Ms. ArmoredThirteen

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Cake day: December 8th, 2024

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  • It takes time to plan leaving the country. A lot of people like me are leaving we just haven’t gotten there yet because of how long it takes getting everything lined up

    Of my entire friend and family group I’m the only one who can afford to leave. Moving is not cheap and I think it’s like 1/3 of Americans are paycheck to paycheck

    It’s also more than just financially difficult to move countries. Most places require you to have a valued skill set. Many places deny neurodivergent people. This means a lot of the people who need to leave the most can’t land somewhere even if they could afford to flip their life upside down








  • I’m a little confused here, I’m not EU/Swedish citizen wouldn’t any of my studies require me to pay? I care about money very little which is part of why I’ve been feeling so soul sucked at my current job. I’ve only been here for money for a bit now and I hate it. In a lot of ways I’d rather just be poor. I was happier when I was working for like 1/5 what I make now but felt excited about what I did

    I love games and game making. I’ve been skirting around the industry for over 15 years at this point and haven’t been able to crack in yet. Future Games, or any of the schools I’ve applied to, is an opportunity to be on a visa for nearly the entire trump term and hopefully network enough to land a job after school. So I’m not just paying for education I’m paying for my own safety

    The crunch is for real but also the job culture in the US is batshit. My first job out of college I ended up pulling 16 hour days 7 days/week. Everywhere here it is expected you’re going to do more work than you’re paid for or you risk getting fired. Crunch time in Sweden sounds like normal time in the US tbh



  • I kinda wish my situation was just a divorce lol, it would be less complicated. I’m poly and about a year ago my polycyle imploded, I found a partner I adore, then my spouse was like I want to marry someone else so we got that ball rolling, my new partner broke up with me, but we still enjoyed each other’s company and our leases were up at the same time so we had a feelings talk and were like fuck it let’s do the queer thing and move in together. Everyone knows I’m wildly in love with them but I don’t make any moves or anything I just sit with it and cherish the friendship best I can, trying not to think about it too hard

    The last bit of my marriage was difficult though the lead up to moving away from each other. If you ever want to talk about stuff I just went through all that maybe I can help, or just be an understanding stranger to talk at. Let me know





  • Mom weekend is when all the sorority moms show up to support their sorority daughters by getting blackout drunk together and hit on 20-something college dudes. Dad weekend is where dads show up for a football game and support each other by not snitching to each other’s wives when they get it on in their campers with college dudettes. At least that’s how it was in the college towns I’ve lived in