My manager told us to 'find our why' in this challenging quarter.

My 'why' is definitely the direct deposit.

My company said 'we're a family here,'

which explains why they treat me like the broke cousin who always has to pick up the check.

I've been doing the work in therapy to develop a growth mindset

but so far, the only thing that's grown is my therapist's billable hours

I've been working on building intimacy in therapy,

but my partner just got a notification that I've been 'typing...' for 20 minutes.