Q. What was it and did you ever think about paying it forward?
A. There have been many times in my life when a stranger has had a large impact on me. But there are two different times that really stand out to me.
The first one was back when I was battleing cancer. I had to have 12 operations in a 4 year period and the last 5 came back to back from November of 1988 through December 20th of 1988. My husband and I had 3 small daughters who were the ages of 8,5 and 2 years old. Money was tight and I was in the hospital for all of the girls birthdays, that year because one was born in late October and the older two had been born in December.
We had no family that lived close by, so my husband was trying his best to provide for our girls, celebrate their birthdays and do all of the Christmas shopping for them by himself. To say that money was tight would be putting it mildly and we didn't know how we were going to do it and I was of no help at all. That year, my final operation was on December 20th and when I was brought out of the operating room, they told my husband that there was nothing more they could do for me. The doctors and nurses called all of our families and told them I had less than 24 hours to live and my huband called in a priest to give me my last rights.
All I could think about was that our children were not going to have a Christmas that year and I cried non-stop.
I pulled through that night, and the next and the next, crying all the time for my children's misfortune of having an ill mother during the Holidays.
On Christmas Eve, while my husband and children were up at the hospital visiting me, a group of carrolers came by my room and sang Christmas songs for our family. When my husband and children left, I was so upset that my little girls would wake up to almost nothing the next morning and I wouldn't even be there to comfort them, that I started crying again and the nurse in charge of me got permission from my doctor, to give me a sedative.
It must have been very strong because the room I woke up in, was not the same one I had fallen asleep in the night before. The nurses from the O.R., the emergancy room and every floor of the hospital, along with many Doctors and others, had transformed my room in to a Christmas wonderland. There was a live tree with lights and decorations, in one corner of the room. The windows were covered with Christmas lights and decorations. There was a record player set up and ready to play Christmas songs. And to top it all off, there were toys and gifts piled sky high everywhere. Everything my girls could have ever wanted or wished for was there.
I called my husband and asked if he had anything to do with it and he said he had no idea. I later found out from my Surgeon that every person in the hospital decided that since I would not be home in time for Christmas that they would bring it to me. So he said that every one who worked there and could afford to help out bought at least one present for my children every time they went shopping for their own family. There was a nurse that kept up with all the gifts and made sure that nothing was duplicated and that each girl received the same amount of presents.
I cry everytime I remember that morning and what it felt like to have that many people care about my family. I never let a Christmas go by that I don't think of that morning and what it meant to me and my family and my two older daughters still remember that Christmas too.
The second time was about 10 years later and we had been hit with a flood in the middle of the night. We had 4 1/2 foot of saltwater in our house and we lost everything. The Red Cross came through and gave us vouchers for things like beds and clothes and such but all of our food was ruined and there was a lot olf things that the Red Cross could not cover.
We had taken the girls to Target to get clothes with their vouchers and my oldest one was discussing how she could get the most out of her voucher. She was trying to make it stretch as far as she could.
A lady, who was in the same department heard us talking and asked if we were one of the ones effected by the flood. I told her that we were and she expressed her sorrow for all we had lost. She asked my name and I told her, thinking nothing of it and she walked away after a few more minutes of small talk.
About 15 minutes after she walked away, I was paged over the loud speaker in the store and asked to come to the service desk. I thought that there must have been a problem with using a voucher at that location so off I went.
When I got to the service desk, I found that the woman who had spoken to me a bit earlier, had gone and gotten a money order for $500. and left it for me. When I got the money order there was a note attached that said," I didn't give you my name because I do not want this money back. But there is a condition that you have to follow. You will come upon people in your life that will need a little help here and there. I want you to help them in any way you can. If they need money and you have $50. you are to give it to them. If they need a place to stay and you trust them and have room, then you let them stay with you for as long as you can afford it."
Since then, my husband and I have given out at least that much money over the years and the lsit of friends and family that we have let live in our house is endless. Everytime someone moves out we tell each other "never again." But then a friend looses their home or can't pay their bills and we remember the lady who so wonderfully gave us money so freely, and we always do as the instructions say.
I can only hope that I have such a profound impact on someone else's life as these people have had on mine.
