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cathmac

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Nov 01, 2009 23:41

To my friends...

Thanks for sticking by me during this difficult time in my life. I understand that I probably bring a negative feeling to our conversations when I talk about my current situation. I'll try harder not to. I don't want to be negative.

The truth is, my situation right now is negative. I do not like living with my parents. Can you ( Read more... )

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sparklysadness November 3 2009, 06:28:27 UTC

*hug* I don't know what it's like to live with your parents with a husband and a child--I can't even pull it off with three cats. I've been here since December of 2007, and I know how lucky I am that there's a light at the end of my tunnel coming up when I can move in with Chris, but I understand your feelings right now ( ... )

cathmac November 3 2009, 07:34:37 UTC

Thank you for telling me that! It makes me feel a lot better and like my feelings are justified. I always feel so shallow when I complain about only having three shirts. I have everything I could ever want or need in storage! Enough outfits to last three months! A high-efficiency washer and dryer! TWO couches! Tons of socks, and underwear. A heating pad.

It's funny- the things you miss when you're not under you're own roof. I miss being able to burn a candle in the living room, have my own smelly soaps in the bathroom, keep the heat on at night, walk around in the shortest shorts ever, drying off from my shower in the living room, have serious talk with my husband without having someone else listen, to watch what I want on tv, to cook what I want for dinner, to be able to be ALONE and quiet, decorating the living room, my shoes... dear God... my shoes...

I'm soooo glad you understand. It makes me feel like maybe I'm not an unappreciative, shallow, entitled brat after all.

I'm glad there's a light at the end of your tunnel!

pineapplelisa November 4 2009, 04:20:28 UTC

Hello there Catherine,

I'm sorry to hear that everything sucks so badly. How frustrating that all the little things that make life easy and fun are denied you. I'm impressed that you have kept any sanity whatsoever. There's really nothing to do/say that will make it better, but I will be thinking of you.

You are paying over 300 a month for insurance, is that for both of you or just you? I wonder if you could qualify for Medicaid. What about food stamps? You might feel akward, but really, that's why we have those kinds of programs, for people struggling financially. You deserve to be helped, especially as you are both hardworking people. I'm sorry that things are so tough right now.

cathmac November 6 2009, 07:30:21 UTC

Here's the thing... our insurance (and yes, it's for both of us, but it doesn't make it any easier to pay it!) IS the poor people's insurance through the state. Isn't that crazy? It used to be $45 for us and then they lost funding so they had to raise the rates to kick some people off of it (30,000 people) and so they raised it to $211, hoping people wouldn't be able to afford it. Apparently, not enough people couldn't afford it so they raised it again to $311. Isn't that the right thing to do- you have too many people with health insurance so raise the rates so they can't afford it? *eye roll ( ... )

rjmrox November 4 2009, 04:42:08 UTC

Yeah, it helps. :)

I know what you mean... I love praying. It's my favorite. :) It's the number 1 way my faith has grown.