I’m glad the AI thing is working out for you, and that you’ve got leads on jobs! Is your partner excited about their new job?

I’m having a hard time with my kid and my extended family, separate problems.

My family is pressuring me to use my medical marijuana card to buy them gummies etc, but I don’t want to because I don’t want to risk getting caught and then losing my ability to get my Adderall prescription, and also, they all qualify for their own medical cards anyway. Why it’s a better solution for me to endanger my ability to get the medicine that’s keeping me sane than for them to do some paperwork, idfk.

My kid just really seems to be going through a time of particularly disliking me, which I know is just a teenager thing, but it is hard. We were having a silly conversation last week about what kind of plants we would be, and I said I would be moss because I just want to take care of things and be a soft blanket that keeps the ground moist so other things can sprout. He said I’m a cactus, because I don’t need much care, I’m prickly, but I’m pretty to look at. 😭 It’s been a week, and I’m still not over it, especially since he keeps getting pissy with me about stuff, and I’m trying so hard to just be chill and understanding while he’s snapping at me, and all I can think is, “I’m a cactus. I’m a fucking cactus.”

💔 probably shouldn’t have typed this up, because now I’m crying, which is no way to start the day! 🤦

Anyway, if I think I’m moss but everyone sees me as a cactus, it would explain a lot about my dealings with other people and why I have such a hard time with friends etc. The possibility has really done my head in.

I’ll get over it eventually.