Ill be doing the same thing for New Years Eve(courtesy of a dear friend who thought I needed a break)! Be good to yourself and have a blast.

"If their kids are acting entitled, the exact right thing to do is not give them the thing they act entitled to."

Wow, that's really nice of you. Well, I doing better than yesterday, that's for sure. Ive started doing research on things to try and tackle some of my problems and will do my best to stay hopeful. No matter what, I'm going to make sure that I take care of me.

Thank you for making me smile. My spirit animal is awesome And pretty darn cute. You're right, if something like this exists in the world, then lots of other good things do too. I just need to remind myself of this.

Hugs right back to you. I hate that there are others that have to go through a similar situation , but knowing I'm not alone makes it less suffocating and painful(if that makes any sense). Hopefully I'll be able to find a group that I can share with. Jezebel has help too. Last night I felt so depressed, empty and…

thank you. I'm going to reach out for any help that I can get. Hopefully I'll get some. Being able to go see a therapist, or a doctor about my health issues, would me amazing. The only doctor I've been able to see in the last year has been my gyno(sorry for the overshare) and that's only because the office has super…

thank you for the hugs, positive thoughts and info! You and everyone else the replied helped me a lot last night. More that you all will ever know. I'm tackling today with a much better outlook on things. I'm making time today to plan out the therapy situation and the parent thing . I won't be able to solve it all…

There are no words. It really means a lot to get advice from someone who has been through this before. Thank you for sharing your story.

I can't argue with you there. Music gets me by and thank goodness for it.

I do not, but I'm now glad that I do. You are awesome.

The thought of him being the next James Bond makes me giddy beyond words. It just seems right. And if it does happen, they better not give him the shitty gadgets or cars(Kate Jackson style).

also, you deserve a special thank you for reminding me that Idris Elba exists in this world. :)

That sounds lovely.

Obligation and guilt seem to be all that I am anymore. you're right and I know this.

These are things I didn know, but I'm glad you and others are sharing with me. It gives me some hope. I can't say it enough tonight, but thank you.

There's not much I can say to this. I'm pretty much bawling my eyes out, but in the bestest of ways. I know I've already said it, but thank you.

Wow, thank you so much for this. It never occurred to me that I might be able to get some part-time help dealing with my mom(she is one of the family members and is elderly). The thought of taking care of her by myself for the rest of her life, scares the shit out of me and if there is even a small chance that I may…

Yeah, my brain cant compute that much love. But, it's nice knowing that it's out there.

Your friend Jenny is quite wise. Thank you for sharing that with me.

Thank you for the internet hugs AND the advice.