Agreed. Opinions do not equal solutions. Raw emotions solve nothing.

Oh! Where is Thumbkin? I remember that song!

I feel the same. I lost my mother the same year that Jim Henson died, and it was like my whole childhood was gone. I think I began to also blame Elmo for both occurrences. It was a tough year.

My son(whom I raised right, damn it) is in the army and the most no nonsense, level-headed, imperturbable officer you’d ever meet. He admitted to me he would be watching this alone because he was sure he would be a puddle too. That warmed my old heart. 

You cut me deep! And some of us moms have laundry to do between our quests/dailies.

Criminy, stop it. Karma is something that happens in your next life. Why do people throw that word around like they know what it means?

You have obviously never lost anyone to cancer. I have, and I can tell you I without a shadow of a doubt that disparaging him like that is cruel to those he left behind. Those who obviously loved him. There is nothing to be gained by what you seemingly put so much effort into compiling except perhaps your own smug…

I am utterly shocked, and I think you should count yourself lucky that people get paid real life money to write tripey, self-serving articles like this.