Thanks, o-a, you rock. (And I am awful with mail, so I am just thrilled I get a prezzie.)

People who have done weddings: What do you when you can't invite all the family members in the world (not least because you can't afford it, but also because you haven't seen them for years)

I had people stop speaking to me for a while, but since we didn't actually talk to each other before this happened, it wasn't the biggest loss. Then they died. So I am hopeful their grudge is over. I? Never had one.

A kid on Wife Swap reacts to his bacon being taken away. Reacts very badly. [link] (My jaw seriously dropped at some of the stuff this kid can get away with saying. He's what, eight? Nine?)

"She acts like she's the queen and we're the sorry people."

Now that's funny, I don't care who y'are. t /Larry the Cable Guy

She's dropped it for now, but I think she's going to make a fuss again soon. Gah. Family.

have your mother talk to her. After all, she's the reason why you're not inviting him right?

Now that's funny, I don't care who y'are.

If you watch the longer version in related videos, they say that he went to his grandmother's house for a few hours, ate some chicken nuggets, and then came back to inform the "new mother" that he's the boss.

came back to inform the "new mother" that he's the boss.

Well, that's the kind of sass that no child should get away with, not in any reasonable kind of world. But in a reasonable kind of world, no family would put their little ones' sass on display for the entertainment of the reality tv-viewing public. I mean, it's not really natural or reasonable for some strange woman to come in and turn a family's way of life upside-down like that, is it? Even the family's real mother should not have 100% control of every bite of food in the house. But of course, a normal, sane woman creating wonderfully tasty as well as healthier food and gently inviting the rest of her new family to partake, and then they happily and calmly tried her offerings wouldn't exactly get the ratings, would she?

Still the line I transcribed made me laugh. Kid was definitely playing to the audience. And I found myself pleasantly surprised by how articulate he was in his tiny little rage.

Plus he sounds like Bobby Hill.

The line that put me over the edge was "She thinks she's a smart little girl."

But in a reasonable kind of world, no family would put their little ones' sass on display for the entertainment of the reality tv-viewing public.

Very much this.

Blech. I think I purchased the world's most tasteless tomatoes ever. I usually buy packages of grape tomatoes to snack on, but these just have no flavor at all.

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Cass, no problem.

ION - Dad sounds better! Drained the lung, not sure if completely or not, but enough that the pressure is off that was causing problems. They drained 600 cc's of fluid. Still have 'pick line' and catheter, but he is eating jello and soup, picking on the nurses. Seems he has turned a corner!

Yay!