Same. My MIL took my no hugs and kisses without permission announcement the same as if I’d said, “We’re raising her to be a Satanic axe murderer.”

I’m saying this in case humor is helpful or at least not terrible right now. I read, “Your Jesus isn’t helping,” and immediately imagined a helpful Jesus in the traditional robes knocking at your door with those white pharmacy bags full of the meds you need. Now, that would be helpful.

Your comment just made me tear up. I miss her too. When I was little I wanted to be her because she was a tough, kick-ass Princess. When I grew up I wanted to be like her because she was a funny, tough, kick-ass woman.

May your ratios be on point today!

Is that comfort or a punishment? :)

Letting a law student on the jury seems like a really poor choice. I can’t imagine putting any of the people I went to law school with on a jury at that point.

I am typically not much of a day drinker unless I’m on vacation but this has been a hell of a week and I feel like this madness may be my day drinking tipping point.

I can’t go back to the office because it will be live meetings instead of audio only and then I won’t be able to give idiots the finger when they talk too much.

Your Thanksgiving sounds awesome! I’m going to try making the salad tomorrow!

Same! I took a quiz today from one of those we send you clothes based on your preferences, buy what you like places today. Then I was disappointed when I realized I work from home and didn’t need 95% of the stuff. I was trying to imagine a work from home version but that was depressing.

The Keepers is very good but it does sound like a break would be good first!

After my parents-in-law shared information we wanted kept private with every human they encountered we stopped telling them anything we wouldn’t be comfortable with putting on a billboard. That boundary worked well.

I picture the kid in the red shirt having this really nasty football father that says, “Oh, sure, Timmy, tackle the son of God. That will work.”

That polite fiction also seems to feed on the current mania of ignoring scientific facts when they aren’t the facts we want to see.

Agreed. I’ve had two miscarriages and I would have found one of these certificates deeply upsetting but that doesn’t mean someone else might not find it helpful and comforting. However, it is sickening to know at some point this is going to be exploited to support a political cause.

I suspect it is just the brand that makes it worth it...a lot of times for the adults just as much if not more so than the kids. I think there was more of a difference when they emphasized the historical periods more but among my daughter’s friends the big thing was to have a doll that looks like you. Some of the…

I do well with eating a variety of proteins but now I want to make some strawberry almond yogurt for myself! :) It sounds good!

I think at many points in childhood as long as you can get them to eat a protein you’re doing good. I say this from experience and buying lots of blueberry yogurt.

“ I think they all met online, although a couple of them swear they met “through mutual friends” but I have never heard of, let alone met, the mutual friend.”

Ugh and no to the scorched earth policy. I had multiple friends tell me and my best friend that in our late 30s. We both could not compel ourselves to leave our introverted ways. In my case, anxiety also played a role.