In other words, it is not your body betraying you to the point that it’s denying you your ability to do what you desperately need, and not responding to efforts to fix the problem, and with no end in sight.
SO MUCH THIS.
Kids are exhausting, yes. My sister makes jokes about herself e.g. "me in college: grumbles about getting up at 8am for early classes. me now: yay, [3-yo] let me sleep in until 6!", but she doesn't compare her exhaustion (mostly-TAB single working mom of young kids) with mine (disabled and chronic pain) because they're both valid, and exhaustion is exhaustion.
And, I mean, it's *maybe* one thing to call out bad choices (someone repeatedly opting to stay up until 3am playing Candy Crush and then complaining about being tired) but even that is iffy because mental health is weird and sometimes bad choices are coping strategies. But medical issues are not a choice argh.
(Though as with some AITA posts, this is OTT enough that I half wonder if it's written by the friend...)
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SO MUCH THIS.
Kids are exhausting, yes. My sister makes jokes about herself e.g. "me in college: grumbles about getting up at 8am for early classes. me now: yay, [3-yo] let me sleep in until 6!", but she doesn't compare her exhaustion (mostly-TAB single working mom of young kids) with mine (disabled and chronic pain) because they're both valid, and exhaustion is exhaustion.
And, I mean, it's *maybe* one thing to call out bad choices (someone repeatedly opting to stay up until 3am playing Candy Crush and then complaining about being tired) but even that is iffy because mental health is weird and sometimes bad choices are coping strategies. But medical issues are not a choice argh.
(Though as with some AITA posts, this is OTT enough that I half wonder if it's written by the friend...)