Oh, and seeing your picture just put me into such a bad mood. Also sad. My heart hurts today. I hope i can shake this feeling, my husband already asked if anything was bothering me.

I spent $40 on a fun birthday care package for a friend in Greece and shipping turned out to be $73 because box was heavier than I thought. This was almost a month ago AND the package still has not arrived!! I stopped receiving tracking updates 2 weeks ago when it cleared Greece customs. WTF!?!! I'm heartbroken. One of the rare times I send something overseas and I think someone stole it.

How come nobody told me about the heartache of aging parents?

Another mass shooting in my hometown after moving back 6 mons ago. I'm so heartbroken for the victim's families. I feel angry that this city doesn't not feel like one I grew up in.

I'm sad and I'm sort of angry at my DH. Our little dog is sick. He's got a heart condition and he gets worse if he gains weight. I mean, it will get worse regardless but weight gain exacerbates it. DH took him to the vet and he's gained 5lbs in 2 months. And I can't help but be upset at DH because he is constantly giving the dogs treats. We have one dog that needs to gain weight and one dog that can't gain weight. And he just gives treats to everybody. All the time. Pig ears and milk bones and bananas. The vet appointment was an eye opener for DH, but I've been telling him all along to lay off the treats and he didn't listen when I said it. I can't lose my little man one moment sooner than I absolutely have to. I love him so much I can't stand this.

I'm 35, married for about 5 years. I work with a few young women in their early to mid 20s. Most of them have no interest in marriage. The ones who do, it's not a priority. This warms my heart so much. Getting married is my #1 regret in life and I'm so glad more young women are wising up to the sham it actually is.

My little doggo's heart condition is getting worse. I love him so much I can't stand this.

I don't have a weight problem, but I do have belly fat that I'm trying to get rid of. It definitely started in menopause, but I don't want to use that as an excuse to accept it. Because, for one, it's ugly and uncomfortable, and two, it's visceral fat which is dangerous and unhealthy. I don't diet, instead I try to mostly eat non-processed food, limit salt and sugar and I'm active, including HIIT and strength training. It's still IMPOSSIBLE to lose this ugly belly! And I've read so much contradictory information. "Eat keto to lower your insulin levels ", but then I read eating keto is bad for heart, kidneys, etc. Eat nuts, you're eating too many nuts, Eat dairy, no dairy's bad for you, take these vitamins, but you're taking them at the wrong time of day. Ugh, it's ridiculous! I'm going crazy just trying to be healthy!

I get it. That's why I keep my mouth shut. It's their family. They know I would welcome and love any new baby with all my heart. They already know that. They don't need to be worried about me when making decisions about their family. I'm sorry your family can't see that simple fact.

I also relate in a way. One side of my family is straight Anglo, the other side is Asian and Southern European. While growing up in a predominately white, affluent area, with an Asian last name and dark skin, I experienced a lot of hate and discrimination - so race equality and inclusion are important to me. Fast forward to my 30s, when a family member on the first side presented me with a binder of our family history they'd been working on, tracing our lineage back several centuries. It was very disheartening to learn that my ancestors were plantation and slave owners. Not only did they trade their slaves, they "left" them to descendants in their wills along with furniture and livestock. like they were just onjects and not human beings. This hurts my heart to no end.