{"id":94,"date":"2025-12-03T12:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=94"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:30:22","slug":"bullied-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"Bullied Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Financial aid for a relative &#8211; the ask has grown, quite a bit. e.g.: she wants me to drastically reduce my spending for a month to have more funds available for her debts. My spendaholic habit ceasing entirely overnight, right? In addition to a bunch of other details I don\u2019t want to do, she wants to max out my credit card for her bills. Tim wins. Amazing growth. 15mo decreased to 1mo to firmly say, \u201cNo.\u201d However, I won\u2019t get the merit badge unless I say No a few more times yet.<br>\u00a0<br>Couple months ago, I opted to cancel the recommended bladder biopsy to avoid the co-pay; since no symptoms, decided: why bother? I mentioned the biopsy to Pat. She says when the loan goes through, there will be plenty of money to pay off my credit card and afford the medical treatment. Pat is not hearing my No.<br>\u00a0<br>This week, cracked tooth. Fixed via sanding sharp edge. Since x-rays were out of date, found numerous cavities and crowns needed. December, urgency to have some of the work done during the 2025 dental coverage.<br>\u00a0<br>Perhaps be depressed and do nothing, because there is no current teeth pain and life doesn\u2019t matter anyway\u2026<br>\u00a0<br>Or, take advice of my dentist and follow treatment plan he recommends. Definitely not mentioned to Pat that I\u2019ve opted for a 40hr cash pay out at end of year to handle some of my unused benefit leave time, which would cover 2025 patient dental cost.<br>\u00a0<br>WTF, why does muck keep stealing my 1500 characters? Had better stuff planned to focus on.<br>\u00a0<br>Feeling: bullied, grief about Claude limits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial aid for a relative &#8211; the ask has grown, quite a bit. e.g.: she wants me to drastically reduce my spending for a month to have more funds available for her debts. My spendaholic habit ceasing entirely overnight, right? 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