My biggest challenge is living where i do. I have been attacked on several different occasions , i had a boyfriend who locked me up and used to beat me, but i'm now back living with my family but its really hard, my grandmother past away in January this year and i never got a chance to say goodbye, but i am hoping to get back to my country this year and start to live my life.
My nephew Darrell was murdered one year ago today April 10th. It is still a huge challenge for my entire family. His mother was on kidney dialysis for over 5 years. Darrell's kidneys were a match and his mom is now healthy with the transplanted kidney from her son. Darrell still lives everyday inside his mother. We miss him dearly. I have been sad all day. (I don't need the camera just wanted to share our challenge.)
My greatest challenge was over coming my mother's cancer. I was only in the 4th grade when it happened. Being that young and being the oldest daughter out of two children, I was given a lot of adult responsibilities from then on. I had to do more household chores and started to cook with my dad to lighten his load. Now she is fine, but still needs me a lot (which I don't mind :3). Also now that my father is very elderly, I guess I can say I'm the man (woman) of the house, doing everything.
My greatest challenge was my father running away. he ran away four in the morning when he and my mother had a fight he said he was tired of how our family treated him so he left. i called him everyday since that day i felt as if my life has ended. but i got over it by my friends i told a few people at and they threw me a party to get over it i felt so loved<3
My greatest challenge has been losing our house back in December due to financial difficulties... It was so hard to go through right before Christmas but I thank God every day for the great family I have that took me my husband and my 4 year old son and newborn daughter in... What I have don to overcome this challenge has been to throw myself into my crafts (which you have helped me with, with your tutorials ^_^)... I hope to one day have a great business going....
My biggest challenge has been suffering from infertility. We tried for over six years to start a family. We decided to adopt and brought our amazing son home in 2006. The moment he was placed into my arms, all the previous years of heartache washed away. Adoption is not an easy road to travel, and it can feel extremely lonely. But I am so grateful to be a mom---my greatest title ever!
My biggest challenge was raising my oldest daughter as a single mom. I believe the only way to overcome a challenge is to give it to the Lord. I took it one day at a time and prayed daily that the Lord would either give me the strength to make it alone, or put a Godly man in my life who would be a daddy to my daughter. When she was 18 months old I met the man who is now my husband. He loved her like his own, adopted her, and we have since had two more beautiful daughters together!
My biggest challenge was raising my oldest daughter as a single mom. I believe the only way to overcome a challenge is to give it to the Lord. I took it one day at a time and prayed daily that the Lord would either give me the strength to make it alone, or put a Godly man in my life who would be a daddy to my daughter. When she was 18 months old I met the man who is now my husband. He loved her like his own, adopted her, and we have since had two more beautiful daughters together!
did she expalined everything although sometimes i feel it was my fault because of the fact that she had me to take care of. So thx for this giveaway I hope to give this to my mom for her birthday, luck to all who enter (*^_^)
away I my sister and I were seperated so I was alone and being a small child at the time i didnt know what was going on. I though my mom didnt want me I thought I did something bad to have my sis and mom leave me. I wouldnt eat so the agency brought my sister so that she could encourage me to eat and I did but she couldnt be their all the time she would come to give me dinner and put me2 sleep I remember I would cry myslef 2 sleep....anyways my mom faught for 3 yrs to get us back and when she...
My greatest challege was realizing that it wasnt my fault. When I was 4 I was taken away from my mom because she got arrested(my dad had left us already, My mom as a single mom wanted the best for my sister and I so she worked 3 jobs and although we never really saw her she really cared for us we never lived in an apartment or in the ghetto, she never let strangers around us. My mom did drugs to stay awake so that she could work but SHE never let it come between us. Anyways when I was taken.....
My greatest challenge was coming of age after being old enough to understand I was sexually abused. Needless to say all those teenage hormones were confusing and complicated everything. Not only did I have to overcome all the usual female insecurities but I had to learn to be comfortable with my sexuality and to trust others. Over the years I have succeeded in having healthy long term relationships. I'm finally with a man who allows me to talk about my experiences and loves me without pity.
I was molested by my dad. so When I was 3 years old I ran away from him it was hard because he was my dad and it took me a while to think of him as just a bad person and nothing else
My biggest challenge was me living and growing up in Jersey trying to live everyday from gangs fights polices and everything you can think of and you can figure out yourself by researching it up I used to live in Patterson,New Jersey I always think to myself I want to get out of this place but I can't because of my parents until i got older we moved to Florida and I had a better life there don't have to worry about me getting robbed in the streets :/ i also need a camcorder to record my life :)
On November 11th, my fiance walked out on me and I was 9 months pregnant, I went into premature labor. There was a fire the following week November 23 in my high rise condo bldg. ,there was a forced evacuation due to water damage and asbestos findings for at least four months.It's now been almost 5 and my baby and I are not home yet.I lived with my cousin for a month and then moved in with friend until now.I felt alone and displaced, until I started praying and my prayers have been answered!
Well one challenge i will share is, trying to paint when you've had you're dominant hand stabbed my a knife. No damage or anything but it's pretty difficult painting with the other hand. Only way to overcome such trouble is perservearance, and motivation.
I also do alot of baking and pastel work. When I want to learn new crochet projects I refer back to your videos and make something for myself or my family. I like the meditation feel of crocheting and it really relaxes me.
car accident and she didnt make it. I dealt with this trauma by drinking every weekend hoping it was all a dream. My other best friend has been fight leukemia since she was 13 years old. In April 2009 she past away as well. I was called to be by her side while they unplugged her. My biggest challenge was to find something to help me cope with these deaths and move on in my life, crocheting suprisingly helped me. I crochet when I start to feel depressed.
Three years ago in high school I had two best friends that meant alot to me. October 2008 I was at a football game waiting for my friend to meet me there, the last time I saw her was after school waiting for the bus and I had no idea it was going to be the last hug I was going to give her, she told me she'll meet me at the football game. So I waited and waited then half time came around and I got all call from her phone number. It was her mom and she was crying hysterically saying she got in a
My biggest challange Wasa Learning to drive. i got my learners permit january 2010 and am in the prosess of getting my license and its very scary. i dont want to have an acsident. its very scary.. Im still learning but in not as scared now
My biggest challenge was learning to forgive my father, an alcoholic for being physically and emotionally abusive. I am the oldest of 6 kids, and we spent our childhood watching him slowly kill himself. From age 13, when my mom finally left him, to age 18 I had almost no contact with him. Then I found out he was dying. I realized that I barely knew him as a person, and I wanted to change that. I had so much pain though, it was hard to even talk to him. One day I just made up my mind.
'This is my father, and I can accept him the way he is or just cut him completely out of my life. Bc trying to change him or hoping he will change is killing me'. So I did. I spent time around him when he was sober, and left when he decided to drink and told him why. He died when I was 19, and I am so thankful we had the time we had together. I got to know him and since my brothers and sisters didn't, a lot of times I am their only memory of him. So it's helped them too.
A big challenge in my life was when i found out i had kidney failure at the age of nine. when i was twelve i had to have chemo and i lose all of my hair. i was in the hospital a lot and that is when i took up crocheting. I think crochet is one of the things that helped my through it the most. Crochet and all of my great friends in school, that i still have today.
A big challenge in my life was when I found out my friends weren't really my friends. They were just using me. My boyfriend wanted a break from our 2 year relationship to try new people. My parents were fighting. My bestfriend (my only sister) told me not to rely on her. All of this happened at the same time I was diagnosed with depression. It was a hard time for me. Literally NO ONE was there for me. I had no one, except God. He's helped me and always been there. All you need is time and prayer
My challenge is waking up everyday & praying that my day, no matter how easy or difficult it may be, is that God gets me through it & he always does. He is always there when I need him. You never know what a day may bring. That is a challenge in itself. If there is anyone I can count on, it is God <3 XOXO.
Omg my challenges compared to the other people look like nothing. I also have diseases in my family, a husban withPoliomyelitis.
But my biggest challenge is to keep truthfull to my faith and my values in a world where many things seem to be so wrong. To overcome it I have to remember everyday what I am and what I stand for, pray alot and pass on the word. (PS my challenge right now is a crochet sweater I have in my hand but no idea how to translate it into crochet yet lol). Thanks, Natty
My challenge is Breast Cancer, challenged myself to give back for all the nice things, that has been given to me, during this time. I received hats, blanket, slippers, handmade, it so has touched my heart to know that there are kind people who took their time to make a gift to brighten my down days with the cancer treatments. Not only did they touch my heart , but my mother and brother who did not win the figth with cancer. Thank each, who have donate a piece of love and time. I will now!
Hello. I'd love to enter! Great giveaway! My challenge is my mental health and dealing with my 3 year old ADHD son. I have suffered from depression for years and it's really hard being a great stay at home mom to my son who's energy should be bottled and sold! It's an ongoing challenge with me...I go to therapy, take meds, and practice meditation. Will things get better? I don't know but I'd like to think so.
I need Flip Video Cam because I would like to teach deaf people for Crochet. I can use sign language to explain to deaf crochet fans. I hope it will be successful for my deaf crochet you tube. Thanks!
My greatest challenge in my life to date was when we moved to NC and I was completely isolated and a 3 month old baby. We got through that time through prayer and not leaning on our understanding of why things were just not turning out right. My husband got offered a job so we could move back to OK, and got put on part time at his job in NC the same week (making it an easy decision). Now we have a different perspective about trials in our life and our faith makes them easier to bear.
I think my biggest challenge was to come to live in the US. I had to learn a all different culture, language and way to everything! Thank God I found my husband and with his love and my daughter"s my life is amazing in this blessed land!
My biggest challenge so far has been having my husband live so far away from me. We've been married for just over 4 years and we have 2 toddlers. He is in the Army and we've only seen him 25 days in the last 9 months. He lives in South Korea and the time difference is horrible. I've overcome this by making sure my husband and I have phone dates often :) And I look at this time as a chance to really focus on my self improvement. I've grown so much and can't wait to live with him again.
My mom was always really fun and enrgetic and loved to be around her friends and family. We were so close and I always wanted to be with her, she was my best friend. But a year ago she just lost it all, she started becoming sad, lonely, being around her it was like she had chugged nyquil because she is always tired, and sleepy, and she's always crying. I beg her to go get help but she claims she's fine. It's a different thing everyday. "I'm just sick. I have a fever, I'll be fine."
@gwenstefanis1 but she never is, she just gets worse everyday. Im the oldest in my family, so that means I have had to be the mom for my brother and sister. I take them everywhere i make their food i work and buy everything they need because my mom cant and wont do any of it. I miss having her there to listen. Im distanced from my friends because Im so stressed about
@gwenstefanis1 "what if i cant pay this bill, what if we lose our house" I am missing out on the "best years of my life" because of this. Its so hard everyday. I miss having my mom around, and not having her support. Being a highschool student and a mom of two grown kids is really tough. But I make it through everyday because I love my family so much. I just want to keep my brother and sister with me everyday, they are one of the only things worth living for to me. I love them so much.
my biggest challenge was 3 yrs ago. My 17 yr old daughter, Renee, was killed in a car crash along with one of her close friends. The guy driving the car was high on drugs and was speeding and went off the road and hit a tree, ejecting both girls. She was in a coma for 5 days and passed away on the 5th day. She was not only my daughter but she was my best friend. It is so hard to live everyday without her. The thing that kept me going at that time was her 3 little sisters. I miss her dearly!
My biggest issue I think is living day by day and managing to still be happy and not let it all get me down. I'm 21 now and over the past 5 years I've been diagnosed with severe allergic asthma, Solar Urticaria to visible and uvb light, fibromyalgia, a non specific autoimmune,and told I was severely allergic to mold and everything growing outside. I can't do anything I used to do but I take it all one day at a time. Trying to find the happiness in it all rather than let it get me down.
My biggest issue I think is living day by day and managing to still be happy and not let it all get me down. I'm 21 now and over the past 5 years I've been diagnosed with severe allergic asthma, Solar Urticaria to visible and uvb light, fibromyalgia, a non specific autoimmune,and told I was severely allergic to mold and everything growing outside. I can't do anything I used to do but I take it all one day at a time. Trying to find the happiness in it all rather than let it get me down.
