Your stories should be higher up - they deserve more stars. The first one reminded me of my cousin's first wedding. She was engaged and very much in love with a guy who one day stopped speaking to her. Just blew her off with no explanation, which of course broke her heart. About a year later, she married this other…

Remember, don't feed the trolls.

I've seen stills from that but not seen the movie. I'll make a point to track it down, thanks!

Oh God, now I need to find my Persuasion DVD so I can experience the full agony and ecstasy that culminates in that kiss!

I do have much love for Ciaran as Captain Wentworth. But I would like the opportunity to love two Wentworths, much as I adore both Firth and Macfadyen as Darcy.

I always assume when people say they like her, they mean in an ironic way. She's a wackadoodle.

Christopher Eccleston as Captain Wentworth would be sublime.

You seem to be confusing "happy" and "healthy", but I won't pursue this any further because I don't want to aggravate you. Good luck.

Really? I'm not pretending you're going to love having a baby, I'm not telling you it's something you should be looking forward to. I don't think I was being dismissive of your concerns. I'm just saying that getting home healthy, with a healthy baby, is in the end more important than whether your birth experience goes…

It's natural to be hyper-focused on your imminent birth experience at this point. I'm not going to tell you your concerns don't matter (and I hope your doctor/midwife isn't dismissing them). But in the end, if things don't go the way you're hoping, remind yourself that it's one day in your life, and coming out of that…

I would end that friendship, personally.

For years, you'll have little-to-no time to do the things you like to do. There's a decent chance it will ruin your marriage. It might ruin your career, depending on what you do and how much support you have at home (not just your husband, but extended family and/or hired help). On the plus side, you'll have kids,…

I think the local police were just hiding him from the public and the media. They couldn't have stonewalled investigators and the grand jury without getting in a lot of trouble. Did you expect them to try?

It's legal, and very common with doctors in NYC. It means you pay them up front and file your own claim with your insurance company.

I don't think anyone believes it's okay that abuse victims stay with their abusers. It's terribly disturbing and distressing. However, the victims are not responsible for the abuse. There is always a psychological element to abuse that is essentially a form of brainwashing. It's insidious. It happens within every…

That's an excellent reason, actually!

Your reply sounds a bit snide, so perhaps you misinterpreted what was meant as a sincere question. If this is a common experience, I'm unaware of it.

It's not quite that cut-and-dried, because Sherri has no genetic link to this baby. (I'm not saying I agree with her position, however)

Well, hitting is a developmentally appropriate behavior for a 1-year old. They literally don't know any better. But there are ways to teach your 1-year old to not hit without resorting to hitting yourself.

I read elsewhere that this doctor who performed the biopsy was Joan's doctor and had arrived at the clinic with her that morning. So apparently she wanted him present during the procedure.