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I tried popping it, but that didn't work. I'm going to the doctor to get it treated this week. I'll let you know how it goes.

Stressful. I take solace in the knowledge that I don't live too far away from family, and that I could always go live with my mother for the rest of my life, and barring that, I could go harass a sibling for a bit.

I want to check out for a bit, fall asleep, come back, and somehow it will be the early 2000s again

I'm just sick of it, prices seem to jump every time I go the shops. I'm lucky I earn a good wage but even I've had to cut back. It's depressing and feels neverending

stressful, not going to lie. I can't see myself wanting to get pregnant in this economy

Honestly one of the big reasons we decided to not have kids. With some budgeting we have a good quality of life as we both earn a good wage. Though we still have to be careful. Adding kids to that mix would mean we would struggle at times and have to cut back on the niceties to keep food and bills paid.

It is a depressing reality of our capitalist society.

Gave up the living thing.

I find most folks stop wanting the money once you eat their braaains.

A more serious answer: we left for Berlin. The trouble is that rent has gone sky high in Berlin, too! I'm not sure what the answer is. Sell as much as you can so you can downsize if you need to move?