PinnedOld Baby·Oct 16I Was Cheated On. And?I lost 10 kilograms after my husband’s affair. Then I started thinking about the next 58 years of my life.
PinnedOld Baby·Aug 19Welcome to Old BabyMy son made this for me. He wrote “vomit” in ketchup.A response icon1A response icon1
Old Baby·1d agoWhy Was I Still Cooking Like a Housewife?I was working full-time, but I was still making every meal around what my kids would eat.
InILLUMINATIONbyOld Baby·1d agoCan I Say I’m Sorry for Having My Children?I Gave My Children a Life. I Still Feel Sorry About It.A response icon1A response icon1
Old Baby·3d agoI Stopped Expecting My Psychiatrist to Understand MeChanging what I expected from my appointments made them much less stressful.
Old Baby·4d agoI Was Called a “Money-Eating Bug” as a ChildMy Mother Was Teaching Me About Money. I Learned That I Was a Burden.
Old Baby·5d agoWhat If It’s a Symptom, Not a Personal Failure?I stopped treating my inability to function as a personal failing. I started treating it as part of having a mental illness.
Old Baby·6d agoI Want to Be Useful at Work. I Just Don’t Want to Work That Hard.I started working at 33. Since then, I’ve found ways to make myself useful without trying to be the most capable person in the room.
Old Baby·Nov 6People Problems Are Sometimes Management ProblemsAn awkward workplace handover made me question what managers are actually responsible for.A response icon1A response icon1
InInvestor’s HandbookbyOld Baby·Nov 5My Stocks Are Falling. I’m Fine. So Why Am I So Anxious About My Life?I changed my investments because I was checking my account too often. At home, I can’t just change the conditions.
