What is your take on the Amanda Knox controversy?
on December 18th, 2009 | no answers

Do you think most people are unfairly persecuting Obama?
on November 28th, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Are all you ABers having a good Thanksgiving? Let me know!
on November 26th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Why am I a maestro but my rating is >1000?
on October 29th, 2009 | 7 answers | 8 people like this

Do you think Obama and his policies are unpopular because of his race?
on October 25th, 2009 | 10 answers | 8 people like this

If you are at loggerheads with a precious family member, what is your next move?
on October 24th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

When is it time to "quit" on an important relationship?
on October 24th, 2009 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Is it ever OK to lie?
on October 24th, 2009 | 10 answers | 6 people like this

What do you do when someone you love is upset with you and doesn't want to talk about it?
on October 24th, 2009 | 13 answers | 9 people like this

Have you ever self-medicated with alcohol? Why?
on October 24th, 2009 | 9 answers | 8 people like this

Do you worry about stuff unnecessarily?
on October 24th, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

Do you feel "normal" or do you have to work hard to think you appear that way to others?
on October 24th, 2009 | 11 answers | 11 people like this

For you who are over 65: HOWZZIT?
on September 20th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Would you be willing to pay more for health care knowing that everyone was getting it?
on September 20th, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Will racism defeat Obama?
on September 20th, 2009 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

Obama was handed a plate full of turds when he took office. How many of you are willing to give him more than a year to achieve his goals?
on September 20th, 2009 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

O J Simpson's girlfriend says she thinks he did it - because he treated her abusively too. What do you think about that?
on September 20th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Venice is drowning. Do you care?
on September 20th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Why do you suppose that anyone who simply doesn't believe God exists get DRd?
on September 20th, 2009 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Do you think we are pulling out of the recession or just headed for another fall? Reasons?
on September 18th, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Do you believe Obama would be having an easier time if he were Caucasian?
on September 18th, 2009 | 18 answers | 13 people like this

Why have politics become so undignified. Congress looks to me more and more like a school playground!
on September 18th, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

In your estimation, how should the role of "mother" change over time?
on September 5th, 2009 | no answers

What is your faith?
on September 3rd, 2009 | 10 answers | 7 people like this

Ted Kennedy says atonement never stops. What do you think about that?
on September 3rd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Everyone has something they'd like to "do over." What's yours?
on August 30th, 2009 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

How's your self esteem today?
on August 30th, 2009 | 18 answers | 9 people like this

Do you worry excessively about things?
on August 30th, 2009 | no answers | 3 people like this

If you contracted cancer, would you fight, even if the odds were not in your favor? Why or why not? (2009-08-30)
on August 30th, 2009 | no answers | 9 people like this

If you contracted cancer, would you fight, even if the odds were not in your favor? Why or why not?
on August 30th, 2009 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Do you think about your own death? What do you think?
on August 30th, 2009 | 8 answers | 9 people like this

Christians: What are your feelings about George Tiller's murder?
on August 17th, 2009 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

Do you ever give up on someone you love?
on August 17th, 2009 | 15 answers | 11 people like this

How many years did it take for you to consider yourself mature?
on August 17th, 2009 | 11 answers | 6 people like this

Will the market recover in the last half of this year or not?
on August 17th, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Why are Christians so hostile and unloving to people who do not believe the way they do?
on August 15th, 2009 | 13 answers | 12 people like this

Under what (if any) circumstances would you shut a grown child out of your life?
on August 15th, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

If you had to boil it down to one thing, what is the most important ingredient of a successful relationship?
on August 15th, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

Who is hurt more: the person who is angry or the recipient of the anger?
on August 15th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Why do you think Obama is being castigated by the GOP and conservative Christians?
on August 15th, 2009 | 13 answers | 11 people like this

How do you die without reconciliation with loved ones?
on August 9th, 2009 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

Do you believe Obama was born in the USA? Why/why not?
on July 28th, 2009 | 10 answers | 4 people like this

When I think about my kid(s), I feel_____________
on July 25th, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

My child(ren) are______________
on July 25th, 2009 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

For my life to be just about perfect, I need_____
on July 25th, 2009 | One answer

