Kate, so sorry to hear about your grandfather.
My cats, particularly Sammie, seem bent on convincing Daniel they don't get fed enough. They've stopped bothering with me, as I am the one who isn't feeding them enough. Daniel stopped by on his lunch break, and ate while listening to the Sammie "I'm hungry, I need your food" seranade.
Happy B-Day, Fred Pete!
Aw, Aims...
Em is an extremely fortunate little girl. Worry about everything in the world but that.
Awwww...{{{Aimee}}} I'm so sorry love. I wish I could help out some way...
Sorry Aimee, much punctuation.
{{{{{Aimee}}}}}
I have no helpful advice, apart from saying that you are so very not a horrible person
Punctuation and money~ma to Aimee. I'm sorry you are having such a rough time. You are a good mom. You love your daughter so much, and you care so deeply about doing right by her. Spend time with her. And spend some time taking care of yourself. When you find yourself afraid of screwing up, remember that as we all screw up, you want to teach Emma how to fix screw ups rather than pretending to her that her mom Has To Be Perfect, and therefore if she is less than Perfect, she's no good.
ETA: "up" because this just wasn't meant to pr0n
{{{Aimee}}} I hate the money woes, yes I do.
Oh, Aimee. I'm sorry. Please don't let this make you doubt what a wonderful mother, wife, friend, Empress, and person you are. We all fuck up with money. But you will only get through this with your sanity intact if you do not personalize it. You made a mistake. You will fix it. You are still a good, wonderful, loveable, loving, deserving person. Never forget that. With money problems, to be sure. But good nonetheless.