All to familiar
Funny how things work out. I mean don't work out.
My mother got fired today. There goes all those years of working up in pay, all the way to double digit pay an hour.
She got fired for too many absences, but also for being stupid. She had called in one day last week to tell them that she would be a little late to work, but then Mikey stumbled in drunk and she decided to stay home. Her mistake was saying that she didn't go in, because she wanted to take care of her drunk son.
The more plausible truth? Well it is true that Mikey was drunk that night, and it stressed her out, but she didn't do anything to contain Mikey, or even really interact with him. She just ignored him while he stumbled around. I heard from Marie about 3 days ago, that the real reason Mom stayed behind, was because she knew Marie and Zack would be together and she didn't want to leave them two together, because she was worried they would sleep with each other. As I put in my previous posts, when Zack told mom, that he told Marie the real answer. Mom confronted Marie and told her that she couldn't believe Zack told her something personal and then that she doesn't think Marie would do that to her, but that Zack would.
I hate to sound selfish, but she risked my insurance and this is the result. I've waited over two years, to be insured. Mom has had her job for over eight years...and then this happens. It is all too familiar, falling through the cracks in the system.
First, I went to ask Marie, but she was sleeping and so peacefully. I knew that today must of been tiring and stressful for her, and that I would probably want to sleep and not think about anything also.
So, I then tried to speak with Mom about it, and at first she didn't want to, but then asked how I knew. I told her that I knew because Marie posted on FaceBook
"wow..could life get any worse? they fired mama and there goes andrews only chance at going to the doctor.. if there is any good side to any of this somebody please tell me..why do the honest and good ppl always end up being the ones screwed over the most?"
It really does suck, especially since I told Mom just yesterday "My main worry is that you are going to be fired soon." when I was carrying my groceries that I had gone and bought from the car.
Mom said that she is going to fight it, unlike Zack who caved. Also unlike Rebecca, mom has the confidence and the knowledge of the policies to fight it. However, the only thing she can really fight is the unemployment if it gets denied. She said something about find a lawyer to do it pro-bono and while I doubt this comes to fruition, I actually hope that it does. I told my mom about contacting the EEOC and what she needs to do and to get started right away as it can take 6 months to get anywhere with them.
I also explained that since we wouldn't have any money, that I'll figure something out on my end and get my car insured again (now that it is fixed) and I'll get my tag. I also explained that we should cut expenses as soon as we know the financial situation, but definitely should be preparing for it. It would suck, but I told her that I can live without power, but we need the water. As I explained all this to her, she looked at me like, I was crazy and cut me off and said, "What? We don't need to worry about all that stuff now, we will see how things go, etc."
I told her that, I'll cancel my doctor's appointment and put all my focus into making this new government job (that starts in January) work, but I may drop my final college course to make it work (Calculus II is no joke). She told me that I should use her insurance as it should still be good by that point. But I explained how Rebecca's insurance wasn't good (so we had to pay it all, out of pocket) and that we used it right after she was fired. However (as I suspect as well), Mom made the point that because she signed all those papers for being a thief, she probably gave it all up.
The main problem though, is even if the insurance was good...the deductible has reset. Everything I need done to me, would be over $5,000. I may as well go without insurance if the deductible gets reset and then her insurance goes away completely (every subsequent Dr. appointment is two months minimum)
Basically, I have to make this job matter, not show any signs of sickness or throwing up, buy knee pads, last at least six months for open enrollment, and then last long enough to be fixed.
Is life really worth all this hassle, pain, and heartache? For almost three years, every time I am close to seeing a doctor or making progress with one, everything is snatched out from under me.
My mother got fired today. There goes all those years of working up in pay, all the way to double digit pay an hour.
She got fired for too many absences, but also for being stupid. She had called in one day last week to tell them that she would be a little late to work, but then Mikey stumbled in drunk and she decided to stay home. Her mistake was saying that she didn't go in, because she wanted to take care of her drunk son.
The more plausible truth? Well it is true that Mikey was drunk that night, and it stressed her out, but she didn't do anything to contain Mikey, or even really interact with him. She just ignored him while he stumbled around. I heard from Marie about 3 days ago, that the real reason Mom stayed behind, was because she knew Marie and Zack would be together and she didn't want to leave them two together, because she was worried they would sleep with each other. As I put in my previous posts, when Zack told mom, that he told Marie the real answer. Mom confronted Marie and told her that she couldn't believe Zack told her something personal and then that she doesn't think Marie would do that to her, but that Zack would.
I hate to sound selfish, but she risked my insurance and this is the result. I've waited over two years, to be insured. Mom has had her job for over eight years...and then this happens. It is all too familiar, falling through the cracks in the system.
First, I went to ask Marie, but she was sleeping and so peacefully. I knew that today must of been tiring and stressful for her, and that I would probably want to sleep and not think about anything also.
So, I then tried to speak with Mom about it, and at first she didn't want to, but then asked how I knew. I told her that I knew because Marie posted on FaceBook
"wow..could life get any worse? they fired mama and there goes andrews only chance at going to the doctor.. if there is any good side to any of this somebody please tell me..why do the honest and good ppl always end up being the ones screwed over the most?"
It really does suck, especially since I told Mom just yesterday "My main worry is that you are going to be fired soon." when I was carrying my groceries that I had gone and bought from the car.
Mom said that she is going to fight it, unlike Zack who caved. Also unlike Rebecca, mom has the confidence and the knowledge of the policies to fight it. However, the only thing she can really fight is the unemployment if it gets denied. She said something about find a lawyer to do it pro-bono and while I doubt this comes to fruition, I actually hope that it does. I told my mom about contacting the EEOC and what she needs to do and to get started right away as it can take 6 months to get anywhere with them.
I also explained that since we wouldn't have any money, that I'll figure something out on my end and get my car insured again (now that it is fixed) and I'll get my tag. I also explained that we should cut expenses as soon as we know the financial situation, but definitely should be preparing for it. It would suck, but I told her that I can live without power, but we need the water. As I explained all this to her, she looked at me like, I was crazy and cut me off and said, "What? We don't need to worry about all that stuff now, we will see how things go, etc."
I told her that, I'll cancel my doctor's appointment and put all my focus into making this new government job (that starts in January) work, but I may drop my final college course to make it work (Calculus II is no joke). She told me that I should use her insurance as it should still be good by that point. But I explained how Rebecca's insurance wasn't good (so we had to pay it all, out of pocket) and that we used it right after she was fired. However (as I suspect as well), Mom made the point that because she signed all those papers for being a thief, she probably gave it all up.
The main problem though, is even if the insurance was good...the deductible has reset. Everything I need done to me, would be over $5,000. I may as well go without insurance if the deductible gets reset and then her insurance goes away completely (every subsequent Dr. appointment is two months minimum)
Basically, I have to make this job matter, not show any signs of sickness or throwing up, buy knee pads, last at least six months for open enrollment, and then last long enough to be fixed.
Is life really worth all this hassle, pain, and heartache? For almost three years, every time I am close to seeing a doctor or making progress with one, everything is snatched out from under me.