I'd imagine it'll be harder for the emotional scars to heal.

Yeah, she's pretty paranoid right about now.

I just, I mean...can you imagine learning someone had tied your child to a chair and slashed her throat? I hate being a parent. It's way too stressful.

connie, I immediately started wondering if it was like a AP round that hit at just the right angle to flatten and thus couldn't penetrate, so, yeah, right there with you.

sj, I know that the apt wasn't your first choice, but I'm glad you're getting out of the place you're in.

Thanks. Me too. We had a couple weeks where there wasn't a showing, but I just got a call about the second one this week. It will all feel better when all of our stuff is in our new place.

Yeah, she's pretty paranoid right about now.

I don't blame her. So glad that they're ok! And that they have all the time they need to heal.

Did they catch the people who did it? I feel like I'm missing part of the story. But that may be good, as I'm in quick-switch-the-channel mode if something happens to a child-actor ... not to mention someone who knows someone's child - no matter how old they are.

GC, that many cavities is unfair! Have you developed a new love of fruit roll-ups or something?

I haven't. I swear I've done nothing new in the last 4 months. My dentist gave me some bs about stress being a factor, but even that hasn't been more than usual. Harumph.

Picture time! Here's me [link] at the Getty Villa this weekend (I'll be vain and say I like this pic of myself). Here are my baby niece and nephew [link] at the zoo, and here's crazy B with a monkey [link]

Raq, that story is terrifying. Poor kids, poor parents! Even with the miraculous ending, it's too scary to contemplate.

GC, your nephew looks like he's not impressed with the fake tiger. Hee! So cute!

Yes, both babies have perfected the "ho hum, not impressed" look. I know they got it from my SiL.

Raq, good grief, scary story! How amazing that they survived and are all right! What a nightmare. The emotional trauma is going to be hard to overcome, poor things.

I hate being a parent. It's way too stressful.

Oh yeah. This may be one of the main reasons I never had kids. I don't think I'm strong enough. Just thinking about that happening to my nieces freaks me out.

I'm always paranoid about someone getting into my apartment. I lock the door every time I leave, even if I'm just taking out the trash. The big patio door worries me, but there's not a lot I can do. Short of keeping the curtains drawn and crap scattered on the floor like caltrops.

I usually attribute my niecphews' less-than-wonderful qualities to my siblings, not my brothers-in-law. They seem like nice guys, whereas my sisters have been known to lock me in a closet.

t /30 year old grudge

Are you using different toothpaste, or did your toothpaste change formula?