[mvpel]

How much more horrible to string her along, putting her through painful and extremely expen$ive procedures on the remote chance that she might someday be mistaken for her child's grandmother?

[pettifogger]

"mistaken for her child's grandmother"

No kidding. I NEVER assume anymore. I ask adults at the park with a child, "how old's your little one?" these days, rather than assume sex of the child or the relationship of the so-called "caregiver." By the way, when you see that flabby 30-something chasing around a pre-schooler and 10-mo-old, I'm that kids' MOM!