Just here to say from what I read I don’t believe you let this happen. I hope you can be easy on yourself in this very difficult time. You sound like a good parent. Wishing you better days ahead. 

My husband is starting a new job on Monday, so t-minus two paystubs and we can finally apply for a mortgage and enter the shit show housing market!!! It's happening!!

Drooling over here!

Thank you. Sending you love. Your kitty was very lucky to have you. 

I’m so sorry about your kitty. My mama cat, Sunny, passed this week as well. She was about 13, a former feral, outdoor, mama cat to three. Mama cat lived in my parents backyard/garage since we discovered her pregnant in our compost area one Spring 12 years ago. Lucky kitty.

My first boyfriend was 23 and I was 17. It was for sure a predatory and unbalanced relationship, probably boarding on abusive. Wouldn't do it again.

I got the Pfizer and previously had the virus, but my second dose just made me tired for 3 days. First dose I felt hungover for about five days. Good luck with yours!

Happy birthday! Your chocolate brioche looks enticing.

My mother always worked full time and makes a point to tell me how happy she is that I can stay home with my littlest. She helps remind me of all the benefits, especially all the extra time I get with my kid. I'll get another job eventually but for now this works.

As a stay at home mom to a five year old, this year has been pretty much the same as the others as far as feeling isolated. The big difference for me is now many people are now in the same position as me. It’s helped with my FOMO a lot. Sigh.

Victim shaming is such a weak move.

Thank you so much. 

RIP to my tio, Javier, who died from covid 19 one week ago in Medellin, Colombia, after two weeks on a ventilator. He was my second dad while I studied Spanish in Colombia as a young person. He taught me all the major landmarks of my new city, took me to museums, took us all for a ride on the new metrocable when my…

RIP to my tio, Javier, who died from covid 19 one week ago in Medellin, Colombia, after two weeks on a ventilator. He was my second dad while I studied Spanish in Colombia as a young person. He taught me all the major landmarks of my new city, took me to museums, took us all for a ride on the new metrocable when my…

Thank you! Luckily my mom is unmotivated so the 20 minute drive to my house is too much now, which opens up our options!

Same. My brother and I are 18 months apart but being the oldest I got much more of the mental, emotional, and physical abuse. I was able to shield my brother from a lot of it, and he’s a much different person than I am as a result. To this day my parents have bad boundaries with me, but never even think to ask my…

Great idea!

Seriously, all I could see with him were red flags, but it still took a couple years for me to realize he was more than just a creep because I didn’t interact with him often. Once he started acting weird to my stepsons I felt the creepiness in my gut and knew it “wasn’t just me”.

Good luck with your big move! My husband and I are almost ready to buy our first home and are trying to calculate how far we need to be from my mother to avoid her "popping by". She's been hounding us for several years to buy any house that goes up for sale on her block. No, mom. Just no.

Shop online first when possible. If they have a car I like online I’ll go check it out and do a test drive.