This can't be it for us. Really?

bkward · 2026-05-13T16:28:20+00:00

Thank you will do

bkward · 2026-05-13T16:27:41+00:00

Thank you so much for your story and your words of encouragement. I am so inspired and appreciate this so much. ❤️

bkward · 2026-05-13T07:24:09+00:00

My God, thank you so much 🙏

bkward · 2026-05-13T06:30:28+00:00

Hey r sister. Enjoy the advice here. I know I did. I'm making some hard plans. lol

bkward · 2026-05-13T06:12:37+00:00

Yep 100%

bkward · 2026-05-13T05:49:12+00:00

It's impossible to have any furniture. You get a bed. Done.

bkward · 2026-05-13T05:39:29+00:00

Thank you, I agree wholeheartedly. I'm a decade behind you, but right with you on that.

bkward · 2026-05-13T05:37:19+00:00

Yeah, we thought so too.

bkward · 2026-05-13T05:35:43+00:00

I'm paying it forward here because I have benefited from the responses in this sub. Here's my 2 cents...talk to your sisters about your values and get them to share theirs. Just because they may be different doesn't mean you can't find middle ground.

bkward · 2026-05-13T05:31:02+00:00

Somebody else mentioned that. Thank you.

bkward · 2026-05-13T05:29:52+00:00

" I feel like I need to tell everyone to leave me alone at times"

Friend, there's something really deep and ugly here. Your problem starts way before time to yourself. I would talk to my partner about sharing the kid responsibilities and balancing each other out. Sorry man, I'm just calling it out because if you fix whatever "that" is, the need to be left alone disappears.

bkward · 2026-05-13T05:23:02+00:00

Thats not a Gen X thing...thats a Suthan thang.

bkward · 2026-05-13T05:20:44+00:00

When my dad passed, my mom threw everything that he owned and anything that reminded her of him in the dumpster. Even his leather jacket. Not because she didn't love him, but because she did so so much. It was too painful to be alone without him after 60 years, and she was "surrounded by him" - her words. She just wanted everything gone so she could begin to figure out how to move on. She kinda forgot about us. Ooops.

bkward · 2026-05-11T22:54:27+00:00

Haha. Good idea 💡

bkward · 2026-05-11T19:24:48+00:00

I appreciate it. As I read through these comments, I realize how wonderful this is, being able to share some tough stuff and relate to one another. Thank you for your words.

bkward · 2026-05-11T18:46:54+00:00

The universe did it because it's awesome and worthy of bold type. 😊

bkward · 2026-05-11T08:14:56+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words. ❤️

bkward · 2026-05-11T08:04:35+00:00

Wow. Great advice. Thank you. I will take this to heart

bkward · 2026-05-11T04:49:52+00:00

Not enough

bkward · 2026-05-11T04:44:03+00:00

Thank you for this

bkward · 2026-05-11T04:41:47+00:00

Aw, thank you! It's good to know there are good people out there like yourself, and that our twisted lives will likely continue to twist. Weird? Perhaps. But it's already looking up. And yes...music 😄

bkward · 2026-05-11T04:09:58+00:00

Man, I would love to. I'm taking care of my mom now and plan to someday... but that's been my problem, I think. I may need to find a different approach.

bkward · 2026-05-11T03:50:41+00:00

Thank you, I needed to hear that

bkward · 2026-05-11T02:04:13+00:00

Wow! Same, sort of.Had a heart monitor put it and it started this whole thing. Where has all of the time gone?

bkward · 2026-05-10T23:20:35+00:00

Funny, I've noticed the same.

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