The first one was back when I was battleing cancer. I had to have 12 operations in a 4 year period and the last 5 came back to back from November of 1988 through December 20th of 1988. My husband and I had 3 small daughters who were the ages of 8,5 and 2 years old. Money was tight and I was in the hospital for all of the girls birthdays, that year because one was born in late October and the older two had been born in December.
We had no family that lived close by, so my husband was trying his best to provide for our girls, celebrate their birthdays and do all of the Christmas shopping for them by himself. To say that money was tight would be putting it mildly and we didn't know how we were going to do it and I was of no help at all. That year, my final operation was on December 20th and when I was brought out of the operating room, they told my husband that there was nothing more they could do for me. The doctors and nurses called all of our families and told them I had less than 24 hours to live and my huband called in a priest to give me my last rights.
All I could think about was that our children were not going to have a Christmas that year and I cried non-stop.
I pulled through that night, and the next and the next, crying all the time for my children's misfortune of having an ill mother during the Holidays.
On Christmas Eve, while my husband and children were up at the hospital visiting me, a group of carrolers came by my room and sang Christmas songs for our family. When my husband and children left, I was so upset that my little girls would wake up to almost nothing the next morning and I wouldn't even be there to comfort them, that I started crying again and the nurse in charge of me got permission from my doctor, to give me a sedative.
It must have been very strong because the room I woke up in, was not the same one I had fallen asleep in the night before. The nurses from the O.R., the emergancy room and every floor of the hospital, along with many Doctors and others, had transformed my room in to a Christmas wonderland. There was a live tree with lights and decorations, in one corner of the room. The windows were covered with Christmas lights and decorations. There was a record player set up and ready to play Christmas songs. And to top it all off, there were toys and gifts piled sky high everywhere. Everything my girls could have ever wanted or wished for was there.
I called my husband and asked if he had anything to do with it and he said he had no idea. I later found out from my Surgeon that every person in the hospital decided that since I would not be home in time for Christmas that they would bring it to me. So he said that every one who worked there and could afford to help out bought at least one present for my children every time they went shopping for their own family. There was a nurse that kept up with all the gifts and made sure that nothing was duplicated and that each girl received the same amount of presents.
I cry everytime I remember that morning and what it felt like to have that many people care about my family. I never let a Christmas go by that I don't think of that morning and what it meant to me and my family and my two older daughters still remember that Christmas too.
The second time was about 10 years later and we had been hit with a flood in the middle of the night. We had 4 1/2 foot of saltwater in our house and we lost everything. The Red Cross came through and gave us vouchers for things like beds and clothes and such but all of our food was ruined and there was a lot olf things that the Red Cross could not cover.
We had taken the girls to Target to get clothes with their vouchers and my oldest one was discussing how she could get the most out of her voucher. She was trying to make it stretch as far as she could.
A lady, who was in the same department heard us talking and asked if we were one of the ones effected by the flood. I told her that we were and she expressed her sorrow for all we had lost. She asked my name and I told her, thinking nothing of it and she walked away after a few more minutes of small talk.
About 15 minutes after she walked away, I was paged over the loud speaker in the store and asked to come to the service desk. I thought that there must have been a problem with using a voucher at that location so off I went.
When I got to the service desk, I found that the woman who had spoken to me a bit earlier, had gone and gotten a money order for $500. and left it for me. When I got the money order there was a note attached that said," I didn't give you my name because I do not want this money back. But there is a condition that you have to follow. You will come upon people in your life that will need a little help here and there. I want you to help them in any way you can. If they need money and you have $50. you are to give it to them. If they need a place to stay and you trust them and have room, then you let them stay with you for as long as you can afford it."
Since then, my husband and I have given out at least that much money over the years and the lsit of friends and family that we have let live in our house is endless. Everytime someone moves out we tell each other "never again." But then a friend looses their home or can't pay their bills and we remember the lady who so wonderfully gave us money so freely, and we always do as the instructions say.
I can only hope that I have such a profound impact on someone else's life as these people have had on mine.
Yes, I need some suggestions again from you good people. I am at a lost again!!!?
