I found the twos not so terrible, but that might have just been my kids. PS don't ask about the threes.

From a purely auntie point of view, I find children to be the most difficult when they're three.

So yesterday I attended a baby shower for my beloved SIL. I sat at the same table as a cousin from another state. It was great to see her in person since we only see each other on Facebook. She then told me with real tears in her eyes how much she appreciated how so often I would post loving and supportive comments on her daughter's page. I surely gave her a confused look at this point. Her daughter is a wonderful young woman who recently got engaged to her partner in a most adorable way. of course I am thrilled for them. They are incredibly well suited and obviously deserve happiness. She then went on to tell me that she has to endure cruelty and hatred on a regular basis. Now I want to cry. The pain this mother feels watching people hate her daughter. The world is changing, but not even close to fast enough.

Oh, Laura. How awful. I'm sorry your cousin's daughter has to put up with that, but she's lucky to have you in her life (as are the rest of the people that know you). And it sounds like she has a wonderful mother as well.

sj, holy shit, MIL is terrible.

Laura, wow. holy shit, people are terrible.

smonster, I hope you experience some relief today. Ugh.

I was up working until 2:30 in the morning. Got woken up by fighting dogs (not ours) at 7:30 this morning. To say I feel like warmed over ass today would be an understatement. Not to mention the stuff that I was working on, I did so that people would get it first thing this morning. No response to either item I spent the weekend working on.

In short: I have a thumb up my ass.

I really won the in-law lottery. I adore my MIL and FIL.

Sorry you are dealing with a nasty MIL sj.

I really won the in-law lottery. I adore my MIL and FIL.

Tim's whole family is fantastic. I don't know how I got so damn lucky.

I really won the in-law lottery. I adore my MIL and FIL.

I've had two different sets of in-laws; they have both extremes covered between them. I'm sorry about your in-law's histrionics, sj.

sj, we have so been there. It's hard, and I'm sorry. You're being very level-headed about letting TCG make his own decision, and very wise about disengaging yourself.

Laura, you are the very best people. We should clone you. Or distill your essence somehow and use it to innoculate asshats of all stripes and odors so that they may become better people, too.

I feel like the monster-in-"living in sin" or something. The bf is demanding an apology from me. But not by talking to me, that is what I hear from K-Bug. But the each time I've tried to reach out to him, he "is too busy". K-Bug and I seem to be in a good place. The bf didn't come with K-Bug to CJ's team picnic on Saturday. And didn't show for brunch for CJ's birthday yesterday. He did come to the go-karts and to dinner after without a thank you to me for paying for it all.

I sent him a text today - didn't want to call since he should be working - to see if he wants to talk this afternoon. He hasn't answered and I know he LIVES to text since he texts K-Bug every minute they are apart. I'm over it.

It's a boy!!

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