Birdie, Beginning

Huh. Apparently tortilla chips and salsa weren't enough for dinner, especially since I accidentally drank caffeine later than I realized, and it's fighting for dominance with the melatonin.

Heater, an orange cat, sits in perfect load formation on an unmade bed.

may I offer you a loaf in this trying time (one week until Election Day)

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Yes! So, I mean...idk but we're going to have a discussion with billing, I guess

Posting repeatedly should be called shootin'skeet

Neurodivergence is absolutely always known for being politely obedient, right? 🫣🤭🤭🤭🤭 (Me and my kids: "oh yeah? Then Imma keep doing it MORE!")

Absolutely, yes

This whole thread. 🧵

#ME/CFS #ChronicIllness

(you probably know this already, but narcissistic abusers use this technique, and the psychological term for it is "gathering flying monkeys." They always intend to triangulate somebody. But, anybody who would believe them and not you, it hurts, but they're not for you. 🫂🫂)

Karma is real, and may she act swiftly on your behalf, friend.

Oh nooooo.

I have worried about this scenario with dating, because my X husband used to do this intentionally with friends. Like, "oh, you like Birdie? Let me tell you, she's a horrible person..." and just... It's a terrible feeling with a friend. So if somebody's like that with a dating partner...

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For real tho

It's basically the "before insurance" price, so I'm very confused

It is genuinely such a cute show.

😭😭😭 this was my yesterday. Bless

Do you think Shrek ever got ogrewhelmed

We still have to keep below a certain level for Medicaid for one more year, which is honestly hard and frustrating. BUT, we are slowly progressing.

Now if Oldest's medical stuff could chill out for five minutes!

I know! I'm really proud of him!

M: officially be a Baker, so it means more $!

Me:!!!

Thank God.

Middle: you know how I've been complaining that the late night folks haven't been baking the stuff correctly and it's making me nuts?

Me: mmhmm?

M: so they are changing that to 4AM, and adding it to my shift

Me: ! So, an extra hour? Are you ok with that?

M: yeah, AND it means I'll

If you come to my house and wanted to pee alone, I'm so sorry. There is a lock, now, but she'll be so sad. She feels separation is denying her kitty Destiny.

After 2yrs of this, including repairing the hall bathroom latch, changing naught, Oldest confessed SHE had been opening the door for Trixie, for me to THINK the cat was opening it herself.

😂🤣😭😂 Jokes on us all, Trixie is well trained and, Now, NOBODY PEES ALONE.

O TROLLED US ALL.

how to open bathroom doors. She would scrabble at them and launch herself to pop them open, usually upon having been Separated From Her Mother, which is _verboten_. But, then she started popping in on me, too. We BOTH looked surprised!

She would look confused. Why Not Mother? Why is she there?

Oldest: I REGRET I TAUGHT YOU THAT!
Me:?
O: I'm regretting that trick I played on you for two years...🤣

STORYTIME:
When Oldest had cancer, it was a... Extraordinarily stressful time, but we did our best. We are STILL recovering, the whole household, after 5 years.

During that time, Trixie learned

Interesting.

SC is ridiculous. I've had to change insurances twice because the "danger from hurricanes is too great."

But I live almost 3 hours from the coast, so...

And wasn't it on Netflix for like, no time at all? So they're swapping to Prime, I guess? Idk, I'm just...why

For reals. They're so mad.

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This is called a concentration camp.