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My stepmom has been suicidal. I think she's doing a little better now; she's been home from the hospital for a week and a half, and she's doing intense out-patient therapy. But it's hard. I still haven't processed a lot of my feelings about it all. The fact that I've been largely kept out of the loop is adding to my negative feelings. But mostly I'm just worried for her and want her to be okay. Our relationship has always been complicated and most likely always will be, but I love her. And even grown my sisters still really need their mom (especially since their dad just moved away), and my nephew should get to have his grandma. Most of all I just don't want her to feel this way, I want her to feel like life is worth living.

Plus even though it's selfish, the truth is all of this has not been good for my mental health.

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I've been going through it. Although I am at a better place, but I've been reliving all the horrific things I suffered at the hands of my mother. It's all coming to me in one blow. I've been trying to find at least one good memory of her and I can't.

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It looks like my friend won't be coming for Thanksgiving after all. She thought the train trip was shorter, and now she's decided it's not worth it; she can't afford to fly and I don't think she'd be comfortable with me paying for it. I'm really bummed, especially because I honestly have no idea when we'll have another chance to meet.
Last night when we talked she told me she's in a relationship, and while I know it shouldn't have bottomed me out it did. I honestly can't tell how much of it is because of my feelings for her (and my stupid hope that--as she'd hinted once in the past--when we met she might be interested) and how much of it is other stuff, like her being so hesitant to tell me, or her 'relating' to how alone I am when she has a boyfriend and friendly classmates and a friend in her apartment complex that she hangs out with a lot. I want her to be happy and she deserves so much good stuff, she deserves to actually feel loved for once and I'm so glad that she's letting someone in, but it's also like I'm losing the one person who understands where I'm at. And all this time I've kept this stupid, stupid hope that she could be my person someday, and our whole convo just made me realize that it's really never going to happen. I've wanted her to like me romantically, but so much more than that I've wanted her to want and need me as a friend, to be the one she turns to, to be her support. I've known for a long time it wasn't likely, but I've still hoped; I've still thought that maybe if things changed... And now I realize that that possibility is only getting further away. Because at the end of the day, she doesn't want that.

I do get that 11 hours on Amtrak or 13 hours on Greyhound would suck, and maybe my own willingness to travel that way despite the suckage is colouring my views, but it feels like if it were important enough to her she'd come anyway. She says she's really bummed, but I can't help feeling like it's just not as important to her as it was a month ago. I can't help feeling like *I'm* just not that important to her. And I know that's not fair, that she's always here for me and that she's been an amazing friend, but it's still how it feels. We talk about how we've both always been the one to care more and put in more effort in all of our relationships (both romantic and platonic, plus in my case familial), but here I am being the one caring more again.

I still have all the things I knit her last summer as housewarming gifts that I never got to send because she never gave me her address that I planned to give her when she came, and I ordered her an early birthday present that should be arriving just before she was supposed to visit, and... I just feel so stupid that I actually thought it was going to happen.

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...here I am being the one caring more again.

I still have all the things I knit her last summer as housewarming gifts that I never got to send because she never gave me her address that I planned to give her when she came, and I ordered her an early birthday present that should be arriving just before she was supposed to visit, and... I just feel so stupid that I actually thought it was going to happen.

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The feeling of someone not loving you like you love them is fricking agonizing...
My Brother is that person for me, we were close until I moved away, and as far as I know we have had no quarrel, he just doesn't really care.
The damming moment for me, was when I was in a terrible place (mentally and emotionally) and was on medical leave, I offered to pay his ticket by plane to
visit me. He was unemployed at the time, he lives with our Mom, and has no romantic attachments.
He said "No". He said he was too busy.
I have slowly learned to love him on his terms, which is that I will always be there for him, even if I have no hope
for reciprocity. Because I care about him I could never leave him in a lurch, I could forgive myself.
You have done nothing foolish or anything to be ashamed of, and certainly nothing to feel bad about. There is no embarrassment in
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My uncle just died. I don't really know what to feel, but I guess 'crappy 'covers it.

