the biggest pile of onerous bureaucratic shit in the history of ever.

I'm sorry that the list is so long, and that you have to be the level headed adult for Matilda when emotions are so raw.

Also that link with all the tips for dealing with traumatic content is gold.

Yes, saved.

Thank you for all the suggestions for my MIL's sleep issues. I appreciate it.

Indeed no rockets today (so far) in my area. Only distant interception. Pancakes were French toasts. BTW, if you'd like to know what's going on here in regards to that, here are the alrets: [link]

Today I'm mostly grieving. Yesterday I hosted friends for dinner and that was a good decision, but after it I was anxious until after 2am (looks like the wine at dinner wasn't a great call).

In some hope for the future, there are so many incredible people around. Here's one that expressed some of the anger and gave me some hope for a better tomorrow. [link]

Thank you for the links, Shir. My heart breaks for this 19 year old who has had life experiences that has given her such maturity and wisdom at such a young age when she should be enjoying her youth.

Why was M. so upset, Hec? (Well about this part) Did she think you were evicting them or making them feel guilty, or...(Of course, she probably just said "Oh my God..." and slammed the door or something, so you might not know anyway.) Good job on the paperwork, too. I hear you, Laura, about the 19-year-old. Some people have to grow up fast.

Timelies all!

Another rainy Saturday here. We watched the eclipse online earlier.

David that is so much to deal with. I hope you can get a reprieve soon.

I found out why I have not been terminated from Belk. The HR manager at the store keeps trying to but corporate keeps telling her not to because they are waiting for something from the works comp adjuster.

Which I find fitting and funny. So I won't think about it anymore.

I hope you can get a reprieve soon.

Me too!

I just talked to the youth shelter, and they won't place siblings together. Not sure why they have that policy, but undoubtedly it's rooted in some hard experience.

But the girls are not going to be happy about that.

However, they do have phones now and will be able to keep their electronics while doing their schoolwork, and they will see each other at school every day. So they will have plenty of contact with each other still.

So, that's going to be stressful dropping them off this evening. But that is the only option going forward. And I need the garden apartment back for incoming relatives for the funeral.

Beyond which, I just need to clear some fraught emotional shit off my plate. It's hard enough doing the every day plus all the bureaucratic stuff.

Oh David, there is only so much you can do, and you have gone above and beyond. I hope you are able to get some rest before the next wave of fraught emotional shit.

Oof. Rough talk. They're upset, but we're going forward.

Aw, that sucks. You(and they, it sounds like) need to talk about simple stuff for a while.