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[thebibliosphere]

I love you and hope you are having a good day! That is all.

Aww, thank you honey. Today has been a day but I am surviving which is the main thing. Hope you’re doing well too 💖💖💖

[thebibliosphere]

Hey Mom, do you have a PO box? I may or may not be asking because I may or may not want to send you a Mother's Day card....

Awwwwww, that’s so sweet <3

I do my po box is

JOY DEMORRA# 2502038 FORD PARKWAYSAINT PAULMN 55116

I’m still sorting through the things that have been arriving over the last few weeks, but I did get round to putting up another magnetic wall in the office so I can pin everything up and look at them while I write :D

[thebibliosphere]

Mom, I'm struggling. I'm trying to find a job in my field (btw, I graduated with a double major in bio and chem and minor in psych, which I thought was semi-impressive, but apparently it's not) and no one is hiring in my field without a masters degree. I can't get a masters degree without money. I've been working a part-time at a retail job for 2.5 years. No one else will hire me because I'm overqualified. What do I do?

Oh god honey…welcome to the struggle of my generation for the last decade and a half… and the one before it. I have a friend who graduated at the same time as me, and she has similar degrees to yours. She’s been doing admin work for the last decade, trying to work her way up to something higher paid because no one is hiring in her field. 

You just do what you can I’m afraid and keep working and trying to get where you need to be by any means possible. Look for internships apply for every and any job you can find. I know Linkedn is a bit of a joke but I know sometimes people will use it to network and find ANY work relative to their field that way.

For me, I always waited tables in between editing gigs, especially because editing on a contractual basis is so damn flaky, to the point where I was editing in between waitressing work. It was the only way to make sure I had money. It still would be if I could do that kind of work, ‘cause there’s no way I could live on what little I make from freelancing atm.

You’ll get where you need to be, not maybe in the way you thought you would, but yea…sorry, I wish I could be more helpful but we’re all in this sinking ship together…maybe the next generation will be different.

Congrats on being a clever cookie though, that is impressive and you should be damn proud of it.

[thebibliosphere]

Hey, Mom! I don't know how your day is going, but I want you to know I love you and wish you the best! That is all 😬

Aww, thank you, you’re too sweet.

It’s going good thank you (just about to crawl my way to bed) very productive which makes a nice change :)

[thebibliosphere]

Hi Mom! So I’m super displeased with my health insurance. They increased what we pay each paycheck ($60 a pay period) so that we would no longer have a deductible when visiting specialty doctors. I found out today that this does not apply to mental health! If I want to go to a dermatologist three times a month, it’s fine. But when I go to get my meds at the psychiatrist every three months (as required where I am), well I’m shit out of luck. I mean, mental health is just as important, right?

It absolutely is extremely important and it’s total bullshit that it’s not covered. I’m sorry you’re having to deal with that :( My own insurance rarely covers anything I find useful either. It’s Trying, to say the least.

[k8e-88]

Obviously, I'm have a very productive work day.

[thebibliosphere]

Mom, I missed you

Missed me? Was I gone? :)

[thebibliosphere]

So I've been following you since you posted "I love I can drop the term crucifix nail nipples..." (which, by the way, I fear I also will be on my deathbed and think of your comment about it being the last thing you remember and just think "Well fuck."). May I also call you Mom?

You’ve survived this long with me, I don’t see why not :P