The book is so charming. The movie is so horrible.

I remember, when that movie was out, being at a restaurant and listening to a nearby table discuss Patch Adams. I wasn’t being nosy; they were just that loud. The woman was telling the others at the table how horribly Patch was treated by the other doctors and how that was what was wrong with medicine. I sat there,…

That poor kid. The looks like a deer in headlights. Love his co-worker for standing up for him. This was not a prank, just an idiot being mean.

Are you my son?

Yes. When I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, my first thought was “we are going to lose the house” not “am I going to live”. We have insurance that covers less and less as time goes on.

Sierra-Nevada brewery is the best. They are so generous. They invited anyone displaced to their gift shop and gave away clothing to everyone who showed up. They treat their employees so well. You can believe that they will donate all of the sales to the Relief Fund.

You speak the truth.

I didn’t want to offend any WOC by sounding like a white chick speaking to their life or situation. I read stuff on The Root and didn’t want to come across as some of the posters on their site.

I can’t stand Rebel Wilson and I wish she would go away. She isn’t the first at anything. Queen Latifah has always been a great role model. In Living Single and Last Holiday, she showed that you didn’t have to be waif-like to be a romantic lead and get the hot guy in the movie. While I am many shades lighter than her,…

I beg to differ. Oprah has no need of a last name. I concede to your point on Stacey.

it was Conan

But, you are not wrong.

He was not fat. His neck was thicker but that happens to men. Look at David Boreanaz’s first appearance in Buffy then compare it to his last appearance in Angel. He wasn’t fat, he was still working out, but his neck was thicker. Same thing happened to Orlando Bloom. I guess I was the only one excited to see him back. 

I live it. It is not hard to imagine myself in it because I have been through it. I empathize with your wife and worry for her. A toxic parent is so damaging. A lot of the comments are from survivors of toxic parents. It is like PTSD when hearing of a situation like this. We relive every moment of our time with a…

You are right. A’s mom needs to face the consequences of her actions. Screw people who say “but she’s your mom”. Obliviously the phrase “but she’s your daughter” had no meaning to A’s mom so she doesn’t deserve her daughter’s help. She ditched her kid for her own happiness. The daughter should do the same.  

That is what I though. I am so glad my husband is a better person than that dude. I know I am reading into the letter but I worry about A and wonder if the husband forces his will on her like her mom but to a much lesser degree.

I really wonder how he treats A. My husband was the first to say that the kids needed to be away from my mother. My kids picked up on how hurt and upset I was after talking to her. They don’t miss the relationship at all. My kids have learned that if you are doing all the work to keep a relationship going, then it…

It bugged me that he was pissed that A’s mother didn’t come to his dad’s funeral but is ok enough with how A was treated that he would allow his children to be treated the same way by the toxic MIL.

I think it is coming from survivors of toxic parents. I read that he wanted his children to have contact with A’s mom and every part of me screamed “child abuse”. I think the husband hasn’t truly dealt with toxic people. He is naive to think she will treat the grandchildren differently than she treated his wife.

You are totally correct. I wish I had cut off my mom much earlier than I did. Her behavior put a strain on my marriage. She would try to get my husband on her side against me. Thankful, he would tell her that no one was allowed to treat his wife that way and hang up on her. When she started treating my oldest like she…