Stranger in the Wilderness
- It’s open season on unpoliced OD. Do send me a message about a Cash App scam so I can block you…stupid!
- Riding it out because I feel kind of ornery this time of year.
- The youngest is getting a full ride and didn’t go to his morning class. I know what he was doing because I stayed in town last night. All the dishes were dirty—no clean towels for a shower. Mother was grumpy.
- The heat was up to 73 when I got up at 5 am. If I’m paying for your heat, put on a sweater. Mother was grumpy.
- Oldest sent me a message about how he could finance a $5K vet bill for the new girl’s dog. I had to sleep on that one.
- This morning’s answer was more for me than them: You’re broke. Your cars are on their last legs. You can’t work any harder. I know you two love that dog, but you can’t even pay off what you owe now. Adulting is hard. You and your wife need to discuss priorities.
- I like the dog. Sometimes people do things more for their own comfort than for the comfort of the animal. This is not my problem. Sometimes the best thing you can do with adult children is a firmly applied NO.
- University holiday party tonight. Bad food and people I hardly know. I bought STOOPID gifts for the white elephant. It’s all good fun, but every year we come home with bullshit while the people in charge get my carefully curated gifts. If I get a shower and put my socks on (again – which is extremely painful and difficult), I feel I’ve made enough effort. I don’t even work there. Mother will TRY not to be grumpy.