Since age 11 I've had issues with substance abuse, depression and severe social anxiety. A few months ago I was a recluse who had lost all hope and social skills. All I could manage to do was get high and hide. I decided I needed help and checked into a behavioral health hospital. Since I've been out I've been sober for 34 days now, become active in a social activist group, joined a church, and started talking again. I'd use the camera to share activism and continue talking to the world.
My greatest challenge is actually still not over yet. Ever since I was 12 I have had problems with my hormone levels. In short, my hormones have made me really sick throughout the years, mainly through high school, to the point where I was constantly missing and always sick. I ended up missing most of my freshman year. At the time I didn't know what was wrong with me and the doctors couldn't figure it out either. Now i'm in college and doing much better with but I'm on but I still get sick a lot
My greatest challenge in my life is that i was diagnosed with arthritis when i was 7 years old. I has it all my life but never knew it. Im am 15 now and still face its challenges. I am a pro-dancer and i used to be a competitive cheerleader and a gymnast, but I realized I loved dance more than a lot of things. But, my arthritis causes me to catch more sickness. It gave me pneumonia, and a right lung breathing defect. With that camera, I would like to film my dancing and express my love for it!!
My greatest challenge is to have a twin sister that you have to look after..I love her dearly she has cerebal palsy and im constatnly looking after her 24/7 Im her wall when she needs me..She has to have surgery in the next month of so and im scared to death she is my top priority along with school and you know what shes even in college with me along with her disability and i thank god for that and being able to let her contiue her education and knowing i will always be her biggest dependent!
I was kicked out of my mothers house and had a 7 month old son i only had three days to leave and i could not come back also i never knew about assistance out there & missed out 2 1/2 months of his life.. That is only one of many and I have learned to be smarter NOW!!! If only I could tell you everything that happened it would blow your mind needless to say, I went to church met my husband and am on child # 2 and it's been 3 years and my mother never talks 2 me never seen my husband or 2nd child
I was kicked out of mu mothers house and had a 7 month old son i only had three days to leave and i could not come back also i never knew about assistance out there & missed out 2 1/2 months of his life.. That is only one of many and I have learned to be smarter NOW!!! If only I could tell you everything that happened it would blow your mind needless to say, I went to church met my husband and am on child # 2 and it's been 3 years and my mother never talks 2 me never seen my husband or 2nd child
When I was in the 3rd Grade my parents divorced and I thought they divorced because of me and my sisters. I thought this because my parents always were complaining about being tight on money and with three kids it would be even harder to provide. Then my 3rd grade teacher noticed that I was depressed and she talked to my mom. She then talked to me. Now she has a new job that gives her more money and I know that they divorced because my did not have a good job and could not get a better one.
My biggest challenge was one that I did not think I was strong enough to deal with and I surprise how you can overcome things. My husband had many surgerys. From removal of his tyroid to having 3 hips replacements including living without hip for 6 month to treat an infection, I didn't think that I was strong enough to help him and with the grace of god and my children, I was able to do i.v's and keep his womb clean until they were able to replace his hip. I say don't give up On life. BELIEVE!!!
My greatest challenge in my life is that i was diagnosed with arthritis when i was 7 years old. I has it all my life but never knew it. Im am 15 now and still face its challenges. I am a pro-dancer and i used to be a competitive cheerleader and a gymnast, but I realized I loved dance more than a lot of things. But, my arthritis causes me to catch more sickness. It gave me pneumonia, and a right lung breathing defect. With that camera, I would like to film my dancing and express my love for it!!
And to add to that issue, I hang out with boys because they are the only people i can 'relate' to. I have become very good friends with them but since i am a girl they always make TWSS jokes assoisated with me. And at first it was funny, but now it just gets really annoying. Im kinda tough in character, but it all wears me down because my brother is in jail, my parents keep fighting, my sister is really stupid and has a boyfriend that always beats her up, but she had twins with him, and one has
My greatest challenge was learning how to control my anger. I am still trying to overcome it, and crocheting has really helped me with patience and calms me down a bunch. Your videos have also helped alot :).
My biggest challange was the birth of my son Xander. My birth with him was very hard and scary. I was in labour a total of 37 hours and needed an emegency c-section after all of it. Durring the c section I lost a lot of blood and procedded to black out... I didn't wake until 5 hours after he was born and finally got to hold my baby. I needed a blood transfusion as well... I was very depressed for a long time and felt like a failure. I overcame this challange by becomming a Doula. Also Crocheting
My biggest challenge has been getting over my past. I was bullied from the age of 3 til the age of 17...i've struggled with low selfasteem my entire life and is finally on my way to recovery. I was diagnosed with depression about 2 1/2 years ago and is taking medication which has helped me so much.
I would love to win the camera because i'd like to get some videos on my youtube channel about make up and other creative things:)
my biggest chalange was the school athletics contest when i fractured my arm in 5 places and i had3 or so opperations out of this country.i still feel the fractures on some places but im ok.i realy need that cam
My biggest challenge has been losing weight. My goal this year is to lose 40 pounds and I only have 16 more pounds to achieve it. Crocheting keeps my mind and hands off food. The flip-cam would be a great way to chronical my weight loss and showcase my crafts. I also love to cross stitch! Your vids have been extremely helpful, thanks for sharing your talents!
My biggest challenge has been learning how to deal with my anxiety and depression. It seems to get worse at times and it's something I have to learn to overcome each and everyday. Crocheting is so relaxing and it takes my mind off of other things I normally worry about. Thank you so much for your videos :)
My biggest challenge was taking care of my father who had alzhiemers.Alot of people said to me that i should put him in a nursing home because it was going to be to much for me to take care of him.I just didnt have the heart to put him in a nursing home.For 5 years i did everything for my father he was like my kid i change him washed him and feed him.I was with him 24 hours a day i hardly went out.Last April my father passed away and i dont regret taking care of him.I miss him so much.
my biggest challenge was growing up with a single mother that was diagnose with cancer when i was 11. After school each day i would sit by her bed side and do my homework. I had to grow up quickly to take care of myself.
Im now 26 and she has since recovered but still suffers from many complications, but i thank god everyday that she's still here with me.
My challenge was growing up with Aspergers in a conservative family that denied my differences and chose to abuse me for my "laziness" and under performing. It only got worse when my sister was murdered by a serial killer when I was 10.
my greates challenge was having a sister w/ microcephaly and cerebral palsy. It really was hard because we can't understand when she has somthing to say or what she is feeling. i over come that situation by helping all other members of my family. another challenge was my brother was operated in the intestines twice. he nearly passed away but with prayers he wsa saved.
My challenge is that my parents are divorced and I have to go back and forth. One year ago my grandpa died on the day of my promotion and we got in a car accident around 2 weeks ago. I was in the car and they hot my mom's car two times. I was terrified. And now my parents are in court trying to get custody over me, my sister and my younger brother.
My biggest challenge is having a sister w/ Microcephaly and cerebral palsy. It really was hard because when one of my family members is sick I am the one to take care of her. and the other challenge was having my brother operated for explore lap (for the intestines) he nearly passed away. we really can't afford flipcams that's why I am hoping to win this and my mom always wanted this. thank you.
my bigest challeng is........ letting go my grandma at 6 she died on my birthday we were coming to her house and we found her dead on the chair i was soooooo sad and miss her sooooo much
i am turning twelve today and i asked all of my friends to come to my party and none of them can come to my party. i later found out that my mom had asked twenty of my relitives to come to my party and they all said they would come.
When I turned 11 I noticed that I wasn't like regular boys my age I didn't like girls, but instead I liked boys. I was gay. It was pretty easy for me to accept, but I didn't have a clue how to tell the people that I loved. I decided to hide it, and that became my soul purpose in everything that I did. I had to make sure that no one knew. I didn't have anyone to confide in, and I knew I couldn't trust anyone with my secret. Eventually this horrible black soul polluting secret started to effect e
i wanted to add since i ran out of room :( that husband was in a car accident june 1 2010 an hasnt worked since he had 1 surgury an 1 on the way for his neck an back, we have 3 kids and its so hard for me to go out in public an work with no dentures, he can hardly drive, he trying to go back to work but his back wont let him an things are just soooo down right now it adds to the pressure. i crochet to take my mind of reality an pray things will get better
i found out in a early age that i have a ulcer an i was very surprize since my family was low on moey i had to learn to deal with my emotions since i was in 7th grade so school an learning not to get stress an angry since i had a younger brothers n sisters that use to take my hw an things i had in my room! i still have my ulcer today an the way i get my stress an angry to leave or foeget about is calling mt grandmother for new ways to crotchet a blanket/hats or something new!
My husband and I were many thousands of dollars in debt due to taking in roomates and being much too trusting when they would tell us they would pay. We had to use our credit cards and all of our resources to pay off their share eventually they would take off and leave us high and dry without notice. We made it through that and are on our way towards getting back in line :)
i was never proud of anything i did,never ever i would make things an never show them to anyone, an then when mishap hapened an i had to have all teeth pulled at age 31 well i barely left the house cause even then dentures never fit so i went without them, 3 children an youngest just started having asthma attacks an i would have to go out to hospitals an doctors with people staring at me but i sorta got over this feeling when i dive into crochet pics like your obama tutorial it helped me alot
my challenge is is my lack of confidence I used to be very outgoing and didn't really care what people thought of me or how i look. Since having my daughter 5 years ago i have almost doubled in size due to comfort eating from the stress worrying about others opinions of me etc and not feeling good enough. Last month was the last straw for me, I had a panic attack in the supermarket so I sought help. I now have an action plan for a healthy lifestyle. I am worth it!
one challenge in my life was not always having the proper resources in a financial aspect. any money made had to go straight to bills. the biggest reality slap was when i graduated high school & was accepted to my university of choice. however, i couldnt go due to financial reasons. now i attend a nearby community college and even that is a struggle in not having a reliable form of transportation, for i take the bus to and from school everyday. It may be a very difficult but i make it happen :)
Held my daddy's hand as he passed. In 2009 my Dads Mom blamed me for him passing. 2010 My mom got remarried and moved away to Texas taking my grandma (her mom) who was diagnosed with altimeters with her. In all that has happened, In all the sadness I am able overcome it by putting all my trust in God knowing that he is here with me, to love and comfort me and help me to be a strong rock for my 4 little ones I have been so blessed with, and such wonderful friends he has put in my life!!! :)
November 2003 I help my grandpas hand as he passed from cancer. In 2004, pregnant with my 4th, I watched my husband walk out the door with another women and has had nothing to do with his kids since. He took all the money and I lost my home. 2005 had my daughter and following was the beginning of the divorce process, also in 2005 a close uncle passed from brain cancer. In 2006 my divorce was final and later that year My daddy had a major stroke. In 2007 at the age of 30
my biggest struggle is my diabetes. a lot of times i forget to inject myself. i know that this is very bad for my body but i just can't (and don't want to sometimes) think of it.
My biggest struggle is worrying about what other people think, and trying to make everyone else happy before Im happy. Im working through those issues and learning not to be a doormat.
Probably my greatest challenge in life is that I am deaf in one ear since I was a child. For the most part, being conscious of this helps to limit problems. Like sitting on the appropriate side in a group, paying close attention when people are talking, wearing special headphones when watching TV, using closed captioning - these are the things I do to further enjoyment of those activities.
My struggle is Our youngest son had a fire accident last Saturday. He was badly burned from the waist up. He has two little girls, age 2 1/2 and the other is 4 1/2. His little girls are his whole world and life. Since he is in a burn unit clear across another state,,,and he has no money, and neither do we,,,, all he can do is talking to them every couple of days on the phone,,, so I would LOVE to be able to send him videos of his girls while he so far away from home. Thank you for your kindness.
My biggest struggle is to never let my inspiration fade. Recently I have gone days (or weeks!) without creating a single thing, something I can't stand since my interest vary from drawing to sewing and I've at least tried everything in between. Forever on going for any artist is to not let your pens (or hooks, or brushes) go cold by accepting not everything is going to be a winner.
