I think it shows a nice comfort level with the family that she felt it was okay to help out. LW should only make a token protest as Miss Manners said in the first Stop statement.   If the LW then finds the fridge not arranged to her liking, she can rearrange it later.

Both trends are rude, born out the sense of entitlement that seems prevalent in the shallower, want it all now crowd. You only invite the ones you can afford to attend the festivities, usually this would include those you'd really like to have there. If the list needs to be pared down due to finances, you don't let the...more

With so many businesses no longer accepting checks, what is the average consumer supposed to do? Not to mention the online businesses; if you can't use your debit card without incurring a fee for the transaction on top of the shipping and handling charges, and in some cases sales tax, online buying will also slow down,...more

Yes. I married my current husband on the beaches of Washington 4 years ago. The only ones who knew were the ones who needed to know: my cousin (our officiant), his wife and daughter (our witnesses). My co-workers also knew about it, but then I work in Human Resources. This is not a first marriage for either one of us a...more

Boy there are a lot of judgemental people out there! Unless you have walked this woman's path or her daughter's, you cannot judge her. Nothing is that black and white. There are all kinds of shades of gray in the world. I find it refreshing that she chose to be honest with not only herself, but the public at large. And...more

Well said, Kimberly. I believe honesty has to come first before trust can be rebuilt. If your significant other is usually honest with you, departure from that would be a clear sign that something's not right. Continued dishonesty after discovery of an affair would probably make me walk. I can deal with the infidelity....more

@ Kim: It sounds like they are both blaming her for the death of their daughter, if this has only been going on since that point. If she really wasn't at fault in any way (and I can't see why she would be or she'd be living elsewhere), then she absolutely needs to stand up for herself with him and her boys.   Fam...more

I don't frequent it today, because I have insurance, but have in years past. They supply a valuable service for those who need it.   The personality of the founder is irrelevant to the issue at hand. The fact that they also do abortions there is irrelevant because so do many other doctors and those doctors receive...more