That's an interesting perspective. Can you explain what about your experience changed your viewpoint?

Definitely. My kid is obsessed with cars, but we haven't gotten rid of our vehicles. On the other hand, if your kid is ticking several of the boxes for risk of suicide, you might as well make it inconvenient for him to off himself. Then again, if you don't want to see the signs, you're not going to see them or take…

Forgive me if that came across poorly; I'm not pointing to the shoelace tying and using it to damn the woman as a bad mom. That anecdote illustrated what seemed to be a pattern of her making choices for her son that isolated him and made him dependent upon her. I think that our choices and how we approach our kids'…

Depends, was her son in a group that frequently commits suicide via peanut? Even if she wasn't worried about him hurting others, he's a mentally ill teenage boy.

But he could do it, as he proved on a hike with his dad. His mom just never asked it of him. It's one thing to be aware of limitations, it's another to not push your kid to confront those limitations. If the kid could draw and play video games, which we know he could, he probably had the fine motor skills to tie his…

They owe you first dibs on the birthing center, should you decide to ride that particular ride again.

My entire family depends on this little plastic disks called Moving Men. Putting one or two under your fridge might make it easier to move it when it is time to clean.

I would read the crap out of that story.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Bumps to all the heart moms! My kid's rocking a chest scar, but he's alive and kicking, so we call it a win.

I only asked those questions because you compared the Duggars to the birthrate of various countries. If you're going to make the comparison with regard to overpopulation, you have to look at how many people actually result from that birth rate.

What are the infant mortality rates in those countries? How many of those births make it to 12 or 18? I'm pretty sure the Duggars have a better survival rate than those countries.

I thought it was brilliant. Sad that it was necessary, but brilliant. That's why I offer it up, for those whose loved ones are in facilities or might land there some day.

Sandra Day O'Connor's husband had Alzheimer's and was living in a facility, where he met a woman with similar issues. They began a relationship. I am in awe of Sandra Day O'Connor's grace and love for her husband - she was supportive of the relationship, because it was making him happy and keeping him engaged in life.

I love your mama for doing that. Give her a hug for me?

Yes!! I think I say this on almost every thread about coconut oil, but I get mine from Amazon. It's 2 tubs for ~$15. Our house would come to a complete stop if we ran out. I chuck a clump into my kid's bath water, then cover him in it after he gets out of the tub. Then I tell him he smells like a cookie, and pretend…

Yes! Priorities, folks!

Thank you for doing that.

My crazy aunt tried to bring her 'support canine' to two recent family weddings. Church + ceremony. I'm all for legit support animals, but my aunt's issues are not the kind that a dog can fix or ease. She's genuinely taking advantage of the concept. I overheard the following conversation between my dad & my aunt (no…

Me too!!