Can I steal the name “Francois, Zen Poet” for my next furry kid that I will adopt? Not to mock him, just to honor the wonderful spirits of Francois and your amazing Momma.

AAAAH! She looks so awesome! Hahaha, that knowing smile of hers...

If you haven’t already, you should tell your mother exactly what you wrote here about how much you appreciate her kindness and love towards all. She sounds like a wonderful human being who deserves to be told that as often as possible.

Seconded.

For real! And so does Francois! Writing letters to the editor in verse is the greatest hobby ever.

This is fantastic! Doctors and nurses make for completely wild parents because almost no amount of blood, bones, and bile is more than what they deal with every day. Some of the most sensible parents I know are in the medical field. (I also love that your mom injured herself photographing a bird. As a fellow bird…

Holy crap—your mum is AWESOME!!

that story almost brought me to tears <3 the things you learn you didn’t realize about your parents growing up are so powerful sometimes.

Wonderful story, thank you for sharing it!

Your mom sounds like an amazing person.

All the tears. Beautiful.

I don't eat seafood - because I think it is disgusting. My family thinks if i just try it, I'll suddenly like it. I can't SMELL it without gagging - I'm not going to EAT it, FFS.

And, uh, that’s not how allergies work. They usually get worse with more exposure.

THIS IS CHILDS PLAY.

Same Story, Minus the ROTC bit. He went ghost on me even though I had his beloved bong. Not only did I piss in it, but I had 5 other girls piss in it as well. Two of them were his exes. When he finally came back for his bong, I gave it to him in a giant zipped up back pack. When he opened it up at home, the piss went…

If Sparks wrote it, it’d be the first time a non-white love interest was in the story/on the cover.

this story made me so happy

Bongs B4 dongs.

Well, at least he told you instead of trying to hide it. Silver linings... and purple bongs I guess.

My ex thought it was a good idea to move to another state and hide from child support. Since he had such a consistent history of cheating I thought it would be easy to track him down on Craigslist’s Missed Connections. Someone had to know him because he had penis and it did wander. A lot. He also loved to make sure…