Meanwhile, we just had our Gas shut off... [View all]

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You know, this is just par for the course for me and my ilk, so don't cry any tears for me. Believe me, I cry enough all by myself. And this isn't the fault of the Gas co....maybe the fault of the congress because they were the ones who reduced funding and hence the HEAP program was cancelled in my county...maybe that's their fault. But other than that, it's really just another day in the life of scraping by, when it really isn't that hard to get a month behind on one or two bills, when fuel for the car is purchased by coins and singles, never more than $10 at a time...where things like child support could mean the difference between having an easter or a christmas... silly poor people stuff like that.

I am struggling to remain positive. beating the bushes for extra work etc and asking friends if I can do housekeepi9ng etc...
meanwhile trying to get solid in online school, which is new and hopefully will lead to something better.
meanwhile being a mom and helping my kids stay smart and sane in this messed up world
meanwhile just eeeking out a life.

good thing there's no snow in the forecast, we have an electric stove and can boil water for baths i guess.
but I can't get them to turn it back on till I pay a lousy $27 (and after that is another $100 that will be overdue next month)
and I don't get paid till the 3rd

whatever, just thanks for letting me rant