Ah, this brings it ALL back. All the love. All the feels. She was so talented, beautiful, etc. She had such an amazing gift. Tragic, tragic life and loss.

I'M in LOVE! I'M in LOVE! And I don't care who knows it!!

The friend that had the surgeries was lucky because she had already had 3 kids and was done. So, I see benefit in waiting for testing.

I feel the same way about the midwives in my OB/GYN office - they are the best. I only see the GYNs if I have to. She is really more "hands off" approach until "hands on" is necessary. About the gene testing, I hear you. I have friends who are/were also likely candidates for the gene. We're all in our 30s. One friend…

I went in for my annual yesterday and my practitioner (a CNM) still recommends self-examination. In fact, she gently scolded me for not performing self-examinations despite no family history.

I have agreed with Jenny McCarthy and Geraldo Rivera IN THE SAME week. Send help. And Oreos.

Barbara is surprised woody didn't molest Dylan right in front of her? "Pics or it didn't happen." ~Babs

Lindy, sometimes I don't know how you do your job. Seriously. I couldn't get past the first paragraph. To have to read shit like this and report on it all day must get damned depressing. I know there are cute puppy stories, too. But christ, this makes me hate humanity. I forget that these people are out there - people…

I had that "oh shit" moment too!

Word. I was overly careful during pregnancy #1. With #2, I ate sushi and whatever the hell else I wanted because reasons. I admit I never knew nuts were off limits. I ate those during both pregnancies. How's your pregnancy going?

All great suggestions. There are some running mags I like, so I'll get on that right away. As far as sports? I enjoy watching sports, but I'm not an athlete. I just like to move. Dancing, yoga, running, etc. I was a ballet dancer for years and keep saying I'd love to retrain as an adult. And my yoga mat is collecting…

Great points. I think I struggle with the "healthy attitude" portion of it. I love to eat good food with people I love, but can sometimes use food to "feel better" privately (even though I often feel worse). So, I guess what I'm searching for is balance. I want to enjoy eating what I like without the guilt of what it…

I love the way you think. I want to focus more on strength, endurance, and less on weight and food (except to fuel my body). I think my mentality is getting in the way of becoming a better/faster/stronger runner because I'm hyper-focused on weight and what I can't do. I'm having a hard time re-training my brain. Any…

"Food is fuel." YES! I want to train my brain to think this way. I have never thought of food this way and so desperately want to. I love to run. But I want to feel stronger, increase endurance, etc. I want to change how I look at food and focus less on my weight. Is a training group a good way to do this? I'm afraid…

Word. I can dig it.

The year I was allowed to have a Trapper Keeper it had NKOTB on it (otherwise we could only have folders in my sad existence of a childhood). Lunch box was Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears. Those I definitely remember! But you're right about the sticker books and Spencer's Gifts.

I guess my point was that I wish I had done what you did. To me, I don't see it as giving up. I saw myself as a coward for so long because I didn't just stop. I didn't do what was best for me. I thought I was "doing it for my child," but what I know now is that he would have been JUST FINE without it. I know too many…

I've been catching up on your comments. Let me just say...

I can't tell you how common your experience is and it make me so angry. The message that "breast is best" has become so perverted that women are made to feel inadequate and even neglectful if they can't find a way to breastfeed their newborn. I think in an attempt to get more women to at least try, professionals have…

I will try to find the link, but I'll go from memory and hope it helps: