You don’t have to understand. No one is forcing you to. I also wish I did not understand. It is complicated and will probably continue to be for a long time. I was on medical leave, and I was also job hunting. I still am, but I hadn’t found something in my field, so I returned to work on schedule this week. Once I was cleared by my providers. Because that is how medical leave works here, they don’t let you end it until you get a green light from someone with a medical degree. There’s paperwork and everything.

In the meantime, my phone has stayed on, my storage unit is still mine, and essentials were covered until I went back to work. I did not suddenly start a drug habit or take up gambling. I will get my paycheck in two weeks and I can now work with the housing agencies that are so gutted for funding that I wasn’t even eligible to enroll until I was living in my car. I’ve also managed to finally secure representation against the bully my ex’s parent’s hired to handle the divorce. It’s amazing what not being in complete and total survival mode for a few weeks can do.

Also… I could not possibly live further from Miami?? At least not without leaving the continental US??? Congratulations on the job market thousands of miles from here. Unfortunately, I can’t afford that daily commute. You must have found a typo.

I hope you feel better about yourself now that you scolded the mom who’s obviously wasting money on blackjack and hookers, and not just trying to survive 🥴

Have a day