Q. I want to go into business for myself. My mom wants me to become either a doctor or a lawyer, but those careers are not for me. I am a financial whiz and I've been a cashier at several stores, Toys R us for now. I have great customer service skills and I have artistic skills. I can sit down for hours editing a single picture, so I know I have patience. Would it be wise to go for what I want or go for what my parents want me to become? I mean they are paying for my college education. Owning a business is stressful I'm sure, but going to college during this recession and graduating after its over and opening my business for the first time would be the happiest day of my life.
A. Hey the same with my parents! They are paying for your college education which probably makes you feel guilty but at the end of the day its going to be you who is going to wake up and go fight cases as a lawyer, or give operations as a doctor and your parents wont be there so you should sit with your parents explain to them how you feel and think of another job that both you and your parents are happy with. Dont let your parents always make desicions for you....
i am traveling to new york?
Q. for the first time and i wanna know some tourist attractions. wh at are some cool and fun places to go in new york?
A. well the obvious ones are
5th avenue
the statue of liberty
empire state building and
times square
some others are
rockefeller center
madame tussauds wax museum
central park zoo
tavern on the green
view from the rock
the nbc store located next to rockefeller center
some must sees on 5th ave are
tiffany & co
macys saks fifth ave
must sees on times square
hersheys on times square m&m worlds toys r us they have a giant indoor ferris wheel
another good idea for you is to by a ticket for the grey line bus tour for 48 hours you get hop on hop off service that takes you across the manhattan bridge you get a night time tour and it takes you to major tour destinations as well as through places like soho so that way you find other things to do you wouldnt normally know about
you can also walk across the brooklyn bridge
then of course there are all the museums you could go to and i highly recommend going to a broadway play they are unforgettable and make for a great night out
some restaurants i recommend that we happened upon on our trip there are
Alfredos they have great homemade italian food
tavern on the green
Sarahbeths
Carnegie deli ( if you go try the cheesecake)
take time to explore soho if you can they have really neat little shops and things there
grand central station
a horse and carriage ride through central park
radio city music hall
i also recommend getting the most up to date nyc guide book from a bookstore they have all kinds of other things besides what i mentioned and they have things like hours of operation pricing guides and some even have maps of the city streets or main tourist attractions
i hope these help plan a fun vacation for you
5th avenue
the statue of liberty
empire state building and
times square
some others are
rockefeller center
madame tussauds wax museum
central park zoo
tavern on the green
view from the rock
the nbc store located next to rockefeller center
some must sees on 5th ave are
tiffany & co
macys saks fifth ave
must sees on times square
hersheys on times square m&m worlds toys r us they have a giant indoor ferris wheel
another good idea for you is to by a ticket for the grey line bus tour for 48 hours you get hop on hop off service that takes you across the manhattan bridge you get a night time tour and it takes you to major tour destinations as well as through places like soho so that way you find other things to do you wouldnt normally know about
you can also walk across the brooklyn bridge
then of course there are all the museums you could go to and i highly recommend going to a broadway play they are unforgettable and make for a great night out
some restaurants i recommend that we happened upon on our trip there are
Alfredos they have great homemade italian food
tavern on the green
Sarahbeths
Carnegie deli ( if you go try the cheesecake)
take time to explore soho if you can they have really neat little shops and things there
grand central station
a horse and carriage ride through central park
radio city music hall
i also recommend getting the most up to date nyc guide book from a bookstore they have all kinds of other things besides what i mentioned and they have things like hours of operation pricing guides and some even have maps of the city streets or main tourist attractions
i hope these help plan a fun vacation for you
Requirementsto be considered a 90's kid?
Q. I was arguing with my friend about what requires someone to be considered a 90's kid and have come up with the following:
You must know how to rollerblade
You were born before 1991
Youve seen all the Disney movies like goofy movie lion king hercules, etc
Must have owned a tamagochti
Owned a pair of light-shoes
Watched all those shows, saved by the bell, home improvement, etc
What else can you think of?
You must know how to rollerblade
You were born before 1991
Youve seen all the Disney movies like goofy movie lion king hercules, etc
Must have owned a tamagochti
Owned a pair of light-shoes
Watched all those shows, saved by the bell, home improvement, etc
What else can you think of?
A. As well as the above, I would also add:
You Played outside all day.
