Some people can work amid chaos or conversations, and some can't - and while there's no doubt an element of brain wiring to it, there's also the possibility of acquiring skills that improve your focus.

No matter what else comes, your courage will be your companion for life.

Moving is hard. Staying is easy. Logistically speaking, at least. And this is true whether you're doing or undoing something.

A lot of support gets withheld out of fear of awkwardness and misspeaking.

The sudden death of a partner while expecting a child is so universally understood as awful that I don't think anyone with any other weight to carry is going to get to same kind of sympathy - except perhaps people who lose a child.

One helpful thing to keep in mind as a retort-stopper is that you won't "win," you won't change anyone's mind, you won't change any votes, you won't make the atmosphere in the room any better, YOU won't feel any better.

You need to make plans for your future, so plan your own future.