2025 – The Year For Perseverance

Merry Christmas! The year is closing out on a bit of a different note. A couple of medical diagnosis have put quite the stress and strain on the Bump family in just the last week. I canceled my Christmas party this weekend just because the stress of life is overbearing at this time.

I’m always trying to find a silver lining and I’m thinking that my Aunt being sentenced to 4 years in Oklahoma State Prison yesterday is just that silver lining I’m needing!!! In your circumstance and situation, just remember, it could always be worse. 8 million in restitution worse! I’ll keep pressing on and persevering. Prison free.

Getting old is definitely not for the weak. Death is imminent. It’s all around us. More death than ever this year with people I’ve known and called friends. It’s just becoming more prevalent almost 5 decades into this crazy thing called life. Now more than ever, it feels like you have to be strong on your own and for yourself. There are less troops rallying in your corner as you enter your golden years. The older you get the more you realize how fake and full of shit the people you’ve considered friends for a good chunk of your life truly are. It’s baffling. Like the show “Who Did I Marry?”…. It’s “Who Did I Become Friends With?”! My unwell family upbringing should’ve prepared me better for what was ahead. I invested too much of my life into pleasing and trying to impress others. Why do we waste so much time doing this?! Most of you are still doing this! You don’t have to. And honestly, in most cases, it’s completely transparent and everyone (older and wiser) can see EXACTLY what you are doing.

I sit back, look, and learn at what I think are good examples of extremely failed individuals. Lucky for me I’m surrounded by sociopathic, narcissistic folks on a regular basis. It’s made it easier to understand their brain. They almost have ZERO bearing on my life anymore. ALMOST lol. Recognizing what that behavior looks like and how others receive that energy has certainly made me resent being raised in that environment. It’s definitely why I’ve been reluctant to accept that behavior from non-blood relatives. My skin has only thickened over time. I’m just tired of it. People like that. I used to feel sorry for the people they were in a relationship with until I started noticing that their spouses/partners are enablers. In some cases the one you think is the evil crazy one fails in comparison to the one living life as an open sociopath.

The secrets!!! Secret bank accounts, secret million dollar houses, secret fuck pads, secret boyfriends, secret girlfriends, secret children, secret mailboxes, secret debit cards, secret drug addictions… etc.. Wouldn’t it be a more fulfilling life to live TRUTH?! I guess most people want you to think of them only as they’re presenting to you. They’re perfect. Everything’s great. It’s all a lie and they’re very good at it.

Stop giving these people your time and attention. Just stop. Slowly wean them off. They are a Cancer. The worst kind.

I’m optimistic that moving into 2025 the Bump’s are going to have a fantastic year! All these health hiccups are going to be resolved and prove to be another token of lessons to toss into life’s piggy bank.

In 2025 try living more for yourself and less for others. Others opinions of you don’t matter. Stop holding back too! You’ve been bottled up for too long. Don’t let these twat-waffles hold you hostage in your own life any longer. Their secrets and stupid, fake made up life that they’ve pulled you into is not something you’ve signed up for…..It’s okay to cancel your friendbership.

Xoxo, AB