"The Buyout" was finally offered last week, and I took it on Friday. I feel better already, but I need to stay on top of my shit so I won't end up like I did back in 2001-2003 or 2009-2011. Or like my roommate/ex. The hardest part was telling my dad. I hate the idea of lying or withholding information from my parents, but I kinda wonder if I would've been better off not telling them about the buyout until after I had gotten a new job? Then again, if I got a new job, there wouldn't be any point to telling them about the buyout, would there?
One example of my dad stressing me out was when he asked me if I knew how much was in my 401K. I told him that I didn't know. Then he asked, "You don't know much, do you?" I have 38 years of shit polluting my head, half of which is his fault, I don't have room in there for things like 401K or restricted stock units. Hey, at least I'm not an ignorant racist! I wonder sometimes what it's like to have a dad who's not a total asshole.
For the first time in three years, my Federal tax return was accepted electronically! But I had to mail off a form involving sales of Restricted Stock Units. That's one thing I won't miss about Steel Johnson, waiting for 1099-Bs and filing extra shit for my tax return. That shit is complicated, and I kind of wish that I had waited until I had some money so I could let someone who a friend recommended help file my taxes, but it's already done.
