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random semi-important life update, which may or may not be in order:
- welcome aboard, xlafillemortex and probe_the_loony. i didn't notice i was friended until i looked at my info page one day. for some reason, i don't get notified of these things... even though i opted-into it.
- had a court date where nothing happened. i'm angry that i've held up my end of the bargain and the state has not. they want to go for permanent custody. to my lawyer this means "no ending date" and to me means "years more of red tape and losing my apartment". now i understand my oldest, at this time, needs the structure of a residential program. fine, good, he's been improving with it. just give me back my baby. you know, the one that gets tossed from home to home when his fosters don't want to deal with him anymore? it's not a matter of if i'm ready to deal with it, it's a matter of I WILL DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE HE IS MY SON. and I WILL NEVER SHIP HIM OFF BECAUSE OF HIS PROBLEMS.
- my lawyer was supposed to come by my place but never did.
- my mother went with me to see the kids and beg the lady to let us all see the kids the day before or after Christmas. it's a complicated situation that requires the coordination of the lady, the room, the office, and the people that drive the kids. my mom started getting really nasty with the lady, to the point where i had to apologize for her actions the week after. because i don't want that to reflect badly on ME. and my mom thought she was being nice, "i could have been much nastier". no, it was perfectly fine to say things like at least you get to see your family for Christmas and that's okay, we've been fucked over this whole time, what's one more fuck-over and we wouldn't be in this situation if we lived in state because the kids would be living with us and not some strangers. I WAS HORRIFIED.
- dad and i finally got the fridge moved up here from the apartment downstairs. it took longer than expected (which comes as no surprise). it took a two-wheeler, tie-down straps, and a jack to get the thing moved. good times came where we couldn't figure out how to turn the fridge around the corner. of, i was stuck in the corner behind the fridge btw. i almost choked on the shelf between the refridgerator and the freezer. also, my head got squished between the fridge and the wall. handrails had to be removed from walls. good times.
- the same day, a pipe broke in the unoccupied apartment below mine (it was only 10 degrees (-12c), i wonder why it burst?) and the first floor bathroom got flooded. water was coming down the walls and into the basement and everything. my dad turned off the water to the house until the landlord could get here (which wasn't for hours). water is back on and pipes are being fixed.
- i had a hot date last night. good times were had by all. all being a boy and i.
- welcome aboard, xlafillemortex and probe_the_loony. i didn't notice i was friended until i looked at my info page one day. for some reason, i don't get notified of these things... even though i opted-into it.
- had a court date where nothing happened. i'm angry that i've held up my end of the bargain and the state has not. they want to go for permanent custody. to my lawyer this means "no ending date" and to me means "years more of red tape and losing my apartment". now i understand my oldest, at this time, needs the structure of a residential program. fine, good, he's been improving with it. just give me back my baby. you know, the one that gets tossed from home to home when his fosters don't want to deal with him anymore? it's not a matter of if i'm ready to deal with it, it's a matter of I WILL DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE HE IS MY SON. and I WILL NEVER SHIP HIM OFF BECAUSE OF HIS PROBLEMS.
- my lawyer was supposed to come by my place but never did.
- my mother went with me to see the kids and beg the lady to let us all see the kids the day before or after Christmas. it's a complicated situation that requires the coordination of the lady, the room, the office, and the people that drive the kids. my mom started getting really nasty with the lady, to the point where i had to apologize for her actions the week after. because i don't want that to reflect badly on ME. and my mom thought she was being nice, "i could have been much nastier". no, it was perfectly fine to say things like at least you get to see your family for Christmas and that's okay, we've been fucked over this whole time, what's one more fuck-over and we wouldn't be in this situation if we lived in state because the kids would be living with us and not some strangers. I WAS HORRIFIED.
- dad and i finally got the fridge moved up here from the apartment downstairs. it took longer than expected (which comes as no surprise). it took a two-wheeler, tie-down straps, and a jack to get the thing moved. good times came where we couldn't figure out how to turn the fridge around the corner. of, i was stuck in the corner behind the fridge btw. i almost choked on the shelf between the refridgerator and the freezer. also, my head got squished between the fridge and the wall. handrails had to be removed from walls. good times.
- the same day, a pipe broke in the unoccupied apartment below mine (it was only 10 degrees (-12c), i wonder why it burst?) and the first floor bathroom got flooded. water was coming down the walls and into the basement and everything. my dad turned off the water to the house until the landlord could get here (which wasn't for hours). water is back on and pipes are being fixed.
- i had a hot date last night. good times were had by all. all being a boy and i.