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I am a 47 year old who is married to a wonderful man and we will celebrate our 25th year wedding anniversary this year. We have a beautiful daughter who has our 2 grandchildren which are great. We also have a son and 2 more daughters we took into our family

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Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Knowing when it's time to euthanize: 4 of 26
Knowing when it's time to euthanize is a hard, especially when you treat them like family. In my experience, both of my dogs let me know when it was time. You ask, how do you know that? Well, it was the look they gave me and with one of my little dogs, all she had to do was to look at me and not raise her little stub of a tai... More..
Relationships & Family > Marital Conflicts Would you divorce your wife/husband if they refused to give up smoking?: 3 of 17
Would you divorce your wife/husband if they refused to give up smoking? I was surprised at this question. Is smoking really grounds for divorce? Sounds to me that if anyone had to ask this question in the first place would have to be a control person or maybe they just want a divorce. Do as I say or I will divorce you. Please... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Dysfunction When mothers hide father's identity to children: 3 of 16
When I was 30 years old, I found out the man who raised me was not my father. The news didn't come from my mother either until the secret was out. It came from my sister who was informed about the big secret from a woman who had gotten upset with my mother.Since I live in Alabama, and my family lives in Kentucky, my sister de... More..
Style & Beauty > Clothing Tips & Advice How to dress properly for your age: 1 of 5
I just get dressed each day so that I am not naked. Dressing appropriately for my age has never crossed my mind when I am deciding what I want to wear. I usually wear whatever I am in the mood to wear according to wherever I was going that day.I have never been into fashion or tried to keep up with the trend. I have always ju... More..
Jobs & Careers > Managing Your Career (Other) Do you hate your job?: 14 of 64
Do I hate my job? No way. I love my job. It's a very rewarding job. After six years working for the same company, I am still very happy. I learn something different everyday and face many challenges.At the age of 15, I started my venture in the work force. I have held many positions starting of course with fast food. I am sur... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values How to be happy in everyday life: 35 of 150
How to be happy in everyday life is simple. Only you can decide if you want to be happy or miserable. True happiness comes from within ones self. Sure there are things that make us happy like our spouses, children, grandkids and material things.Think about this for a moment. Do you like who you are or do you need people to ma... More..
Relationships & Family > Married Life Should husbands or wives control the family budget?: 12 of 45
The wives should handle the family budget. Notice I said handle and not control. I don't like the word control. Even though I am usually always for the woman, control is not one of my favorite words.Wives have more of an idea of how much it cost to run her household. I agree with an article I read that if you ask my husband h... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Battle of the sexes: Neither gender is superior: 10 of 36
Battle of the sexes: Which gender is superior? Superior to what? In today's world, the man thinks he is superior to a women. Women know differently.Men have always tried to control the woman and succeeded for many years. Some men still try to control women because they feel threatened. Men have to feel like they are superior ... More..
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Cooking for two: 8 of 27
My husband is so funny when it comes to cooking. Just in the last year or so, he has started cooking supper for me on the days I work. I don't get home until 7:45pm and he wants to eat supper together. After 24 years of marriage and me doing all the cooking, this is really nice.He loves the toaster oven and the deep fryer. At... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: My greatest accomplishments: 49 of 162
Is there anything that I have accomplished and that I am really proud of? That is a powerful question and one that I didn't really have to think that hard about it. I'm thinking that my whole life is an accomplishment. Surviving the good, the bad and the ugly has made me the person I am today. As the song goes, "that's someth... More..