Data nerd and transformative equity advocate. Educator, sociologist, and pop culture vulture. WoSo ⚽️. Mentions wife/kids constantly. All views my own. she/her
2025 gonna be a big one.
Starting with a surgery on my wonky brain.
It’s gonna be rough, guys. Protect what you have. Support who you can in the ways you are able. Lift up those around you who are most vulnerable, always. Love y’all.
@packersloren My daughter had a traumatic driving event as a teen, and didn’t get her license for a decade. It took her several tries to pass the test- but she was so proud when she did! She still doesn’t love it, but she does love the independence. Congrats on taking this step. Best of luck!
Real talk. Wife and I are getting our wills and medical/financial POA done asap. Adoptions and birth certificates of kiddos with both of us are already done. What else should we do?
If you're in a place of crisis because of the election, please reach out and talk to someone.
If you're struggling to find someone right now, try the NAMI helpline on 1-800-950-NAMI, text 'HelpLine' to 62640 or email [email protected].
Your mental health is extremely important, especially during this election period.
Put your phone away if you need to take time away from the news.
Grieve, then plan and organize.
Updating my will, POA, and all docs to enshrine some rights of my marriage. Insulating my disabled kiddo as much as possible. Planning for our nonprofit income to cease. Trying to find comfort and care in community.
That’s all I have right now.
IMPORTANT: If you’re turned away at the polls because your name is not on the register, don’t walk away.
Your response [verbatim] should be: “Give me a provisional ballot with a receipt, as required by law.”
Don’t let them steal your vote.
My oldest son is nervous for his first presidential election. Sat tonight with both my big kids (21 and 23) for a final talk-through of our county’s ballot, what the choices are, and made a plan to go together on Tues. Very proud mom over here.
It’s grey and drizzly outside. We’re cuddled up with a movie, and chicken soup is simmering away in the crockpot. Excluding the election stress, this is my favorite kind of day.
Neuro symptoms my whole life, only diagnosed at 31 thanks to finally finding an empathetic GP who wouldn’t give up.
Stress and anxiety are real. But too often used as a catch-all explanation of different, equally real health issues. Especially for women.
My lovely cousin had a headache for 3wks but her GP told her it was stress & referred her to a psychologist. A wk ago she felt worse so went to ED & was again told it was stress.
She's just back from OR after having a craniotomy for a spontaneous subdural bleed
NOT STRESS
11yo is doing a lemonade stand in the front yard today with his friends. They have a group chat called “businessmen” and he has been up since 6am pacing, making the sign, and going into the front yard to worry about table placement.
Cannot stress just how much of a difference it makes as a chronically ill person to have good, empathetic healthcare providers who follow your lead in managing your care. I wish everyone had the same.