Echoing WS, I think you were right, too, askye.

And congrats on owning your car, WS!

askye, I think you were right for saying something. I think too many times those of us who are white and trying to not be racist settle for simply rolling our eyes and feeling uncomfortable about other white people who insist that some racist thing they want to do is not racist. It's hard to speak up, but necessary.

YES!! I am shamefully very, very bad about it. Many props to you.

I don't get over to facebook all that much, but I have no desire to be over there, right now. I don't think I have anybody on my friends list that have any attachment to it, but they may have friends who do. And I'm never good at coherent off the cuff smackdowns, so I'm an eyeroller. But, I will support the smart ones with likes!

A young relative with whom FB is the only contact I have is making a stupid series of life choices right now, and on top of that he's vehemently defending that flag. I've basically disengaged, because words won't affect him at this point and I'm not there on the ground where I can take him by the ear and make him listen, at least. But I know his heart and it makes me so sad and mad to see him trip off down this road of stupid and peer approval.

askye, I love that you do what you want. And I agree with WS about your choices, because she is wise and free of car-debt!

Congratulations, Windsparrow!

If I could filter facebook to only show me cute baby pictures and fannish things, I probably would.

Yay, WS!

You did the right thing, askye.

Thanks all. It feels good! I like watching my savings account balance go up when I create an auto-transfer to that in the same amount as the car payment.

Thanks.

I had an appointment with my GP to follow up with being in the hospital. I also had my DBT group. I was running late. I haven't had a shower, I slept like shit. I wasn't engaged in the group. I left thinking about the homework assignment for next week and pretty much cried the whole way home.

So I called to reschedule the GP appointment I got a little grief about how the hospital requires or wants or likes a follow up with a doctor. I explained since being discharged I've seen my therapist and psychiastrist multiple times and followed up and I just can not go over this today. So now the appointment is the 14th.

I wish I had said "I realize that I need to see the doctor but right now I'm trying to practice self care and that means not going to an appointment that might cause me to be more upset than I'm already in at the moment."

My point got through though.

My brother is among the FB friends that are all excited about preserving the historical whatever of the flag. He of course was born and raised in upstate NY. But apparently Fox News tells him he should be outraged at the southerners being denied their rights. I am ignoring him. My great niece, also from NY, I gave a slap down.

Laura, that is what is driving me crazy! We are in upstate NY!