I need to vent!!! Or whine. Or something...

[dookersmom]

Ugh, when it rains, it pours! I hope this is the end to our run of bad luck! The last two years have been just terrible. We lost a son, DH's grandmother, my grandfather, a friend, and DH's mom. We had car repairs, money problems, and issues with family and friends. We had to get on government assistance, and then they cut our food stamps by $90 a month. Finally, everything leveled out. Everything had been fine for about four months. We knew money was going to be tight this month, and that we were going to have to split our rent into two payments. The management was okay with this, since they get to collect late fees on top of the money they were already going to get! Then, Thursday night, DH started complaining of a belly ache. Just above the navel and down on the right side. YIKES! I took him to the ER, and sure enough, he had appendicitis! Long story short, he had surgery, and is going to miss at least three days work. He makes our only income. Our friends and family are helping as much as they can, but we still owe the apartments over $500, and the late fees are mounting. DH actually went to the office in person to talk to them, and they won't even waive the late fees! Crappy, but expected. Now my ulcers are acting up again, and I feel awful. What a week. Thanks for listening to (reading) my rant! It makes me feel better to at least write it down! Any prayers or positive thoughts sent our way are appreciated! We're going to be fine, we always are, it just sucks at the moment. I'm trying to stay positive!

[hrdlckwmn]

My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. Take care of yourself and your DH

[bigsweetie]

Sending prayers your way! Try to stay strong, you're both doing the very best you can under the circumstances. Things will work out.

I'm sorry for all of your losses this year!

[3timesoccermom]

Wow. I am sorry for your troubles. That is definitely a lot to bear.

[bali1228]

I'm so sorry for your hard times right now. My family is a one income family operating on a shoestring as well, so I understand how scary it is to have your sole breadwinner unable to work. Take a deep breath, this too shall pass. Every time things get hairy I hear my mother telling me that every marriage has its hard times, and this is yours. When DH and I were first married, and young and broke, I couldn't wait for us to have a nice house and new furniture (instead of the second floor apartment and the mix & match hand-me-downs and left behind chair from the previous tenent lol), but I remeber those times fondly, we were young and in love. When we were not so young (but still in love) and parents of a new baby we lost everything. We were so broke we couldn't even afford pizza and a video rental, and there were a few times our utilities were shut off and we scrambled to pay them. It wasn't fun to be broke, and scary because we had this new baby to care for, but I learned how to make pizza crust and we chose a movie from our collection, and dd was just as happy as she would have been if the pizza came in a box. I think back now and my heart swells with love thinking back on how happy our family time was. My baby isn't a baby anymore and although it sucks that my hubby lost his well paid dream job, in retrospect, working overnights allowed him to spend his days home with dd and I. He bonded with her and was able to watch her grow, and I think if you asked him, he would be hard pressed to trade that time for his "dream job" back. Someday you just may remember this time fondly, so *try* to worry less and focus on the simple pleasures and make memories. I'm praying for you and your family.

[434Teresa]

I hope things get better for you really soon.

[mom23teens]

I am sorry for your losses. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family during this tough time. Be well.

[lovelace]

Sending prayers

[Spanelli8706]

Sending positive thoughts your way!

[belinda2]

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