Daily poll

[teaotter]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (7pm Eastern Time) on Sunday to midnight (7pm Eastern Time) on Monday.

Poll #26372 Daily poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 37

How are you doing?

I am okay
27 (73.0%)

I am not okay, but I don't need help right now
10 (27.0%)

I could use some help
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
20 (55.6%)

One other human
11 (30.6%)

More than one other human
5 (13.9%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Comments

[hitokage]

Temporarily upgrading to "lives with more than one other human" as we have our two eldest grands for the first half of their thanksgiving break because it's massively cheaper for their dad to drive two hours one way, out of state, and buy us some groceries than to pay his bio mom the outrageous "child care" rates she demands (esp since her idea of 'care' is to maybe remember to feed them lunch and ignore them all else)

Mind you, I *adamantly* believe child care deserves to be compensated. I'm also deeply furious that my son-by-ritual (long story) is working FT+ at twice federal minimum wage in The Deep South (known for the great sucking sound that is dirt cheap cost of living compared to literally everywhere else) and STILL CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET without falling back on my&my wife's soft hearts any time the boys are out of school and he has to find a solution for them being watched while he's at work. So, like, yeah, going through a lot. Without a working television.