Oh wow, I am so sorry for your friend and for you.

I didn’t go to the article. I guess I assumed that the rest of the TM girls saw the backlash after Farrah’s sex tape/porno thing and thought it best not to follow that path. Apparently I was wrong.

That does seem more appropriate for a podcast but I know they have a couple of segments that they release as podcasts 2x a day. I’ll bet I’ll catch the “goodbye” if I'm listening for it.

I'm actually pleasantly surprised that Jenelle turned down the moolah. I've only seen a few episodes of her but she didn't seem to be one to consider the long-game.

I didn’t even think about the cancer.org site. Thank you for the suggestion and your well wishes.

Only 100 CDs? ;-)

That sounds extremely manipulative and shady. Try not to feel guilty.

We were invited last-minute to some out-of-town gatherings. They both felt like “oh, we should probably invite the Bugs.” It was too late for hubby to request yesterday off and one excursion would have required us to board the dog which wasn’t happening on short notice.

I haven’t noticed that and I have BBC World on in the car pretty regularly. I'll have to keep an ear out for that now :-)

I had a friend like that after a break-up. Is it helping you? I know caregivers need support and that is often overlooked.

I personalized every RSVP card with the names of invited parties (Bob Smith and Sally Smith) and there were no children invited. My cousin hand-wrote her kids’ names at the bottom of the RSVP. She avoided my calls for the longest time when I was trying to get ahold of her to tell her that it was adults-only…

Well it’s more than I make and I have a cushy office job. But I also live in flyover country.

I could really only handle fruit in the mornings when I previously subsisted on pop-tarts, nutri-grain bars, bagels, and muffins. It was so oppressively hot the summer of my 1st trimester and the nurse diagnosed me with dehydration. She also prescribed me zoforan (well, I got the generic) and told me to sip a Gatorade…

I had a relatively uneventful pregnancy (medically speaking) but I was miserable. I cried at least once a day (usually more) until my son was 4 or 5 months old.

Our “oops” is 2.5 yrs now and while I love him immensely, I doubt I'll be giving him a sibling.

I don’t think threatening to financially cut her off is the best way to persuade her. Based on what you’ve described, I would agree that terminating the pregnancy is the best thing for her but it still has to be her decision. Certainly lay out all the reasons (calmly!) why you think now is not a good time for her to…

I agree. I don’t think the texture of the hardened spaghetti would be pleasing and I’m not usually someone who is picky about food texture.

An Amtrak is 40 miles or 55 miles away depending on where I’d want to go. It would typically be just as much as flying for us. I considered Megabus since we would be able to entertain our child easier if one of us wasn't always going to be focused on driving.

I was actually considering Megabus for my family if we go somewhere with a robust public transit system. After reading these, I think I'll just drive like normal.

She will be thrilled when the baby arrives! I got less-than-ideal reactions to our surprise pregnancy from my parents and MiL but everyone was excited by time our little man was born.