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@diamondoutofdust OP lots of great advice here so I won’t pile on the employment aspect. Good luck. Do not skip pumping though. It can cause engorgement and potentially infection. It can interfere with your milk production. Do what you need to, but don’t stop your daily pumping cold Turkey.

@naila That’s a lot of money. Is moving a possibility? If the commute isn’t too soul sucking I would do it.

@chris123gx Yes. I asked our caseworker for help back in February because he was coming up on $60k and I was broke and kind of desperate. She said he didn’t have a job. I said yeah I know but he turned down 2 jobs. What about jail time? She shrugged and said they don’t do that here anymore.

@chris123gx Mine owes $61k

@sunflower232 Same. I’m a single mom though and my ex feels like I don’t deserve child support so there’s that. In my area there is a vet clinic at a local pet store once a month. A traveling vet practice comes through and you can get your cats and dogs vaccinated super cheap. It’s not a...

@jamesapado Thank god, scurvy is one less thing you must worry about. (I know it’s a vitamin c issue, still making jokes about old timey diseases)

@jamesapado lol. Sorry.

@gina Oy. Ghosts. I got some leaches, lemme know!

@mike12912 Cute sneakers. I have fancy Michael Kors gold sneakers for work. Sparkly Vans in different colors. Merrell in different colors.

@osvaldo I had a vbac with my second but it ended with a traumatic hysterectomy to save my life. When I talked to HR I was told congrats on your baby! See you in 6 weeks! I said no, I had a hysterectomy too, and the doctor doesn’t want me going back for 3 months. She said oh, hysterectomy is...

@gina What do you think you have ? Consumption? Chilblains? Piles? (Jk I just wanted to trot out some old time medical issues) Get well soon. That sounds brutal.

@margrethe I had similar experiences when I was pregnant and postpartum. The birth nearly killed me so I was too weak to do anything except survive. Eventually I had the strength to leave. Actually I had to change the locks when he was at his girlfriends overnight. Do what you have to do...

@atlkate It sounds like upper management knows how to squeeze an extra half day out of you all. There was no intention of letting you take Friday afternoons off but they dangled the carrot to get you to work more M-Th. Sadly you won’t be able to change your work culture. You can protest by...

@eleader22 He’s exhibiting signs of mild weaponized incompetence. You’re letting him. Set some strong boundaries. “Take the baby with you.” “Soothe her yourself.” “Take her in the bathroom with you or put her down in the crib.” You’re working from home. You need to make space for that. Space...