I had that thought too! Of course, my first thoughts were sadness for this young man and his family. I can't even put into words how fucking awful this is. But yeah, I really want an update on the cat. They were obviously close, so I hope someone else in the family can care for Mr. Bigglesworth and help him through…

Mindfuck #1: Reading this story.

Yeah, the ranch instead of "berry blank," coupled with that awful mispronunciation, grossed me out so much more than the Navy story for some reason.

Jesus! You... win? Is that even ok to say about this?! At any rate, very glad to see in the comments that you & the kiddos made it through and are doing well now. If you can turn the worst life throws at you into a good story, I gotta think your coping skills are pretty badass.

Me! Me! My MIL hates me and has never made a secret of this. In all fairness, she barely likes the son I married and makes a big show of that on Facebook. Anyway, one of the ways MIL expresses her dislike is to pretend I don't exist. Like, there are pictures of our wedding day at their house, but I, THE BRIDE, am not…

Thank you. I had this exact problem for YEARS. My highly recommended and well-respected gyno decided it was endometriosis and wanted to perform surgery. As I was not so keen on a surgery with a 1-2 month recovery period for "investigative purposes," I did my own research, which led to lots of info about ovarian…

Sounds like my in-laws! My mom and stepdad are the only family where my husband and I really feel comfortable; and since they live far away and stepdad is a pastor (read: always has to work on major holidays), our celebrations with them are almost always on alternative dates. This year, hubby and I really got into the…

Not gonna lie, they sound a lot like my in-laws; and I was incredibly grateful when my husband (of 6 years) finally decided to disown them this Thanksgiving after some spectacular Facebook verbal abuse on his mom's part. What is up with airing dirty laundry right before the wedding?! My MIL had this thing where she…

I've had a few generically lonely Thanksgivings, where my hubby had to work retail all day and my dad's wife threw tantrums about me coming over to their house and being included "on the same level" as her 2 kids; so I'd spend Thanksgiving home alone sharing BBQ chips with my dogs. But the worst and weirdest…