When someone you love gives you the cold shoulder, what should you do besides nothing?
on July 25th, 2009 | 9 answers | 7 people like this

When do you think it is OK not to answer a direct question honestly?
on July 23rd, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

If you agree that Obama was born in Hawaii, please say so.
on July 23rd, 2009 | 15 answers | 8 people like this

What is your opinion of the GOP?
on July 23rd, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

If you were forced to be someone else, who would you choose to be?
on July 23rd, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

When is it good to keep trying and when is it good to give up?
on July 20th, 2009 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

What do you do when someone is very angry with you adn won't tell you why?
on July 17th, 2009 | 19 answers | 11 people like this

What would you do if your adult son/daughter wanted to move back in with you?
on July 13th, 2009 | 14 answers | 11 people like this

Do you have issues with your daughter/mother?
on July 13th, 2009 | 10 answers | 7 people like this

What do you want more than anything in this world?
on July 13th, 2009 | no answers

What do you think is the reason Obama's poll numbers have fallen?
on July 11th, 2009 | 9 answers | 9 people like this

Why do human beings make war? What are your thoughts about how to stop them?
on July 11th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What event in your life caused you the most pain? the most pleasure?
on July 11th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is the thing you have done that you are most proud of? Conversely, what is the thing you most deeply regret?
on July 11th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What is your first clear memory of your father? Your mother?
on July 11th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

How do you think the war between pro choice and pro life should end? How do you think it will end?
on June 5th, 2009 | 14 answers | 6 people like this

How many of you approve of Dr. George Tiller's murder?
on June 1st, 2009 | 22 answers | 8 people like this

Tell me about your mother/daughter relationship.
on May 31st, 2009 | 14 answers | 13 people like this

Who will join me in protesting 404 errors?
on May 5th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Do you have any grown children who don't like you? How do you handle that?
on May 4th, 2009 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

Do you believe that you can really love someone if that person is no longer a part of your life? Is that healthy?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 9 answers | 9 people like this

Have you ever been in a relationship that got so messed up you had to start over?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Do you think that if you don't see someone you love very often that the relationship will change or even cease to be?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

Parents of far-flung grown children - how much contact to do you have with them?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Is the primary relationship between a married couple or between a parent and a child who is grown?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

Do you believe that mothers and daughters often don't get on well? Why do you think that is the case?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 2 answers | 6 people like this

When someone close has disappointed you in a major way, would you accept their apology and be close with them again?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 12 answers | 9 people like this

Do you think that a marriage in which lies have been told will survive?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 4 answers | 7 people like this

Do you believe that abuse in a marriage always escalates?
on May 3rd, 2009 | 19 answers | 12 people like this

When will you let it go?
on April 1st, 2009 | 9 answers | 4 people like this

Are you still angry?
on April 1st, 2009 | 9 answers | 10 people like this

What will it take?
on April 1st, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

When will you be over it?
on April 1st, 2009 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

Why did you let him?
on April 1st, 2009 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

What is your best quality? The thing you'd most like to change?
on March 26th, 2009 | One answer

How do you handle criticism when it is given with hostility?
on March 26th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

I have a family member who is extremely critical and hostile toward me. What to do?
on March 26th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Have you ever experienced estrangement with immediate family besides your S/O? What did you do and did it work?
on March 22nd, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Someone I know has experienced the death of an S/O. When I try to help, I get my head bitten off. It doesn't matter what I do or...
on March 22nd, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Has anyone on AB suffered from someone's "displaced anger?" How did you cope with it?
on March 21st, 2009 | 8 answers | 9 people like this

Have any of you parents ever discovered your own children aren't the people you thought they would be?
on February 14th, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Has anyone ever written off/been written off by a close family member?
on February 14th, 2009 | 29 answers | 33 people like this

I went through about ten years of being totally messed up with anxiety before I got medicated. How can I make amends for this?
on February 5th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

What is the most important thing you learned when you were ten years old or younger?
on February 5th, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

What is your take on Ted Haggard's latest revelations?
on January 30th, 2009 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

