Oooh Anne-Marie
Mango definitely doesn't cross borders too well.

Neither does that smoked duck in the bag of that little 4'9" Asian grandma visiting her daughter, who is standing in front of you in the customs line at 6.30 in the morning. Minh, I travel a lot and as the planes all stopover in Bangkok/Hong Kong/Singapore I KNOW to choose a different line to that little old lady with the duck in her bag.

But on topic ... Nici, my Alex registered himself here, read a few things and then stopped. So now it is up to me to share stories with him. I used to start my conversations with "there is a guy on an oral cancer support forum, close to your age who went through the same crap as you who says ..." and Alex would listen. Now I just say "Such and such had that happen and he/she ..." and Alex pays attention because he knows I am talking about this forum good second hand advice is about to spew forth. I find it good for me as well because when Alex comes up with what he thinks is some weird and wonderful issue, I have already read about it, can immediately relate and make intelligent suggestions which does wonders for my status as a goddess.

Karen