That’s pretty awesome, WokeSushiMama!

I’m sorry your kid got sick! That’s tough. But glad that you were able to not lose out on the $5k. Sounds like you’re being a great parent!

Oh man...

I had to rush my 21 1/2 year old cat to the vet because I saw blood on her vulva and she was acting strange. $300 later and the vet thinks it’s cystitis. She’s got meds, fluids, antibiotics, and anti-nausea medication. I’m home having a wine now.

Sheba is 21 now. Will be 22 in March.

I get the free phone that our plan offers every couple months. Or my mom buys an upgraded phone and gives me her old one. I don’t think I’ve actually paid money for a phone in years, and I like it that way!

SO MUCH THIS! Plus, there are plenty of elderly people in nursing homes who rarely see their family and are so lonely. Having kids is no guarantee you’ll have them visit you when you’re old. But if you get old and still have friends, or are open to making new friends, you will have a whole social circle at the nursing…

Lol! ;)

Yes, except now we’re on the couch complaining about how our backs hurt. We ain’t that youthful anymore...

Good. That’s a great place to step in as a parent and advocate for her where she’s been shut down trying to advocate for herself. It’s just such nonsense because, what’s the harm in her disagreeing? This like a debate over something factual; it’s about personal preferences. And for someone to tell her she’s wrong is…

Bravo! Well said, Yttrium!

What is WITH people caring what kind of phone I have?! I also don’t know. Here, here’s my damn phone. Look for yourself!

Thanks! We built this one to be sturdier.

BoyPenguin and I built a bed platform today. We stain it tomorrow. It’ll get us off the floor, which we’ve our mattress has been on since we broke our last bed platform. And yeah, we broke it exactly the way you’re thinking one breaks a bed platform. ;)

You know that dragon rises from the dead, right?

The fairies that can fix the plants and environment!

WHAT?!?! SPHINX!!! Sphinx ALL DAY!

I read this heading as

I like her “gives no fucks” attitude, but that’s just me. She’s grown on me more and more through the years.

If they’re ever on a Challenge together again, you can bet that Aneesa will not have forgotten what Camilla did.