I draw everyday, even if it's not working out or life interferes I don't close my drawing book, I turn the page.
My struggle is I have two boys, Max who is 6 months and Colin who is 22 months. I do not have a camera and I am missing out on not having any decent pictures of them while they are growing up. Max was getting dedicated at church and I had to scramble to find someone to take pictures so I could have those memories and so he could see them some day. So that is my struggle, not having a camera to take pictures of my babies as they grow up.
This year my son was being bully in the school bus ! I decided to learn how to drive you need to understand that I'm 43 years old with an intense fear for driving and I have to put this aside for the sake of my child ; This was extremely difficult for me because of my fears but just seeing my son suffer make me realized I need it to get over it and learn to drive so I could drived him to school ! This challenge was my biggest so far as an adult but now that I drive in the highway; I'm happy!
My greatest life's challenge is getting photos and trying to get videos on my phone of my stepson. His mom passed away and her dad lives across country. He does come and visit once a year, but at the age that my stepson is it seems like they change so much. I have always wanted to get a great camera to take these videos/photos for him. The relationship between his grandpa and his mom was kind of strained and now all he has is my stepson. He is so important him.
My current challenge is having a son that will be 19 in a couple of months, who is just new spreading his wings in the adult world. All that the change from child to adult entails. And a daughter that just turned 4 years old, and will be starting preschool this fall. I worry about being 60 when she graduates high school. Praying that I make it till then, with all of my health problems, I want to be there for her till she becomes the beautiful young lady that I know that she will be.
There isn't a trial or tribulation that we can't conquer when we have such a powerful God who never abandons us because he works 24/7. The greastest and hardest challenge is never having enough to help those who are in need .
My Greatest challenge is having a 7 yearold special needs daughter while suffering from stage 4 endometriosis Its hard enough to have one or the other but both is a big challenge. The flip cam would be put to great use because then I would be able to record my daughter doing things the teachers and physical therapists don't get to see her do and alot of times dont believe she can do .The flip cam would help us so much and because we only have one income it is an item we cant afford .thankyou :)
I am going through the biggest challenge of my life so I don't know how I'm going to overcome it but I'm determined. My boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for almost 7 years. His family doesnt acknowledge me because I'm not Indian or Sikh. We love each other so much and wish we could be together, but he simply cannot hurt his parents. He's been torn to pieces and lost. I'm desperate and insecure but I'm doing everything I can to make this work. We are also now half the world away.
My biggest challenge was hurricane Katina. We ended up having to evacuate and we did not know for days what kind of damage we had. We sent my brother and cousin back to Louisiana from Tenn. before anyone was really allowed to get back inside. The only way we could get in touch with them was with the sprint phones that work like a walky talky. The phone kept breaking up but we learned that we got 4/12 feet of water, and my aunt and cousins got 6 feet. Thank god the cats and birds survived.
We ended up not able to get food for our birds and had to give them away, and mostly everything below the 4 1/2 feet was destroyed. The insurance company refused to pay for anything below the water line also. Luckily we received money for the roof of the shed and we used that to rebuild. I now live in Arizona because of meeting my husband, but even mentioning what happens bring tears to my eyes.
My biggest challenge would have to be the problems I've had with my heart. I had my first heart attack at age 37. I'm 53 now and after 4 more heart attacks, 11 weeks ago I had open heart surgery. I hate that I have put my family and friends through so much worry. But I've been given a second chance at life and with God I intend to make every moment count! Thank you, Teresa, for the chance to win!
I don't want the camera..But I'm really touched with the way people have opened out to you Teresa..Congrats to all you subscribers who have faced such challenges..God bless!!
The biggest challenge in my life was my childhood. I had a very tough childhood with abusive parents. I helped take care of & raise my 4 younger siblings & when I was old enough I moved away from everything I knew & started over from scratch. I now have my own family, & my siblings, & even though I no longer have my parents in my life, I found God & have learned to forgive them. My childhood & the struggles I overcame, & my relationship with God have only made me a stronger & better person.
my biggest challenge to overcome, was learning that self esteem is something i already possessed. it was a tough lesson to learn, i sought it in others (sometimes in the wrong ways), thinking their approval of me would get me a self worth. i eventually had a child, and learned i had to posses this esteem, or HE would never have a worth for himself. im proud to say, i have plenty now, and im NOT even a little shy anymore....lol MICHELLE
My greatest challenge is having rheumatoid arthritis. I have had to give up so much because of this nasty disease, but I decided that since I can't walk very well and am in constant pain I needed a distraction, so I decided to take a crochet class. Yeah I know arthritis and crochet aren't supposed to go together, but I have made it work with some modifications. It keeps my hands flexible and distracts from the pain. I have crocheting for 4 months and have made 2 blankets and other little gifts.
My biggest challenge of my life i am facing right now i have a thyroid condition it is a goiter and am seeing doctors right now to let me know it is a cancer or non cancer I also have a condition called lipo-lymphedema which is swelling do to lymp nodes not working right so i have to keep my legs up right so water does not swell up my legs more and have to use a pump on them 3 times a day so my challenge is not something i have over come but I am living with I am trying to beat it not let it win
My biggest challenge was discovering motherhood after 40 and facing it with my child being born 3 1/2 months premature within a toxic marriage. After witnessing my daughter fight for her new life I found strength to walk away from a toxic marriage so she would have a better life. As I went through the experience of daily hospital visits for those 3 1/2 months I exchanged my toxic life for a new normal. I learn to live in the moments God gave me and not take anything for granted.
My biggest challenge was listening to the Most High. If you read and research, the bible says to deliver thy self out of the daughter of Babylon. And I realized what the daughter of babylon is. Where it is. America. I left all I ever knew and now I am in a foreign land and a stranger amongst many because I chose to follow the Creator of all things. And, so now I'm here, learning how to be a mother to my 4 year old son and 1 year old daughter and how to be a virtuous woman of the Most High.
My challenge was going back to school to obtain my college degree. I never did like school and was somewhat of a rebellious brat from the seventies. I quit school when I was sixteen and had no direction. I did get my GED eventually , I have been taking courses for sometime now and made the Deans list last semester. I always have worked in health care mostly as a Home Health Aid and enjoy helping others very much. I'm a few credits away from my associates degree, older now but never too late.
for 1 1/2 years and got pregnant with my now 4 year old son. This changed my life around because at the time, I was living the so called "fast life". I was in school, working 2 jobs, playing basketball and modeling. And my son slowed my life down. I dropped out of school and found a really good job. I worked there 4 2 years and realized how HORRIBLE corporate America was. Then I asked the Most High to deliver me because I started learning so much about government and the world.....
forgave her as well. For giving up on me in my time of need. By the time I got to the 5th grade, I had already been to 10 different elementary schools that I can remember. So, I didn't have many friends growing up. Yet, I've always tried hard in school. In middle school, I was in honors classes, and PREP. In high school, I took piano lessons, played basketball all four years, joined AFJROTC program, was deputy commander of the Step Team and graduated top 13% of my class. I went to UTSA .....
would not take the drug. Thus, she got addicted. This messed up my 2 older sisters', my younger brothers and my lives. Along with my mother's. My mother was released from prison when I was 15 years old. During that time I lived with my god mother for one year, which kicked me out of her house when I was 10 because I kept stealing her jewelry (really, I was just a young child who wanted to play dress up and was too afraid to ask; I've apologized about 2 years ago and she's forgiven me and I....
Wow. This is pretty cool. Thank you for the excitement.
As far as a challenge. My life has been a tough challenge. My mother was addicted to drugs and my father was addicted to drugs and alcohol. I was molested at age 4 by my aunt's boyfriend and I'm just learning how to forgive him. That has caused a lot of issues in my personal sexual life. When I was 10, my mother was sent to prison due to her addiction (which began because her boyfriend put crack in her cigarette because he knew she....
Did you mean a chrochet project challenge? if yes then I have learned how to make a flower from your videos. I don't know how to read patternes but I overcome that by watching your beginer chrochet video now I understand the terms st dbst etc. thanks for all the tutorials :)
loosing my father after years of illness and hoping,even tho its been 5yrs,i still cry myself to sleep sometimes bcos as the days pass,i think i'm forgeting his voice. wish he could just speak to me one more time but the reality is its not gonna happen but i'm comforted that he lives thru me and my 4siblings.love u always dad.lol whoever said that time heals all wounds did not loose the most important person in their life.we don't heal,we just learn to live with kit cos thats the power we have.
Hello, my challenge is that I have muscular dystrophy. I was diagnosed when I was 13 years old. I went from being a carefree 13 year old that loved danced to not being able to walk or barely move my arms. Over the years I overcame that and learned to walk again. I am now a minister and know that the only way that I overcame that was through God. Thank you.
I suppose my biggest challenge is having a non-verbal son with autism and being a single mom of two. Everyday is a challenge with some struggles here and there. The best way I overcome my daily battles is with patience, but my hardest struggle would be the feeling that I could never die because my son will need me forever. I suppose I have yet to overcome this dilemma.
my biggest challenge was overcomeing the loos of my father at age 12 and accpecting a new man i never met before as my new "father"...while moving on with out expressing my feelings fully
I would have to say the biggest challenge i have overcome was going through a horrible event that changed me and my sons life in such a way that i went into a major depression and almost lost my son. I have worked to overcome this the last 7 years and i still have weekly contact with someone so i can share my thoughts. I wish everyone can get the chance to have someone to talk to in ruff times, cause it helps so much. I turned my life around and am getting married in june, thanks to the help.
The biggest challenge of my life has been living in a country different from mine in difficult conditions have not lost value, or my ability to work and was always positive
One of the biggest challenges of my life this far was going through a divorce at the age of twenty two. Alone. I got married very young and when I was old enough to realize what life was about and what I wanted out of life, I knew it didn't include my marriage. It was a rough nine months from start to finish, but now, two years later, life couldn't be better. I was able to maintain my sanity, my health, and even kept a decent friendship with my ex-husband. There are all kinds of challenges we f
@tjw1963 Hi what a job you have to pick someone ,I've been reading some of them,and the only thing I can say is wow!Some of them their sort story is sad to read.
So heres mine,I'm not sick,I had a pretty great childhood,I've never moved accros no ocean or country,what ever happend in my past didn't destroyed me it made me stronger and that is exactly the same thing I try to past to my 3 sons. I'm a happy person and finding something that makes me happy everyday is my daily challenge. Keep :)
i went to live with a man last summer , a man thats not ever been there for me in my life. how this became , was my mother left me behind and he was all i had. he grew violent i have never really known him the whole six months was truely a learning expirience ,learnd how to drive , learnd who he truely was .and was capable of ,and most of all lookd into my fathers very soul for the first time in 22years i forgave my mother but truely she gave me the best gift ever. geting to know my dad.
my biggest challenge has always been my weight. I have PCOS, so LOSING the weight is always hard, while gaining it back is ridiculously easy. Since the beginning of the year, i've been diligently watching my calorie intake, something I've done for a long time without much result. But I started hitting the gym for at least an hour 5 days a week and I'm finally seeing steady results :) A long way to go, but it's a start!
After finishing university and spending 2 years in my career, I suffered from a serious bought of depression. It felt like nothing could make me happy again. I realized that I needed a serious life change. I have sold all my belongings, given notice at my work, and on April 23, I leave my home and familiarity behind to move 3000 miles across the country. I am driving alone with my little dog, Te Amo. I believe comfort breeds complacency, so, I challenged myself to leave comfort behind.
my challenge is learning to cope with my fibromalgia. i overcame it to just enjoy the days that have been given to me and take everything a dag at the time.
My father left us when I was 1 year old and moved half way across the world to Russia. He never wrote or called but somehow I loved him so much I could cry. Even though I was only 1 years old when he left I remember him picking me up and kissing my forehead. I held on to this one image of him for so many years waiting for my dad to kiss my forehead once again. When I was twenty years old he called me. He said he wanted to meet me. I was so excited and anxious, I could believe that my dream was
I used to live in China but 2 years ago i moved back to Singapore(my home country) to study..making friends in Singapore was very hard since i was the odd one out.. i moved to china when i was very small so all my friends were there..i felt depressed and started to smoke..im 14 now..to overcome this, there was a girl in my school that started talking to me, we could relate a lot and became best friends..now i feel more comfortable and happy when i go to school..i have also stopped smoking..
