I like the responses, esp the anit-curse (whatever that may be) and the feng-shui-style advice re the position of your bed (common sense stuff, really).

Definitely implement whatever procedures you feel are necessary to reverse and negate these evil vibes.

I am glad you stopped doing nice things for such an ungrateful mob. Some people are never happy and want to bring everyone they know down with them.

There is an ancient belief that babies chose their parents and also have a hand in the life they want to lead, namely in the lessons and challenges they need to face and learn from in that forthcoming life.

So, just open yourself to the possibility of being the best parents you can possibly be and the rest will take care of itself.

We all get the life we deserve.

Everybody is right where they need to be right now.

"I spent the last four and a half years studying print journalism in college."

You lost this reader in your first sentence.

If you don't know when to use "past" versus "last" then you can't have learned very much. Find a new career asap.

@ calderon -- No, thanks. I'd probably catch something nasty.

Why do ignorant people hate hearing grammar tips? Did you all slack off at school and loathe your teachers?

I've never understood why you wouldn't want to hear corrections to your clumsy mistakes in order to appear less illiterate next time.

For the record "last" is final. FINAL. As in "The last days of the dinosaurs before they became extinct..."

"Past" refers to the most recent.

"Prior" is an excellent alternative.

Correct grammar matters. It's similar to the rules of etiquette; both are signifiers that separate the educated from the riff-raff.

"As Eric Alaska said, the first dictionary meaning of last is MOST RECENT or FINAL."

I see you agree with me.

The journalism graduate was talking about the previous four or so years. S/he has not passed away. Hence, there are more years to follow. Hence, NOT final!