I guess this is not that uncommon of a problem! Let’s both work on being kinder to ourselves.

See, I just never give myself permission to actually, really TAKE TIME OFF. I feel like a “day off” HAS to be “productive” with chores and errands, or I’m a bad person! How stupid is that? :) Thanks for your wise words.

Thank you!

I will look for them on FB as well! Thank you!

I love this. Beautiful project. Thank you. I know intellectually there is an overemphasis on “doing” over “being” in Western society, but it’s still hard not to get caught up in the shame.

I have problems with fatigue for reasons that aren’t totally clear, and as happens fairly often I’ve spent another Saturday mostly laying around watching TV, playing Candy Crush, surfing online and doing a whole lot of not much. I usually will have a more productive Sunday, but I wish I could just accept that these…

I know so many customer service jobs are just a beating. I try to remember that when I am a frustrated customer, and as long as I feel like a customer service rep is doing a halfway decent job of trying to help me, I do my best to be civil and not take whatever stress I have with the situation out on the person I’m…

This is silly. I think Trump is disgusting, but I listened to this, and if you take it in context, clearly Trump is not “calling Meghan Markle nasty.” He’s just saying, “No, I didn’t know she made rude comments about me.” I can’t believe I’m defending Donald Trump, but in this case, I will.

Wrong. I make them *only* for myself. I will not eat anyone else’s deviled eggs at get-togethers because I do not know what god-awful ingredients they have added.

I’m sorry. Seems like a hurtful way for him to express what he’s feeling (and not even very fully express it -- I would be awfully confused too). I’m not super experienced with relationships, but I agree with you that 2 months in should still be the honeymoon period, like you said. Maybe when he calms down from…

And as I like to remind people, it doesn’t matter if you have right of way IF YOU’RE DEAD.

Yeah, um, good luck with that. :D

You know, I get that from their perspective, it’s an insult to say, “Our band became nothing when Freddie died.” For a lot of fans, Freddie WAS Queen, but that’s got to sting for the other band members.

I am short, and I don’t enjoy being teased about it. So thanks for the reminder that being tall isn’t necessarily a picnic either. Sometimes it’s just flat out not possible to find an employee to help you reach something high up, so thank you for those times when you have helped with that, but it’s good to hear from a…

I’m so very sorry. It was so painful for me when I had to do the same for my kitty. Hang in there.

Just wanted to say I’m so very sorry for what you’re going through. Sending hugs through the interwebs and good vibes to you and your dad. 

Thank you so much for these ideas. I have a friend who is a social worker and works for a foster care agency. Every year I donate a Christmas gift through her to a child in care. Because of health problems, I am not up to being a foster parent, but I wish I could. It’s great to get ideas of other ways people like me…

Thank you for doing that! I’m sure you’re doing a service for a lot of your students.

It sounds like you’re thinking along the right lines to me. Have you looked for a Facebook group or other online group for people dealing with similar issues? I’ve joined several FB groups for people with various health issues I am struggling with, and they’ve been *so* helpful with tips and ideas. Maybe see if you…

 Mostly I just want to offer some gentle hugs & support, for what it’s worth. What you’re dealing with sounds really challenging -- you should feel really proud of yourself for trying to work on this. I think for most adults it can be hard to figure out what to eat because we get so much information thrown at us about…