I think I need to take a break from Jack and her whining. Downsizing from an unnecessarily large rental to either another smaller rental or purchasing a new allegedly smaller property might be stressful but like most of Jack's apparent stress including the bonfire of the vanity that is her book launch, it is of her own choice, her own making. Many of us on here are facing stresses but we just get on with life as we have no choice. I'm currently coping with learning that after a year of treatment my father's lymphoma has become high grade and needs chemo...but he can't get that until he has radiotherapy for a newly discovered lung cancer ( in a former life I was a lung cancer nurse so this feels particularly crappy). He lives a 4 hour drive from me so I can't physically support him and my mum as much as I want. I have two children with additional support needs one of whom is now awaiting ADHD assessment, I work part time and I'm currently studying and juggling essays and placements and my poor old Harold works all hours too. To put the tin lid on things my handsome and sometimes grouchy cat was diagnosed with lymphoma just before Christmas. I'd willing tackle Jack's stress for a month. Do you think she'd do a life swap (I wouldn't swap for all the tea in China because unlike Jack I love my family and would do pretty much anything to keep them all happy and safe). Anyway merail over and Jack can feck right off with her self pitying me, me, me tales of woe. As you were tattle