One of the biggest challenges in my life was when I had to be basically a single mother to my newborn. My husband went to go serve in Iraq when our son was just 8 days old. I was a mess and so incredibly stressed out. I had good friends to help me through and eventually moved back home with my parents so they could help me out. It was in all the hardest year of my life but it was worth it to see my husband get off that plane safe and sound.
One of the biggest challenges i faced was in high school. Those years can be a tough time and i remember getting interviewed for a leadership program that was a big deal for me. I felt disadvantage because everyone had a leader to call them to prepared for the interview but i was never inform until the day of and i had to figure everything out asap. I was nervous when i got interviewed, i had to dance and show my talented side which was hard. At the end i didn't make it, it was disappointing.
My biggest challenge in my life is to go through my daily life and worry about what comes next. Its so hard for people to accept me for who I am and almost everyday I have to put on a mask/ disguise myself to be someone that I'm not. It is so tiring. I overcome this problem by believing in myself and go through each day one at a time. Do something that make me happy as I know everyone deserve to be happy no matter who they are.
My biggest challenge is what I am still going though. I am over weight and I am slowly but surly losing the weight just by eating well and exercising. There are many temptations and setbacks but I still like to think of myself as headstrong and my perseverance will pull me through. I have lost 25 pounds. My goal of losing 100 lbs is getting closer every day.
For my age my life has had its ups and downs, but the biggest challenge was the day my father died. There was a knock at the door a cop, when i finished answering all his ?"s he told me that he was gone and that he was sorry. that took a lot out of me. but someone had to tell my brother and mom and it was me, my brother that was hard.but how do you tell someone that the person they have been with for 30yr was gone,its been 5yrs now i just remind myself that he's in a better place and i love him.
The biggest challenge I have is not giving up and staying positive. My husband and I have gotten out of one hole just to fall into another. We've had quite a bit of setbacks. Financially, personally and health wise. Taking it one day at a time one step at a time is the only solution we have. Sometimes you just have to stop, take a deep breath and be thankful for everything that is going right. Being thankful that we have each other and that we have our friends and family. Life in general is a c
Definitely the hardest thing I've faced in my life so far is leaving the ones I love. As a military family we move frequently and it's only gotten harder each time. I become easily attached and it's so heartbreaking leaving really great friends. They are also the reason as to how I can cope. I maintain my ties to previous friends, keep in touch, just hearing their voices consolidates me. Plus, the new friends I make help, though in a way it also makes for more pain in the end.
The biggest challenge in my life has been placing my 1st daughter for adoption when I was 20. I had a nervous breakdown at 21 because I didn't know how to deal with my grief. I kept praying that God would give me strength and he did. It is amazing what you can do with the Lord working with you. It hasn't been an easy road, but I am the woman today that my life has made me. Strong and persistant! As so many of us are! Our trials in life make us stronger! <3
The biggest challenge in my life has been my ex-husband leaving and learning how to cope and manage as a single parent. In the beginning I didn't even know how to handle it but I am blessed to have a great family who came alongside me and carried my children and I through and to have a God who to this day keeps getting me through. Now, I wouldn't change how things are .. all I can say is I'm extremely blessed :)
You know, I was sorting through these comments of people's challenges. Strangers I don't even know have heart breaking stories in their lives. I didn't know how people's lives were almost put in a small paragraph. But not all of the people had gone over their challenges. Some of these stories just broke my heart and almost made me cry. I pray that these people get well. For example i was reading, a girl whos father was an alcoholic and was abused. Thumbs Up If you can relate to me what I said.
Biggest challenge in my life was learning to cope the side effects of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis which threatened my eyesight and made me legally blind from the age of twelve until I consented to risk undergoing a surgery at seventeen that could have left me alone in the dark for the rest of my life. It took over a year to come to terms with that risk and eventually consented alongside one other girl who was going through the same thing. She lost her sight- I did not. I see for us both now.
about 5 years ago i was in a car accident and had a spinal cord injury which left me paralyzed from the chest down. I had to learn to adjust to life as a person with disabilities. i went to rehab and learned how to do things in a wheelchair. after about 3 months after the accident i went home and a couple months after that i decided to go back to school. i am now close to transfering to san francisco state. being a person with a disability has its challenges but nothing is impossible
My biggest challenge in life was having a dysfunctional family while growing up. Still occasionally wonder if I have overcome it completely yet and I am almost 55! This camera would be my April b-day pressie! Thanx 4 all ur great videos.
I know we should only have one challenge but that same baby girl that we adopted started running away when she turned 13 yrs old. Lied about who she was and lied on us so she wouldn't have to come home. We ended up in court because she claimed we abandoned her. OF course we didn't. Now she is in foster care and we had to basically let her go. It was very painful to go through but again God was my strength along with my friends and family praying for me and my husband in both situations.
My greatest challenge in life was when my grandmother died in August of 1996 and 2 week after her funeral my mom suffered a stroke and heart attach. Went into a coma and died 2 months later. I lived in PA and they were in GA. I had just brought a baby girl (9 months) into my home for adoption. They never got to meet her but everyday I prayed to God to help me to care for her and homeschool my two boys. He brought me through it all day by day one day at a time.
The hardest time I overcame was my dad getting a kidney transplant. I was only 13 at the time and I had to take care of my younger sister while he recovered. It was a really hard time and seemed like it would never end. Thankfully, it's 7 years later and my dad's kidney is doing great!
I would have to say a big challenge for me was trying to afford a roof over my head while I was unemployed....but I overcame it, and I'm proud of myself
Wow, guys. I just read some of the comments so far. I must say that my problems feel so small in comparison to some of yours. Thank you so much for being strong enough to share your stories of challenge. I hope some one very deserving wins the camera - and that you can then show us some of your crochet projects :)
My biggest challenge was over coming depression from my first two miscarriages. They happened w/i the same year and everything came crashing down. Finally after 5yrs of trying to have a baby, we got pregnant! When I miscarried for the third time, I fought my depression, i turned to God and knew that He has a plan for me. And that soon we will have a successful pregnancy! I have turned to crochet, scrapping, and other hobbies. I thank God for allowing me to have such great friends that support me
My biggest challenge was bed wetting from childhood til being a TEENAGER. I used to have a really, really, REALLY weak bladder. I literally could not hold water. I tried the not drinking two hours before bed. It didn't work. It was so bad I was going through two sheet changes in one night. I was too embarrassed to have friends sleep over and I most certainly did not want to sleep over their houses. Finally I sought medical help on my own at 17 and now I am 21 and I keep a dry bed every night!
My biggest challenge was me living and growing up in New Jersey trying to stay alive everyday from gangs fights polices and everything you can think of and you can figure out yourself by researching it up I used to live in Patterson,New Jersey I always think to myself I want to get out of this place but I can't because of my parents until i got older we moved to Florida and I had a better life there don't have to worry about me getting robbed in the streets when i want to hang outside :(
My biggest challenge was finding out 5 yrs ago I have UC, ulcerative colitis. In the beginning no one could diagnos me and I was losing weight drastically and bleeding out. I could have died. I took 18 pills a day in the beginning to get it under control now I'm taken 9 a day Its under control and god is there helpin me get through it. I gained all my weight bac and some so I'm pretty healthy now. I learned to accept I will have this for the rest of my life.
my biggest challege was doing situps. I pushed myself very hard, did them everynight, and have courage in myself and I passed the State PE Test. Yay! I want a flip because my mom won't get me it as my birthday so I am trying to win contests right now. PS. I haven't got birthday presents from my mom and dad since the last 5 years. I am 10 and a half.
The biggest challenge I have ever faced in my life has been having to face the reality that I am not able to have children. My husband and I have tried for some time now to conceive, but with no luck. I have polycystic ovary syndrome, and it makes it almost impossible to have a child. Fortunately I am learning to overcome the sadness/emptiness I often feel. I have several nieces/nephews and even a great niece. They fill my heart with so much joy!
A big challenge in my life would be moving to Minnesota and having to start anew. It was the hardest thing ever to leave behind my family back in California. But I managed to move on and get on with my life. :)
My biggest challenge was/ is raising my 4 kids! lol I do not know how I made it, only the grace of God, but I did. One 14yo son to go. I pray that He continues to reign His blessings over me
The biggest challenge in my life would definitely be the asthma attack i had while i was out of the states and in the Philippines for a vacation. i wasn't completely alone but i didnt have much people to help either. i honestly felt like i was going to die because it feels like someone is just choking you from the inside and you cant do anything about it. eventually an ambulance came and brought me to the hospital just in time. this was a few years ago and i havent had any attacks since then.
Thank you Teresa for having this Give Away... and to everyone who shared their beautiful stories here.. God bless you all !
ami4ever98 8 months ago
@ami4ever98 You are welcome.
tjw1963 8 months ago
Ok thank you
RonCristJr 8 months ago
Who won
RonCristJr 8 months ago
@RonCristJr The winner is posted with an annotation in the video.
tjw1963 8 months ago
Who won
RonCristJr 8 months ago
One day I came home and my 2 baby ducks were dead and they ment a lot to me (the sadly drowned)
Christina1Pham 10 months ago
I'm 11 and my mum and dad divorced that made me sad
Christina1Pham 10 months ago
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moongazer00 10 months ago
Awesome vids my little brother did not breath when he was born so he went into intensife care I over came it by praying and listing him each day
lilmadzer 10 months ago
My biggest challenge is living where i do. I have been attacked on several different occasions , i had a boyfriend who locked me up and used to beat me, but i'm now back living with my family but its really hard, my grandmother past away in January this year and i never got a chance to say goodbye, but i am hoping to get back to my country this year and start to live my life.
PeleDuPorcelain 10 months ago
My nephew Darrell was murdered one year ago today April 10th. It is still a huge challenge for my entire family. His mother was on kidney dialysis for over 5 years. Darrell's kidneys were a match and his mom is now healthy with the transplanted kidney from her son. Darrell still lives everyday inside his mother. We miss him dearly. I have been sad all day. (I don't need the camera just wanted to share our challenge.)
LOCACCENTS 10 months ago
My greatest challenge was over coming my mother's cancer. I was only in the 4th grade when it happened. Being that young and being the oldest daughter out of two children, I was given a lot of adult responsibilities from then on. I had to do more household chores and started to cook with my dad to lighten his load. Now she is fine, but still needs me a lot (which I don't mind :3). Also now that my father is very elderly, I guess I can say I'm the man (woman) of the house, doing everything.
ColorguardTwin 10 months ago
My greatest challenge was my father running away. he ran away four in the morning when he and my mother had a fight he said he was tired of how our family treated him so he left. i called him everyday since that day i felt as if my life has ended. but i got over it by my friends i told a few people at and they threw me a party to get over it i felt so loved<3
asiangirl761 10 months ago
My greatest challenge has been losing our house back in December due to financial difficulties... It was so hard to go through right before Christmas but I thank God every day for the great family I have that took me my husband and my 4 year old son and newborn daughter in... What I have don to overcome this challenge has been to throw myself into my crafts (which you have helped me with, with your tutorials ^_^)... I hope to one day have a great business going....
peanutsmum 10 months ago
My biggest challenge has been suffering from infertility. We tried for over six years to start a family. We decided to adopt and brought our amazing son home in 2006. The moment he was placed into my arms, all the previous years of heartache washed away. Adoption is not an easy road to travel, and it can feel extremely lonely. But I am so grateful to be a mom---my greatest title ever!
