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So, after my last post...

Talked to my older half sibs on Wednesday. John basically went "Yeah. OK. Dad had a new girl over every weekend at that point." John lived with Dad for awhile then. Also, John and Justin look alike.

Janice, on the other hand... I guess Aunt Linda might have tried to tell her first. And Aunt Linda said she thought Janice was going to go from NC to GA and tell her to shut up in person. Completely did not believe her. And has been pretty closed-mouthed about it in the short group chat we have going. Other than saying that she is overwhelmed.

And... OK. I get some of it. From a kid perspective, her dad abandoned her and got a new family. And if he did not go off and marry someone else, her parents would have gotten back together. Kid perspective, plus a mother who probably filled her head with lies.

Dad died when I was 13. She was 26. The last time she saw him, she was 14. That was her choice. One that, during his funeral, she claimed to regret. But, I was 13. Jacque was 16. And I said some things I regret. Things that... OK, I was a stupid kid. Like, deeply stupid. And everyone thought I was very mature because I was quiet. I was not. I was just quiet. And so sometimes I would parrot things that the adults around me said. In this particular case, my parents would always joke to friends "This is my friend X, but we don't claim him."

Yeah... Imagine substituting "Sister" for friend, right around the time of the funeral. Her then-husband had to explain to me that I upset her. I did apologize...

But, that is neither here nor there. The last time Jacque or I spoke to her, she was 26, married, with a child. Jacque and I were kids. 30 years with no contact. Which might have been partially my fault. Then again... Kid. Not an adult.

So, yeah... My relationship with my eldest siblings is not the best...

Anyway.

Thursday, DH was rear ended while sitting at a red light. The Rogue, a 2010 with 200+k miles on it, was declared a total loss.

In today's car market?!?! FML.

No, seriously. Used cars are going for more than new cars, partially because people can FIND used cars. We were looking and a used 2022 Honda Civic LX (base model) was going for at least 2K more than a new 2022 Honda Civic EX (top model). But you could get it now, not October when they hope to get the next new car! CarMax and Carvana was more like $5K more.

He managed to get said 2022 Civic LX for the same price as a new EX. And it's that disgusting.

So... 23&Me still in process. New car purchased (ugh, the car payment, but our gas bill is going to go down $100/month, at current prices).

So... Yeah. I need to get off this ride for awhile.

Can't I just win that $1.1 BILLION dollar lottery they are drawing for tonight? I actually got a ticket.