Feeling Like It Will Not End

Everyone comes to a point in their lives where they feel like they have hit rock bottom right? I think for me this week has been it.

Things were already tight money wise with his hours being cut, but this first week of him being laid off has been horrible on many levels. Being laid off was not his fault, but choosing to be lazy vs. filing for unemployment earlier when he could have gotten partial benefits, not actively looking for a new job, not following up on job leads, and not obtaining his GED, are all his fault. Playing that is what he had been doing. Finally Friday he wants to do his resume? I asked him 3 weeks ago did he want me to help him and the response was NO, I do not need one. So he had to do it on his own. He did apply for jobs and started working yesterday. Not sure if it will last but he is working.....$3.25 less an hour plus all the money he will put out in gas going to different job sites.

My low came as I applied for Food Stamps and WIC. When I filed all his unemployment stuff online and when I went to my church and asked for help with food.

Yes, there are many across the US that are affected by the economy....But how do you explain to a 3 yr old that you can not get McDonalds dollar menu even though she has been good. How do you stop an 8 yr from fretting about the cost of things when her birthday is right around the corner? Why each year around her birthday does all the crap hit the fan and you are not able to do what you need to do.

Life Changes. 2009 is the year for it. It will be the year that I free myself from those ties that bind me to.