Living Situation
Joelene and I finally moved out of her mom's house almost one year ago. We moved because she's insane and so is Katie, and we couldn't stand their constant bickering. On top of that, Zack would get some beer every once in a while and bleed on something screaming at Katie. Melanie was always telling us we had to move soon, threateningly even though we contributed plenty. While she had a car to get to her job, we usually couldn't afford a bus so we had to bike seven miles to the Burgerville practically 2 blocks from where she worked.
Our lease is up next month and I don't have a job anymore. I got laid-off at Sentry and I can't find work anywhere else. I've been looking all month, and unless I find something nowish we won't have enough money to pay our rent, much less feed our child come December.
Sunday was Joelene's grandmother's funeral. It was a beautiful service, if you can call it that. The beautiful thing is that it was definitely Peggy's kind of party. Within the first five minutes, her brother Alan stood up and told everyone she wouldn't want everyone "fuckin' boo-hooin'" and that she would tell us all to "shut up and smoke a joint." It turned into a great party. I got to meet most of Joelene's family and they were just as happy to meet me as I was to meet them.
But it was before the funeral, on the way, that I realized a daunting, terrible truth. If Joelene and I can't find a place before September 30th, we will be moving in with her mom for at least a month.
Mel picked us up at our place, and all through the ride she talked about her mother. I'm not complaining. I haven't lost anyone that close to me yet but I understand that people need to let it out as a part of getting closure. It was pleasant until after we arrived at her house and said hi to all the animals we hadn't seen in so long.
It started with Mel telling Katie about her immunization records, explaining that a new law was passed and she just found out about it. The way she explained it to her, she made it sound to Katie like she wouldn't be going to school until she got her shots. School was less than half a week away, and Katie was a little scared. Honestly I had never seen her so anxious to attend, and it's not like she has any friends. She was making an honest effort to express that she felt like she really needed to go to school.
The very moment she expressed any concern, Mel started screaming at her and guilting her that she just lost her mother. She started acting insane and irrational, making mountains out of molehills. I understand she has pain and loss right now, but the things she said to Katie were downright mean and wrong. She didn't even make an effort to apologize to her.
This is how Melanie always acts. I have ulcers and stress problems as it is. I don't need this right now.
If anyone has a place we can stay for about a month, we already have a place for our cats to stay for a month and I've got interviews lined up. I'm getting unemployment right now and I get about $140 weekly. I can pay you half of my unemployment while we try to get back on our feet. Everything else, Joelene and I will be saving up.
Fuck I'm scared, I don't know what we're going to do. I don't want Amelia growing up full time around Melanie.
Our lease is up next month and I don't have a job anymore. I got laid-off at Sentry and I can't find work anywhere else. I've been looking all month, and unless I find something nowish we won't have enough money to pay our rent, much less feed our child come December.
Sunday was Joelene's grandmother's funeral. It was a beautiful service, if you can call it that. The beautiful thing is that it was definitely Peggy's kind of party. Within the first five minutes, her brother Alan stood up and told everyone she wouldn't want everyone "fuckin' boo-hooin'" and that she would tell us all to "shut up and smoke a joint." It turned into a great party. I got to meet most of Joelene's family and they were just as happy to meet me as I was to meet them.
But it was before the funeral, on the way, that I realized a daunting, terrible truth. If Joelene and I can't find a place before September 30th, we will be moving in with her mom for at least a month.
Mel picked us up at our place, and all through the ride she talked about her mother. I'm not complaining. I haven't lost anyone that close to me yet but I understand that people need to let it out as a part of getting closure. It was pleasant until after we arrived at her house and said hi to all the animals we hadn't seen in so long.
It started with Mel telling Katie about her immunization records, explaining that a new law was passed and she just found out about it. The way she explained it to her, she made it sound to Katie like she wouldn't be going to school until she got her shots. School was less than half a week away, and Katie was a little scared. Honestly I had never seen her so anxious to attend, and it's not like she has any friends. She was making an honest effort to express that she felt like she really needed to go to school.
The very moment she expressed any concern, Mel started screaming at her and guilting her that she just lost her mother. She started acting insane and irrational, making mountains out of molehills. I understand she has pain and loss right now, but the things she said to Katie were downright mean and wrong. She didn't even make an effort to apologize to her.
This is how Melanie always acts. I have ulcers and stress problems as it is. I don't need this right now.
If anyone has a place we can stay for about a month, we already have a place for our cats to stay for a month and I've got interviews lined up. I'm getting unemployment right now and I get about $140 weekly. I can pay you half of my unemployment while we try to get back on our feet. Everything else, Joelene and I will be saving up.
Fuck I'm scared, I don't know what we're going to do. I don't want Amelia growing up full time around Melanie.