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Things I'd like to say out loud (or on Facebook), but I stop myself because of fleeting moments of sanity:

Random Facebook friends -- Are you seriously that shallow? Do you not realize that many of us live without an income right now? Why don't you stop for two seconds and think about that before posting your ridiculous photos from your stupid vacation to some tacky island resort?

Mother-in-law -- despite what your Facebook info page says, my daughter was not born 'sleeping' (your quotation marks, not mine). She was born dead. And you spelled her name incorrectly. Mentioning E on Facebook just doesn't cut it. Try saying her name out loud. To her parents. Just once.

Well-meaning people who call all dead babies 'angels' -- My daughter is not some cute little Precious Moments figurine dancing around in fluffy clouds. She is a human being. By calling her an angel, you are dehumanizing her and infuriating me.

Anybody who asks how far along I was when I lost E -- Your question is stupid. When I tell you that I was six months along and you respond by telling me all about somebody else you know who was FULL TERM when she lost her baby, I mentally check you off my list of decent people.


That's all for today. And, yes. My husband lost his job the week of New Year's.