Sheryl, that sounds so hard. I am sending you ~ma.
Well, then, this is a day I'll feel good to be me.
Mal ,'Trash'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
Sophia Brooks - May 16, 2026 9:46:47 am PDT #12694 of 12705
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sophia Brooks - May 16, 2026 9:52:06 am PDT #12695 of 12705
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Post Cereal as I feel weird putting it with Sheryl.
Trudy, there is even more money. I mean, not a lot for rich people, but probably $200,000. I have no idea how my mom saved that much (possibly by not repairing the house) in Western NY, that could buy me a small house outright. I think, from her notes, that she was doing this for me. I think she would NOT want me to stay in the house, but grandma would. Hence the delay.
erikaj - May 16, 2026 10:29:41 am PDT #12696 of 12705
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Wow, Sophia, that's crazy. Don't decide anything too fast...see what your intuition tells you.
Sophia Brooks - May 16, 2026 11:22:33 am PDT #12697 of 12705
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thanks erika! I am like everyone needs to slow their roll and let me think. We basically have six months where all I need to pay is electricity. I am known for putting things off, but I am way more decisive than my mom. I think I need a good home inspection.
Karl - May 16, 2026 11:51:22 am PDT #12698 of 12705
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Sheryl and Sophia, you are both very much in my thoughts, and I am sending you both so much ~ma~.
msbelle - May 16, 2026 1:14:52 pm PDT #12699 of 12705
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Sophia, my only advise is do what is best for you, not what anyone else would have wanted.
Sheryl, I am so sorry.
JenP - May 16, 2026 1:16:17 pm PDT #12700 of 12705
I echo Karl here. Wishing for you both the support you need to navigate.
EYA: And also what msbelle said. I suspect, above all, they'd wish for you to maximize your happiness/contentment.
msbelle - May 16, 2026 1:16:35 pm PDT #12701 of 12705
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
ION, I am fostering a dog. Pics over on Bluesky. He’s a big pittie mix. Bigger than any dog I’ve ever had, but at least for the 20 hours I’ve had him he’s been a sweetheart.
Sophia Brooks - May 16, 2026 4:06:50 pm PDT #12702 of 12705
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thank you all. Right now I am just trying to stabilize and wait, which I think may be frustrating people. I have to have a think when I am in my right mind. Which I am um, not in right now. Now is the time for my weekly call with my mom, so I am sad. I was keeping so much from her that it is somewhat of a relief but still. (Both the state of my mental health which was dismal-I oddly feel better now and that I was in contact with my father’s other kids, which would have been a big thing). Generational trauma yay?!?
meara - May 16, 2026 4:44:16 pm PDT #12703 of 12705
A home inspection is probably a really good start! Good luck with everything. My dad had his shit fairly together and it’s still a nightmare and a pain trying to get all the paperwork and figure out all the steps and so on.