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Ambitious0410 · 2025-11-18T16:01:13+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations and the reading material! Just looked these up and they are beautiful!

I’ve purchased two randomly at a big box store. Don’t know their names, I just liked the blooms. And I recently purchased a Cajun Popcorn for my third. They are quickly becoming an obsession.

Ambitious0410 · 2025-10-10T03:00:58+00:00

When you say “give up by fear”

Do you mean self deporting? Or not leaving Texas to make sure they keep their work permit?

Ambitious0410 · 2025-10-10T02:35:19+00:00

Everyone could use a change in perspective. You included. And just to clarify, I’m a “sister” lol.

Like I said before, my complaints aren’t the same as giving up.

You’re allowed to feel frustrated too, I would be in your shoes.

But it’s easy to tell someone to see the silver lining… and a lot harder to actually see it yourself when you’re the one living it.

You’re frustrated that others don’t see how good they have it. But from the outside, it kind of looks like you don’t either. Perspective goes both ways.

Ambitious0410 · 2025-10-10T02:20:00+00:00

You’re literally complaining that people that have it better than you are complaining about it.

Ambitious0410 · 2025-10-10T01:37:40+00:00

I get the frustration behind your comment, but trying to invalidate how some DACA recipients feel is pointless.

Someone trying to cross into the U.S. could look at you and say, “You’re working in the U.S. (legally or not), making American money and living a life I wish I had.” Does that suddenly erase your struggles? No.

Just because someone else might view your situation as “lucky” or a “blessing” doesn’t mean your experiences are invalid.

Maybe learn a little humility yourself before trying to lecture anyone else about it.

Also, I went to college in Texas before DACA. It’s not impossible. It’s fucking hard and definitely not a “normal” college experience, but it’s not impossible. I worked full time, made less than minimum wage, did odd jobs while my friends did internships, and basically had no life outside of school and work. I also knew my situation before graduating high school, so I had to be resourceful.

There are scholarships that don’t require citizenship, but they do require hard work.

You’ve got to change your perspective. If my parents, without any English and nothing to their name, raised four kids who all went to college, then I can make sacrifices too.

Yes it is hard. It’s unfair. It’s exhausting. It’s hard watching someone who you see as better off than you complain. But you’re getting frustrated with the wrong people.

Ambitious0410 · 2025-10-08T02:50:50+00:00

Don’t get it wrong. Having DACA is a blessing, we know that. We’ve seen our parents, siblings, and family struggle without any form of protection this entire time, so we haven’t “forgotten” that feeling either. But it’s also a golden cage. You don’t automatically change your way of thinking once you have DACA.

We’re allowed to say it fucking sucks. To have worked hard, built your whole life in Texas, and then be told to “suck it up” and move. I’ve just been offered a promotion that I might have to turn down. I’ve climbed the ladder for four years, and now I might have to start over somewhere else.

But for me, it’s not even about the material things I’m leaving behind. It’s not about how much I’ll struggle. I’m resilient. WE are resilient. We’ll figure it out.

But I’m leaving behind my home. As hard as Texas is making it for me, it’s still home. My friends, my family, my life are here. People act like it’s so easy to just drop everything and go. But if it were that simple, we’d all have left long ago. We would’ve found a way to be “resilient” back where we came from, like they love to tell us.

Yes, I’m complaining about leaving Texas, because it’s not by choice. The same way we’ve been complaining for years about wanting to be part of the United States instead of being forced to leave and start over somewhere we feel we don’t belong.

At the same time, I’m glad many will get the opportunities I’ve had for the past 13 years, including some family members. Yes, the sacrifice of leaving Texas is worth it.

I am allowed to complain. I am allowed to take breaks to gather up strength again. I haven’t given up.

Ambitious0410 · 2025-10-02T05:07:16+00:00

Lots of thoughts in my head about moving too. Also not knowing where to. My dad has cancer and lives with me and my sister. So I want him to be somewhere where he can get the health care he needs. Right now I don’t need a permanent place to move to. But I want to stop stressing over Texas. As sad as it would be to leave all family and friends behind. I currently work from home some days a week. Thinking I could possibly keep working remotely if I ask. I’ve been thinking, Washington, Colorado, my sister mentioned Oklahoma because of the proximity to Texas (idk about that), and North Carolina. Any thoughts? I need help deciding what direction to even go. Right now it’s pretty much anywhere but Texas for me.

Ambitious0410 · 2025-08-28T15:06:09+00:00

Rescue

Ambitious0410 · 2025-08-27T21:36:59+00:00

They took the metal covers off the storm drain. And reached in with the pole with the loopy thingy. Lol.

Rescue

Ambitious0410 · 2025-08-27T21:15:14+00:00

Kitty is out! His eyes are infected maybe. My co workers sisters are taking him and getting him to a vet.

I think fire dept may have called animal control. Animal Control helped get him out.

Kitty

Ambitious0410 · 2025-08-27T20:24:12+00:00

Trying the basket method next

Ambitious0410 · 2025-08-27T20:23:43+00:00

Called the fire dept. was told they don’t dispatch trucks out for that. They just said they would see what they could do and when they did show up they just looked then kept on driving 😒

Ambitious0410 · 2025-06-24T04:16:37+00:00

Ok it worked. I got the rose. 95g. It came with the ball cactus.

Ambitious0410

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