Today I’ve decided to quit weed for at least 2 months. If you knew me at all you’d know this is a big deal for me. After my kids, weed is my one true love, lol. But alas, it’s no longer serving me well and I need to break my love affair with it. Wish me luck folks.

For all his dealing with my mom and never forcing her to get treatment for her mental issues, I love my dad tremendously. I haven't gotten to see him this year hardly at all because of COVID and because I finally had to cut my mom off for my own mental health. I just found out that he has been having congestion problems for the last couple of weeks, issues breathing, and they are testing to see if it's heart or lungs. Now I'm so angry with myself for being too weak to keep putting up with my mom so that I can talk to my dad regularly. And I don't know how to go back to regular communication because I really can't stand her. I'm so upset and I don't know what to do.

I was the OP of the first candles post. I love candles, too, especially ones with the wooden wick because it sounds like firewood crackling.

For the LOVE OF GOD, why can't my in-laws learn how to ORDER STUFF ONLINE???? Gaaaahhhhh!!!

May I brag? I work for a data company. I've been working hard on a new project that is all about inclusion, measuring (and telling clients where they can do better) in terms of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. It just got released to the public today, and everyone loves it! Even investors. Our stock price just went up 5%! I've always been excited for this project, but I'm so happy other people are seeing it as important too. So much of what I do is only interesting to me, so I'm over the moon to work on something that other people see as important.

I love the idea of candles, but I won't have them in my house. I've never had a fire because of them or know anyone who has, but I can totally see myself forgetting about one. We light a candle on the table on Christmas eve as part of a cultural tradition, but we are all sitting at the table eating and blow it out when we're done, so it's never unattended. That and birthday candles are all we do.

I don't know where to post this confession. My kids are grown. I'm just depressed. I can't find joy in anything. I had a hysterectomy Oct 1st. My doctor put me off work until 11/12. I'm ok being at home and dread going back to work. My boyfriend thinks if I go back to work my mental health will be better. So many things on my mind. I don't know what to do. All I want to do is run away. I'm on antidepressants, but they don't seem to be working. My mom just found out she has breast cancer. I'm going through a divorce after 28 of marriage. We've been separated since 8/17. I live 30 minutes to an hour away from my loved ones. I'm just tired.

I suspect that both of our kids are Trumpublicans (LOVE that word btw!). Our son posts right wing nut shit on facebook all the time. I'd also bet that neither of them are even registered to vote (they're in their 40's). Their bio mom was on the dole all her life then decided that Dems were crazy and started spouting anti-everyone crap. I once told our son that if he didn't vote he doesn't have the right to bitch and that shut him up.

Even though i loved the work i did at my old job, my manager was totally awful so I left and went somewhere else. The manager at my new job is absolutely wonderful but I don't really enjoy the work that much. Oh well, I guess you can't have it all.

I absolutely loved waking up to hear about MI and WI the first night considering how stressed I was when I went to bed!! AMAZING!!!