I don't think you're his second choice. You're his second chance. He loved your friend, and lost her. And now he gets to be with you and love YOU. You deserve his love too. Be kind to yourself. :)

Have you thought about it from his dear departed wife's perspective? She loved him enough to commit to spending all her days with him. Someone who does that doesn't wish for the person they love to be alone forever in the case of their passing. They want their partner to find a partner who can do all the things they…

It's hard to compete with a ghost. Ghosts don't nag anyone to take out the trash or have morning breath. But it sure sounds like he's a great guy who loves you. It would be a gift to him for you to believe that you deserve to be by his side. If you feel like his second choice he may start to believe it.

I live in Seattle, which is a pretty small big city. The Cafe Racer shooting was a big shock, and I think people here are incredibly grateful to him for having the cohones to stop the shooter, who would surely have wounded or killed more people. I think it's shitty that you guys are going after the people who are…

Our tits are all made of star stuff.

Smitten Kitchen is amazing. She loves veggies, she loves seasonal stuff, and she has a lot of variety. Also, her food is fucking delicious.

Ohhhhh mostly terrible :(

It sounds like you two need to sit down and hammer out a schedule/contract. And if you're on Facebook, you should join the Nanny Care Tribe. It's a great community for venting as well as seeking advice.

What kind of person cuts their mother out of their life?

GODDAMN , does anyone remember that song on playing at TRAX in DC? Or Poseurs in Georgetown ?

Sounds to me like a wise decision. Ffs, willfully forgetting your second son's birthday and not buying him Christmas gifts? Talking shit about one child to the other? That is fucked up! You've made the best decision for yourself and your family, so go easy on yourself.

I have not spoken to my mom in 9 months. I feel so much calmer but I don't know how long it can last. What kind of person cuts their mother out of their life? Am I that kind of person?

Hugh Jackman is...I dunno, but he's not explicable by regular human physics. The fact that he seems like a genuinely nice guy on top of it all is just salt in the wound.

"God knows a lot of sexually experienced people could use a little instruction as well, if OkC is anything to go by."

This is just a bit of fluffy fluff but I just got home from seeing X-Men and, sweet Jesus, is Hugh Jackman human?! I mean, does he have an overweight, aging portrait in the attic somewhere?

Uh, having grown up amidst homegrown American lunatics of the Bircher persuasion, I can say this isn't a strictly Russian phenomenon.

Girl, we had people do the same thing at both deli's that I worked in. The first sandwhich place has a popular combination of items that added to $6.66 so we always had people asking for an extra pickle or some stupid shit.

"I've got a great idea! Let's take away women's access to healthcare, force them to have children they can't support, and then blame THEM when they go on welfare! And then, we can take away the welfare! THAT WILL SURELY FIX EVERYTHING!"

Some noted yesterday that the US is a theocracy too. I didn't agree, but this article goes her way. These closures can only be rooted in the deep anti-woman hatred that you find in the fundamentalist religion ruling in these states.