Congratulations! This is so, so amazing. I’m going to my parents’ for Christmas--it’s the last time I’ll be able to go for a couple of years because I’m moving overseas. Boyfriend (who works in the same department as me) is doing likewise with his family. We’ll see each other again next Sunday, but we’re still in that…

Hey there! I would be Very Interested in this. 

That’s amazing! Hope everything continues to go smoothly! 

You look FLAWLESS and they will be lucky to get to know you. Who knows, maybe one or two of them also prefer a bit of quiet at first? I hope you have a great time! 

Look at that Little Miss! Also, hella proud of you for doing what’s best for yourself and your kiddo--that’s brave. 

Hello, Jezzies! Just wanted to give you an update on me and The Coworker: he told me he loves me. Conveniently, I feel the same way (about him, I mean, though I do also love myself), and there was much rejoicing and morning sex and going out for beignets. On that note: what’s something good that happened to you this…

It’s a part of Midge that hasn’t really grown up—she sees her mother as someone who is there to serve her needs, not really as a full person in her own right. But I am glad that Abe finally got it. That warmed my heart, even if I know they should have brought Simone back with them. 

I’m in the US, but my sister lives in UK and I was raised on a steady diet of Golden Age mysteries and Masterpiece Theater. 

Oh, God, you’re right. Now it’s endearing AND heartbreaking. 

Also true! And I love his weird, incongruous love for female singer-songwriters; it’s like he may be a grizzled detective, but inside beats the heart of a sensitive witchy lady from the mid-1990s. 

Case Histories! I love those books, and Jason Isaacs is quite dishy in the TV adaptation. 

I’m sorry, that sounds really hard. Even though it seems like the relationship didn’t do good things for you, the sudden adjustment to being on your own is tough. Hopefully, you can be extra-gentle and nice to yourself to help. Maybe even extra snuggles with your pets! 

Hot Fuzz! Light, funny, and all about friendship. 

That sounds MAGICAL and I’m so glad you had a happy holiday with people who like you. I spent the morning in bed, watching the parade (complete with hot cocoa and my holiday pajamas), made a small lunch while watching the Thanksgiving episodes of Brooklyn 99, and then went to an old professor’s house for Thanksgiving…

I’m so sorry this is happening. This sounds incredibly hard. It might help to check out a meeting of Al-Anon or other support group for family members of people with addiction; they might also have ideas about how you can take care of yourself while figuring out what help you can or should offer your father. Hugs. 

Since you’re in the UK, there’s also #JoinIn on Twitter. Sarah Millican does it every year for people who are on their own at Christmas for whatever reason, and people chat with each other and share their plans, etc. It’s lovely. 

I’m sorry, that sucks. 

Awesome! And how is The Bartender?

That’s awesome! 

Ugh. Fuck those people. Nothing wrong with realizing people don’t suit before you marry and have kids with them!