Oh, Angie.

Yes, I have no doubt they love their son and I do hope the charges are eventually dropped. It's a stressful situation, they didn't make the best choices, but the important thing is the child is safe. If the authorities hadn't reacted in this manner, and we found out in six months this boy died because his parents…

No they didn't tell the hospital they just took him, also the NHS has set up a funding program to send patients overseas for treatments that can receive in the UK so they could have helped them.

Generally what you do is make arrangements with the transferring hospital and the hospital you are at. The level of care needed during the transfer is discussed (it's often the case that a nurse is needed if not an actual air ambulance). Then you go from there. Otherwise the hospital won't know what is going on or…

"In the letter, *Scott* points to his own actions"

I'm glad you had already started guarding yourself by cutting off contact - I went through a year of that with my dude, but I'm fairly certain I would've been a mess, so kudos to you! I hear you on "seeing him," though. He has a really common SUV/color combination that I see ALL the time and my heart leaps every time.…

Ugh, I have one of these. It's awful. Most times, he's somewhere in my brain, but not really affecting me. But it occasionally flares up and is a deep and weirdly painful yearning that drives me NUTS because there is literally nothing that I can do with it. My friend, who lives near him, texted me a few weeks ago that…

Ohhhh balls. Did the sudden marriage wreck you?? I think that's the only thing that would kill me initially. My fella has dated others during our on/off nonsense and that didn't bother me, at one of our VERY off times, he actually was shortly engaged to a former girlfriend and finding out about that knocked the wind…

I've only felt that way about one man, ever in my life. I was very striking in my younger days and attracted plenty of attention from men, but there was just this ONE guy who was different.

Sounds like he's well-meaning and very attracted to you, but you need to sit him down and have a very polite "cut the shit" talk. Explain that your insecurities aren't just hinged on his opinion, and even though he intends those comments about your weight as compliments, the comments make you feel bad and you don't…

Ask him how he'd feel about being on the receiving end of these 'compliments':

Before my wedding my mom told me "You'd better hope something goes wrong so your wedding will be memorable! Otherwise it will just blend in with all the other run of the mill weddings."

That's exactly why I didn't tell my hairdresser that she was doing my hair for my wedding. I didn't want her to mess it up. She did fine.

I watched Season 2, Episode 4 of "Louie" tonight. Joan Rivers is the guest star. It is a very funny episode but Joan has a couple longer exchanges with Louie at the end about being a comedian and being dedicated that are just fantastic. I know Louis CK probably wrote the words, but Joan delivers them perfectly.

You can't be pessimistic without the potential for optimism. And vice versa. They're opposite "suchnesses" (my therapist's word). Enjoy this balance in your life!

Ugh, I need to clean my house this weekend too. It's looming over me but I keep putting it off. *solidarity fist bump*

This is what made me love her. This woman has some work ethic. Get well soon, Joan!

What's your plan when you get there? Toronto is great. I found it relatively easy to meet people (and your accent will help). Transit is good. Lots to do. Good food (except seafood...too far from ocean). I'm sure you'll be happy with your choice.

My favourate thing I learned on my mircrobiology degree: