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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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Celebrations & Holidays > Gifts & Gift Ideas (Other) The best gift you've ever received: 96 of 174
The best gift I ever received was a 6 month old baby boy named Kaleb. I believe he was a gift from God. Even though he doesn't live with us anymore, he will always be my son. I had to have a hysterectomy at the age of twenty-nine. I wasn't able to get pregnant and with my female troubles, a hysterectomy had to be done. I was... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness A walk a day: Exercise for healthy living: 5 of 9
A walk is the cheapest and the easiest form of exercise for anyone. I hear people say, "I walk enough at work or I am too tired". It's good for you to walk while you are at work. If you are tired, take a break and then go walk. If you walk a lot while you are at work, you are probably concentrating on your job. If you are at... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Medical decisions: Who gets to choose: 5 of 9
Medical decisions should be the patients decision. If the patient is in her right mind, that person should decide on what treatment would be best for their situation. If the patient is not in their right mind then the family should decide. Parents should decide for their children. I work in a hospital and I see a lot of sick... More..
Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness Should you be dependent on your partner: 7 of 12
Should I be dependent on my partner? Well, the answer to that would be yes and no. Should I be dependent on my partner to make me happy? No! Happiness comes within one's self. If I am happy with myself, then I am going to be happy with my partner. In my opinion, a woman or man should not depend on another person to the point... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Perspectives on California's proposed "spanking law": 10 of 16
I see nothing wrong with spanking a child. Back when I was growing up, it was called a whipping. All of us kids knew what would cause us to get a whipping. We also knew at school what would happen if we missed behaved. Children today need more discipline. I don't think a spanking should be for every little thing, but there a... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Why we make bad choices in life: 145 of 230
Making bad choices in life is life. Sometimes we make the right choice and sometimes we make a bad choice. How we learn from those bad choices is up to one's self. We may not know it's a bad choice until after we make it. I have made some bad choices in my life but I wouldn't be where I am today, had I not made my choices. P... More..
Education > Adult Education Returning to college during middle age: 19 of 30
Returning to College during middle age was very exciting for me. I was really nervous at first but after I got started I loved it. Before we decided to move from our hometown of 20 years, my husband and daughter and I talked about us returning to school for the Nursing program. I was all excited about going. Actually, I thou... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Things I learned from my husband: 7 of 11
Things I learned from my husband. This title fascinated me and I thought it was funny because there weren't more articles wrote on this topic. Do women really learn from their husbands? So, after thinking about it for a moment, I guess I have learned from my husband and here are a few things I have learned. 1. It's OK to hug... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss Are there easy ways to lose weight?: 39 of 61
Yes, there are easy ways to lose weight. Most of all struggle with out weight daily because we all want to look good and be healthy. Through my experience losing weight I have stayed away from all these so-called diets. Instead, I focused on eating healthy. Here's what I did. 1. I never said I was on a diet. I made up my min... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Judging George Bush's performance as president: 58 of 87
President Bush's performance as a president in my opinion has been great. I haven't always agreed on some of his decisions but does anyone? President Bush is for the American people. He believed the people should have more of their hard earned money in their pockets unlike the democrats who just want to take away from the Am... More..