I just have to say that “Luann D’Agostino” makes me think of langostino and now I’m really hungry.

There are so many nice nuggets of WTF, but this was a delight- “Plus, it’s the 100th year of the First World War.” Like, I know what he meant, but it’s pretty funny.

Exactly. She was a beautiful, intelligent woman and an alcoholic. I’m so glad you’ve made the choice to do something about it when you’re still healthy. Trust me, it’s going to make a huge difference.

Truly, congratulations on your choice and I wish you the best of luck! My mother just died of alcohol-induced liver failure. Believe, that is not the way to go. Your future self is going to thank you.

Yeah, that was a fun one to explain to the vet. She ate a third of our living room throw rug in that same week, fun times.

My dog is specifically anti-crate, to the point where she broke her front teeth chewing the door when we attempted to crate-train her.

Last night I made a good homey dinner my mom would have been proud of and watched Fried Green Tomatoes, which was one of her favorites.

I guess it comes down to how visceral you want your baked goods experience to be- I want to have my pie and then lick it off my fingers, too.

Look.

So my mom died two weeks ago and I have to say, eating a whole pie is not a unique or unusual showing of grief. Maybe like twelve pies, but not just one.

My mother is dying.

And they’re generally people who are otherwise technologically inept- like, you can’t figure out how to attach a file to an email, so who the fuck showed you how to add a papyrus background and blue cursive?

When I first went to my CNM, I’d discovered a marble-sized lump in my breast and about had a heart attack. She held my hand and told me everything was going to be okay, which was definitely not a thing anyone had ever done before for me.

Good to know. I actually have no intention of giving birth, so I don’t have any experience with that aspect.

Which is why I see a Certified Nurse Midwife, who is different from whatever that woman thought she was.

So after really despising the way OB/GYNs treated me for years, I tried going to a certified nurse midwife. And I will only go to CNMs from now on- mine is absolutely fantastic, is very real about health issues with me, and really listens to me. When I had a pretty sudden onset of endometriosis symptoms last year and…

I feel sorry for your goddaughter, it must suck to be stuck with an asshole telling you their opinion is fact.

Shit’s mind-numbingly slow, and being in the ICU is making me a little crazy.

Thanks.

I’m sitting in the ICU with my mom who had severe internal bleeding and liver failure as a result of longterm alcohol use, which was a result of illness and a hard life, and the judgemental tone some people have makes me feel terrible and furious.