So that job that I start on Monday? Well here is the kicker, I had received another call from another job offering me a position. Part time but will work with the current job. Well I had already received the job that was full time. I had someone lined up to watch the girls from 11:30 - 5pm. HOWEVER today I received the news that she will not be able to watch them. Actually it is a very good excuse, poor lady is pregnant with her 2nd child, and having severe complications. I told her no worries and gave her my well wishes. Here it is, Friday - no one to watch my kiddos so I can go work and provide a living.
I'm telling you this single parenting is for the birds. My ex provides nothing (well duh, he is currently re-incarcerated in the Department of corrections again). Reason I have full custody. Yet I am expected to support my girls on my salary but heaven forbid, there might be a program out there provided to help single parents. (yes I checked.) Now if I was unemployed there are programs, but here I am trying to work and nothing. Is it me or is the government screwed up??
Yes I know women who complain they have to go in the workforce after being a Stay at home parent for a few years. They expect their ex spouses to provide for them to stay home and continue to do all this. Ummm not this chick. I have always worked. I have always pulled my weight (and a lot of times more than) to provide. Yet there are people out there that are ABLE to work and choose not to. Give me a break.
Like today, I started to ponder something as I took my normal route to run errands. There is this couple that stands on the corner every day... 8- 12 hrs a day. Asking for handouts, saying they are homeless. OK during this time they can get work, they can work a job. Yet they want to receive the easy way out. Dumb. This may sound heartless, but up here there are amazing programs that are set up to help the homeless get off the streets, earn job skills and help them find means to sustain themselves. Yet there are people that want the easy money, not work for it, and probably using that money for something illegal.
Yes back home there was a lot of homelessness always begging. The problem with that, is many were already drunk, drugged... ect. Where I lived was in a rural area and unfortunately there was a lot of alcoholism among the crowd. Here is the same. But back home when people asked for money, they usually settled for food if you offered it. Here, I saw someone offer a guy food, and the guy had a fit and said no he would rather the money and get his own food.
anyways I am venturing off on another subject. I guess today has just been one of those days.
1 step forward, 9 steps back... story of my life
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