Sittng in my new house, looking out into the backyard. It's going to be a great place, although right now we're in the middle of the "no furniture and sleeping on an air mattress" part of the process. We have a woodchuck living in the backyard!

Does he chuck wood?

When you can please post pictures so we can picture you in your new home.

~ma as needed. Tired here. Left for the hospital at 7 AM to try and catch the person arranging the move to rehab for step-dad. My sister and I waited 5 hours before we saw her. Ah, hospitals on the holiday weekend are so efficient. Anyway, hope to spring him to rehab tomorrow.

I could use some job~ma for Tim. He's decided to look for a new job, largely because his current job is too hard on his rheumatoid arthritis. This is a very good plan for him (and a necessary one), but the looming unknown freaks me out. And his job is the one that provides health insurance for both of us, so I'm nervous about him finding another job that provides health insurance (god damn this country).

So, I guess I'm asking for job~ma that he finds a job that's not hard on him physically, and pays well and provides health insurance. That doesn't seem like a lot to ask, but MAN, do I ever get spooked by uncertainties.

Job~ma to Tim.

Laura, continued ~ma to your stepdad and storm~ma for your family.

Yay, Scrappy. I'm loving it.

I'm feeling a little better. Mom is leaving in a bit. ltc still loves school, but boy does she come home hangry.

I'm glad you are feeling better sj and it is great ltc loves school.

I'm on day 3 of a migraine though today is MUCH more tolerable than the last three days.

My current foster dog is a senior beagle named Penelope. She is a total sweetheart. Quiet, I haven't heard her bark once. She loves to snuggle, though in return she demands to be pet. But she is also happy sleeping elsewhere. She hasn't tried to dart out the front door, she knows how to sit but doesn't really respond when I call her name.

I'm enjoying having her, but she has taught me I don't want a dog with such short legs. She has to work to jump onto the couch and I can see that stairs will be an issue for her one day. But she is a total love. I hope she finds a forever home next weekend.

job~ma to Tim.

health ~ma to Laura's step dad and storm~ma to your family.

Glad you are feeling better sj and that ltc loves school.

I need to remind myself not to listen to certain songs while driving to therapy.

Also Mom wants to a joint therapy session . At least one so she can talk about.. I don't know what..she won't tell me. But I did have my therapist email her and she emailed back and I guess she's worried about the future and how I'll take care of myself and stuff like that. Things I know I need to worry about but I can't because I just get overwhelmed and then hide so the best I can think about right now is next year. I guess we will talk about how, yes, my emotional development and social development is sort of trapped at late adolescence/early adulthood but it's not uncommon for women with Asperger's/autism and I'm working on it.

and also my hormones are all fluxing because I have PMS. so now I'm all emotional like a man this is annoying.

yes, my emotional development and social development is sort of trapped at late adolescence/early adulthood but it's not uncommon for women with Asperger's/autism

I get this. I cannot overstate how much energy I put toward passing as whatever age I am. It's exhausting. And my attempts at passing fail so hard, so often.

I struggle with feeling my age lately so bad. Especially around M. I don't want him to think I'm.. I don't know..weird. But the being broke/playing video games reminds me a lot of when I was in my 20s so I feel it much stronger.

Faking things is so tiring... being my age and being typical. I'm learning when I don't have to and when I can just be myself (not just at home but out as well)

I get this. I cannot overstate how much energy I put toward passing as whatever age I am. It's exhausting. And my attempts at passing fail so hard, so often.

Once again, Buffistas mention something that I had no idea was a thing, and I get to have a moment of, "Holy Crap, me too, it's not just me, yay!" You guys make me feel so much less crazy/weird.