Dear god (or whomever) →[More:]Been having the flu and can't sleep right due to cold meds and got caught up in the thread about kids dying in cars and then the Meta (linked to my own rant).

I'm so lucky. I know not all of us are, and I can't say how much I feel for you.

Please hug any of your loved ones today that you can get your arms around. Call the rest. Be glad to know and love these special people.

I'm trying to not have anger at the threads, but gratitude for my loved ones.

I hope I'm not being obnoxious here.

It's been a hard time for the past few months, and this was quite a wake-up for me.

Hugs to everyone. And thanks to you all, too.