I've already disputed the debt to the city in writing and emailed two local newspapers. Fucking worst optics ever putting thumb screws to a single mom right before Christmas on some debt they just magically found after eight years for the first time?

a body has to pop off, at times. many such cases.

I made it my vow to try to ramp up the exercise this winter. Walking laps before school with my son for about a week.

felt a bit impolite asking for a thirty three percent price break on this camera the other day but they didn't have to say yes!

remember, they've debased themselves since then.

took two sessions of at least ten minutes of solid thumb work each

was silence not an option?

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This is Neo. She left us at a time when I was at my lowest (not her fault, perfect cat.) it took so long to bounce back. C. Brown, she is waiting for you as she is waiting for me some day.

Love you now and forever, CB.

I feel like there is no way I could be of such good service to my friends. That's the greatest compliment, really. ♥️

It's bad and a testament to my mother's horrible parenting that I almost had to be extinguished before I could see my own worth, and says good things about my father that I was able to convert his strength and wisdom into the pivot I needed at that point. Still weird that it all happened.

it's good that it was me rather than someone else. I needed the knowledge; I don't know why, but somehow it was always going to be me. And anyway, before all that I was coasting along wasting life, feeling detached and aimless.. whereas now I can participate in friendship and raise a child.

You know, in fairness a lot of stuff that comes easily to people does not to me, and I try not to gloss over that fact. There are disabilities. But I do keep noticing small incremental improvements. Keeps me optimistic (it's not so much optimism as encouragement to continue.)

We learn a lot from each other! I'm lucky to know you. (I feel like a much older person as well!)