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My mother-in-law, who is very dependent on us, she had some major medical challenges this year that are continuing.

Probably the second.

Um, no.

So part of the, I think what contributed to the depression I had earlier this year was I hit capacity and then I had to keep going.

And so I found myself deep in burnout with nothing to give.

Yeah.

And like there, there was no, there wasn't anything I could offload.

And I think it still feels like that sometimes.

And when I try to have that conversation of, hey, we now have yet another baby, I can't do the entire farm and the kids.

And we have to homeschool our oldest because he can't go to school.

So, I mean, it all kind of falls on my plate.

Not that he's dumping it on my plate, but...

that's just what our circumstances are giving us right now.

And so when I bring those up, I think he perceives that as failure.

Yeah.

No, I just, so I have tried to have these similar conversations

And he just, he, he thinks that we can power through, but it winds up looking like me powering through and him just, you know, staying on the course.

And I, he does work hard and I am so grateful and I'm so proud of him.

And I try to articulate that to him as frequently as I can, but it seems like when I'm complimenting him, I'm just drowning.

And you don't get any back.