About the small girl story, I'm not sure what to think of it. But I hate these stories, because people I hardly know are gonna expect me to be a bioethicist now...I'm much better at fake forensics, actually...armchair profiling, that kind of thing. On one hand, it seems like messing with nature's integrity, but nature didn't give a fuck about that when it made nine year old three month olds, did it? Huh. still can't take a side. Grandfathers: I wish I'd gotten to know Mom's dad better...wish he could have seen me grow up. We would have appreciated each other now.

Huh. still can't take a side.

Huh. On the same side again. It's like complex and stuff.

{{DJ}} {{Aimee}} I'm sorry for your losses, and I'm glad you had them in your lives. All my grandparents were gone before me. I'm trying to make sure my kids enjoy time with theirs.

{{{Daisy Jane}}} Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us.

Aimee, I think the dress looks great -- the most I've ever attempted was a (hand-sewn) Christmas stocking. Be proud of you!

All my grandparents were gone before me. I'm trying to make sure my kids enjoy time with theirs.

My dad was explaining the boys over Christmas how lucky they are to have not only grandparents living (three, still) but two great-grandmothers. It's so uncommon these days, I think as people maybe have kids older. I know even when I was a kid, my friends were amazed I still had all four grandparents *and* a great-grandmother. Stephen barely remembers any of his grandparents -- I think his last remaining grandparent died when he was eight.

Em has three greats right now.

And I know there's gonna be some big Movement response, like with Schiavo and Kevorkian, and I will catch flak for not getting on board...I suppose that's how I got in the habit of ending most controversial discussions with "Keith Olbermann says..." Cause he kind of digs being hated.

My kids have a full complement of grandparents, four great-grandmothers, one great-grandfather, and one great-great-grandmother.

Gud's kids totally win!

Wait ... how'd they get *four* great-grandmothers?

I had no greats, and I'm the only one of my siblings to have known all of my grandparents.

smonster! Are we still squeeing about FNL? Hell yes! I get to go home tonight and watch the new episode. (I know, bad fan, no biscuit.)

We are *always* sqeeing about FNL. You're gonna love this week's ep, I feel safe saying that.

juliana - yay! Welcome to the fun! It makes me laugh that the football gets you hopped up.

Best ticket price I could find was to Raleigh, NC. Something like $134 RT. !!! Is that near you?

Not Beverly, but it's only 1/2 hr from me, amych, amyth, flea, darth, and kiba. It's a bit farther to Bev's - 1 hr 40 min if I googled mapped it right.

Wait ... how'd they get *four* great-grandmothers?

All four of their grandparents had mothers?