You collected Mr Men and Little Miss books
You rode your bike everywhere
You watched great saturday night tv like Gladiators and had the action figures (and the foam hand), and not so good saturday night tv like Blind date with Cilla Black (still better than todays tv)
You remember Stars in their eyes
You remember Mr Blobby on Noel Edmonds House Party
You remember Spot the dog
You liked Pokemon and Digimon and you traded Pokemon Cards. You remember when there were only 150 pokemon.
You watched Rosie and Jim
You had a light up Yoyo
You remember catdog, cow and chicken and angry beavers.
You remember rupert the bear
You remember Doug
You loved the Original Power rangers with Zordon and Alpha and had the action figures and megazords. You remember when they had their own isle at toys 'r us.
For Boys, You remember VR Troopers, Action Man, Masked Rider, Big Bad Beetelborgs, Biker Mice from Mars and Street Sharks. You also rember the football figures with the big heads.
For Girls, you remember Barbie, Cindy, Polly Pockets, Furby, Headbands and My little Pony.
You remember movies such as Hunchback of Notredame, Casper, Jumanji, Home alone, 101 Dalmations, babe, Toy story and Bugs life.
You remember collecting the toys out of cereal packets
You remember recess
You remember budgie the hellicoptor and sooty and co
You remember your teacher showing you Cats Eyes when you were at Primary school. You remember Mike and Angelo
You remember when you were upset Tiffany died in Eastenders
You had a gameboy and played mario on it for hours
You owned a PS1, Sega and Nintendo and Played Mario, Mortal Combat and Sonic the hedgehog on them
You collected Mcdonald's toys, and remember when boys and girls toys were seperate. You remember when you would enter the colouring competitions
You remember WWF in the attitude era with the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin
You remember spice girls and B*Witched and had their songs on cassette. You know all the words to wanabee.
You remember britney spears
You rember fun house and wanted to be a contender on it
You remember ZZZap!
You collected pogs you got out of crisp packets
You checked every packet of crisps to see if there was money inside
You remember seeing princess Diana's death on the news
You remember 999
You remember playing Operation, twister and buckaroo (and losing all the pieces)
You remember Chip and Dale
You remember Dale's Supermarket sweep and the inflatible bananas
You remember Inflatable chairs and bags
You remember Are you afraid of the dark? and Goosebumps
You remember gooey aliens
You remember microwheels
You remember wearing Adidas baggy trousers with the lines down them
You remember Alladin and little mermaid
You remember playdays
You remember having lots of gel pens and pepsi/lucozade pencilcases
You remember duck tales
You remember old bear stories
You remember Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain.
You remember Tiny Toon Adventures and the Tazmaniac show
You remember watching the smurfs, and when mcdonals had different toys for each month of the year
You remember watching dennis the menace
You remember having a toy watch
You remember fanny packs
You remember the yellow lucky bags with the green turtle on
You remember dinosaurs (tv show)
You remember Woof!
You remember Finders Keepers
You remember Art Attack and getting freaked out by the talking head.
You remember Tots TV
You remember Blockbusters, Family Fortunes, Catchphrase and Wheel of Fortune
You remember big black taxis
You remember telletubbies being popular
You remember collecting crazy bones
You remember 'praise you' by fatboy slim and blue from eiffel 65 being popular
You remember having a typewriter
You remember having a huge 'brick' phone with no camera and about 2 games. You remember everyone having a blue/green nokia phone.
You remember all the crazy things they used to do on Don't try this at home.
You remember when the tv only had 5 channels
You remember rory the tiger and the tiger club
You remember candy rings
You remember videos, cassettes and you had a walkman.
You know the dance moves to the macarena
You remember Kenan and Kel and the fresh prince of bel air
You had a frindge (90's haircut)
You remember NSYNC and BSB and boybands being popular
You collected beanie babies
You remember some of the adverts, like felix the cat, BN'BN and chicken tonight making you laugh.
You remember getting penny sweets everyday after school, and when they actually only cost a penny
You remember sweet bracelets
You remember watching saturday morning TV such as SM:TV with cat deeley and wonkey donkey
You remember postman pat
You remember banana's in pyjamas and rugrats
You can remember being at school and writing the date as 199X.
You were respectful to your parents.
You remember a time when everything was much cheaper
You have to be born no later than 1992.
You Played outside all day.
