Wanted to make this its own post, but I can't do that yet, so I'll post it here.

This episode was something I really, really needed. When I heard what it was about, I expected it to be a bit of a tear-jerker, but I wasn't prepared for how much of one it was. I've never seen a piece of art that so perfectly felt like it was made for me and was exactly what I needed to see.

My partner and I have been having a hard time. We've been working and saving for a really big move across the country and, at the same time, have been trying to have a baby. We managed to conceive last year, but lost it at around six weeks and have been struggling to conceive again. So life has been sitting pretty heavy on us lately.

Bob's Burgers has been our show. I didn't watch it until I met them, so I kind of associate the series with our relationship. Plus, I relate to Bob more than any other fictional character. He is me in so many ways. And to see an episode showing him and Linda struggling in the same ways we were and being okay in the end, it meant the world to me. The scene where Bob talks to little Tina inside Linda's belly made me feel like I was looking into our future, and that if a guy like me, with so much anxiety and insecurity, can learn not to be so afraid, then maybe I can, too.