03doxie 10 months ago
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My biggest challenge was raising my oldest daughter as a single mom. I believe the only way to overcome a challenge is to give it to the Lord. I took it one day at a time and prayed daily that the Lord would either give me the strength to make it alone, or put a Godly man in my life who would be a daddy to my daughter. When she was 18 months old I met the man who is now my husband. He loved her like his own, adopted her, and we have since had two more beautiful daughters together!
cowgirlstef 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was raising my oldest daughter as a single mom. I believe the only way to overcome a challenge is to give it to the Lord. I took it one day at a time and prayed daily that the Lord would either give me the strength to make it alone, or put a Godly man in my life who would be a daddy to my daughter. When she was 18 months old I met the man who is now my husband. He loved her like his own, adopted her, and we have since had two more beautiful daughters together!
cowgirlstef 10 months ago
did she expalined everything although sometimes i feel it was my fault because of the fact that she had me to take care of. So thx for this giveaway I hope to give this to my mom for her birthday, luck to all who enter (*^_^)
KatzlovesVilleandMM 10 months ago
away I my sister and I were seperated so I was alone and being a small child at the time i didnt know what was going on. I though my mom didnt want me I thought I did something bad to have my sis and mom leave me. I wouldnt eat so the agency brought my sister so that she could encourage me to eat and I did but she couldnt be their all the time she would come to give me dinner and put me2 sleep I remember I would cry myslef 2 sleep....anyways my mom faught for 3 yrs to get us back and when she...
KatzlovesVilleandMM 10 months ago
My greatest challege was realizing that it wasnt my fault. When I was 4 I was taken away from my mom because she got arrested(my dad had left us already, My mom as a single mom wanted the best for my sister and I so she worked 3 jobs and although we never really saw her she really cared for us we never lived in an apartment or in the ghetto, she never let strangers around us. My mom did drugs to stay awake so that she could work but SHE never let it come between us. Anyways when I was taken.....
KatzlovesVilleandMM 10 months ago
My greatest challenge was coming of age after being old enough to understand I was sexually abused. Needless to say all those teenage hormones were confusing and complicated everything. Not only did I have to overcome all the usual female insecurities but I had to learn to be comfortable with my sexuality and to trust others. Over the years I have succeeded in having healthy long term relationships. I'm finally with a man who allows me to talk about my experiences and loves me without pity.
MegaLiePie 10 months ago
I was molested by my dad. so When I was 3 years old I ran away from him it was hard because he was my dad and it took me a while to think of him as just a bad person and nothing else
anime8explode 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was me living and growing up in Jersey trying to live everyday from gangs fights polices and everything you can think of and you can figure out yourself by researching it up I used to live in Patterson,New Jersey I always think to myself I want to get out of this place but I can't because of my parents until i got older we moved to Florida and I had a better life there don't have to worry about me getting robbed in the streets :/ i also need a camcorder to record my life :)
moneyguy258 10 months ago 2
On November 11th, my fiance walked out on me and I was 9 months pregnant, I went into premature labor. There was a fire the following week November 23 in my high rise condo bldg. ,there was a forced evacuation due to water damage and asbestos findings for at least four months.It's now been almost 5 and my baby and I are not home yet.I lived with my cousin for a month and then moved in with friend until now.I felt alone and displaced, until I started praying and my prayers have been answered!
SuperElliott01 10 months ago
Well one challenge i will share is, trying to paint when you've had you're dominant hand stabbed my a knife. No damage or anything but it's pretty difficult painting with the other hand. Only way to overcome such trouble is perservearance, and motivation.
BitOveRate 10 months ago
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BitOveRate 10 months ago
I also do alot of baking and pastel work. When I want to learn new crochet projects I refer back to your videos and make something for myself or my family. I like the meditation feel of crocheting and it really relaxes me.
shaynie1212 10 months ago
car accident and she didnt make it. I dealt with this trauma by drinking every weekend hoping it was all a dream. My other best friend has been fight leukemia since she was 13 years old. In April 2009 she past away as well. I was called to be by her side while they unplugged her. My biggest challenge was to find something to help me cope with these deaths and move on in my life, crocheting suprisingly helped me. I crochet when I start to feel depressed.
shaynie1212 10 months ago
Three years ago in high school I had two best friends that meant alot to me. October 2008 I was at a football game waiting for my friend to meet me there, the last time I saw her was after school waiting for the bus and I had no idea it was going to be the last hug I was going to give her, she told me she'll meet me at the football game. So I waited and waited then half time came around and I got all call from her phone number. It was her mom and she was crying hysterically saying she got in a
shaynie1212 10 months ago
My biggest challange Wasa Learning to drive. i got my learners permit january 2010 and am in the prosess of getting my license and its very scary. i dont want to have an acsident. its very scary.. Im still learning but in not as scared now
jmsgirl95 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was learning to forgive my father, an alcoholic for being physically and emotionally abusive. I am the oldest of 6 kids, and we spent our childhood watching him slowly kill himself. From age 13, when my mom finally left him, to age 18 I had almost no contact with him. Then I found out he was dying. I realized that I barely knew him as a person, and I wanted to change that. I had so much pain though, it was hard to even talk to him. One day I just made up my mind.
garciajennifer223 10 months ago
'This is my father, and I can accept him the way he is or just cut him completely out of my life. Bc trying to change him or hoping he will change is killing me'. So I did. I spent time around him when he was sober, and left when he decided to drink and told him why. He died when I was 19, and I am so thankful we had the time we had together. I got to know him and since my brothers and sisters didn't, a lot of times I am their only memory of him. So it's helped them too.
garciajennifer223 10 months ago
A big challenge in my life was when i found out i had kidney failure at the age of nine. when i was twelve i had to have chemo and i lose all of my hair. i was in the hospital a lot and that is when i took up crocheting. I think crochet is one of the things that helped my through it the most. Crochet and all of my great friends in school, that i still have today.
duckycrochetlover 10 months ago
A big challenge in my life was when I found out my friends weren't really my friends. They were just using me. My boyfriend wanted a break from our 2 year relationship to try new people. My parents were fighting. My bestfriend (my only sister) told me not to rely on her. All of this happened at the same time I was diagnosed with depression. It was a hard time for me. Literally NO ONE was there for me. I had no one, except God. He's helped me and always been there. All you need is time and prayer
maechan004 10 months ago
My challenge is waking up everyday & praying that my day, no matter how easy or difficult it may be, is that God gets me through it & he always does. He is always there when I need him. You never know what a day may bring. That is a challenge in itself. If there is anyone I can count on, it is God <3 XOXO.
RAiNBWNiKKi 10 months ago
Omg my challenges compared to the other people look like nothing. I also have diseases in my family, a husban withPoliomyelitis.
But my biggest challenge is to keep truthfull to my faith and my values in a world where many things seem to be so wrong. To overcome it I have to remember everyday what I am and what I stand for, pray alot and pass on the word. (PS my challenge right now is a crochet sweater I have in my hand but no idea how to translate it into crochet yet lol). Thanks, Natty
nattylionesss 10 months ago
My challenge is Breast Cancer, challenged myself to give back for all the nice things, that has been given to me, during this time. I received hats, blanket, slippers, handmade, it so has touched my heart to know that there are kind people who took their time to make a gift to brighten my down days with the cancer treatments. Not only did they touch my heart , but my mother and brother who did not win the figth with cancer. Thank each, who have donate a piece of love and time. I will now!
sharonkc1223 10 months ago
Hello. I'd love to enter! Great giveaway! My challenge is my mental health and dealing with my 3 year old ADHD son. I have suffered from depression for years and it's really hard being a great stay at home mom to my son who's energy should be bottled and sold! It's an ongoing challenge with me...I go to therapy, take meds, and practice meditation. Will things get better? I don't know but I'd like to think so.
leaette 10 months ago
I need Flip Video Cam because I would like to teach deaf people for Crochet. I can use sign language to explain to deaf crochet fans. I hope it will be successful for my deaf crochet you tube. Thanks!
deafheartily64 10 months ago
My greatest challenge in my life to date was when we moved to NC and I was completely isolated and a 3 month old baby. We got through that time through prayer and not leaning on our understanding of why things were just not turning out right. My husband got offered a job so we could move back to OK, and got put on part time at his job in NC the same week (making it an easy decision). Now we have a different perspective about trials in our life and our faith makes them easier to bear.
jenksfortes 10 months ago
I think my biggest challenge was to come to live in the US. I had to learn a all different culture, language and way to everything! Thank God I found my husband and with his love and my daughter"s my life is amazing in this blessed land!
gabylina99 10 months ago
My biggest challenge so far has been having my husband live so far away from me. We've been married for just over 4 years and we have 2 toddlers. He is in the Army and we've only seen him 25 days in the last 9 months. He lives in South Korea and the time difference is horrible. I've overcome this by making sure my husband and I have phone dates often :) And I look at this time as a chance to really focus on my self improvement. I've grown so much and can't wait to live with him again.
iloveapiano 10 months ago
My mom was always really fun and enrgetic and loved to be around her friends and family. We were so close and I always wanted to be with her, she was my best friend. But a year ago she just lost it all, she started becoming sad, lonely, being around her it was like she had chugged nyquil because she is always tired, and sleepy, and she's always crying. I beg her to go get help but she claims she's fine. It's a different thing everyday. "I'm just sick. I have a fever, I'll be fine."
gwenstefanis1 10 months ago
@gwenstefanis1 but she never is, she just gets worse everyday. Im the oldest in my family, so that means I have had to be the mom for my brother and sister. I take them everywhere i make their food i work and buy everything they need because my mom cant and wont do any of it. I miss having her there to listen. Im distanced from my friends because Im so stressed about
gwenstefanis1 10 months ago
@gwenstefanis1 "what if i cant pay this bill, what if we lose our house" I am missing out on the "best years of my life" because of this. Its so hard everyday. I miss having my mom around, and not having her support. Being a highschool student and a mom of two grown kids is really tough. But I make it through everyday because I love my family so much. I just want to keep my brother and sister with me everyday, they are one of the only things worth living for to me. I love them so much.
gwenstefanis1 10 months ago
my biggest challenge was 3 yrs ago. My 17 yr old daughter, Renee, was killed in a car crash along with one of her close friends. The guy driving the car was high on drugs and was speeding and went off the road and hit a tree, ejecting both girls. She was in a coma for 5 days and passed away on the 5th day. She was not only my daughter but she was my best friend. It is so hard to live everyday without her. The thing that kept me going at that time was her 3 little sisters. I miss her dearly!
lisamr40 10 months ago
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My biggest issue I think is living day by day and managing to still be happy and not let it all get me down. I'm 21 now and over the past 5 years I've been diagnosed with severe allergic asthma, Solar Urticaria to visible and uvb light, fibromyalgia, a non specific autoimmune,and told I was severely allergic to mold and everything growing outside. I can't do anything I used to do but I take it all one day at a time. Trying to find the happiness in it all rather than let it get me down.
TwiSteDCBloSsoM 10 months ago
My biggest issue I think is living day by day and managing to still be happy and not let it all get me down. I'm 21 now and over the past 5 years I've been diagnosed with severe allergic asthma, Solar Urticaria to visible and uvb light, fibromyalgia, a non specific autoimmune,and told I was severely allergic to mold and everything growing outside. I can't do anything I used to do but I take it all one day at a time. Trying to find the happiness in it all rather than let it get me down.
TwiSteDCBloSsoM 10 months ago
Since age 11 I've had issues with substance abuse, depression and severe social anxiety. A few months ago I was a recluse who had lost all hope and social skills. All I could manage to do was get high and hide. I decided I needed help and checked into a behavioral health hospital. Since I've been out I've been sober for 34 days now, become active in a social activist group, joined a church, and started talking again. I'd use the camera to share activism and continue talking to the world.
BumFactotumFilms 10 months ago
My greatest challenge is actually still not over yet. Ever since I was 12 I have had problems with my hormone levels. In short, my hormones have made me really sick throughout the years, mainly through high school, to the point where I was constantly missing and always sick. I ended up missing most of my freshman year. At the time I didn't know what was wrong with me and the doctors couldn't figure it out either. Now i'm in college and doing much better with but I'm on but I still get sick a lot
sweetie11707 10 months ago
My greatest challenge in my life is that i was diagnosed with arthritis when i was 7 years old. I has it all my life but never knew it. Im am 15 now and still face its challenges. I am a pro-dancer and i used to be a competitive cheerleader and a gymnast, but I realized I loved dance more than a lot of things. But, my arthritis causes me to catch more sickness. It gave me pneumonia, and a right lung breathing defect. With that camera, I would like to film my dancing and express my love for it!!
moongazer00 10 months ago
My greatest challenge is to have a twin sister that you have to look after..I love her dearly she has cerebal palsy and im constatnly looking after her 24/7 Im her wall when she needs me..She has to have surgery in the next month of so and im scared to death she is my top priority along with school and you know what shes even in college with me along with her disability and i thank god for that and being able to let her contiue her education and knowing i will always be her biggest dependent!
