My parents always told me to 'work hard and you'll be rewarded.'

Well, I'm working hard, and my reward is a higher co-pay for therapy.

I told my therapist I was having trouble with self-regulation, so she gave me a mood journal to track my emotions.

Now my anxiety just has a very organized to-do list.

I've been working on my emotional intelligence in therapy

Now I can identify at least five different ways I'm avoiding my feelings at any given time.

I asked my boomer dad for housing advice

He said 'just save up and put 20% down', which is like telling me to 'just buy a unicorn and ride it to work'