Beth

One of my job requirements is that I spend several hours a year learning and my job pays me to do so (industry standard).

Oh…Yes. I’m work mom.

Yeah I was thinking this is a common complaint of a lot of the married women in my office. They always “have to give their spouses lists of things to do” rather than the adult spouses taking the initiative to participate in their household decisions and I’m like…I don’t want to say anything, because so many seemed resigned to this as normal and expected, but I’d rather die alone.

Epsom salts! …j/k :p

Sometimes being lonely hits like a truck. But it passes like grief that’s a few years old. Everything else is okayish. Have overcome the major life hurdles. Can’t complain.

They are out in force on sundays, driving ten under, causing traffic snakes, blocking both lanes, swerving into the bike and opposing lanes. Merging onto highways so slowly that oncoming traffic has to break unexpectedly. So much fun.

It’s punching up.

Once you get there…I reckon this is just personal experience… but I will say the negativity is a lot less intense. Change what you can. When you achieve your dreams that becomes so much easier because you have the energy. There is a lot of peace in that.

So…maybe a little. Like, if they listen to octanecore or country, I will not have a good time with them controlling the car stereo. Same with tv. Tbh I do think similar tastes are somewhat important?

Of course. I tend to utilize it across age groups due to some trauma. This is how I became “work mom” at 38, lol.

“Be the adult you needed when you were younger” is my version.

I’ll join!

It’s already been working like garbage lately. Wonder if this is related.

I like talking to real people. To me that’s a benefit.

Reddit also feels like it’s gotten less friendly to me as a woman. That’s just been my personal feeling.

“Roflmao” :(

Also: cool beans

Double warm socks, burrito blankets, only the head sticks out because non-existent monsters can’t get you if you can see them.

5. Needs are met.

My masters in people science, fieldwork, etc.

There is no free will. None whatsoever.

Plantains and eggs.