What do you bet that Ted Haggard earns more on the talk show circuit than he did at his fancy church?
on January 30th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Why can't we get away from partisan politics so wwe can pull together as a country?
on January 30th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

How do you feel about Michelle Obama flying in the face of "established" fashion. Personally I think, "You go, Girl!"
on January 21st, 2009 | 5 answers | 8 people like this

What would you say to your child(ren) if you knew you would never speak to them again?
on January 16th, 2009 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

What is the most wonderful thing about being alive in this world?
on January 15th, 2009 | 13 answers | 11 people like this

Have you been directly affected by the economic downturn? In what way?
on January 15th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Why am I getting DRs for expressing my opinion? I didn't think that was OK.
on January 15th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What constitutes "trolling?" Is it the number of DRs or something else?
on January 14th, 2009 | 4 answers | 7 people like this

Does love remain constant or does it change?
on January 14th, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

The most frightening thing that has happened to me is...
on January 14th, 2009 | no answers | 2 people like this

What is the "COAT" thing on AB?
on January 14th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

I don't do things like go to reunions. I just don't have much in common anymore with people I knew 50 years ago. Do you agree...
on January 14th, 2009 | 17 answers | 8 people like this

Do you have friends whom you haven't seen for years or seldom see and when you get together the years melt and you are as you were?
on January 14th, 2009 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

I stop trying when.........
on January 14th, 2009 | 20 answers | 13 people like this

How do you define soul mate?
on January 14th, 2009 | no answers | 2 people like this

What do you do when someone hurts your feelings, but isn't into discussing it?
on January 13th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

How do you feel when someone does something for you that you need, but you can tell they really don't want to.
on January 13th, 2009 | 6 answers | 7 people like this

How do you feel when someone pretends everything is OK but lets you know subtly that its not? What do you do?
on January 13th, 2009 | 10 answers | 3 people like this

Is it ever all right to yell at someone?
on January 13th, 2009 | 15 answers | 5 people like this

Is it possible for a parent and a child to wind up with not much in common? How do you handle that?
on January 13th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

My biggest gripe is...
on January 12th, 2009 | 6 answers | 7 people like this

Is there anything to be done about sexual abuse that happened YEARS ago?
on January 12th, 2009 | 10 answers | 12 people like this

What is your definition of a really good friend?
on January 12th, 2009 | no answers | 4 people like this

When is it a good idea to speak out?
on January 12th, 2009 | 9 answers | 8 people like this

Do you find yourself thinking about your childhood more as you get older?
on January 12th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

When is it a good idea to shut up?
on January 12th, 2009 | 27 answers | 19 people like this

Under what circumstances would you sever an important relationship?
on January 12th, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

What if any significance is there to immediate dislike upon meeting someone new?
on January 11th, 2009 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

Can a person be too forgiving?
on January 11th, 2009 | 9 answers | 10 people like this

What are some positive aspects of anger? When is it useful?
on January 11th, 2009 | 10 answers | 13 people like this

How do you feel about euthanasia?
on January 11th, 2009 | 12 answers | 13 people like this

If a friend was in financial trouble and asked you for help, would you lend or would you give?
on January 11th, 2009 | 11 answers | 8 people like this

What is it really important for you to do before you die?
on January 11th, 2009 | 10 answers | 5 people like this

What is more important to you than your own life?
on January 11th, 2009 | 26 answers | 14 people like this

How old do they have to be before you stop worrying about your offspring?
on January 10th, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

What is the worst mistake you made rearing your children?
on January 9th, 2009 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

Who out there thinks she was too young to have children when she had them?
on January 9th, 2009 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

What can you do with an adult child who doesn't like you?
on January 9th, 2009 | 10 answers | 12 people like this

What are some reasons to disconnect from someone you love?
on January 9th, 2009 | 8 answers | 7 people like this

What has been the most joyous time in your life?
on January 5th, 2009 | no answers | 5 people like this

What is the most hurtful thing anyone has ever done to you?
on January 5th, 2009 | 7 answers | 8 people like this

What is most likely to bum you out?
on January 5th, 2009 | 15 answers | 7 people like this

Why is the price of groceries going up when everything else is on sale?
on January 4th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

