Discussions by 2d Bride

One of the meds I take is desipramine, a very old antidepressant that seems to work better for me than any of the new ones. It's a generic, but apparently several manufacturers have recently stopped...

I managed to find my son's old nanny, and she will be a surprise guest at their wedding. To understand how much this will mean to him, we actually hired her before he was born (since we didn't know...

A bill to allow same-sex marriage in Maryland has now passed the Senate, and made it through the House committee, so it can be voted on by the full House. However, leaving aside the issue of whether...

The latest from the planners for my son's wedding: "I'd like to put together a little photo/ advice book for [FDIL]. If you could all send me 1-3 pieces of advice for a new bride, I'd really...

Here is the original post, for anyone who missed it. So last night, we had the meeting with the planners. To my relief, son and FDIL showed up, too. However, my impression that they are both clueless...

My son's wedding is on March 20. Any time we have asked him about the planning, he has said that he'd be content with an elopement, so if FDIL wants more, she's got to plan it. Any time we have talked...

I just got the invitation to my son's wedding, which had a link to the couple's wedding website. While there, I managed to learn two things about my son, which confirm my overall view that he lacks a...

Because, you know, "happy New Year" just didn't sound original enough. ;-)

I am truly impressed with the scientific precision of today's exercise machines, which can assure that every muscle in your body aches the exact same amount.

Although the humor-impaired should probably avoid this one:

NotFroofy has a serious dental phobia--as in, it takes several Xanax even to get her in for a cleaning. And today, she had one cavity filled and nine teeth extracted. (She's got a whole bunch of...

The site I have worked on for two years, with all the notes on what I did for my wedding? It's gone! I copied the site to a different location, and went to delete it, because it was showing my real...

Well, ok, it wasn't the whole CPAP, but still... You may recall that I recently got a CPAP machine, since my sleep apnea was severe enough that I was needing 12-14 hours of sleep every night. This...

I have to have a routine medical procedure tomorrow. However, preparing for it has involved drinking at least 40 ounces of liquids and taking 20 horse-sized pills in the past hour. Anyone feel like...