Just took 93yr Mum to vote, she’s registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, “Which box for Elaine Peacock?” A cheer went up from waiting voters.
I have a tenant, Bethany, who’s been renting from me for eight years. Single mom. Nurse. Two kids. Model tenant.
She called me last year. “I have breast cancer. I start chemo next week. I’m going to work as much as I can, but I don’t know if I can keep up with full rent.”
I didn’t hesitate. “You’re not paying rent during treatment. Focus on beating this thing.”
“I can’t let you—”
“Bethany, you’ve paid me on time for eight years. You’ve never asked for anything. I’m not going to make you worry about rent while you’re fighting cancer.”
She went through six months of chemo. Didn’t pay rent. I didn’t ask for it.
She beat it. Went back to work. Caught up on rent over the next year
She told me, “You’ll never know what it meant not to have that stress while I was sick. I could focus on my kids and my health. You gave me that gift.”
She’s been cancer-free for two years now. Still my tenant. Still paying on time.
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Wife ordered the PAX System from IKEA, did not consult me. Now I'm the bad guy as the ceiling is too low to fit the 2.36m version she ordered as "I thought bigger meant I could get more in." I've been told to make it work. Might just move.
the best thing a therapist ever told me is “you’re not lazy, you only have a certain amount of energy and right now you’re using it all to survive” and i know someone else needs to hear that too