You collected Mr Men and Little Miss books
You rode your bike everywhere
You watched great saturday night tv like Gladiators and had the action figures (and the foam hand), and not so good saturday night tv like Blind date with Cilla Black (still better than todays tv)
You remember Stars in their eyes
You remember Mr Blobby on Noel Edmonds House Party
You remember Spot the dog
You liked Pokemon and Digimon and you traded Pokemon Cards. You remember when there were only 150 pokemon.
You watched Rosie and Jim
You had a light up Yoyo
You remember catdog, cow and chicken and angry beavers.
You remember rupert the bear
You remember Doug
You loved the Original Power rangers with Zordon and Alpha and had the action figures and megazords. You remember when they had their own isle at toys 'r us.
For Boys, You remember VR Troopers, Action Man, Masked Rider, Big Bad Beetelborgs, Biker Mice from Mars and Street Sharks. You also rember the football figures with the big heads.
For Girls, you remember Barbie, Cindy, Polly Pockets, Furby, Headbands and My little Pony.
You remember movies such as Hunchback of Notredame, Casper, Jumanji, Home alone, 101 Dalmations, babe, Toy story and Bugs life.
You remember collecting the toys out of cereal packets
You remember recess
You remember budgie the hellicoptor and sooty and co
You remember your teacher showing you Cats Eyes when you were at Primary school. You remember Mike and Angelo
You remember when you were upset Tiffany died in Eastenders
You had a gameboy and played mario on it for hours
You owned a PS1, Sega and Nintendo and Played Mario, Mortal Combat and Sonic the hedgehog on them
You collected Mcdonald's toys, and remember when boys and girls toys were seperate. You remember when you would enter the colouring competitions
You remember WWF in the attitude era with the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin
You remember spice girls and B*Witched and had their songs on cassette. You know all the words to wanabee.
You remember britney spears
You rember fun house and wanted to be a contender on it
You remember ZZZap!
You collected pogs you got out of crisp packets
You checked every packet of crisps to see if there was money inside
You remember seeing princess Diana's death on the news
You remember 999
You remember playing Operation, twister and buckaroo (and losing all the pieces)
You remember Chip and Dale
You remember Dale's Supermarket sweep and the inflatible bananas
You remember Inflatable chairs and bags
You remember Are you afraid of the dark? and Goosebumps
You remember gooey aliens
You remember microwheels
You remember wearing Adidas baggy trousers with the lines down them
You remember Alladin and little mermaid
You remember playdays
You remember having lots of gel pens and pepsi/lucozade pencilcases
You remember duck tales
You remember old bear stories
You remember Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain.
You remember Tiny Toon Adventures and the Tazmaniac show
You remember watching the smurfs, and when mcdonals had different toys for each month of the year
You remember watching dennis the menace
You remember having a toy watch
You remember fanny packs
You remember the yellow lucky bags with the green turtle on
You remember dinosaurs (tv show)
You remember Woof!
You remember Finders Keepers
You remember Art Attack and getting freaked out by the talking head.
You remember Tots TV
You remember Blockbusters, Family Fortunes, Catchphrase and Wheel of Fortune
You remember big black taxis
You remember telletubbies being popular
You remember collecting crazy bones
You remember 'praise you' by fatboy slim and blue from eiffel 65 being popular
You remember having a typewriter
You remember having a huge 'brick' phone with no camera and about 2 games. You remember everyone having a blue/green nokia phone.
You remember all the crazy things they used to do on Don't try this at home.
You remember when the tv only had 5 channels
You remember rory the tiger and the tiger club
You remember candy rings
You remember videos, cassettes and you had a walkman.
You know the dance moves to the macarena
You remember Kenan and Kel and the fresh prince of bel air
You had a frindge (90's haircut)
You remember NSYNC and BSB and boybands being popular
You collected beanie babies
You remember some of the adverts, like felix the cat, BN'BN and chicken tonight making you laugh.
You remember getting penny sweets everyday after school, and when they actually only cost a penny
You remember sweet bracelets
You remember watching saturday morning TV such as SM:TV with cat deeley and wonkey donkey
You remember postman pat
You remember banana's in pyjamas and rugrats
You can remember being at school and writing the date as 199X.
You were respectful to your parents.
You remember a time when everything was much cheaper
You have to be born no later than 1992.
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