Oh, I want to hug you. My daughter is 20 and has panic attacks. She called earlier today and was having one. But I missed the call. She got through it on her own and carried on with her day, which is better for everyone. Just thankful she knows how to recognize them and has some strategies when they sneak up on her.

I thought the empty nest was going to be terrible, but I LOVE IT. So there’s that. :-) Consider setting a schedule with your son for the check-in, if he’s not one to have on-going text chats. That’s totally fair. I would suggest though - don’t do the grade checking. He’s an adult, and might screw up, but probably…

There has been a huge cultural parenting shift with all of the technology and immediate communication to which we have access. If I wanted to talk to my parents in college, it was a long distance call and you timed it for the cheaper rates. I barely spoke to my parents the first year or so of college. I desperately…

You provided that young man a valuable service that day. :-)

Poe-tay-toe, Poe-tah-toe. :-)

It must be working for us - otherwise something would be done about it.

Our photographer very slightly photoshopped a few of our wedding pictures (we were almost-50 year old women, so the bloom was off the rose, so to speak). They are kind of weird to look at…it’s us, but not quite.

Let’s think about whyyyyyy there might not be a condom shortage. Who wears them? Oh, right. Men.

BRB, I have to copy/paste this statement in about a million places. Shall I credit you as kungfu2day?

Oh, I totally agree that there are some *actual* pro-life people out there. They don’t like war, the death penalty, the whole thing. Consistency is key. But the whack jobs that kill for the cause are definitely not pro-life.

Basically, there are no options for anyone, ever.

Pro-birthers. There is nothing pro-life about those whack-jobs.

I believe this location does have abortion services. (I live here - so I’m a tiny bit closer to the source.) Not that it matters. None of it matters, because it just shouldn’t happen. As it was said in the vigil yesterday, “we have obscene access to weapons of war.”

They are not pro-life. They are pro-birth. Once you’re born, you’re on your own.

Carly Fiorina is a terrible person. I feel that way about most of the Republican candidates, but I’ll limit this sentiment to her for now.

No kidding. It seems to fulfill their goal without actually getting their hands dirty. This guy was a crazy from out in the sticks (Hartsel is TRULY the sticks), who wandered into town and fulfilled their fantasies. I think I’ll start throwing tomatoes at the protesters who hang out near Planned Parenthood once the…

I found out today, that this clinic does provide abortion services. On Fridays. This building is a new - just a few years old, and was built like a fortress with safe rooms and everything. He was able to break into the first waiting room, but couldn’t get any deeper into the clinic. I am really concerned for the…

It does seem to be the common denominator.

Or saving women from getting a pap smear or mammogram.

I keep seeing that out there. It’s infuriating and false.