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Nov. 23, 2004 As I am typing this my son is wearing his winter coat inside. My daughter is bundled under tons of warm blankets and I am wearing layers and a large robe. Why is all this occurring? Because I have no heat. Why do I have no heat? That I don't know, but I do know that the landlord is refusing to fix the heat because I am behind in my rent. This is the bottom my friends. The financial bottom of the barrel where I wouldn't curse my worst enemy. No food, no money, going to get evicted, and now I have no heat. Not too long ago my biggest concern was that I was going to give my kids a big Christmas. Now I'm just glad that they are too young to remember that they will get about one or two gifts each from me. I don't mean to come on whining. That's the last thing I want to do. I'm just hoping maybe if I typed it out, I would feel a little better, or maybe someone knows some sort of resource I can go through to get some help. I can't find work. I've been looking. I'll settle for anything at this point. But there is nothing. Or nothing in my general area. Or nothing at all it seems sometimes. If I could just get some work, then all of this would be some sort of sick, sad, faded little memory. I could get everything back together if I could just find a job. But there is no work. I hate this. This is not what I wanted for my children. This is not what I wanted to grow up and be. This is truly the bottom. And let me tell you it's cold, and there's not alot of food. And it's confusing, because you're never quite sure what to do to make it right. It's frustrating and aggrevating. For Christmas, as my little gift, I pray no one I know, no one you know, and no one we know in general will ever have to go through this situation. That's all I want for Christmas. And maybe some heat. ------------ About the author L.J. Chapman: I am a twenty-four year old mother of two and self-proclaimed, practicing "Christian-Buddhist" from Massachusetts. I am going to be going to college for journalism and I am hoping to complete my yet to be titled novel by early Spring 2005. Email: snowboarderspixiegirl8@hotmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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