I wish I had a friend who could just be there while I tried to get it set up. Honestly, I’d peroxide pizza, beer, and video games just so I don’t collapse in a mess of confusion and self doubt when something goes wrong. I don’t mind doing the work, but I don’t know if I have the patience to figure it all out.

You’re using rationality to defend your behavior instead of connecting emotionally around a fundamentally emotional issue. This doesn’t mean that her behavior was justified either, but rationality will only get you so far in solving this problem. Arguably, there’s an intimate and emotional reason you’re together. If you’re both not engaging in protecting and growing that first, then you’ll end in a you vs her situation.

Is it possible for your partner to get a job with health insurance while you get your business up and running? If not, the ACA website, healthcare.gov, is your best option. When filing, you won’t declare your income from when you had a job. Try to make your best guess. If needed, claim it to be $0 and then plan on paying it back when you file your taxes using the 1095-A.

If you don’t have an accountant, get one. Talk to them before leaving your job. They know the ins and outs of these things. They should be one of your first trusted advisors. If you don’t know how to pick an accountant, read Small Business Cash Flow by Dennis O ’ Berry.

I’d love to know more.

I recently read “The brain is a computer is a brain: neuroscience’s internal debate and the social significance of the Computational Metaphor” and found it compelling. It bristled a lot of feathers on Lemmy, but think their critique is valid.

Do you have any review resources? I have a bit of knowledge around biology and biochemistry, but haven’t studied neuroscience.

And no pressure. It’s a lot to ask dor some random person on the internet. Cheers!

I feel really bad for this person.

I think they’re talking about this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_English

I can’t say this with 100% certainty, but Italians migrated to America at the end of the 19th century. And they did so from the poorer south. So I’ve heard that American Italian communities speak Italian like modern day grandparents. Here’s an article on why American Italians pronounce cappacola gabagol.