Honestly? It sounds like you’ve cultivated genuine caring for (and in turn, care from) those you hold a deep love for: your chosen family, “ohana”. The whole “next stage of life” thing is a packaged product that was sold to you (and all of us) from birth and I, for one, feel that your earnest, meaningful efforts to not only establish but personally tend to those close relationships deserves a kinder critique than always comparing it to the Happy Meal that never turns out like “as seen on TV!” — sorry, spoilers! 🤪

No, but seriously. Fuck that dream-sapping bullshit. You are the universe experiencing itself. Breathe that in. ✊🏼