How is your bank account doing these days?
on January 4th, 2009 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

Everyone shops for something. What is your opinion of the retail dilemma?
on January 4th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

I was an "accident." It didn't work out all that great for me. Any other "accidents" out there. How was it for you?
on January 4th, 2009 | 12 answers | 9 people like this

What event in your life has been the most difficult to get through?
on January 4th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What sort of relationship do you have with your adult children?
on January 3rd, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

If you were dying, would you consider hospice care? Why or why not?
on January 3rd, 2009 | 9 answers | 8 people like this

How do you feel about people who are angry with you but won't tell you to your face and you find out some other way?
on January 3rd, 2009 | 9 answers | 10 people like this

What act of kindness toward you do you most remember?
on January 3rd, 2009 | 19 answers | 12 people like this

What is the most annoying thing someone close to you does?
on January 3rd, 2009 | 24 answers | 15 people like this

A while back I asked what you would do if someone's anger was aimed at you. This question was spammed. I still want to know how...
on January 3rd, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

I'd really like to see a show of hands (so to speak) from people on AB who think homosexuality is perfectly OK. I most certainly do!
on January 2nd, 2009 | 24 answers | 19 people like this

For those of you who believe homosexuality is a choice, what are some of the reasons a person would make such a choice?
on January 1st, 2009 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

OK, I'm inviting vitriol here. Whatever. People are BORN homosexual. It is NOT a choice. I am a psychologist and my husband is a...
on January 1st, 2009 | 5 answers | 7 people like this

What is considered "stalking" on AB? I'm not familiar with this term as used here.
on December 31st, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Will everyone on AB please accept sincere wishes from me for a wonderful new year?
on December 31st, 2008 | no answers | 6 people like this

What was the worst time in your life? The best? For me the worst was when I was in an abusive first marriage. Everyone suffered -...
on December 31st, 2008 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Do you have any opinion about the Duggar family who have 18 kids - and counting?
on December 31st, 2008 | no answers | 3 people like this

Do you think Obama will be able to pull us out of this mess Bush has left us in?
on December 31st, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

So here is 2009. What are your hopes and expectations for the new year?
on December 31st, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

I was too young and troubled to have children. I did anyway. They didn't get the best of childhoods, but not the worst, either. What...
on December 30th, 2008 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

Do all parents second guess some of their choices, or are there some of you out there who are absolutely certain you did the right thing...
on December 30th, 2008 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

What is there to do if your child doesn't love you?
on December 30th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

If your spouse cheats, would you attempt to repair the relationship or just quit?
on December 30th, 2008 | 13 answers | 6 people like this

What are some good reasons to divorce and break up a family?
on December 30th, 2008 | 10 answers | 6 people like this

Have you ever had a family member you just couldn't seem to get on the same page with?
on December 30th, 2008 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

We put down animals to free them from their misery. Why don't we extend the same kindness to people?
on December 30th, 2008 | 7 answers | 7 people like this

How do you tell the difference between good and bad art?
on December 30th, 2008 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

Would you help someone die if that person wanted you to?
on December 30th, 2008 | 13 answers | 7 people like this

Have you experienced a break in a family relationship that still exists? How do you feel about it?
on December 30th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

How far will you "bend" to acommodate a family member's needs?
on December 30th, 2008 | 14 answers | 7 people like this

Do any of you have parents or children with whom you no longer have contact?
on December 30th, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Do you think your children can be so unlike you that the relationship is hard to navigate?
on December 30th, 2008 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

What is the most comforting thing about a good relationship?
on December 30th, 2008 | 32 answers | 16 people like this

Of what or whom are you most afraid?
on December 28th, 2008 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

What sorts of people make you tense? For me it is those who are condescending.
on December 28th, 2008 | 20 answers | 17 people like this

How do you deal with anger when it's aimed at you?
on December 28th, 2008 | 18 answers | 13 people like this

Have your adult children forgiven you for not being a perfect parent?
on December 27th, 2008 | 7 answers | 9 people like this

If you have inadvertently done something that made someone you love a lot angry, how do you rectify the situation?
on December 27th, 2008 | 6 answers | 7 people like this

