29
As Manager of a photography store I receive complaints as a normal part of my job.There are 2 different types of customers that complain. The first ones are the ones who have a genuine complaint about the service or the product they have received.There is also a certain type of customer that complains for the sake of having n... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends Pros and cons of MySpace and Facebook: 3 of 9
Like everything else there are pros and cons to social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook.Like everything else it depends on how you use them and what you use them for - meaning whether you are on there for the reason the site was set up, to social network or to misuse it to create spam or to con people.I can bette... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Destiny: A combination of coincidence and fate: 10 of 27
I think when we are born our life is mapped out, but there's a catch.The catch is that we don't have the map at hand or indeed will ever see that map.There is a theory that all those little incidents we call "deja vu", when we feel we've been in this place before, or done this behaviour before, that is our subconscious tellin... More..
Health & Fitness > Menstruation & Menopause Tips for coping with hot flashes: 13 of 19
Having hit that magical time when menopause is kicking in and hot flashes are taking over my body like an unwanted alien attack, I am learning to live with it!I had noticed for the past couple or more years that my ears (of all things) would turn red, as in bright red, without any input from me. I discovered that was the star... More..
Relationships & Family > Newlyweds Should married women keep their last name or switch to their husband's?: 29 of 40
This idea of changing names came about centuries ago to preserve the male line and in some cases the heir to the throne, inheritance etc.By a wife taking her husband's name they then produced heirs also bearing the father's name and thus it goes on.This is why certain countries still approve of male children more than female ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends Web 2.0: How social networking changed the Internet: 8 of 10
The Internet completely changed my life. Period.I was a divorced mother of 2 living in England at the time, and I bought a second hand computer from a friend who was upgrading and in 1998 I not only got a computer, I went on the Internet.Then it was scary.We did not have any of the social networking sites that are around toda... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Working in retail: 10 of 12
Working in retail is not for everyone.Having worked retail in teens as a weekend job and in my twenties as an extra job in addition to my office job, I never dreamed I would be in retail as a full time job 20 years later.However, Canada found me and beckoned to me and I upped and left the UK to start a new life on the other s... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face Single parents: How to avoid taking your anger out on your kids: 25 of 29
This is not an easy task by any means but it is a task that needs to be achieved.There is a great deal of difference to this scenario depending on how old the children are. As a single parent when my sons were 2 and 4 it was a lot less challenging a task at that age than when they became teenagers.We "mould" our children at a... More..