My grandmother didn’t have a middle name. My great-grandpa and my ex just had initials. I think initials are kinda odd. My ex just had the middle name “G.” He was the only boy with five sisters that all had middle names. So odd.

Sqeeeee! He’s a ginger and so lovely and I just want to kiss his darling face! Your son is beautiful and perfect!

My cousin and I have the exact same name. I am six years older, so my aunt and uncle are stupid. My grandmother named my aunt the same name as two of her brothers’ wives. That name is Melba, so it’s not like it’s even a pretty name. I think my grandma just had too many kids and was tired of naming them. At least…

I would smother her in her sleep if I had to listen to that baby voice.

You do not have to continue to explain yourself. I feel like you’re being picked on for no reason. Your choices are equally as valid as anyone elses.

I have gastroparesis, so I can understand where you are coming from. I had lost three pregnancies before my becoming pregnant with my oldest son. I followed all the precautions like you. It just seems smart and not too much to give up. Best wishes and I hope you can remain in remission.

I know I do. I appreciate my parents and my mother’s side of my family. My dad’s brother is dead now. We’re back in touch with my cousin on that side. She’s lived a very sad and lonely life. I really did have it so much better.

Actually, I wasn’t entirely left out. When going through my grandmother’s papers, my uncle found a very old insurance policy that named my cousin, my brother and I as beneficiaries. So, I got a tidy sum that bought me my first house. We figure she must’ve forgotten about it.

I think it all depends on what type of live music you’re going to see. The type of musicians I’ve seen lately (Sting, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello) don’t have huge stage shows with a bunch of dancing and special effects. I guarantee they are singing live. They change lyrics, pause in the middle of songs and have live…

I left out the sorta ironic part. After my grandmother died, everything, including the estate my dad grew up on, went to my uncle. He already had a huge place of his own that he didn’t want to get rid of. So, he found a buddy to appraise the place for a fairly low price. My dad paid my uncle half that appraised price…

I have a similar situation in my family. My grandmother did not want my father to marry my mother. She had been very recently widowed. My father is from a wealthy family and my grandmother had “suitable” girls picked out. My mom and dad met at a party and got married two years later very young (age 20.) My grandmother…

I do know some conservative women, including my mom. I’ve honestly never heard any of them talk about Ms. Obama’s looks. This, of course, is only my experience. But, when I have heard racist shit spewed, it always seems to come out of men’s mouths. To be honest, I am mostly around liberal people and they’re not all…

I tend to disagree. I’m white. I, obviously, admire the hell out of Ms. Obama and find her incredibly intelligent, classy and so beautiful. My white girlfriends, for the most part, agree. I don’t hear rude comments from them.

We got married in 2003. We picked mid-December because the church and the old house the reception was in were both professionally decorated for Christmas. That equals zero flower budget practically. My dad has a greenhouse so we put poinsettias on each table that guests could take home. I had my male cousin as my…

How awful. I’m so, so sorry!

Debbie Reynolds has now passed away, news sources and her son, Todd Fisher are saying. How terribly sad.

I’m really sorry about your dad. I hope your mom gets better.

My grandparents went the same way. My grandpa died. We had the funeral a couple days later where all six kids, and dozens of grandchildren and great-grandchildren were present from all over the country. The next morning, she suffered a brain aneurysm and died. I was lucky that she was up early that morning and I had…

I’m terribly sorry. My mother lost both her parents in the same week about a month after 9/11. I was in my 20s and it was really hard to lose my beloved grandparents. I can’t imagine losing my parents.

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