I think the thing is, too, even in this town, which is pretty walkable, if I had given birth right here in my house, any of the local safe havens would have been really far to walk to. Especially after, you know, giving birth, when walking down the hall can really take everything you've got.

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You're freaking the fuck out and the gas station is closer than a hospital and you aren't thinking clearly?

I guess I'm thinking too much about getting away with it. I understand the moment is pretty much textbook hormonal, but it's also not probably a surprise--so there's a balance there somewhere. The idea that I'm going to be all over the news and the cops are going to be hunting me down and ITS NOT OVER (inasmuch as you can ever get a clean break with childbirth)...I guess it just seems like this means you keep freaking the fuck out.

My heart breaks for anyone who's going through this alone and doesn't at least have someone not biologically confused at the time, even if the someone else is the father who doesn't have any better ideas.

Up until a few years ago, you could abandon a child under 18 years old in Nebraska. After someone actually abandoned a teenager, the law was changed.

Ugh, it's all so sad. No one should have to figure out what to do with a baby they don't want alone.

Is there a cutesy J thing in your family, Jesse?

I am not related to these people! I mean, I guess we may be related, but distantly. Or not at all. Also, I think J is one of the most popular first initials, in general?

I was just watching the gas station story on the news. You have three days to abandon at a safe place with no consequences. ALSO! The lady who "found" the baby was solicited to meet the mother beforehand, so it's kind of a hoax.

You have three days to abandon at a safe place with no consequences.

Three days? I had thought it was longer than that....goes reading....and you have 14 days in which to change your mind.

It's not a perfect plan, but no scenario with an unwanted pregnancy brought to term can really have "perfect" applied to it, really.

The lady who "found" the baby was solicited to meet the mother beforehand, so it's kind of a hoax.

Wait, explain...the mother who abandoned the baby didn't really abandon it? She passed it off onto someone? Did she know the someone? I never actually make it to the news, because it makes me more mad than informed.

I'm working in the office today due to a quarterly meeting at 11. I really prefer my work at home routine. I think i'm headed home as soon as the meeting is over.

I see my orthopod tomorrow morning. Hopefully we will have a good plan for my shoulder after that cause I'm pretty miserable right now.

I hope the orthopod has a decent plan, Suzi. Suzi in pain is no good.

Dang, homemade? I haven't had homemade paczki since my grandma died.

I realized I don't think I've ever had any kind of paczki before, so I guess I'll be getting a treat. I, uh, purposely ate a light breakfast.

I realized I don't think I've ever had any kind of paczki before, so I guess I'll be getting a treat. I, uh, purposely ate a light breakfast.

Man, in order to balance out all the sugary goodness in the one I ate, I think my dinner is going to have to be steak wrapped in steak with a side of steak.

Seriously, lunch was turkey with avocado and swiss (literally just those 3 things, no bread). I'm hoping the fat and protein will go balance out the sugar before my eyes start to boing out of my head.

But oh my god, SO YUMMY.

I've never had paczki, but now I want one! Apparently the only place you can get them in Nashville is at Publix, which is nowhere near me. Alas!