lost a receipt from March found a receipt from 3 years ago receipt so faded it's just vibes screenshot the receipt then deleted it googled 'is this tax deductible' googled 'what even IS a W-2' googled 'can I write off my cat' opened TurboTax 6 separate times asked someone older then regretted it forgot a form until the last day filed an extension and felt shame started in February, stopped, chaos did taxes at midnight April 14th let it sit in drafts for 3 weeks questioned ALL financial decisions did not understand a single line wondered if adulting is worth it stared at a number until it blurred texted parent 'what is AGI' refreshed refund tracker 40+ times already spent refund mentally owed money and went through grief refund was $7. wept. immediately bought something dumb ignored mail from the IRS claimed a houseplant as dependent forgot IRS password 3 times called IRS, hung up in fear 1099 panic attack standard deduction sigh of defeat audit paranoia at 3 AM