The less fun part of being in my 40s is that I have young dependents (Kids) simultaneously with my parents reaching the state of being dependent too; so one is sandwiched between responsibilities. "Pillar of society" means load-bearing & unable to move.
it's time we talk about one of the major challenges of working parenthood: I live in fear that a colleague will mention an animal and I will reflexively yell the animal sound. QUACK QUACK QUACK
I think everyone could use a lighthearted/happy story right now so here goes:
At the beginning of the pandemic I went through some painful personal stuff and would often go out at night for long walks because no one was around and I couldn’t sleep anyway. One night I was walking