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My uncle just died. I don't really know what to feel, but I guess 'crappy 'covers it.

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My uncle just died. I don't really know what to feel, but I guess 'crappy 'covers it.

I'm sorry to hear that. Did you want to talk about it?


Thanks. I'm okay, just kind of needed to express it somewhere.

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My dad's an alcoholic, bipolar, diabetic smoker with COPD who doesn't take his meds or check his blood sugar. None of that's new, but last Friday he apparently, in a conversation with my mom, admitted that he needed to go and get help. I happened to call her sometime after this conversation, and we talked about finding him somewhere he could get evaluated and potentially get inpatient treatment (this is complicated by the fact that there isn't anywhere in town that can treat him unless his physical withdrawal symptoms are dangerous to his health, and my parents don't drive). I urged her off the phone so she could make phone calls before 5 pm. My dad's never really coherent enough to get help himself at this point (and I don't know that he's ever made his own doctor's appointment in his life).

So I waited to hear what happened. And waited. And Tuesday afternoon I called her back. She had made one call, found out his doctor was away for a week, and then given up. Didn't try calling the other four places we talked about. Didn't go to an Al-anon meeting she said she was going to attend. So we go over again the places she should call and the times of the Al-anon meetings. She tells me that she'll take care of it in the next two days.

She didn't call on Thursday.

My dad is slowly killing himself and my mom is paralyzed with fear and I'm 1500 miles away.

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I am tired of my life right now but I feel stuck. There are so many things I wish were different and so few I feel capable of changing.

I want to move (far far away from Missouri) but my lease isn't up until May.

I want friends but don't know how to make them.

I want a girlfriend but don't know how to find one - and I'm hesitant to seek out a relationship when I know I want to move away in less than a year.

I want to get into pediatric nursing, but it looks like there aren't any openings right now for the part-time position at the women's & children's hospital that I was hoping for to get a little experience before I move.

I want to get ICU experience, but I'm also scared of it since my first attempt went so poorly, and I'm scared to ask my bosses about it. (Plus they're almost certain to say no, because they need me on the floor where I work and they really have no need of me in the ICU.)

I want kids. I want kids so much it physically hurts. Since I was 18 I've wanted to be a mother more than anything. 8 and a half years of waiting and wanting. I've been researching foster care and adoption for the last two years--but I stupidly stayed in my one bedroom apartment so that fostering isn't an option right now, and even if it were I can't try to start an adoption process 11 months before I move cross-country. Last week I called a fertility clinic, got the details of insemination and a starting point on the cost. Having a baby feels like... the one choice I could actually have control over right now. I know it's not the best time. If I got pregnant right away, I'd be having the baby just before I move - which would be great for using up my sick leave at work before I quit, but would also mean a) not having baby stuff when the baby was actually born because we'd be about to move; b) having to move cross-country - on my own - with a newborn; and c) having to reimburse my work for my insurance costs during my leave since I wouldn't be returning from maternity leave. If it took a few tries, I'd be heavily pregnant when I move - making the actual moving difficult, and requiring me to go on maternity leave immediately after starting a new job. Logically, I should wait. Another year of waiting.

A year of everything I want being put on hold.

I am so damn tired of feeling like my whole life is a holding pattern.

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My nephew was just born and I'm just terrified about the world he's being born into :(

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It's looking like I'm going to owe around $200 on my taxes :( I was really hoping for a refund, even a small one...

