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Crab balls, shrimp cocktail, sliced salmon served on a cucumber round topped with creme fraiche (with a touch of lemon squeezed into the creme fraiche), foie gras served on toasty slices of a baguette, raw oysters (depending on what time of the year the party is), mini-BLT's served on little...

So you are mentally healthy, and most likely physically capable of taking care of yourself at 57 years old, and you have a nice relationship with your children, and a husband to lean on. How does any of that relate to an 80 year old widowed woman who is depressed and lonely and uses passive...

I agree. The OP's husband is in a place in his life where he needs to put himself first. His emotional well being is at the forefront of the priority list. The OP is simply worried because the everyday talks often leave the husband feeling drained and guilty. This may be hard for some...

You aren't a bad neighbor for wanting your driveway to be clear, it should be clear, unless you are the one blocking it. My suggestion was merely that, a suggestion. Without knowing your exact neighborhood, the rules, the specific traffic patterns, the business (busy-ness?) of it, and your...

Obviously, parking on the street isn't illegal in this neighborhood, as the OP and their neighbor, and their neighbors family, etc. are doing it. Blocking a driveway may or may not be a ticketable offense, and in the OP's case, it probably isn't, otherwise they could make a simple call to the...

OP, why don't *you* park in front of your driveway? You'll be on the street, so no difficulties with traffic or weird turns to get in or out. Also, you won't have anyone else blocking your driveway, so if you needed to get in or out of your own driveway, you could simply move your car. You'd...

These things are awesome! They work great, they will get rid of your problem. But just remember this: you will probably see so many ants that you will freak out. There is something about this stuff that draws them in. After a day, I nearly had a heart attack, as there was a full line of...

Just tell them that the process is handled mostly between the doctor and the apartment management. That the forms are faxed to the doctor, so you can't really help her. By saying it that way, maybe the part about not being able to help her will stick in her head and you won't be bothered with...

I think you've misunderstood. It isn't that we can't stand these people. It's that some people have annoying Facebook habits. These are people who you sit in the bleachers with every weekend at your childrens football games, laugh with, hang out with, etc. When you're sitting together in...

The spammers! It doesn't matter if you're religious or anti-religious. It doesn't matter if you're republican or democrat. It doesn't matter if you are an avid supporter of a particular organization or trying to get an organization boycotted. If you post 20 links about the same subject every...

No advice, just empathy. I have three boys, but none of them have hit that stage quite yet. The oldest will be 13 in June, so I know it's coming. The changes have already started.

Yes! Except I vote that the age criteria should be lowered to anyone over the age of 30. Or Facebook should have an option: Don't want the relationship, just the Booty Call. Because isn't that what "it's complicated" really means anyway?

Biggest pet peeve: Relationship ping-pongers. In the morning, their relationship status is changed to "it's complicated" and by the afternoon they are "in a relationship" again. Just because your boyfriend left the toothpaste open again doesn't mean things are complicated. And the...

Although they are young to be "dating".... And although teh interwebz r bad.... If you've talked to him on skype, talked to his parents, know they are legitimate people and he's not a 46 year old axe murdering stalker.... You've probably hit the jackpot as far as having all those worries...

That's amazing! And Pea, thanks for letting us know about that book.

Hugs to all of you. Thank you for sharing your touching stories. I've never found anyone, and I'm like the OP -- It scares me to think I'd find a loved one who passed.

In my state, if you are under 18, you can't have anyone in the car with you that's under 18 (unless they are a family member or live at the same address as you).

I don't read it that way at all. They said, "if all the guy did was grope him..." which to me indicates that they think it's no big deal.

First of all, *hugs* Removing yourself from family drama is hard, but refreshing at the same time. You will probably have mixed emotions from time to time, but that's ok, it's normal. Do be prepared to hear stories, though. If you have an honest relationship with the speaker, you can...

1100 miles is a lot. But doable. Maybe just set a goal, like 550 miles per day, a 2 day trip. You should be able to drive 550 miles in about 12 hours. Plenty of time to rest up in a hotel for the night.