Jane M Lane

Never saw Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead, but it was my favorite book we read in high school after we read Hamlet.

I watched it about 5 years ago with my kids and nieces and nephews. We all still loved it!

The English language has gone to shit when people think “my now huband and I’s” is correct.

I take up space. I no longer shrink to make room for the man next to me. If a guy is manspreading into my space I call him out. His smooshed balls are not my problem.

If the FIL is getting a surgery that risks death or serious complications and the DIL is trying to make it about herself and her feelings then the mom handled her 100% correctly.

Yes it should have full extended family discussion but the children should have those discussions with their spouses in private. Broaching the subject should be done with immediate children so no one feels they have to answer immediately.

Dismissing the feelings kind of depends what the surgery is. Major open heart surgery with a serious risk of death? Eff the DIL’s feelings; it’s not the OP’s job to manage them. The OP’s husband getting a bunion removed, yeah OP should have the bandwidth to deal with feelings.

Eeeeeh, the examples of a divorce may not be the best scenario to reference, but in an actually pressing emergency I can see it being important. But the “code word” thing is weird. If you’re that close with your family why not just say “we need to get together NOW?”

$15 for sunflower seeds?! Go to your local nursery and they’re $2.

I wonder if Karma is a bitch….