Danneika 10 months ago
I didn't know how to ride a bike and I kept on fallin but one day I
Was sick and s
Ad so I wanted to go outside to ride my bike I fell off but I got bak on and I finaly learned how to ride it cuz of my dad
TheHappyness19 10 months ago
I was kicked out of my mothers house and had a 7 month old son i only had three days to leave and i could not come back also i never knew about assistance out there & missed out 2 1/2 months of his life.. That is only one of many and I have learned to be smarter NOW!!! If only I could tell you everything that happened it would blow your mind needless to say, I went to church met my husband and am on child # 2 and it's been 3 years and my mother never talks 2 me never seen my husband or 2nd child
MrMrsJEMJ 10 months ago
I was kicked out of mu mothers house and had a 7 month old son i only had three days to leave and i could not come back also i never knew about assistance out there & missed out 2 1/2 months of his life.. That is only one of many and I have learned to be smarter NOW!!! If only I could tell you everything that happened it would blow your mind needless to say, I went to church met my husband and am on child # 2 and it's been 3 years and my mother never talks 2 me never seen my husband or 2nd child
MrMrsJEMJ 10 months ago
When I was in the 3rd Grade my parents divorced and I thought they divorced because of me and my sisters. I thought this because my parents always were complaining about being tight on money and with three kids it would be even harder to provide. Then my 3rd grade teacher noticed that I was depressed and she talked to my mom. She then talked to me. Now she has a new job that gives her more money and I know that they divorced because my did not have a good job and could not get a better one.
cruz13117 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was one that I did not think I was strong enough to deal with and I surprise how you can overcome things. My husband had many surgerys. From removal of his tyroid to having 3 hips replacements including living without hip for 6 month to treat an infection, I didn't think that I was strong enough to help him and with the grace of god and my children, I was able to do i.v's and keep his womb clean until they were able to replace his hip. I say don't give up On life. BELIEVE!!!
cucarico1 10 months ago
My greatest challenge in my life is that i was diagnosed with arthritis when i was 7 years old. I has it all my life but never knew it. Im am 15 now and still face its challenges. I am a pro-dancer and i used to be a competitive cheerleader and a gymnast, but I realized I loved dance more than a lot of things. But, my arthritis causes me to catch more sickness. It gave me pneumonia, and a right lung breathing defect. With that camera, I would like to film my dancing and express my love for it!!
moongazer00 10 months ago
And to add to that issue, I hang out with boys because they are the only people i can 'relate' to. I have become very good friends with them but since i am a girl they always make TWSS jokes assoisated with me. And at first it was funny, but now it just gets really annoying. Im kinda tough in character, but it all wears me down because my brother is in jail, my parents keep fighting, my sister is really stupid and has a boyfriend that always beats her up, but she had twins with him, and one has
pandagirl4561 10 months ago
My greatest challenge was learning how to control my anger. I am still trying to overcome it, and crocheting has really helped me with patience and calms me down a bunch. Your videos have also helped alot :).
pandagirl4561 10 months ago
My biggest challange was the birth of my son Xander. My birth with him was very hard and scary. I was in labour a total of 37 hours and needed an emegency c-section after all of it. Durring the c section I lost a lot of blood and procedded to black out... I didn't wake until 5 hours after he was born and finally got to hold my baby. I needed a blood transfusion as well... I was very depressed for a long time and felt like a failure. I overcame this challange by becomming a Doula. Also Crocheting
fuzzypeach5 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was ending the toxic relationship with my mother.
She has done so much damage most of my life, I'm surprised I am still here to talk about it.
dawn4664 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was my parents fighting and tking of divorce, and an older sister moving out because of that when i was litte
phantomhockeyzero 10 months ago
My biggest challenge has been getting over my past. I was bullied from the age of 3 til the age of 17...i've struggled with low selfasteem my entire life and is finally on my way to recovery. I was diagnosed with depression about 2 1/2 years ago and is taking medication which has helped me so much.
I would love to win the camera because i'd like to get some videos on my youtube channel about make up and other creative things:)
PixieHR 10 months ago
my biggest chalange was the school athletics contest when i fractured my arm in 5 places and i had3 or so opperations out of this country.i still feel the fractures on some places but im ok.i realy need that cam
Heosprincess 10 months ago
My biggest challenge has been losing weight. My goal this year is to lose 40 pounds and I only have 16 more pounds to achieve it. Crocheting keeps my mind and hands off food. The flip-cam would be a great way to chronical my weight loss and showcase my crafts. I also love to cross stitch! Your vids have been extremely helpful, thanks for sharing your talents!
naptural19 10 months ago
My biggest challenge has been learning how to deal with my anxiety and depression. It seems to get worse at times and it's something I have to learn to overcome each and everyday. Crocheting is so relaxing and it takes my mind off of other things I normally worry about. Thank you so much for your videos :)
PeaNUTT728 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was taking care of my father who had alzhiemers.Alot of people said to me that i should put him in a nursing home because it was going to be to much for me to take care of him.I just didnt have the heart to put him in a nursing home.For 5 years i did everything for my father he was like my kid i change him washed him and feed him.I was with him 24 hours a day i hardly went out.Last April my father passed away and i dont regret taking care of him.I miss him so much.
MsBenlisa 10 months ago
my biggest challenge was growing up with a single mother that was diagnose with cancer when i was 11. After school each day i would sit by her bed side and do my homework. I had to grow up quickly to take care of myself.
Im now 26 and she has since recovered but still suffers from many complications, but i thank god everyday that she's still here with me.
quynni 10 months ago
It's challenging to lose your mother to say the least. I got through it with the help of my husband's shoulder and some really productive crying.
Kristonia69 10 months ago
My challenge was growing up with Aspergers in a conservative family that denied my differences and chose to abuse me for my "laziness" and under performing. It only got worse when my sister was murdered by a serial killer when I was 10.
kenandkids 10 months ago
a challenge in my life has been my grandma had cancer and died it has been hard to cope with :'(
killersoda87965 10 months ago
my greates challenge was having a sister w/ microcephaly and cerebral palsy. It really was hard because we can't understand when she has somthing to say or what she is feeling. i over come that situation by helping all other members of my family. another challenge was my brother was operated in the intestines twice. he nearly passed away but with prayers he wsa saved.
blueprincess1998 10 months ago
My challenge is that my parents are divorced and I have to go back and forth. One year ago my grandpa died on the day of my promotion and we got in a car accident around 2 weeks ago. I was in the car and they hot my mom's car two times. I was terrified. And now my parents are in court trying to get custody over me, my sister and my younger brother.
llella123 10 months ago
My biggest challenge is having a sister w/ Microcephaly and cerebral palsy. It really was hard because when one of my family members is sick I am the one to take care of her. and the other challenge was having my brother operated for explore lap (for the intestines) he nearly passed away. we really can't afford flipcams that's why I am hoping to win this and my mom always wanted this. thank you.
blueprincess1998 10 months ago
my bigest challeng is........ letting go my grandma at 6 she died on my birthday we were coming to her house and we found her dead on the chair i was soooooo sad and miss her sooooo much
LayLay093 10 months ago
i am turning twelve today and i asked all of my friends to come to my party and none of them can come to my party. i later found out that my mom had asked twenty of my relitives to come to my party and they all said they would come.
zerohdog 10 months ago
When I turned 11 I noticed that I wasn't like regular boys my age I didn't like girls, but instead I liked boys. I was gay. It was pretty easy for me to accept, but I didn't have a clue how to tell the people that I loved. I decided to hide it, and that became my soul purpose in everything that I did. I had to make sure that no one knew. I didn't have anyone to confide in, and I knew I couldn't trust anyone with my secret. Eventually this horrible black soul polluting secret started to effect e
BecauseEyeSaidSo1 10 months ago
i wanted to add since i ran out of room :( that husband was in a car accident june 1 2010 an hasnt worked since he had 1 surgury an 1 on the way for his neck an back, we have 3 kids and its so hard for me to go out in public an work with no dentures, he can hardly drive, he trying to go back to work but his back wont let him an things are just soooo down right now it adds to the pressure. i crochet to take my mind of reality an pray things will get better
craftiewitch 10 months ago 2
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i found out in a early age that i have a ulcer an i was very surprize since my family was low on moey i had to learn to deal with my emotions since i was in 7th grade so school an learning not to get stress an angry since i had a younger brothers n sisters that use to take my hw an things i had in my room! i still have my ulcer today an the way i get my stress an angry to leave or foeget about is calling mt grandmother for new ways to crotchet a blanket/hats or something new!
13LUVKILLS13 10 months ago
My husband and I were many thousands of dollars in debt due to taking in roomates and being much too trusting when they would tell us they would pay. We had to use our credit cards and all of our resources to pay off their share eventually they would take off and leave us high and dry without notice. We made it through that and are on our way towards getting back in line :)
kmenicanin 10 months ago
i was never proud of anything i did,never ever i would make things an never show them to anyone, an then when mishap hapened an i had to have all teeth pulled at age 31 well i barely left the house cause even then dentures never fit so i went without them, 3 children an youngest just started having asthma attacks an i would have to go out to hospitals an doctors with people staring at me but i sorta got over this feeling when i dive into crochet pics like your obama tutorial it helped me alot
craftiewitch 10 months ago
my challenge is is my lack of confidence I used to be very outgoing and didn't really care what people thought of me or how i look. Since having my daughter 5 years ago i have almost doubled in size due to comfort eating from the stress worrying about others opinions of me etc and not feeling good enough. Last month was the last straw for me, I had a panic attack in the supermarket so I sought help. I now have an action plan for a healthy lifestyle. I am worth it!
hotchilly1000 10 months ago
one challenge in my life was not always having the proper resources in a financial aspect. any money made had to go straight to bills. the biggest reality slap was when i graduated high school & was accepted to my university of choice. however, i couldnt go due to financial reasons. now i attend a nearby community college and even that is a struggle in not having a reliable form of transportation, for i take the bus to and from school everyday. It may be a very difficult but i make it happen :)
NailFeen 10 months ago
Held my daddy's hand as he passed. In 2009 my Dads Mom blamed me for him passing. 2010 My mom got remarried and moved away to Texas taking my grandma (her mom) who was diagnosed with altimeters with her. In all that has happened, In all the sadness I am able overcome it by putting all my trust in God knowing that he is here with me, to love and comfort me and help me to be a strong rock for my 4 little ones I have been so blessed with, and such wonderful friends he has put in my life!!! :)
DzCrochetCreations 10 months ago
November 2003 I help my grandpas hand as he passed from cancer. In 2004, pregnant with my 4th, I watched my husband walk out the door with another women and has had nothing to do with his kids since. He took all the money and I lost my home. 2005 had my daughter and following was the beginning of the divorce process, also in 2005 a close uncle passed from brain cancer. In 2006 my divorce was final and later that year My daddy had a major stroke. In 2007 at the age of 30
DzCrochetCreations 10 months ago
my biggest struggle is my diabetes. a lot of times i forget to inject myself. i know that this is very bad for my body but i just can't (and don't want to sometimes) think of it.
JeKKie811 10 months ago
My biggest struggle is worrying about what other people think, and trying to make everyone else happy before Im happy. Im working through those issues and learning not to be a doormat.
silliprincesspeachie 10 months ago
Probably my greatest challenge in life is that I am deaf in one ear since I was a child. For the most part, being conscious of this helps to limit problems. Like sitting on the appropriate side in a group, paying close attention when people are talking, wearing special headphones when watching TV, using closed captioning - these are the things I do to further enjoyment of those activities.
