You might consider talking to a bankruptcy lawyer who might be able to get your medical debt cleared and possibly some of your student debt if your medical needs hit a certain measure of disability such that they could be discharged in bankruptcy.

No advice but hoping it works out.

Yes, of course. But there is no such thing as karma. Toxic people don’t alway get their comeuppance. They often die in their own bed, rich with years and possessions. The trick is to live a sane life, navigating around them.

Have fun and enjoy the time because it’s not coming back. Reclaiming my time is something I am thinking about here. It hurts now for sure. Let it hurt then move on to something that will benefit youu.

Ugh. That’s what I figured. But one can dream, right?

For what it’s worth, my career didn’t really take off until I was 40.

First, I’m sorry this happened to you.

This will probably be down in the grays, but here goes:

So...I’m at a crossroads in life right now. I guess I should be happy. Update: I’ve finally found a job after being unemployed for almost a year, but it’s food service and I hate it. I’ll be starting another position next week a little more along the lies of what would be interesting to me, but it’s still another…

Can you take Tylenol in between doses? After my hip surgery, I took the hydros every 4 hours, with some Tylenol Arthritis (650mg each) in between to help with the ache. You might also try calling your doctor’s office to see if you can take an NSAID, like Advil or Naprosyn. That can hit different pain centers and…

Everyone needs to RUN not walk to GIRLS TRIP!!!! This movie 🎥 is hilarious!!! Support women front runners and black women in leading roles!!!!!!! I DIED for this movie!!!!!!

This week my boyfriend of 6 months texted me to break up with me (I am currently abroad for work). He was saying that he had changed his mind about being in a serious relationship and thinks we should sleep with other people. I think it sounds like he has probably already done that. Anyway, I know I am supposed to…

I’m here to hear your karma stories. This week, a relative of mine, who has always been very volatile and gets into skirmishes with people regularly, blisteringly accused me of things that I’ve never done and never happened. Not just half truths, but pulled-right-out-of-thin-air-make-believe. I was at first confused…

My best friend is getting married. She purposely chose a date I could come, and paid for my ticket to fly home for it. I am a bridesmaid, even though I am on the other side of the country. I am extremely grateful, because I would hate to miss this.

I’m sorry. Gin?

YAY! for creativity!

Any fiction writers around? I am an indie author and have had some success over the last 8 or 9 years. I even teach at conferences (by way of background.) But I’m ready to go “hybrid.” I’ve been kind of burned out on my series for a while so writing and publishing, which had been fun, was kind of a drag.

I recently had…

Random gripe: Is there a reason why Dirt Bag isn’t getting filed to Dirt Bag? I have that set as my Jezebel bookmark, so I don’t have to scroll through everything to find my fix. Hmph.

I can’t stand my in-laws.

I had a guy get pissy with me the other day for actually using the TLDR he wrote at the end of 10+ paragraph comment (half of which seemed to be irrelevant/repetition). It made me chuckle :).