ETA: Once I finally got my W-2 from my old part-time job the $883 I earned took me from a refund of $156 to owing $125... Never mind that I donated nearly all of that money. I know I can afford it, but damn; I could be doing so much better things with that money and instead I feel like I can't afford to make any donations for a month or two since I have to pay the IRS... *grumble grumble*

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Starting to realize that it really is a high probability I won’t find a job - not just before I move but potentially for quite some time after. Apparently it requires approval from the Director of Nursing to hire anyone without a Bachelor’s and it’s “kind of a big deal.” It’s hard for me to understand how someone with no experience and a Bachelor’s is more qualified than someone with two years experience, an Associate’s, and a promise to get a Bachelor’s within three years (which is their official requirement). I haven’t been given an official no, but at the end of what seemed to be a solid interview I was essentially told that my chances were very slim because of my degree - and the implication was that I won’t have any better luck with other jobs since it would be a huge hassle to hire me.

There are still two other hospital systems I can try - one of which I really wasn't interested in - but if this one won't hire me that'll be two out of four I've had to cross off, which doesn't exactly feel promising. I knew Oregon cared a lot more than here about Bachelor's, but god damn. I'm not even asking for a job I love, I just want *a job*!

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My grandfather is in prison, and I will probably never know for sure if he actually did what he's accused of. It is so fucking weird, and I don't really know what to do with this information. But apparently his court-appointed attorney thinks he's going to get convicted and never get out, so... It's like, your entire life you think you know who someone is and then suddenly something comes along and you will never again know who they are. Like, if I *knew* he did it, it would be terrible but at least I could work on processing it and trying to reconcile this terrible thing with the granddaddy who writes poetry and loves animals and is the smartest man I've ever known; but because I don't know - will never known - I can't even do that. I don't want to just assume he's guilty rather than giving him the benefit of the doubt - because how awful would it be if he's innocent and his own family turns against him? But I don't want to assume he's innocent either, when I really have no idea - even if I wanted to I don't think I'm capable of it, I'll always wonder. So I'm stuck. And my 84 year old grandfather is going to die in prison.

None of it even feels real.

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My 94-year-old grandmother is in the hospital. She's fallen twice in the past 24 hours, and currently can't stand without the help of two people.

She's lived alone for decades (for the past ten years or so in an independent living apartment). My aunt told me she's not supposed to live alone from now on. She may be moving in with my aunt and uncle, but no one knows anything yet. Just that she's hurt and afraid. Nana's what people call "a tough old bird." It's hard to think of her scared. But she's afraid of losing her agency—the last time she had to move other people called all the shots and she's still mad about it.

I told my family I'll hop on a plane tomorrow if it would help. I don't care about the money. I'd get in a car if that's what it took, though that's a four-day drive. I'm 2300 miles away and I feel helpless. They don't know what's happening, either. I'll go out there in August at the latest.

I called my mom to tell her, but it was too late to call my sisters given it's not actually an emergency. I have a 1.5-week-old nephew, and I hope my sister can send pictures or Skype with Nana while she's in the hospital.

I'm in the middle of a huge project at work, and at least it gives me something to focus on. But I'm worried I'll make a mistake.

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This year seems to just be one thing after another that I never expected and don't know how to deal with.

My mom has hepatitis C. She's most likely had it for about 40 years, which means it's entirely possible my brother and/or I have it. She's not sick yet; we don't even know yet if she has any liver damage. But it could get bad. And to get it treated she'd probably going to have to move back to Texas for a few months since her insurance is worthless when she's out of state.

Until a few months ago she'd never had health problems; a few broken bones and a couple UTIs were the worst she'd dealt with my whole life. She's finally got her blood pressure under control, and now this...

Even with insurance it may be expensive. The old treatment costs $84,000, the new one less but probably still a lot. And I'll pay what it takes - I told her she's not allowed to not get treated just cause of money - and honestly I'd give every dime I have to keep her alive and healthy, but it shouldn't have to be that way.

None of this should be this way.

And I know that she brought this on herself, technically. It's her "fault". But it was 40 fucking years ago and my mother is the best person I have ever known and she doesn't deserve this.

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I haven't gotten any birthday cards this year. It's not like I ever get many, but there's always at least one from my Gram, and my aunt cause she helps my Gram send hers. I used to get one from an old friend every year, but she's not in my life anymore, and sometimes my GranJudith would send one, but she's gone now. I never realized how much at least getting one or two cards meant to me, but the truth is I feel really lonely and sad without them.