What sorts of things will you be doing differently in 2009 due to the economic situation?
on December 26th, 2008 | 11 answers | 11 people like this

How do those of you over 60 feel about growing older?
on December 26th, 2008 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

If a close relative doesn't want contact with you, do you just let it go?
on December 26th, 2008 | 13 answers | 9 people like this

What do parents of grown children do to make amends for their mistakes in raising the children?
on December 26th, 2008 | 15 answers | 8 people like this

How do I find my q and a from a year ago?
on December 25th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What do you do the day after Christmas?
on December 25th, 2008 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Do you have a traditional Christmas dinner or do you do something unusual?
on December 25th, 2008 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

Who is going bargain hunting tomorrow? What are you looking for?
on December 25th, 2008 | 8 answers | 6 people like this

How many people would just as soon skip Christmas?
on December 25th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

On March 12, "tired of no one listening" asked that those who have been heartbroken write in their names. Now that it is nearly...
on December 24th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What advice do you have for Obama?
on December 24th, 2008 | no answers | 11 people like this

What is the best book you have ever read?
on December 24th, 2008 | no answers | 2 people like this

What do you think is the greatest movie of all time?
on December 24th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

When you are sad, what do you do to make yourself feel better?
on December 24th, 2008 | no answers

If you are alone for Christmas, do you have suggestions for others so they feel less lonely?
on December 24th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

Do you feel your life is a success or a failure? Why?
on December 23rd, 2008 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Do you think Obama can clean up Bush's mess? Why/why not?
on December 23rd, 2008 | One answer

Do you think we have come very far as a country to eliminate social injustice?
on December 23rd, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How do you feel when you see a Hummer at the grocery store?
on December 23rd, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Will our economy recover and why do you think so or not?
on December 23rd, 2008 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

How do you feel about the Bush presidency?
on December 23rd, 2008 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Will your Christmas be merry?
on December 23rd, 2008 | no answers

Are you struggling with joblessness now? What is that like for you?
on December 23rd, 2008 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Do you beat yourself up about things you haven't handled well in your life or do you let them go?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 35 answers | 13 people like this

Did anyone have a better relationship with their grandparents than their parents while growing up?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Would you give your life for the one you love?
on December 22nd, 2008 | no answers | 5 people like this

What person from your childhood had the biggest impact on you and why?
on December 22nd, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

Name three things you would like to change about yourself.
on December 22nd, 2008 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

Do you ever have the urge to make amends for things you have not done well in your past, people you may have hurt?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

What would you say/do if you witnessed someone being cruel to a child?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Have you ever been in a situation where people were condescending to you? How did you handle it?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 19 answers | 16 people like this

If you were dying, would you want the option of hastening the process so you wouldn't suffer?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

What is a good response to someone who shuns you in a cruel way?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Is there someone from your past who is now dead that you would give a year of your life to spend an hour with?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 9 answers | 6 people like this

How do you feel about your ex?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 8 answers | 3 people like this

What are the positive things about being over 50?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 8 answers | 3 people like this

What is the best thing to do when your child "hates" you?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 57 answers | 22 people like this

What is a value you think everyone in the world would agree with?
on December 20th, 2008 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

What is one thing your would never do?
on December 20th, 2008 | no answers | 10 people like this

If you have lost an s/o to death, how did you cope?
on December 20th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

You know, Christmas season is a wonderful time to become a giver rather than a getter. What are you doing to mark the season with your...
on December 20th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Hey, all you empty nest mothers! Do you have any regrets about the way you brought up your children? What are they?
on December 19th, 2008 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Does anyone besides me get tired of the rabid pro-lifers who won't take responsibility for the children they want to save from...
on December 19th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Years ago, a frustrated friend remarked, "You spend the rest of your life getting over the first ten years." Do you think this...
on December 19th, 2008 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

Does anyone else remember going to the movies on Saturday afternoon for ten cents?
on December 18th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Does anyone remember a fundraiser in the Forties called PENNY ICE?
on December 18th, 2008 | no answers

I am looking for a song with the lyrics "it depends on how you look at things."
on July 9th, 2007 | One answer