CrochetCabana 10 months ago
My struggle is Our youngest son had a fire accident last Saturday. He was badly burned from the waist up. He has two little girls, age 2 1/2 and the other is 4 1/2. His little girls are his whole world and life. Since he is in a burn unit clear across another state,,,and he has no money, and neither do we,,,, all he can do is talking to them every couple of days on the phone,,, so I would LOVE to be able to send him videos of his girls while he so far away from home. Thank you for your kindness.
RainbowRoseConnie 10 months ago
My biggest struggle is to never let my inspiration fade. Recently I have gone days (or weeks!) without creating a single thing, something I can't stand since my interest vary from drawing to sewing and I've at least tried everything in between. Forever on going for any artist is to not let your pens (or hooks, or brushes) go cold by accepting not everything is going to be a winner.
I draw everyday, even if it's not working out or life interferes I don't close my drawing book, I turn the page.
Poorstargazer23 10 months ago
My struggle is I have two boys, Max who is 6 months and Colin who is 22 months. I do not have a camera and I am missing out on not having any decent pictures of them while they are growing up. Max was getting dedicated at church and I had to scramble to find someone to take pictures so I could have those memories and so he could see them some day. So that is my struggle, not having a camera to take pictures of my babies as they grow up.
akbn8682 10 months ago
This year my son was being bully in the school bus ! I decided to learn how to drive you need to understand that I'm 43 years old with an intense fear for driving and I have to put this aside for the sake of my child ; This was extremely difficult for me because of my fears but just seeing my son suffer make me realized I need it to get over it and learn to drive so I could drived him to school ! This challenge was my biggest so far as an adult but now that I drive in the highway; I'm happy!
chinalavy 10 months ago
My greatest life's challenge is getting photos and trying to get videos on my phone of my stepson. His mom passed away and her dad lives across country. He does come and visit once a year, but at the age that my stepson is it seems like they change so much. I have always wanted to get a great camera to take these videos/photos for him. The relationship between his grandpa and his mom was kind of strained and now all he has is my stepson. He is so important him.
mareejo78 10 months ago
My current challenge is having a son that will be 19 in a couple of months, who is just new spreading his wings in the adult world. All that the change from child to adult entails. And a daughter that just turned 4 years old, and will be starting preschool this fall. I worry about being 60 when she graduates high school. Praying that I make it till then, with all of my health problems, I want to be there for her till she becomes the beautiful young lady that I know that she will be.
cemwalker 10 months ago
There isn't a trial or tribulation that we can't conquer when we have such a powerful God who never abandons us because he works 24/7. The greastest and hardest challenge is never having enough to help those who are in need .
ayleenbreanna 10 months ago
My Greatest challenge is having a 7 yearold special needs daughter while suffering from stage 4 endometriosis Its hard enough to have one or the other but both is a big challenge. The flip cam would be put to great use because then I would be able to record my daughter doing things the teachers and physical therapists don't get to see her do and alot of times dont believe she can do .The flip cam would help us so much and because we only have one income it is an item we cant afford .thankyou :)
Jennifer12254 10 months ago 8
I am going through the biggest challenge of my life so I don't know how I'm going to overcome it but I'm determined. My boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for almost 7 years. His family doesnt acknowledge me because I'm not Indian or Sikh. We love each other so much and wish we could be together, but he simply cannot hurt his parents. He's been torn to pieces and lost. I'm desperate and insecure but I'm doing everything I can to make this work. We are also now half the world away.
oumsker 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was hurricane Katina. We ended up having to evacuate and we did not know for days what kind of damage we had. We sent my brother and cousin back to Louisiana from Tenn. before anyone was really allowed to get back inside. The only way we could get in touch with them was with the sprint phones that work like a walky talky. The phone kept breaking up but we learned that we got 4/12 feet of water, and my aunt and cousins got 6 feet. Thank god the cats and birds survived.
dinalia25 10 months ago
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We ended up not able to get food for our birds and had to give them away, and mostly everything below the 4 1/2 feet was destroyed. The insurance company refused to pay for anything below the water line also. Luckily we received money for the roof of the shed and we used that to rebuild. I now live in Arizona because of meeting my husband, but even mentioning what happens bring tears to my eyes.
dinalia25 10 months ago
My biggest challenge would have to be the problems I've had with my heart. I had my first heart attack at age 37. I'm 53 now and after 4 more heart attacks, 11 weeks ago I had open heart surgery. I hate that I have put my family and friends through so much worry. But I've been given a second chance at life and with God I intend to make every moment count! Thank you, Teresa, for the chance to win!
sallie828 10 months ago
I don't want the camera..But I'm really touched with the way people have opened out to you Teresa..Congrats to all you subscribers who have faced such challenges..God bless!!
Anjali from India..
ilajnareiraw 10 months ago
The biggest challenge in my life was my childhood. I had a very tough childhood with abusive parents. I helped take care of & raise my 4 younger siblings & when I was old enough I moved away from everything I knew & started over from scratch. I now have my own family, & my siblings, & even though I no longer have my parents in my life, I found God & have learned to forgive them. My childhood & the struggles I overcame, & my relationship with God have only made me a stronger & better person.
plotts84 10 months ago
my biggest challenge to overcome, was learning that self esteem is something i already possessed. it was a tough lesson to learn, i sought it in others (sometimes in the wrong ways), thinking their approval of me would get me a self worth. i eventually had a child, and learned i had to posses this esteem, or HE would never have a worth for himself. im proud to say, i have plenty now, and im NOT even a little shy anymore....lol MICHELLE
Dreamingofbeingthin 10 months ago
My greatest challenge is having rheumatoid arthritis. I have had to give up so much because of this nasty disease, but I decided that since I can't walk very well and am in constant pain I needed a distraction, so I decided to take a crochet class. Yeah I know arthritis and crochet aren't supposed to go together, but I have made it work with some modifications. It keeps my hands flexible and distracts from the pain. I have crocheting for 4 months and have made 2 blankets and other little gifts.
phyllisseibert 10 months ago
The biggest challenge of my life was pushing myself to be who I truly am.
xhanabanax 10 months ago
My biggest challenge of my life i am facing right now i have a thyroid condition it is a goiter and am seeing doctors right now to let me know it is a cancer or non cancer I also have a condition called lipo-lymphedema which is swelling do to lymp nodes not working right so i have to keep my legs up right so water does not swell up my legs more and have to use a pump on them 3 times a day so my challenge is not something i have over come but I am living with I am trying to beat it not let it win
BBWcraftycrafter 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was discovering motherhood after 40 and facing it with my child being born 3 1/2 months premature within a toxic marriage. After witnessing my daughter fight for her new life I found strength to walk away from a toxic marriage so she would have a better life. As I went through the experience of daily hospital visits for those 3 1/2 months I exchanged my toxic life for a new normal. I learn to live in the moments God gave me and not take anything for granted.
rocnroots 10 months ago
My biggest challenge was listening to the Most High. If you read and research, the bible says to deliver thy self out of the daughter of Babylon. And I realized what the daughter of babylon is. Where it is. America. I left all I ever knew and now I am in a foreign land and a stranger amongst many because I chose to follow the Creator of all things. And, so now I'm here, learning how to be a mother to my 4 year old son and 1 year old daughter and how to be a virtuous woman of the Most High.
lebiya2010 10 months ago
My challenge was going back to school to obtain my college degree. I never did like school and was somewhat of a rebellious brat from the seventies. I quit school when I was sixteen and had no direction. I did get my GED eventually , I have been taking courses for sometime now and made the Deans list last semester. I always have worked in health care mostly as a Home Health Aid and enjoy helping others very much. I'm a few credits away from my associates degree, older now but never too late.
nellemudge 10 months ago
for 1 1/2 years and got pregnant with my now 4 year old son. This changed my life around because at the time, I was living the so called "fast life". I was in school, working 2 jobs, playing basketball and modeling. And my son slowed my life down. I dropped out of school and found a really good job. I worked there 4 2 years and realized how HORRIBLE corporate America was. Then I asked the Most High to deliver me because I started learning so much about government and the world.....
lebiya2010 10 months ago
forgave her as well. For giving up on me in my time of need. By the time I got to the 5th grade, I had already been to 10 different elementary schools that I can remember. So, I didn't have many friends growing up. Yet, I've always tried hard in school. In middle school, I was in honors classes, and PREP. In high school, I took piano lessons, played basketball all four years, joined AFJROTC program, was deputy commander of the Step Team and graduated top 13% of my class. I went to UTSA .....
lebiya2010 10 months ago
would not take the drug. Thus, she got addicted. This messed up my 2 older sisters', my younger brothers and my lives. Along with my mother's. My mother was released from prison when I was 15 years old. During that time I lived with my god mother for one year, which kicked me out of her house when I was 10 because I kept stealing her jewelry (really, I was just a young child who wanted to play dress up and was too afraid to ask; I've apologized about 2 years ago and she's forgiven me and I....
lebiya2010 10 months ago
Wow. This is pretty cool. Thank you for the excitement.
As far as a challenge. My life has been a tough challenge. My mother was addicted to drugs and my father was addicted to drugs and alcohol. I was molested at age 4 by my aunt's boyfriend and I'm just learning how to forgive him. That has caused a lot of issues in my personal sexual life. When I was 10, my mother was sent to prison due to her addiction (which began because her boyfriend put crack in her cigarette because he knew she....
lebiya2010 10 months ago
Did you mean a chrochet project challenge? if yes then I have learned how to make a flower from your videos. I don't know how to read patternes but I overcome that by watching your beginer chrochet video now I understand the terms st dbst etc. thanks for all the tutorials :)
3239861 10 months ago
loosing my father after years of illness and hoping,even tho its been 5yrs,i still cry myself to sleep sometimes bcos as the days pass,i think i'm forgeting his voice. wish he could just speak to me one more time but the reality is its not gonna happen but i'm comforted that he lives thru me and my 4siblings.love u always dad.lol whoever said that time heals all wounds did not loose the most important person in their life.we don't heal,we just learn to live with kit cos thats the power we have.
maybabe85 10 months ago
Hello, my challenge is that I have muscular dystrophy. I was diagnosed when I was 13 years old. I went from being a carefree 13 year old that loved danced to not being able to walk or barely move my arms. Over the years I overcame that and learned to walk again. I am now a minister and know that the only way that I overcame that was through God. Thank you.
sisterahall 10 months ago
I suppose my biggest challenge is having a non-verbal son with autism and being a single mom of two. Everyday is a challenge with some struggles here and there. The best way I overcome my daily battles is with patience, but my hardest struggle would be the feeling that I could never die because my son will need me forever. I suppose I have yet to overcome this dilemma.
ShenanigansGin 10 months ago
my biggest challenge was overcomeing the loos of my father at age 12 and accpecting a new man i never met before as my new "father"...while moving on with out expressing my feelings fully
oxcrazyfashionxo 10 months ago
I would have to say the biggest challenge i have overcome was going through a horrible event that changed me and my sons life in such a way that i went into a major depression and almost lost my son. I have worked to overcome this the last 7 years and i still have weekly contact with someone so i can share my thoughts. I wish everyone can get the chance to have someone to talk to in ruff times, cause it helps so much. I turned my life around and am getting married in june, thanks to the help.
Niemor 10 months ago
The biggest challenge of my life has been living in a country different from mine in difficult conditions have not lost value, or my ability to work and was always positive
beyuo08 10 months ago
One of the biggest challenges of my life this far was going through a divorce at the age of twenty two. Alone. I got married very young and when I was old enough to realize what life was about and what I wanted out of life, I knew it didn't include my marriage. It was a rough nine months from start to finish, but now, two years later, life couldn't be better. I was able to maintain my sanity, my health, and even kept a decent friendship with my ex-husband. There are all kinds of challenges we f
Heatherbea03 10 months ago
@tjw1963 Hi what a job you have to pick someone ,I've been reading some of them,and the only thing I can say is wow!Some of them their sort story is sad to read.
