Dag! Gorgeous!!! Thank Tim for allowing you to share with us, Steph.

Looks amazing, answer to shoe question always yes.

answer to shoe question always yes.

Quiet, you! He doesn't need the encouragement.

I'm so glad I decided to re-schedule today's iron transfusion. I could not have dealt with that today at all.

Tim looks fantastic! Hot damn, that's glam.

askye, that group totally unsupportive and a bad fit for anyone, but good for you for standing up for yourself and walking out of a bad situation!

Typo, what a clusterfuck. A few days without BP meds shouldn't do any harm, especially if your BP is okay now. Losartan, huh? I couldn't tolerate it; I still have half a bottle I couldn't take.

TIM! tell him he looks FAB! That HAIR in the lingerie photo is ON POINT.

He looks gorgeous and happy and fun.

Those are great pictures.

I wish I could push some of my losartan through the interwebs to you, Typo. Too many insurance companies make these ridiculous rules based on an unexamined belief that their clients are dishonest and apply them to all drugs. No one is going to a dark street corner and whisper, "Hey, could you hook me up with a couple of losartan?" No, because of insurance companies, they're going online and buying understrength or adulterated drugs made in India.

It's seems particularly cruel to have such a short time limit to report errors. I can understand having a cutoff, but it shouldn't be shorter than the time period covered by the drugs. I also buy drugs by the bushel, and I don't pay much attention to an individual prescription.

Tim is adorable.

Typo, that sucks. I hope you get the situation sorted out okay.

Tim, with the fabulous! Please add my compliments and thanks for sharing the photos, Steph.

askye, you removed yourself from a situation that wasn't working for you and sounds toxic. GOOD FOR YOU. I hope you can meet one on one with the guy and see if that works better.

Separate post for the mememe: I need help. I haven't talked about this here, because I've been trying to respect her privacy, but I've hit a wall and don't know what to do. My sister tried to commit suicide again in February for the first time in years. She has diagnoses of bipolar and borderline personality disorder, which means a lot of black and white thinking and very volatile relationships. She has very little sense of self, and is moving back home with my very rigid parents (father micromanager and caretaker, mother super negative and caretakee).

I'm trying to support her from afar, but the littlest thing gets her to shut down and stop talking to me, as she just did in Messenger.* All she seems to want is someone to complain to: I'm guessing she feels so lost and overwhelmed that she can't even begin to think about strategies. My parents had her sign an agreement and now want her to edit it. She hasn't, I asked her why, she said, "I just don't care," I asked "about what? living?" and she ended the conversation (this was a few days ago). I suggested that she make the agreement more of a two-sided thing (asking parents to let her sleep in one day a week, setting boundaries on how they support her); I offered to help her with a draft. She liked one or two of the suggestions but hasn't done anything.

She says "I'm just tired and want to be left alone".

I know I can't "fix" her, I just want to figure out how to support her because she doesn't even know. I struggle with setting boundaries with her, though I'm better than I used to be. I'm thinking about buying this book or similar - [link] - because I don't know how to deal with her. None of us do.

This is teal deer, I know. If anyone has resources or tips on supporting people with BPD (or Emotional Dysregulation Disorder, which is what they're moving towards calling it), then I'd appreciate it. ~ma for my sister R and our whole family also appreciated.

* hahaha turns out she had to go eat lunch. because it was lunchtime. oh, my own silly projecting. this post is still pretty accurate.