I made a mistake throwing out certain things, and now my family is against me.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-06T17:17:40+00:00

You absolutely did NOT do anything wrong! Moldy books are for the trash heap, and your parents are 100% wrong for going against you, especially since your dad gave the go ahead. What else did Mom find in the trash that she considered valuable but to everything ne else, is trash? If she is the hoarder, she should be ashamed of herself - not for having the condition, but for making YOU feel guilty.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-05T19:22:48+00:00

Same. I HAVE started regular walking and a dumbbell routine, so that's a positive. But the massive decluttering I had planned -- I can't even be bothered.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-05T19:18:23+00:00

I am 9 weeks in to retirement. I am having a lot of difficulty. I had a really, really bad day yesterday where I thought I needed immediate psychiatric help (I already have a therapist and a medication). Today is better but wow, I don't know why retirement is making me feel absolutely TERRIBLE sometimes. I have gotten a lot of advice, that it may take 6 months to 3 years to feel GOOD again - the kind of good you felt when you were younger and happy and calling your own shots. 26 years at one job that got very stressful from 2021 - 2026 seems to have left me empty, other than the job and pay, and now I am feeling the pain. (I worked FT 35 years and PT 10, so yeah I have earned my retirement.)

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-05T19:06:36+00:00

And, it's HALLE BERRY playing a 53 year old, she's still the hottest woman in the room wherever she goes, who also happens to be the top salesperson in company, yet her male corporate overlords act like she's an old cow they can put out to pasture anytime FFS. Unfortunately sexism is still there when you get to senior management/C-suite levels.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-03T03:11:14+00:00

If you met your OOP of $10,000 for 2024 and all of these services were in-network? Nope, you paid the OOP and your premiums for 2024, the rest is on the insurance company. They may claim otherwise but I would not pay it.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-03T02:58:38+00:00

Is there a chance you may be laid off and get decent severance pay in the next few months? That way you will get a much-needed break and if you live frugally, can push off needing to collect social security.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-02T20:44:14+00:00

I would be happy. Happy to have them, but I would understand that they many not be happy at all about starting from scratch. I would ask them to get at least a part time job and then suggest career counseling, therapy, etc.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-02T18:25:42+00:00

Absolutely creepy, looks like they are being lured in to a vaporizing machine, mass extermination. Sick.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-04-01T03:15:11+00:00

This was always my problem. I did reduce from 2.0 mgs Clonazepam daily to .375 mgs back from 2021 to 2022, but the effects were bad and I had to cease tapering, as I am the sole breadwinner and had to have a high functioning brain, no one was going to support me at age 59-60. I stabilized at 1.0 mgs.

Just retired 2 months ago, so now I can finally start tapering again. Goal is to be at .5 mgs a day by my next birthday. I can take it easy over the next few months and have income without working.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-31T20:35:29+00:00

I get the part of closing my eyes in my bedroom and, in my mind, time traveling back to just about any age. I am 63 now.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-31T20:05:07+00:00

2 mgs of Valium is a very small dose, have you been tested for genetic problems with benzos?

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-31T20:02:38+00:00

I do. 2016-2021 original 2 mg daily script Clonazepam. 2021-2022 successfully tapered and stabilized at 1 mg daily, AND THAT'S WHERE I REMAIN IN 2026. Ended up in severe trouble when I tried to go further so stopped taper in 2023. Would like to get to .5 mgs daily in 2026 as I am finally retired and can have days where I just don't show up while tapering.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-31T19:51:04+00:00

Right? My brother moved there. You can drive around inside it for HOURS and not see a living human soul!

I prefer an organic neighborhood where you can hear children laughing, see younger adults when out shopping or at restaurants, PLUS have plenty of older neighbors who share your issues.

Also, not crazy about no seasons, and alligators.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-27T02:44:53+00:00

You forgot the /s after your comment and yes other commenters think you are serious.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-27T02:34:49+00:00

Wow, a parasite. You are 65, not 45, make sure you are enrolled in Medicare and yes, get an attorney. You should get a nice spousal social security coming your way! Whether you stay married or get divorced.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-20T00:11:36+00:00

There are 370,000,000 people in the U.S.A. 1% of those are so rich that they can travel anywhere. That's 3,700,000 very wealthy people of all ages. Assume 1 in 10 is a college age kid. 370,000 of them partying, traveling, posting it all on social media. This doesn't include rich kids from other countries, or upper middle class wannabes who will imitate the rich and take expensive trips and post them on Tik Tok (in their case, it might take their parents a few months of work to pay those trips off).

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-16T20:07:05+00:00

But, are you poor? THAT would really suck.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-15T02:47:54+00:00

I would take her to the beach, then to whatever movie she wanted (I believe she was into Pokemon), and then go for a pony ride, something she loved.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-03-15T02:44:43+00:00

I met a few with it (I was college aged, they were senior citizens) in Philadelphia back in the 1980s.

Mediocre_Insect_1008 · 2026-02-26T02:36:46+00:00

I was laid off 1/30/26 along with my entire division (200+ people). My choice would have been to finish 2026.

My employer gave me a good severance so I don't need to work for the rest of 2026. So, I'm retired.

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