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Her wedding is in late June. My parents have offered to pay for this for me because I'm finishing a graduate program that's unpaid (very appreciated offer, of course).

The thing is, this cousin and I are not particularly close. I also have a girlfriend (gay) of five years who my family hasn't met, knows about, but doesn't really approve of or acknowledge or ask about. Which is fine, I guess that's their choice. I love my life. But obviously, this means I don't have a plus one. Which I understand since they haven't met her, but still is... a lot. Relatedly, my relationship with my mom has been strained since I told her about my girlfriend six or eight months ago.

((As a smaller aside, the thought of wearing a dress or anything "nice" like heels or sandals for this Southern wedding (again, which would be the expectation lest I break it and add more stress for myself) makes me truly want to spontaneously combust.))

My thing is, I just don't want to go. I would be stressed and uncomfortable and anxious. I know this. I feel this way around just my parents anyways. Last Thanksgiving was so stressful with my mom talking about autism and vaccines and.... just everything.

I don't want this to be some kind of protest or something where I'm abstaining. I can send a nice card and a gift and text her hugs and well wishes the day before, but going to a wedding is not particularly meaningful to me. An RSVP is asking you would you like to come---- it's not a court summons. But this morning I got a text from my dad asking if I had "RSVP'd to the royal wedding."

WIBTA?

Working with my mentor teacher is driving me crazy. Shes not organized, her feedback is confusing, and I don't feel like we have a cooperative relationship.

I started student teaching in January. My courses and student teaching were scheduled to end in April. When I mentioned this to my ST two weeks prior she seemed surprised and asked if I could stay longer. By then I hadn't had any full takeover. She knew when my program ended since the beginning. Now I'm staying until mid June when our school year ends. ???????

Beyond that, during my lessons (her materials) I'll ask my CT for an idea or if we're on track timewise and she'll just say "I don't know, it's your plan" or "Are we?". Her feedback has been confusing (Saying I could've attended more meetings, but then telling me I can leave early when she had meetings). She yells at the kids a lot but sets them up to struggle. She uses AI a lot and inputs the kids' names and creates questions that are extremely confusing. Shes critical of the kids for being kids.

I know this is really ranty. I just feel trapped and want to cry or something. Counting down until June yayyyy!