tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post426061133537712122..comments2023-12-16T13:01:57.794-08:00Comments on shh, don't wake the DRUNKEN HOUSEWIFE: the Recent Unpleasantnessthe Drunken Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606104534453493304noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-43594734222025520362014-09-06T20:13:25.097-07:002014-09-06T20:13:25.097-07:00There are studies showing that poor people's b...<i> There are studies showing that poor people's brains are changed by stress.</i><br /><br />I totally get this. 2013 early 2014 weren't easy on the savings account due to house issues, and it's become hard for me to think positively about anything in the future that costs more than a couple hundred dollars. (vacations, kids items, stuff for the home, possibly blending families, etc.)2amsomewherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343733349708172680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-39802869628283339172014-09-06T11:31:41.738-07:002014-09-06T11:31:41.738-07:00So sorry you're in that same sitch, Claire. R...So sorry you're in that same sitch, Claire. Really stressful. <br /><br />I have so much more understanding of how dreadful poverty is, having teetered on its brink. There are studies showing that poor people's brains are changed by stress. I understand that more viscerally because this summer my brain was definitely affected: I was anxious all the time and always thinking of money, whether we'd have to sell our house, etc.., etc... <br /><br />the Drunken Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606104534453493304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-19768701559219285882014-09-05T19:18:22.207-07:002014-09-05T19:18:22.207-07:00There is a lesson in there. No matter how good th...There is a lesson in there. No matter how good things may seem, or how bad they may seem, you can count on things changing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-3793314899290765762014-09-05T08:33:30.928-07:002014-09-05T08:33:30.928-07:00My sympathies. We are facing the same issue. My hu...My sympathies. We are facing the same issue. My husband hasn't slept in weeks. We won't starve because my job is secure, but it won't pay the mortgage, and it certain won't pay tuition for son in pricey east coast college. Hello, home equity line. How nice to meet you. Hope you got to BM. It always seems to recharge your batteries.Claire M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714407719530073304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-52714068954104948882014-09-05T04:50:03.830-07:002014-09-05T04:50:03.830-07:00Almost like a vacation from security.Almost like a vacation from security.Silliyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357513229346986960noreply@blogger.com