The last sentence gets to me. I used to believe in a village. I used to believe that when it came down to it, in a crisis, we'd support each other. I was totally wrong. 2020 showed me that. It's hard to keep using spoons to support others when I can't even get a share on social media. I'm on my own

My favorite book! I still have the copy we read to the kids when they were younger. I think my sister may still have the one from when we were kids.

You would think that if the boat was flipped over, the drugs are probably not in the boat any more. Not to mention if two drowning men are able to right the boat, it's not a boat big enough or powerful enough to get to the US to begin with.

During one of my favorite campaigns my SO's character kept a journal. It was a summary of every game session, from his character's POV. Which was, of course, nothing like what actually happened. We just found the notebook, nearly 30yrs later & it's hysterical to read now.

Absolutely. I struggle a lot with imposter syndrome so internalize a lot. I've been married just over 25yrs & disabled almost 20 so we've come up with a lot of 'code words' that help me open up w/o feeling like I'm dumping everything on them.

Thank you! Currently under 3 blankets and 2 cats!

Except I did and I'm not.

Got to love those cross over neurodiverse traits.

I have a very simple motto, I do the best that I can as much as I can.

I rarely ever say I'm in pain. I'm hurting, having a rough day, struggling, off my baseline, etc. My SO knows that if I actually say "in pain" that I'm so beyond my baseline that even I can't handle the pain. At the same time, I know better than to say I'm "at a 10" because it can always get worse.

Only if it's on a Tuesday at like 10:30am. It's hard enough to shop there on a regular basis!

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$2k is less than a third of my deductible. It'll do nothing. I'm disabled & mostly bedbound. We have insurance thru my partner's job. I haven't been able to afford to see my docs/specialists or get my meds in 5yrs because each dr is $300+ for each visit not incl meds. WITH insurance.

Ill never forget the 1x someone told me how lucky I was that I got to "sit around all day watching Netflix & eating bonbons." 1st off, who actually eats bonbons in reality? 2nd, JFC seriously? Yes, the domino effect of multiple disorders; Lupus, Gastroparesis, RA, Fibro,celiac etc is SO much fun!

I love how Boomers were like, nah, we don't like being called boomers so we're just going to make up our own name because were super special snowflakes. Gen Jones is the epitome of boomerism & the me generation. As an actual Gen Xer, whatever.

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I haven't been able to afford to go to any of my specialists or get any of my meds in 5 years. My diseases are progressive, which means I've lost years of my life from being unable to show them down. This is a 1st world country? I don't think so.

I saw that headline yesterday. I'm glad I'm not the only one who noted how much it spoke to teen pregnancy. Just the tone of the headline made me think they completely missed it.

They are also in the process of building affordable housing on the top of their warehouses. The first one is being built in L.A.