Exactly. While I do think it’s ridiculous for people to always assume that famous people should either get along or fight, saying this makes it sound like a fight, Demi. Sigh.

Yes. That’s from like, a week ago.

Only if you share. ;-)

Ugh. I did this on someone’s front lawn and to cover the fact I was hungover told them I was pregnant when they came out to check on me. I’m going to hell.

I was pretty much drunk for the next three years after that relationship blew up. Thank you, grad school!

That’s very true. It is hard to find that balance. Let me know when you do and tell me how you did it, OK? ;-)

I didn’t remember/know all of this. Thanks for the essay! :-)

I understand. I just replied to Mental Iceberg that it wasn’t my most well constructed comment. I guess it struck me as a hierarchy of hurt: worst is physical trauma, less horrible is emotional trauma. I know he’s just trying to get information out there about her condition, which we do care about and want to know.

Same. Now I realize I just have the same shiny object syndrome as the rest of the world when it comes to awful news. “Awful news still awful without any new developments? Moving on...”

I agree with you and I don’t mean to be overly critical; he was trying to give the world information it wanted about her. The language just struck me as being incongruous with how she must actually be feeling and coping. It just seems to say something about the hierarchy we put on emotional trauma versus physical…

Her uncle told the Associated Press she is “pregnant and traumatized,” as the agency puts it, but otherwise fine.

Same! I had just found out my boyfriend of 4-5 years (who of course I thought I would marry) was cheating on me. A lot. I was an emotional wreck to start with and then “Up” happened.

The first 5-10 minutes is simultaneously the most romantic and most heartbreaking moment in film. I ugly cried in the theater and was NOT prepared for it. Heed the warnings — have tissues.

That’s the one! I liked her song “Here” a lot too, although when I was younger I was definitely the girl at the house party in the kitchen drinking too much. (Although by the end of the party I was cleaning up cups and washing dishes and recycling so while not cool, I was helpful!)

Ahhhh. I know this earworm. I did not realize that was the title. (How I missed that, I do not know.)

ILU. That is all.

That song is so great! I don’t care that it’s pop garbage. GIVE ME ALL THE DANCEY BEATS.

Fireball? Is this something I should avoid before I even know what it is?

I had the same reaction. “I fell in love with my costar while we were pretending to fall in love” doesn’t really seem like a great basis for a relationship. But then again, I’m in a committed relationship with my cats, so what do I know?

Thank you! (And thank you for not being snarky about how I could have googled the answer... I swear I did and I didn’t understand!)