micadiamond1

I used to line up my unwanted peas under the dining room table on the track for the leaf extension. Everytime my dad would bump up against the table while vacuuming a few would drop off. I was well into adulthood when he finally found out where those peas came from.

My mom told me that a woman's life really begins at 40. Your 20s are spent pretending you've got your shit together. 30's spent actually getting your shit together, 40s is enjoying that your shit's together. I'm now 46 and it's absolutely true. Forgive yourself, don't dig holes… Read More

My coping is also being hyper-aware of everyone's mood around me. if my husband seems even a little bit off, I immediately think I'm somehow to blame. it's taken a long time to undo that thinking, it's still work. All due to an abusive father who's mood swings were breathtaking.… Read More

it definitely brought us closer together. A series of decisions before and just after the pandemic started, including buying and moving into a bigger house, really helped. We spent more time together as a family, bought a Playstation, and made sure that everyone had emotional… Read More

egg!

Egg! OMG, that last one just makes me want to roll my eyes right out my head.

$68,000 plus potential 10% annual bonus as a Business Analyst in the midwest.

my fiance was in the Navy, qualified for a VA loan with no down payment. We barely got our house in early 2020 before the market super exploded. We were incredibly fortunate, and all credit to him for making it happen.

My fiance can clear an entire floor of our house with his toilet visit and it's "no big deal". I fart on the toilet once, and he's gagging like Andy Dufresne crawling through the prison sewer.

I used to have to budget my gas money every week, which meant that I was sometimes running on fumes the night before payday. My now fiance couldn't understand why I didn't always keep 1/2 tank full always.