Jacks; This is really ignorant, but what is sciatica? (sorry, spelling) It sounds horrible.
Anything; we're having a boy so we went for blue: no arguments from DH surprisingly! There's a lovely shade of red though, would you be willing to compromise and go for that instead?
Dilly; Sounds like your DSS's mother is pretty bitter over the whole thing. Whatever. It's not like you wanted her friendship anyway, feel sorry for the DSS's as they're the ones that'll lose out in the long run.
Feeling a bit rubbish tonight. My close friend had twins a few months ago, but lost one twin at birth in really tragic circumstances.
Thank God, the other one held on (just) and has made it through. But she has good days and bad days with it. Today was a bad day. She's a genuinely good person. Genuinely good. I've not met many people like that in my life, she is a gift to everyone she meets.
She didn't deserve this, I mean no one does, but for this to happen to her seems utterly wrong. No, not seems, it is utterly wrong. Because her little DC would have been so lucky to have her as a Mum; she's so good at it and she makes me feel that if I could measure up to be half the parent she is, then I might get it right with my own son. All I'd like to do, is say something clever and insightful and comforting to make her feel better, and make it go away for a little while. But I can't. So there we are. That's my sadness for today.