One of my cats got out one night, and I wandered around the yard in the dark trying to find him until I realized it was just too damn dark to see him even if I did find him, so I gave up, sat on the front porch and started to cry - "Jack, where are you?" sob-sob-sob. Jack (the cat) runs out from under the neighbors…

"Waited until they were too old to do it themselves..."

As a midwestern Christian (who would a) expect higher prices in NYC, because common sense, and b) NEVER leave a religious tract with a tip, let alone instead of a tip), I agree 100%.

That's exactly what my kitty used to act like when she was younger. (She's 14, she's calmed down... a little) I had childproof locks on all of my upper cabinets at one point. She locked herself in the bathroom once by climbing behind a drawer in the vanity and pushing it out so it blocked the door. She wakes me up…

Unless the non-parenthood part is not by choice. Not being able to have kids when you want them also costs a lot of money and causes a lot of stress. (I'd love to know what percentage of couples experiencing involuntary childlessness end up getting divorced, but I only have anecdotal evidence and personal…

True, I didn't consider that. Plus this judge probably wouldn't have been the kind who would have been willing to give special approval considering the circumstances, especially since he refused to simply grant a continuance in the first place.

I kind of have to agree with you - even though I think the judge was a complete jerk in this situation and should probably be reprimanded (and I absolutely, 100% agree with the need for better maternity leave policies) but I was a baby-sitter/nanny for years, and I was listed on a "trusted sitters list" with the town…

Stacey was always my favorite.

I spent about $1K to be a bridesmaid, which was probably more than triple what I spent on my own wedding. But then I was 21 and we were all broke then (and my parents paid for my reception) and ten years later at 31, she had more money and wanted to go all out. (Unfortunately I was still broke, but that's another…

The one couple I knew who were constantly gushing about each other on FB had the most dysfunctional relationship ever. They were literally posting about how much they loved each other the day before she walked out on him.

Nor do they ever ever ever think of the fact that about 30%-40% of infertility issues can be traced back to the male partner. It really does take two, y'know.

And as someone from Bachmann's district who has voted against her every single time she's run for anything, she doesn't speak for all of us, either. Even in this "redder than red" district she has never won by more than a razor thin margin. I really thought we were going to get rid of her last time, dammit. Jim Graves…

My kitten actually did this exact thing in 2001. It did not become a news story.

While this was an awesome thing to do, I still think this counterprotest against the WBC in 2011 was just as good if not better:

One of my cats locked herself in the bathroom when she was a kitten. She seemed to think our attempts to get her out were a really fun new game.

Yes, thank you for the accurate description! I've had three medicated IUI's myself, but all of mine were unsuccessful. Congrats on the twins!

I think you're thinking of a different mom-of-multiples, because I clearly remember hearing Kate Gosselin talk about her PCOS (which causes ovulation issues) and I also remember hearing her describe her clomid + IUI procedures, which do not involve implantation of any embryos. That's IVF.

Hmm. This is really, really interesting reading, but I think we all see the books through the lens of our own perceptions, as another commenter said. I first read the books during sixth grade - during a period where I desperately wanted close female friendships but had very few friends. I loved Anne and Diana's close…

This. My cats barely tolerate each other, but at least twice I've been pounced on by one of them trying to "protect" one of the others. I say "protect" because the scenario in both cases involved me trying to get a protesting cat into the carrier for a vet visit. I wasn't harming the cat, but I can see why the other…

They can also be found in some areas of Northern Wisconsin and Northern Minnesota, as well as the UP (because of the mining influence) but even elsewhere in the Midwest they're pretty much unknown. My husband and I were driving from Minnesota across the UP on our way to Canada one year and we kept seeing signs for…