I've never had a vaginal delivery, either. I suspect part of my easy recovery is thanks to my epidural. I never lost the ability to wiggle my toes or lift my hips (which freaked everyone out when they went to move me off the operating table). I didn't have wait hours and hours for the epidural to wear off so I could…

If it's any consolation, this random internet stranger doesn't think that's selfish. I think that's totally understandable coping mechanism.

Eh, just like a vaginal birth, everyone's experience was different . I was up and moving the same day. I was looping the ward by the next day. I'm lucky but I also wished I hadn't believed everyone who made c-sections sound like they're always traumatic. I was more sore from labor and pushing than anything else.

I'm sorry for your loss. And I absolutely sympathize with attempting not process it until you could hug your mom.

Mormons don't drink. She's probably been to 100 dry weddings. *shudder*

Mormons often have a practice where you invite everyone from your church to your wedding so all the weddings have 300+ guests. Plus everyone I know with LDS family has dozens of cousins.

Wait, it would be inappropriate to get married or have a kid before 35 in your family? I can see how that would make it unlikely that you'd have a grandparent at your wedding but you must realize that's atypical.

I am literally refreshing the page waiting for her to show up.

The last abdication was traumatic for the Windsors I can't imagine they'd seriously consider it.

This seems alarmingly common. I don't know anyone whose father remarried late in life and din't end up with the new wife trying to edge his adult children out.

I am seriously considering going to one of the Foxboro shows even though I'd probably have to go alone because my friends are lame. I blame you. I am no longer ashamed of my Swiftyness.

Skinny jeans forever. I just realized that I'm ok if they go out style and become "mom jeans." I'm going to keep wearing them.

There's a huge range in how it effects people. For me it was a nasty cough. My brother broke a rib from coughing. It took him a year to recover. (We were both in high school.)

He was my favorite as a kid because he played Mr. Conductor.

I'm jealous. I was working retail in Downtown Crossing at the time and didn't see anyone famous. My commute sure was hellacious that week, though.

I was terrified of wedding dress shopping. I thought it was going to make me feel fat and deformed. I made an appointment at a fancy pants salon near my office. I went with my mom and the only member of the bridal party that was local. It was super fun. I found a dress. It cost twice as much as my budget. I worked so…

I am also from Boston and I thought that seemed excessive. It's probably a decent middle ground.

I'd prefer a team of oxen, personally.

Oh no, I didn't think you were. I meant that urinating in public isn't commonplace here (in the US). It's not something that men do unless they are intoxicated or don't have a choice.

Probably a huge chunk of them are having tummy tucks but they also seem like they're more likely to have obnoxiously good genes, too.