i kinda did a messed up thing and like i haven't told anyone so here it goes— i spent a bunch of my savings on a trip to aruba instead of getting my mom a home aide. yeah. i know. it was like a spur of the moment thing with my friends and the flights were CHEAP and i just wanted to go somewhere tropical for once ya know??? like the guilt is eating me alive now but at the time i was like YOLO and now my mom is still struggling and i'm just here remembering the beach. is that super awful of me? probably lol.
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