The way I cackle every time I see Natรฉ Jones, and Vanessa Bell Calloway on screen together. My new fave I ainโt missed a minute since the Atlanta finale.โค๏ธ All โem Ohio Eastside ladies be cleaning up real nice.
Me: Iโm a disabled veteran
Judge: yeah, every veteran is disabled.
Me: My disabilities are permanent, I was
medically retired from the military due to combat injuries.
Judge: yeah, I know, 100% P&T, everyone has that.
Me: no, like I went to combat, got injured, & the Navy had to retire me as if I did 20 years & take full responsibility for my incurable disabilities.
Judge: yeah okay, so what do you do for work?
Me: ๐คฆโโ๏ธ I AM RETIRED DUE TO BEING DISABLED FROM COMBAT, I CANNOT WORK.
Judge: Ohhhhโฆ๏ฟผ
Applying for an apartment in America is hilarious.
The landlord wants proof you make three times the rent.
You make twice the rent.
They want a credit score of 750.
Yours is recovering from a medical bill.
They want a security deposit, first month's rent, last month's rent, and what feels like a small offering to the ancestors.
Then they ask if you have any pets.
You say no.
They ask if you smoke.
You say no.
They ask if you've ever been evicted.
You say no.
They review your application for 11 days and reject you because your income is "inconsistent."
My brother I'm applying for a place to sleep not a mortgage on the moon c'mon...
The papers came on a Tuesday. My wife was suing me. The word on the first page was "rape."
I stood in my kitchen and said out loud, "I never forced her."
My lawyer asked me to walk him through it. So I did and somewhere in the middle of my own explanation, I heard myself.
She'd say: "I don't want to have sex."
I'd say: "Come on we haven't in weeks, Just once you owe me." She eventually gives in. I told myself that meant she wanted to.
In her statement she wrote:
"He never hit me. He never had to. He pressured me until I broke. He made me feel guilty for not wanting him. I learned that no doesn't mean no. It just means try harder."
My lawyer slid the page across the table. "Is any of this untrue?"
I wanted to say yes. I couldn't.
I went on maternity leave for three months after training my replacement, a junior hire I personally mentored and advocated for.
Before I left, my boss assured me my desk and senior client accounts were completely secure.
I popped into the office unannounced today to drop off cupcakes and introduce my newborn to the team.
While I was in the breakroom, my replacement left her laptop open on the counter.
An email notification popped up on her screen from our Director:
โGreat job taking over her portfolio. Once her leave ends, weโll move her to junior support so you can keep the lead role permanently.โ
My replacement walked into the breakroom holding a Welcome Back Soon! card signed by the whole team.
I'm staring at her with my baby in my arms right now.
A senior guy on my team set up a GoFundMe page one month ago claiming his daughter needed specialized out-of-state medical treatment.
Raising over $15,000 from everyone in our 50-person office. We all chipped in $100 to $500 each, including our VP.
I ran into his ex-wife today at a local grocery store and politely asked how their daughter was doing after the treatment.
She looked at me in total shock and said their daughter has been completely healthy playing travel soccer all year and that theyโve been finalizing their divorced going to a year now.
He used the money to pay off his personal credit cards and buy a brand-new jet ski.
I told a few of my close buddies at work already. Iโd love to see his lying ass on Monday.