I used to get a birthday text from one of my sisters, but I didn't hear from any of them last year. My brother reached out last year which was a first. My mom and dad each usually call, but I don't hear from my stepmom. My best friend always texts, and one or two childhood friends do some years. I should probably just be grateful for what I do have - parents and a best friend who always remember, and a partner who celebrates with me. But the truth is I feel... not exactly unloved, but under-loved. People I want to love me don't seem to think of me.

At least when there's birthday cards there is a physical reminder that people care about me, even if it's not everyone I might hope for. Without them I feel empty.

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My mom got diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. I'm just recovered from a cancer diagnosis last year. This is so much worse. I don't know if I'll survive this one.

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Damn, I'm so sorry to hear this. I don't expect there's anything any of us could say to bring you any genuine comfort right now, but you will survive this. If only for your mother's sake. I'll pray for you and your mom because I believe in it - it's a small gesture, but not from lack of wishing you the best through this.

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Last night, I found out that my middle sister is 8 months pregnant. 8 months in which none of my family thought to tell me. I guess I shouldn't be surprised; I didn't know that she was engaged for ages, wasn't invited to the wedding, and didn't know until well after the fact that the engagement ended. No one told me when my little sister moved away from home; no one told me when my oldest sister split up with her husband; I had no idea when my sisters were in violent marriages, even though I guess everyone else knew. I guess I should just expect it by now, my family never f****** bothering to tell me anything about their lives or reach out in any way.

Arguably, it's not all on them. I was the first to move away. Never mind that part of the reason I left Texas was that it was painful to be physically close to my family while still being completely disconnected. I thought it would be easier if I were far away, so that at least there was a reason why I didn't have real relationships with them, a reason other than them not loving or wanting me enough. My little sister told me last night that she thought when I moved away it was because I didn't want our family anymore. It's a little hard for me to fathom that, in her mind, I was the one to pull away. But I did leave, and we were even more distant after that. Every time I went home, most of what I wanted was time with my family; I wanted to sit around the kitchen table, chatting with my sisters and singing songs and playing with my nephew. But more and more over the years it felt like even when I visited my sister's didn't make it a priority to see me. After a while, I stopped visiting so much, partly because my life changed and partly because it felt like such a let down to feel like the people I most wanted to see didn't really care about seeing me; then COVID happened, and I haven't been home since. I wanted to visit last year, but couldn't get anyone except my dad to tell me when they would be around and available to spend time together, so I never went. When I was getting married last year, I really wanted my sisters; I at least wanted them to want to be here, but I don't think they did, not the older ones at least. I've been so desperate for so long for them to be a real part of my life, to feel like they love and want me. But my sister who had fertility issues and we thought would never be able to have biological kid is having a baby, due in three weeks, and no one felt like it had enough to do with me to even let me know.

They're the only sisters I have, but I'll always be their stepsister. The 3 of them are a team, and somehow my brother got to be somewhat a part of it, but I never did. Talking to my little sister last night, the first time in 4 years we've done more than text, I learned so much about my family that I *should* have known. I learned that my dad and stepmom used to hit each other, and my stepmom used to hit my little sister. I learned that my stepmom is drinking heavily again, which isn't shocking but isn't the story I was told. I learned that two of my sisters don't get along anymore. And I learned that in 3 weeks I'm going to have another nephew, a nephew I might never meet.

How much of this disconnection is from my family sucking, and how much did I cause by running away? I felt so abandoned by my siblings, but I never told any of them until last night, I just left because it seemed the less painful option than sticking around.
It's hard to say which is the biggest crappy feeling - the fact I don't have a relationship with my siblings, to the point that I didn't even know my sister is about to have a baby; or the fact that maybe it didn't have to be this way, maybe I did this, at least partially, to myself.

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