I may have found an apartment. The only problem is the one I could move into the quickest is on the top floor. If I wanted a ground floor apartment I’d have to wait. And I know my brother and his girlfriend want me out of here, and yeah of course I want my own place again. But we live in Tornado Alley and being above ground is the last place you’d want to be during a tornado. And all the articles I’ve read about tornado safety in top floor apartments has basically been “Figure It Out.” Plus I have a large dog who likes to run around and play fetch and I can’t see neighbors being jazzed about that. 

I would rather wait and have the ground floor but everyone around me is dismissing all of my concerns and acting like my extreme fear of heights and tornadoes is no big deal when it is. I absolutely hate stairs, especially in winter when there’s a possibility they’ll ice over. 

I’m tired of people dismissing and negating everything I say, condescending to me and treating me like I’m crazy or worse, a fucking child.