put up a very reasonable boundary (refusing to do unsafe sleepy driving) and enforced it, and now folks are mad at me for enforcing my boundary. saying it's "part of a larger pattern." idk but "a larger pattern" of enforcing my extremely reasonable personal boundaries sounds pretty fucking epic and based to me; that is the hill I will be dying on today I guess

okay I got all my thoughts out into a note; now I'm feeling both less angry and more prepared for a larger conversation later. feeling really grateful for my therapy right now

put up a very reasonable boundary (refusing to do unsafe sleepy driving) and enforced it, and now folks are mad at me for enforcing my boundary. saying it's "part of a larger pattern." idk but "a larger pattern" of enforcing my extremely reasonable personal boundaries sounds pretty fucking epic and based to me; that is the hill I will be dying on today I guess

it's very exciting that I get to start taking the next steps of my name change (i.e. updating my name in all the important national/federal infrastructure), but I gotta say: not too hype about the next steps being SSA and DMV, two of the most undersupported institutions in the entire nation

MY FINAL NAME CHANGE DECREE CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY

I'M NOW LEGALLY RECOGNIZED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO AS MY CHOSEN NAME, AND SOON IT'LL BE FEDERAL