And it's a rather tragic thing when those we love, and who love us, aren't very good at it a lot of the time. It's so, so true. And part of my problem is that I think it's going to be okay, and then I realize that it was Mom who buffered so much of the other. *sigh*

I wish I knew the secret of the cake-gasm. Other than elevated hormones, Jared Padalecki is girl-pretty and I really, really like bakery cake...