ginforman's comments

What Do You Call Your Mother-In-Law? - Blog Entry

28 Jun 2007 09:29 AM

Interesting! I call my mother-in-law by her first name or by the name my children call her "Meme". We get along as much as most mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's do. I have been married for almost 23 years and it has been very hard to get along with her at times because we have different ideas regarding how children should be raised.

But, now my daughter was married and she called her mother-in-law "mom" and I hated it. I would get so upset over that silly little word everytime she would refer to her mother-in-law as "mom". I dont' know why it bothered me so much but I finally got over it. It may be because I didn't like the woman. She was very controlling over her son and tried to be over my daughter.

Husbands: Do You Have a Can Do Attitude? - Blog Entry

18 Jun 2007 02:00 PM

Hi,

I am like Krystina, I have only started reading your comments in the past week or so and have really enjoyed them too. I have recently become a stay-at-home mom after working for 22 years and it has been hard for both my husband and myself to adjust to the way things are to be done around the home. We do a lot of comprimising which helps but sometimes he forgets that I'm not just sitting around the house all day doing nothing but that I too work but just in the home now.

I forget too though that he is also very tired when he comes home from a 10 hour day of hard physical work. So, we both have to try to not fuss about things. We are both the type of people that like a little quiet time after a long day and then we can talk and discuss things or just enjoy each others company.

I think we all forget because we all get stressed about different things and yes, men and women handle things so differently that marriage is always a challenge.

Working From Home Gives You Variety - Blog Entry

18 Jun 2007 01:44 PM

Hi again,

Was wondering if you could tell me, when I go to the courthouse do I have to show ID or something to get in and look up cases? The guy I work with has gone to a funeral and has asked me to go do this. Like I said before I have only done it by internet so I'm not familiar with the office. I would appreciate all the help you could give me.

Our Differences Help Us Grow - Blog Entry

14 Jun 2007 08:12 AM

Hi,

I agree with alot of what you are saying. I have been married almost 23 years and let me tell you, it has not always been easy. For the most part, it has been very hard. Our biggest problem at the beginning was we had children right from the start and did not realize what the other person thought about raising them. We had very different opinions regarding this issue. We have thankfully worked it out over the years.

Men and Women think very differently than each other. That is a known fact and women should understand that men also hear differently than we do. Our preacher was talking about this very same thing not too long ago regarding the differences between the way men and women think and how it is very important that we both listen to each other and then if we are not sure always always ask your spouse to explain what they are talking about instead of just jumping the gun and yelling and screaming all the time. This never helps the situation, matter of fact, it makes it worse.

On the sexual issue, well, I will admit my husband would like it more often than me. But, I am still working on this issue. I am now 40 years old and I just do not care about it anymore. I have two grown children and 2 Elementary school aged children and I just do not have time to even think about sex. Oh, and my mother who lives behind me is always at my home until after dinner each night so, by the time it settles down around here, well, I am definately not in the mood. He works a very hard job and so he is also very tired by the time he gets home and he just wants to go to sleep.

What we have decided to do is have small dinner dates to help us get back in the mood and to give us just time together without everyone else.

The key though, to a good marriage is not always the sexual part, although that does help ALOT! HA HA - but, the most important thing is to communicate without degrating the other, without yelling and jumping the gun before you know the all the facts, to listen, to comprimise (this is usually from the wife but very important) and to never lie to each other.

Working From Home Gives You Variety - Blog Entry

14 Jun 2007 06:10 AM

Thanks so much. I will look back at your blogs on courthouse researching. You asked what company I work for. It is American Mediation & Alternative Resolutions in Vestavia Hills, Al. I don't actually go to the courthouse, I just go online and do the work but there is not much to do. I went on Etsy and thanks for the tip...it is alot cheaper than Ebay.

Working From Home Gives You Variety - Blog Entry

13 Jun 2007 03:12 PM

Hi, I sent you a comment but I don't think it went thru so I am sending it again. I just recently quit my job of 8 years and could never be happier. Except I am not making any money yet. I am going to start homeschooling my two youngest children this coming year and want to work from home. I just started working as a courtcase researcher but not making hardly any money at all. Some days there is nothing to get and some days I may have 3-15 cases and then on other days I have at the most 60 or so cases. I went from making $17.00 /hr 36 hours a week and $22.00 /hr overtime to making nothing. How crazy was that? I know I know. Pretty crazy.

The reason was, I had been there 8 yrs and was one of the highest paid technicians and was having trouble with my hands due to carpal tunnell, even had a medical excuse from the doctor. I was not able to keep up the quota anymore and they were not willing to work with me. I was fed up! I've been a Pharmacy Tech for 18 years and was burnt out. My hands were wore out. And they didn't care. All they cared about was making a dollar.

I would like for you to give me more information on Sunlark - that company you worked for doing research. And any other companies that I may could work for at home. I have searched and searched and alot of them want your money before you work for them. What is that? I'm not going to pay someone for me to go to work for them. Crazy!

I started selling wedding supplies on ebay about 1 year ago and it hasn't really picked up like I thought it would but I'm not giving up. I love making flower girl baskets, halos and ring bearer pillows so even if I don't make any money at it I will still do it because it is something I love to do.

Please give me some directon on how to benefit from working at home