1/8: There's always the tip jar, too: https://t.co/mVQSvWtPt3
Our 20 year old beater minivan is dead, we're saving for a new one. And still planning to move out of our disintegrating trailer in the spring. Gonna make it work, DAMMIT https://t.co/FBhaYswpvQ

— S.A. "Hey You Buy My Books" Barton (@Tao23) December 14, 2017

2/8: On the plus side, this old shack does keep the rain and snow off. Though it's kind of crap at keeping the wind out — I've got some silicone caulk and window plastic coming in next 2 days to fix that for the winter.

— S.A. "Hey You Buy My Books" Barton (@Tao23) December 14, 2017

3/8: Money worries and substandard housing freak me out. I mean, they freak everyone out a bit, don't they? They're a stressor, especially when the kiddos have to suffer with us adults. But I didn't realize how MUCH they freak me out…

— S.A. "Hey You Buy My Books" Barton (@Tao23) December 14, 2017

4/8: …until I started working with a mental health counselor. Everyone with persistent depressive disorder raise your hands and say YOOOOO (it's a little like bipolar, but you just get downs, no manic/big ups)…

— S.A. "Hey You Buy My Books" Barton (@Tao23) December 14, 2017

5/8: …and apparently a GIANT trigger for my downs is money stress. Links into my parents always fighting about money when I was a kid, us running out of food on occasion, or heat in the winter in Wisconsin, which happened.

— S.A. "Hey You Buy My Books" Barton (@Tao23) December 14, 2017

6/8: And, apparently, even at kindergarten age I blamed myself for it. Kids can be costly, and to the poor the expenses are all out of proportion to income. I figured without me, they wouldn't have money problems. Fucked up, huh?

— S.A. "Hey You Buy My Books" Barton (@Tao23) December 14, 2017

7/8: So the moral of the story is, if you're having a tough time getting through the day-to-day in some way, talk to someone about it. Maybe a professional of some sort. You might find a way to live better, whatever that looks like for you.

— S.A. "Hey You Buy My Books" Barton (@Tao23) December 14, 2017

8/8: Also, I'm liking the thread-building tool a LOT. Kudos, @Twitter.
The only way to make it better would be if the tweets numbered themselves.
Seriously, make the tweets number themselves. That'd be an awesome tweak.

— S.A. "Hey You Buy My Books" Barton (@Tao23) December 14, 2017