I hate it here. One of our cousins just got approved today to be a permanent resident of Ireland, and we're incredibly happy for her and relieved that she's safe from the current horrors of America.

When they brought me back to my husband after my procedure, they lectured him about my "smoker's cough" that I don't have, and they were conspicuously absent when I came around. Guilt and gaslighting were in their play book that morning.

Jfs

That was a settlement from a lawsuit that Trump's people said they "viewed" as a donation to his inauguration. They put their spin on the truth. Again.

I commuted for years, and the more stressful the job, the more I appreciated the time to decompress before I got home. Then I moved to an apartment that was half a mile from my job, and it felt like I had my life back. I swore off ever commuting again.