I have no words of wisdom but Pal and his wife sound like a couple my husband is friends with and they drive me insane.  I feel your annoyance.

I am so sorry about Ollie. He sounds so sweet and I am glad you found each other. We did the same thing for one of our cats a few years ago and we’re still glad we did. I’m having trouble putting my words together but I just wanted to speak up as someone who understands the importance of bringing them home.  ❤

I also think he was helped by a lot of people along the way who thought he may be a volatile idiot but he’s our volatile idiot so he’ll do what we want and preserve our power. That’s sort of like saying this rabid, mentally incapacitated badger seems to respond positively to my ideas on childcare so I’m going to keep…

If you are pricing out a moat full of alligators and/or snakes for your boss it’s time to sit down and reevaluate your life.

Two more lawyer ideas - you can check and see if there’s a legal aid clinic near you that can help. They have different practice areas and income guidelines but I volunteered at a pretty comprehensive one as a law student that took some family law cases.  Law schools will sometimes have law clinics that might be able…

We turn out Starz on and off with Outlander.  So far our cable company doesn't care or hasn't caught on.

So...corporate giant makes decision in line with its successful business model also designed to force people to purchase its products, possibly at the expense of purchasing competitor’s products?

I’m just here to give you some c-section reassurance. I had one (breech baby, low amniotic fluid) and because of some bad childhood/teen experiences I have a phobia of all things medical. But, it was OK. Kind of a weird experience, but definitely not bad. I guess I’d describe it as hey, that’s it for the epidural? I…

I hate that first date with dad nonsense.  I'm still convinced there's a lost chapter from The handmaid's tale that involves this and purity rings.

As a kid I always felt Chipwich was the best because it was three treats (two cookies and ice cream) instead of just one.  Actually, I still stand by this reasoning.  Also, they are delicious.

I have always been a big fan of wizard murals for vans.  This does not match up with any other aesthetic choice I've ever made but my instincts tell me wizard van is the best van.

I don’t think I’m going to read anything else today because this was perfection.  

One of the law firms assisting with this is in Naperville. While the entire population of Naperville and the surrounding area doesn’t have a uniform income that does give you a clue about the demographic involved.

80s horror movies often work as good precautionary tales!

I was a little jumpy after writing it all out!

I grew up in a very small town. On the edge of town there was a cemetery used mainly by the three or four oldest families in town. When you walk around it most of the gravestones have the same last names for deaths from the 1890s up until the 1990s when I last visited.

Rolling my eyes right along with you. I could live with a lack of vibrancy in exchange for effective birth control but it was the massive blood clot in my leg that I got when I was on the pill that was the deal breaker.

Oopposite direction on the chest but these are so frumpy for me too. It is a cross between porn wardrobe as mentioned in other comments and I am deeply committed to showing you can wear your frumpy, elderly relative’s bathrobe as a dress and failing miserably. Somewhere there is an old porn movie on VHS called Frumpy…

I remember that!  So much of law school felt like it was a cult that I didn't want to get too far into.  Like I want to be there and participate but at a certain point I want to leave the compound and just take a break.

I don’t have any advice on the therapist but 1L was one of the toughest years of my life if you only look at the school part. Add in the anxiety disorder that hadn’t been diagnosed yet and it was a real party. What I’m trying to say is 1L would suck even if a person had a totally tranquil life and I’m here from the…