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About me - Catherine Wayburn

Well I guess it's about time to do this. I'm really not my favorite subject to write about, but here goes.

I am going on 60 and hate it! I am not growing old gracefully, I can tell you that. It sucks getting old! I am Canadian, married to an American sweetie.

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Relationships & Family > Dating Commentary Are online daters real couples?: 16 of 40
Speaking from experience, I have to say, yes, of course, I married my on line "date" and we are a very real couple. At first, it does seem rather surreal, especially back in the year 2000 when it still seemed like an unacceptable idea to most people. I didn't actually see us as a "real couple" until we had met. It all seemed... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health Dog food choices: The homemade alternative: 7 of 12
I own a Siberian Husky. From the day I purchased her five years ago, I had a hard time feeding her, she just didn't like commercial dog food. This became a huge concern to me so I began researching what to feed dogs so I could come up with a recipe she would like that was nutritious. I really didn't know anything about dogs.... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Should illegal immigrants be entitled to receive benefits?: 36 of 60
Why give benefits to criminals? The operative word here is "illegal" immigrants. What are we showing other immigrants who came in to this country legally, applied for and paid for the right to be here. There are immigrants here who received work papers and visas and who pay taxes. It hardly seems fair that now, just because ... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing The significance of self-esteem: 5 of 8
In today's society it appears that low self-esteem is most prominent in women. I think it's because women have always been treated like second class citizens and we have had to fight for our rights over the past 100 years. Take that fact add it to growing up in dysfunctional families and you have a people with low self-estee... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Testimonies: English should be the only language spoken in America: 5 of 8
It's easy for English speaking people to say that "English should be the only language spoken in America" and I, myself, who doesn't know any other language than English, would, of course, like to see it that way, but is it realistic thinking? Think of all the different language factions in this country and how people that s... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Is it better to write a poem based on experience or based on opinion?: 64 of 71
I feel you can write a poem based on most anything, not just opinion or experience but, if you didn't experience life, you wouldn't have anything to write about! I started writing poetry for theraputic reasons...it simply made me feel better to get the pain out. I remember and still have the first five or six poems I wrote. ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Immigration and naturalization: Not all illegals are to blame: 2 of 2
I also have the problem of being here illegally when I too thought I had dual citizenship. I am Canadian. I was adopted by my American Aunt and Uncle in Buffalo at the age of 11. I went to American schools, lived and worked in America and was married to an American. After my American husband and I divorced In 1972 I decided ... More..