Posts by Nowman

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Share your pictures of being a child/baby whatever...or your childrens!

by KW13 in

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WHAT would YOU do? Teen issues.....

by onlycurious in

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my oldest daughter is a handful.

she has a mouth that just doesn't seem to stop and today we got into it .....again.. well, after a bunch of crap coming out of her mouth, i smacked her on the arm and told her to quit the talking to me that way.. then, it got worse when she kicked me.

geez, how would you have dealt with this kind of thing.. i told her i'm going to send her to a camp this summer where they put her on a giant kite (parasailing) and make her fly off a cliff.

Nowman

They have boot camp for teens, I did not read all the posts so if its mentioned already....

Nikki

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"I"

by nvrgnbk in

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if this means anything to you, please share your thoughts.. .

Nowman

"I" am hungry...

"I" have to go "potty"...

"I" need to get my nails done...

"I" need to feed the baby...

"I" need to go grocery shopping...

"I" need to go shopping for myself soon..."I" need some new shoes....

Basically, I love "I".

****Nikki****

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my favourite poem...what's yours?

by ninja in

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http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/183727/a-poem-mp3.html ...hope it works...if not can someone help me get it hosted?....cheers btw its by lascelles abercrombie

Nowman

Thanks Ninja, my mom has read some of them recently (DFd JW), and they make her cry because she feels like because I wrote the way I did that she did something wrong, my response was "Mom, maybe you need to realize that maybe I have some creativity in me, and thats that".

She is right somewhat though, I wrote all the time, because I couldn't stand to live with my parents growing up.

Nikki

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Need advice, in situation...crazy

by Nowman in

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Thanks again for all your replies...its a sticky situation...I am going to go with my instinct on this one. The company I would work for would be separate from the company that already exists. He wanted to bring me on because I have 9-1/2 years of importing experience and sales. I have developed relationships with manufacturers in Taiwan so I know how to buy blue print items, and call out all details so that the liability is on the manufacturer. Because I have had to study so much, my memory is very good, I have been through so many quality issues, that I know how to solve problems very quickly, with the hopes that the company does not lose money.

Based on all the information on the new company and meeting him and his wife (Ive known him for 5 + years), my instinct tells me that I am to go this way. It will be hard. But, the benfits great. I will be earning 20% my 1st year, after that it could double again because of the customers I already have. I can work in my home town. I can take my kids to school and pick them up (because of my current drive time, I arrange someone else to take my kids to school). I am helping start up an importing business, which I know how to run.

I ve decided to not worry about my BF. Life is too short, I am going to get rewarded for the good that I do, period. The comments really helped me put things into perspective, I have put my business hat back on.

But, my BF is not who I think she is anymore, I could write a book. Its OK though, I have great friends in my life, I am just going to apprecaite them more. My BF knows what she is capable of, she knows somethings up with me, and it makes her uncomfortable. I will slowly separate myself from her...I want to tell you all the stories but there is no time.

In conclusion, your comments helped alot.

Nikki

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ONE OF MY EARLIEST THREADS OF 2 YEARS AGO.......I WAS A BEEEETCH!

by juni in

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i just had to laugh ......... boy have i "matured".

lol.

a lot of these posters aren't w/us anymore...... that was sad when i was reading some of the postings.

Nowman

lol....Juni! I would have never guessed you wrote/posted that way, thats why its very funny! Good thread, why not laugh about it.

Nikki

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my favourite poem...what's yours?

by ninja in

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http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/183727/a-poem-mp3.html ...hope it works...if not can someone help me get it hosted?....cheers btw its by lascelles abercrombie

Nowman

Back in 1990, I was really into writing poetry, a way to escape, my parents really never thought it was appropriate. Yet, one particular poem I wrote won a poetry contest, I was 16 at the time, and for being 16, it is my favorite and says alot about me (I was a JW at the time too).

"The Expression"

Allay the harshness in the expression

A jovial practice is what is favorable

Yet, the practice is distorted and twisted

What a shame, a voice says!

But, everyone is bound by their own injury

We yell, we yell, and we yell

But, not even one exclusive person hears us

Treasure your life and your race before you

Grope for endurance, reach for vitality

And you will have the right expression

***Nikki the poet***

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Do you keep clothes that don't fit anymore, thinking they'll fit again.....

by JH in

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yesterday i bought a pair of jeans, and i don't take the same size as years ago.

from 31 inch waist 10 years ago, i buy 33 inch waist jeans now.

a few years ago, i bought many pairs of jeans, and didn't wear them much, thinking i'd be the same weight all my life....lol.

Nowman

For me, due to my past experience with an obession to be the skinniest...I just recently found a bunch of 0s, 1s clothes. I gave them to good will. When I was this size, I did not eat. So, now that I am older and more confident, I accept the fact that I need to keep only clothes that fit me in my closet. I am ok with being a 4, 6, or an 8 (depending on the store). I am 33 and realize I want to look like a woman, not a walking skeleton. Also, when you have a closet of clothes where all fits you, its much easier to figure out what you are going to wear.

Nikki

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Need advice, in situation...crazy

by Nowman in

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Nowman

Thanks so much for your comments! Like I said in my first post, there is more to the story...the one important thing to know is that I know what my BF makes, I know this because I wanted to make sure she would get the same or better. I make less. Don't get me wrong, I make a good living...shes been with the company for 13 years, me nine. I was going to bat for her to get the same pay or better. Granted, this guy I would work for offered me 20% more income and ownership in the company. To respond to Rene, hes a good guy, I actually have known him and his wife for 5 years, they have a daughter who has lukemia (in remission), they are the down to earth people.

Anyway, my BF wants to start up her own baby business. He knows this about her, I had the idea of a buyout situation with her that when she is ready to dedicate 100% (meaning not working for another company just able to concentrate on growing the baby business) to the baby business. I was going to bat for her about this and he considered helping her by accomodating her goals.

My BF would work for me, but she would make more $ than me at 1st, but the benefit to me is greater in the near future. My BF currently makes more $ than me, and I do 3x the amount of sales she does. Hey, its not her fault, she came in on a different program than me, but just telling you this part of it too.

Nikki

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Need advice, in situation...crazy

by Nowman in

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Nowman

Yes, business is business. Let me throw something else at you about my best friend. My mom-in-law is a nanny for her 2 little girls. I too have three children, just a baby 2/5/07. She approached me sometime ago and said what if your mom-in-law watches Delanie full time and then I would pay her $800 a month (pay my BF the money). She suggested this because she would still pay my mom in law the same amount even though she would have one more child(?????). I never even considered that, my mom in law would get paid more money period.

So, I have the baby, while I am on maternity leave, I call her with an idea. I tell her, how about mom in law watches Delanie 2 days a week, I ll pay her separately and the other days, my other friend will watch her. I thought it was a great idea because it benefits my MIL and also she can spend time with her grandchild. My BF basically told me that that my idea does not benefit her at all, she wasn't telling me no, but she basically was saying Delanie would take time away from her 2 kids and she doesn't benefit at all from it. I was floored.

What do you think about this?

Nikki