# April Foolish Mini-rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514 "2017-04-01T17:43:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2017, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514/141 "2017-05-01T05:14:56Z")
so I find myself unable to enjoy anything. It’s been months since I could focus enough to read a book. Or go running or hiking. Or take photos, enjoy my foster dogs, cook, post anything on facebook… I don’t have the energy. I so wish I could be normal. Or just not be anything anymore. Normal has never been in the cards for me. The other is just a matter of time. Part of me wants to say all my energy goes into surviving at this point, but it’s not true. If I could stop surviving just because I didn’t really have it in me anymore- if I had to get up and decide to survive like I get up and decide to go to work, I would have stopped years ago. It’s the stopping that takes doing. so anyway. That’s my mini-rant. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514/142 "2017-05-01T21:04:43Z")
I wish I could give you more help than this, **SurrenderDorothy** , but I can only say that once I was where you are and not I am not; PM me if talking to someone who survived would help. For anyone else who couldn’t find the new mini-rants thread, it is [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=825174). ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514/143 "2017-05-03T21:30:20Z")
Looks like my starting time at work is changing from noon to 9am. I’m pissed about it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514/144 "2017-05-03T22:12:23Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Looks like my starting time at work is changing from noon to 9am. I’m pissed about it. And worse than that, you’re living in the wrong month. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514/145 "2017-05-03T23:38:54Z")
Crap it’s May. Maybe the fourth will be with me… ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514/146 "2017-05-03T23:55:06Z")
And for the rest of you who couldn’t find the new thread (like me, duh) it’s [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=825174). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-foolish-mini-rants/783514.md?page=7)