So heres mine,I'm not sick,I had a pretty great childhood,I've never moved accros no ocean or country,what ever happend in my past didn't destroyed me it made me stronger and that is exactly the same thing I try to past to my 3 sons. I'm a happy person and finding something that makes me happy everyday is my daily challenge. Keep :)
tashabigstar 11 months ago
i went to live with a man last summer , a man thats not ever been there for me in my life. how this became , was my mother left me behind and he was all i had. he grew violent i have never really known him the whole six months was truely a learning expirience ,learnd how to drive , learnd who he truely was .and was capable of ,and most of all lookd into my fathers very soul for the first time in 22years i forgave my mother but truely she gave me the best gift ever. geting to know my dad.
GlamorGlitzandHope 11 months ago
my biggest challenge has always been my weight. I have PCOS, so LOSING the weight is always hard, while gaining it back is ridiculously easy. Since the beginning of the year, i've been diligently watching my calorie intake, something I've done for a long time without much result. But I started hitting the gym for at least an hour 5 days a week and I'm finally seeing steady results :) A long way to go, but it's a start!
stareis 11 months ago
After finishing university and spending 2 years in my career, I suffered from a serious bought of depression. It felt like nothing could make me happy again. I realized that I needed a serious life change. I have sold all my belongings, given notice at my work, and on April 23, I leave my home and familiarity behind to move 3000 miles across the country. I am driving alone with my little dog, Te Amo. I believe comfort breeds complacency, so, I challenged myself to leave comfort behind.
SheSmiles420 11 months ago
my challenge is learning to cope with my fibromalgia. i overcame it to just enjoy the days that have been given to me and take everything a dag at the time.
swingersweb 11 months ago
My father left us when I was 1 year old and moved half way across the world to Russia. He never wrote or called but somehow I loved him so much I could cry. Even though I was only 1 years old when he left I remember him picking me up and kissing my forehead. I held on to this one image of him for so many years waiting for my dad to kiss my forehead once again. When I was twenty years old he called me. He said he wanted to meet me. I was so excited and anxious, I could believe that my dream was
mikawahwah 11 months ago
I used to live in China but 2 years ago i moved back to Singapore(my home country) to study..making friends in Singapore was very hard since i was the odd one out.. i moved to china when i was very small so all my friends were there..i felt depressed and started to smoke..im 14 now..to overcome this, there was a girl in my school that started talking to me, we could relate a lot and became best friends..now i feel more comfortable and happy when i go to school..i have also stopped smoking..
bookiedoogie 11 months ago
One of the biggest challenges in my life was when I had to be basically a single mother to my newborn. My husband went to go serve in Iraq when our son was just 8 days old. I was a mess and so incredibly stressed out. I had good friends to help me through and eventually moved back home with my parents so they could help me out. It was in all the hardest year of my life but it was worth it to see my husband get off that plane safe and sound.
ShanaLynn 11 months ago
One of the biggest challenges i faced was in high school. Those years can be a tough time and i remember getting interviewed for a leadership program that was a big deal for me. I felt disadvantage because everyone had a leader to call them to prepared for the interview but i was never inform until the day of and i had to figure everything out asap. I was nervous when i got interviewed, i had to dance and show my talented side which was hard. At the end i didn't make it, it was disappointing.
cowiiee2 11 months ago
My biggest challenge in my life is to go through my daily life and worry about what comes next. Its so hard for people to accept me for who I am and almost everyday I have to put on a mask/ disguise myself to be someone that I'm not. It is so tiring. I overcome this problem by believing in myself and go through each day one at a time. Do something that make me happy as I know everyone deserve to be happy no matter who they are.
calmmie 11 months ago
challenge I took was a challenge for me to challenge myself to challenge my dream.
lwj033 11 months ago
My biggest challenge is what I am still going though. I am over weight and I am slowly but surly losing the weight just by eating well and exercising. There are many temptations and setbacks but I still like to think of myself as headstrong and my perseverance will pull me through. I have lost 25 pounds. My goal of losing 100 lbs is getting closer every day.
kaley1187 11 months ago
For my age my life has had its ups and downs, but the biggest challenge was the day my father died. There was a knock at the door a cop, when i finished answering all his ?"s he told me that he was gone and that he was sorry. that took a lot out of me. but someone had to tell my brother and mom and it was me, my brother that was hard.but how do you tell someone that the person they have been with for 30yr was gone,its been 5yrs now i just remind myself that he's in a better place and i love him.
bxxbug 11 months ago
The biggest challenge I have is not giving up and staying positive. My husband and I have gotten out of one hole just to fall into another. We've had quite a bit of setbacks. Financially, personally and health wise. Taking it one day at a time one step at a time is the only solution we have. Sometimes you just have to stop, take a deep breath and be thankful for everything that is going right. Being thankful that we have each other and that we have our friends and family. Life in general is a c
snizzyana 11 months ago
Definitely the hardest thing I've faced in my life so far is leaving the ones I love. As a military family we move frequently and it's only gotten harder each time. I become easily attached and it's so heartbreaking leaving really great friends. They are also the reason as to how I can cope. I maintain my ties to previous friends, keep in touch, just hearing their voices consolidates me. Plus, the new friends I make help, though in a way it also makes for more pain in the end.
padilmj58 11 months ago
The biggest challenge in my life has been placing my 1st daughter for adoption when I was 20. I had a nervous breakdown at 21 because I didn't know how to deal with my grief. I kept praying that God would give me strength and he did. It is amazing what you can do with the Lord working with you. It hasn't been an easy road, but I am the woman today that my life has made me. Strong and persistant! As so many of us are! Our trials in life make us stronger! <3
cfreeman1014 11 months ago
The biggest challenge in my life has been my ex-husband leaving and learning how to cope and manage as a single parent. In the beginning I didn't even know how to handle it but I am blessed to have a great family who came alongside me and carried my children and I through and to have a God who to this day keeps getting me through. Now, I wouldn't change how things are .. all I can say is I'm extremely blessed :)
daughteroftheking84 11 months ago
You know, I was sorting through these comments of people's challenges. Strangers I don't even know have heart breaking stories in their lives. I didn't know how people's lives were almost put in a small paragraph. But not all of the people had gone over their challenges. Some of these stories just broke my heart and almost made me cry. I pray that these people get well. For example i was reading, a girl whos father was an alcoholic and was abused. Thumbs Up If you can relate to me what I said.
nibblestheguineapig 11 months ago
Biggest challenge in my life was learning to cope the side effects of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis which threatened my eyesight and made me legally blind from the age of twelve until I consented to risk undergoing a surgery at seventeen that could have left me alone in the dark for the rest of my life. It took over a year to come to terms with that risk and eventually consented alongside one other girl who was going through the same thing. She lost her sight- I did not. I see for us both now.
KASharkey 11 months ago
about 5 years ago i was in a car accident and had a spinal cord injury which left me paralyzed from the chest down. I had to learn to adjust to life as a person with disabilities. i went to rehab and learned how to do things in a wheelchair. after about 3 months after the accident i went home and a couple months after that i decided to go back to school. i am now close to transfering to san francisco state. being a person with a disability has its challenges but nothing is impossible
tatiana54 11 months ago
My biggest challenge in life was having a dysfunctional family while growing up. Still occasionally wonder if I have overcome it completely yet and I am almost 55! This camera would be my April b-day pressie! Thanx 4 all ur great videos.
jatteam 11 months ago
I know we should only have one challenge but that same baby girl that we adopted started running away when she turned 13 yrs old. Lied about who she was and lied on us so she wouldn't have to come home. We ended up in court because she claimed we abandoned her. OF course we didn't. Now she is in foster care and we had to basically let her go. It was very painful to go through but again God was my strength along with my friends and family praying for me and my husband in both situations.
leigh4health 11 months ago
My greatest challenge in life was when my grandmother died in August of 1996 and 2 week after her funeral my mom suffered a stroke and heart attach. Went into a coma and died 2 months later. I lived in PA and they were in GA. I had just brought a baby girl (9 months) into my home for adoption. They never got to meet her but everyday I prayed to God to help me to care for her and homeschool my two boys. He brought me through it all day by day one day at a time.
leigh4health 11 months ago
The hardest time I overcame was my dad getting a kidney transplant. I was only 13 at the time and I had to take care of my younger sister while he recovered. It was a really hard time and seemed like it would never end. Thankfully, it's 7 years later and my dad's kidney is doing great!
makeyourmark3064 11 months ago
I would have to say a big challenge for me was trying to afford a roof over my head while I was unemployed....but I overcame it, and I'm proud of myself
1SidekickAddict 11 months ago
Wow, guys. I just read some of the comments so far. I must say that my problems feel so small in comparison to some of yours. Thank you so much for being strong enough to share your stories of challenge. I hope some one very deserving wins the camera - and that you can then show us some of your crochet projects :)
vanislegirl81 11 months ago 6
My biggest challenge was over coming depression from my first two miscarriages. They happened w/i the same year and everything came crashing down. Finally after 5yrs of trying to have a baby, we got pregnant! When I miscarried for the third time, I fought my depression, i turned to God and knew that He has a plan for me. And that soon we will have a successful pregnancy! I have turned to crochet, scrapping, and other hobbies. I thank God for allowing me to have such great friends that support me
LYDISANC21 11 months ago
My biggest challenge was bed wetting from childhood til being a TEENAGER. I used to have a really, really, REALLY weak bladder. I literally could not hold water. I tried the not drinking two hours before bed. It didn't work. It was so bad I was going through two sheet changes in one night. I was too embarrassed to have friends sleep over and I most certainly did not want to sleep over their houses. Finally I sought medical help on my own at 17 and now I am 21 and I keep a dry bed every night!
LabelMeFierce 11 months ago
My biggest challenge was me living and growing up in New Jersey trying to stay alive everyday from gangs fights polices and everything you can think of and you can figure out yourself by researching it up I used to live in Patterson,New Jersey I always think to myself I want to get out of this place but I can't because of my parents until i got older we moved to Florida and I had a better life there don't have to worry about me getting robbed in the streets when i want to hang outside :(
moneyguy258 11 months ago
my biggest challenge... being a mom
ChancesMom17 11 months ago
My biggest challenge was finding out 5 yrs ago I have UC, ulcerative colitis. In the beginning no one could diagnos me and I was losing weight drastically and bleeding out. I could have died. I took 18 pills a day in the beginning to get it under control now I'm taken 9 a day Its under control and god is there helpin me get through it. I gained all my weight bac and some so I'm pretty healthy now. I learned to accept I will have this for the rest of my life.
perfectprincess25 11 months ago
my biggest challege was doing situps. I pushed myself very hard, did them everynight, and have courage in myself and I passed the State PE Test. Yay! I want a flip because my mom won't get me it as my birthday so I am trying to win contests right now. PS. I haven't got birthday presents from my mom and dad since the last 5 years. I am 10 and a half.
OfficialMzxJanet 11 months ago
Hahaha Biggest challenge was potty training.
Simple as that
AGamersGoodLife 11 months ago
The biggest challenge I have ever faced in my life has been having to face the reality that I am not able to have children. My husband and I have tried for some time now to conceive, but with no luck. I have polycystic ovary syndrome, and it makes it almost impossible to have a child. Fortunately I am learning to overcome the sadness/emptiness I often feel. I have several nieces/nephews and even a great niece. They fill my heart with so much joy!
hnsnfrk1 11 months ago
A big challenge in my life would be moving to Minnesota and having to start anew. It was the hardest thing ever to leave behind my family back in California. But I managed to move on and get on with my life. :)
joyableme 11 months ago
My biggest challenge was/ is raising my 4 kids! lol I do not know how I made it, only the grace of God, but I did. One 14yo son to go. I pray that He continues to reign His blessings over me
Bev15730 11 months ago
The biggest challenge in my life would definitely be the asthma attack i had while i was out of the states and in the Philippines for a vacation. i wasn't completely alone but i didnt have much people to help either. i honestly felt like i was going to die because it feels like someone is just choking you from the inside and you cant do anything about it. eventually an ambulance came and brought me to the hospital just in time. this was a few years ago and i havent had any attacks since then.
bboybacnis 11 months ago