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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Oh, man, Allyson, that sounds heartbreaking for everyone. Thank god your parents are able and willing to help, and that you are so committed to your niece. She needs you in her corner.
If you are able to take custody, I know you will be able to handle it. Even if it's hard and scary, we know you can do it.
Best of luck to all your family, even your brother and his GF.
That sounds terribly stressful, Allyson. I hope you'll get custody of your niece. And I'm glad your parents have her for now.
Allyson, what everyone else said. And completely tangentially, brava for distilling what is no doubt a very lengthy shitshow into a few calm and succinct paragraphs.
Allyson, so much love and strength to you & your family.
Thank you so much. It's been so heavy on my heart. Kristen is really supportive which is enormous. Huge life change. And it's all so precarious. My older niece (11) picks out her ensembles for school and styles her hair and brushes her teeth in the morning. My nephew was s an early riser so he usually gets her out of the crib and plays with her in the morning while my mom makes breakfast and packs her lunch. Everyone has been helping. My sister-in-law is a saint for helping to care for her, too.
So much love to you, Allyson -- you are a wonderful human
Y'all, I put a meeting on my boss' calendar for tomorrow morning, to quit my job. I feel like this may be a terrible plan, but I just can't anymore. I need some time to de-stress and figure out what I need and want to do with myself and the job is the easiest part to remove (harder to fix, but also I just don't have the energy to search for a job while doing this one!). I think I will plan to take the summer off (potentially applying for a job or two if anything looks really good) and then decide if I want to just apply for essentially the same job I have now, or do anything super crazy.
I hope the time away from work proves useful, meara .
Timelies all!
Love and strength to you and your family, Allyson.
Hugs for all who want/need them.
Allyson, your niece is lucky and blessed to have such love and support from you and your family. And if every parent was required to be 100% all the time and never have doubts, no one could be a parent! I hope you get to adopt her. May it all work out for the best for all of you, especially her.
meara, go for the gusto. When it's time to quit, it's time to quit.
Speaking of the gusto, I was supposed to go back to work today, but no one informed IT so my computer is still locked, the help desk said talk to my manager, my manager can't/won't talk to me until HR says so, and HR hasn't responded to my messages. HAHAHA Fuck it I went back to bed.