I have some REALLY late thank you for some truly random acts of cards that showed up when I really needed them... I have really been suffering for the last few months (more info below if you're interested) and these really brightened my day.

The first card came in late April or June from u/miar. It was a beautiful cat postcard with the quote "It's nice to be important - But it's more important to be nice". The card came all the way from the Philippines and Miar wrote about the ideal frozen treat. My mouth was totally watering. Plus the handwriting is so amazing.

The second card came from u/hexeambrella about 2 weeks ago and it had the most beautiful hand lettering and hand writing... How do you all get such beautiful writing??? She updated me on how everything seems to be coming together and she is so excited to begin the next part of her life. Oh to be young and so full of hope. I am glad things are going so well.

Here are the cards: https://imgur.com/a/KvvruZr

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Update on me.

Well for those of you who don't know I have a 17 year old special needs daughter. She has intellectual disabilities and emotional regulation problems. She hasd horrible self harm fits where she bites herself and hits her head with her fists and on the floor. She also attacks my 7 year old son and my husband and me. She is like a 3-4 year old in a 17 year old body. Transitions out of school into summer break are hard every year and this year was even harder. We lost crisis funding because they decided she isn't "in crisis" that this behavior is just baseline, of course we do not have day to day support. Meanwhile my son is acting out now too (We say he is channeling his sister) and now has to go to therapy. He is completely overwhelmed by her. The violence, the lack of support he is getting, the embarrassment of how she acts, and no one understanding how it is. He loves her but a lot of the time he hates her. He wants to live with his dad because she doesn't act like this at his house. We are not completely sure why but she doesn't.

Then on June 9th I fell on a step. Not down stairs but my feet went out from under me (wet stairs and no tread on my shoes) and ALL of my weight (more than it should me) landed on the edge of the stair. I had a horrible bruise (from my hip across to the other butt cheek and from my lower back to top of my thigh) and developed a large (11cm x 9cm x 4.5cm) hemotoma that I had to have surgically removed last week. I am in pain and not sleeping well.

I am COMPLETELY overwhelmed with my life.

Thanks for listening.