Cindy McLennan

The Midol Complete moment between Abigail and Paige cracked me up and made me wince. That said, I also appreciated it for a couple of reasons. First of all, the soaps are almost dead. Their sets are down to nothing. Their budgets are even worse. Soap operas were originally produced to sell soap (detergent, what have you). So I sort of appreciate this craven pitch. The thing is, the actresses seemed to feel so self-conscious, that I cringed for them. Also, for about a half a second before Abi mentioned the Midol, Whatever she said about cramping and bloating made me think she was miscarrying EJ's spawn, which would have made for a more interesting story, all around. Finally? I miss Chandler Massey. He would have knocked these Will scenes out of the park.

Well, they should name the baby Petunia, at least. No, I don't care if he's a boy. It's still better than Prince Neal.

Hi again, everyone. Thank you for all the kind thoughts and words. In the end, the wake has been scheduled for Thursday and the funeral for Friday. My M-i-l has a sister who lives down south and doesn't fly. Since the prom is Wednesday, and the kids were only going away for one night and day (Wed. to Thurs), this simples things up. Ben might not make it home for the wake, but he'll be home for the funeral. He'll have to miss graduation rehearsal for it, but I called the principal and got him excused for it, and told him to just watch what everyone else is doing. He's a bright boy. He'll figure it out. I'm glad he's not missing all of it. I was second-guessing myself about being so loosey-goosey with him, because I'm pretty sure if he missed my mother's funeral for an overnight getaway, I'd be hurt (and so I started thinking I should have left my husband's largesse out of it, when I talked to our son), but none of that stuff and bother matters. It all worked out. I still feel bad for the poor kid. Yesterday, he told me, "Mommy, what was supposed to be the happiest week of my life so far has turned out to be the saddest." My poor little boy. Regularlyleaded, I haven't had the concentration necessary to figure out what to do (even with your PM). I hope you'll leave the archive up for a while. I'd like to access it, but decided to wait until my brain has kicked back in. Lee, I'm so sorry about the loss of your brother. I have no words. Last Time Lord, how goes the job situation?

Thank you, all. WalkSoftly. Just today I was remembering your kind PMs to me after my son's accident. Thank you. Everyone, I know there are copyright concerns. Here is how I understand things: we are allowed to DL things for personal use. That said, I understand why P.TV doesn't want archive links on this board. P.TV hosts ads. That changes the game. My friend started a FB page for me, about a month before the TWoP news broke. I'm going to leave the link for it. Regularlyleaded, if you want to post a link to your archive, which people will use only for their own use, I don't have a problem with it, and figure Mark Zuckerberg can deal with the headache. Please feel free to link to all of your stuff here: https://www.facebook.com/twopcindymclennan

Thank you, Lee. How blessed you are to have had your grandparents so long into your life. My last grandparent (mum's mother) died when I was 25. I am glad you had such a nice last moment with your grandmother. When Ben (my oldest) was born, Scott (husband) and I lived next-door to Scott's parents. She was always feeding us, babysitting, and just keeping me company. Mother-in-law jokes always tick me off, because this lady has been one of the most important women in my life. She never did anything that didn't boost my marriage and parenting. She is a saint. Our Jean had 9 children in 11.5 years (so clearly, she's already in heaven, because she didn't kill a one). She was sharp, funny, warm, kind, helpful, and quite beautiful (my husband looks just like her, albeit male). I keep telling myself that tonight, we're the ones who are hurting, while she is in glory.

Thanks, everyone. Talk about a dose of perspective. Message board smessage board. I feel bad for my oldest son. He was at work when we got the call and just got home, so I had to break the news. His Sr. Prom is Wednesday (probably the day of the wake) and he and his friends rented a vacay home for that night and the next two days. My husband told me to tell him not to miss his events, so I did. Well, we absolutely didn't want him to miss the prom for the wake. I told him to do what he wants and no judgment from us. Now I'm thinking, that while my husband wasn't home, I probably should have told our son to go to prom, but skip the get-away. I mean, I told him what my husband said to say, but now I'm remembering my dad's death. The kids were little, then, but I think I would have been hurt if they were older and well… you know. I don't want my husband to have any additional hurt. He adored his mother (and rightfully so). I also don't want to cast a bigger shadow over my son's prom and graduation week. Ugh. Can I resign?

We just got word my husband's mother died. He's headed to his sister's house, right now. She's had a rough couple of months but this is unexpected. It doesn't feel real. My m-i-l was a great lady.

Hi, everyone! I'm glad to see so many people here. I've decided to pretend P.TV is a deluxe vacation resort. Last night at TWoP, I turned on instant notifications for the last few minutes. The last post in our OUAT Meet Market was made by MDKNIGHT (at least the last post when notifications were going out). The email is time-stamped 12:20AM (EDT). MDKNIGHT said:

Thank you, stealinghome. I'll post in the TWoP OUAT Meet Market to confirm this is me.