And it BEGINS!! See, life is all in how you frame it ;-)

Hmmm. Well, fortunately, this sounds like the entire plot of "Don't Trust the B in Apt 23".

What a heartbreaking experience to be a part of, I'm so sorry, and for the family especially. I'm glad you have professional peers you can discuss it with. Was it completely unexpected?

That American Horror Story "Coven" ad keeps popping into my sidebar business, but I keep reading it with a hard "o" and picturing these guys:

Oh shit, girl, I'm sorry, I thought maybe the worst was over and you'd passed the stones in the hospital. Hope they can figure out a way to stop a recurrence so that this is the last of it. (I'm totally clueless with kidney stone, my father had gallstones for years and could control them with diet, not sure if that's…

(You mentioned the UK, so this is the "grandparent clause" I referenced, in case it applies to you or your spouse:

1. What lie of work are you both in? 2. Where were your grandparents born?

In five words: I want lots of money!

Good luck with the specialist, I've never had stones but they sound like a cold cup o' hell. Hope they gave you mad drugs! I'm glad the FWB has been a good shoulder throughout, nothing worse than hospital time on your own. Is he (and are you) wrapping your head around the was pregnant/no longer pregnant journey,…

Oh, jeez. Your insides have been through the ringer. How do you feel about everything? Is there any follow-up care or meds planned, given all the different things going on?

Entirely possible. But it sounds like he didn't exactly hit the jackpot on either end. Which is shitty, because just one solid parent can make all the difference.

He had two parents.

Agreed. I do think an interesting and important discussion could be had at some point, though, about how screwed up we are as a culture when people think such a thing would be brag-worthy for men. Proof of early virility, I guess??

WAS THAT YOU???

Sad thing is, the woman probably considers herself a fan who gave Apple the tough talk she needed to hear.

Tie breaker! Let's go to the anagrams:

These always crack me up. "Here's my hairy bum! Here's my ween!"

This might be my favorite review. It told me shit-all additional info about the movie, of course, but it reminds me why I don't like crowds.

Not sure if it passes the IRL inspection, but in that pic it's surprisingly convincing.