Gotta Love Those Stressors

Also, I hope all goes well in court on Monday. Not an easy thing for your daughter to do but it is the right thing.

Thanks, Sid. I have had some help. Yesterday I had two friends come over and help box things up for me, which made quite a dent in the stuff in my house but at the same time I was frazzled cuz I felt like I was being pulled in all directions because they were asking me what to do with this, that and the other and I had to make so many decisions rapid-fire! I went over to DHS today because the idiot at the medicare office told me I had to transfer everything to the new county before I could move. DHS said no, just stop into the office up there once I get there. (I have Medicaid supplementing my Medicare) I have had two calls on renting the place already and hope to have it rented out by the time we leave on Tuesday. Once we get up there it's going to be hectic getting registered and changing addresses on all my bills, trying to find a permanent dwelling while paying for the motel. Oy vey! So many considerations in my brain, it's like a thundering herd of elephants hammering in my head!

Oh my gosh...I'd be a wreck. That's a lot and it has to be putting a real burden on you financially. Moving is not cheap at all. I find that sometimes I do better without help with things like this and for that reason. I can't get much done because I'm so busy answering questions. When I moved, my daughter did come through and was a huge help right at the very end. She could see I was getting stressed and I hadn't slept much. She's 17 and was mostly focused on her own room and things but she's a pretty thoughtful kid and when she saw how much I had to do the night before, she was an amazing help. I say I was stressed but I feel stupid about it listening to your story. I only had to move to the other side of the complex and they provided the movers. My biggest stress was that they gave me very little time to pack up and every thing had to be labeled with my name, apt.# and what room it went in. I live in low income housing and they are tearing down the apts and re-building so they are temporarily re-locating us. Keep us posted on how this all goes. Leave it to DHS to put a wrench in things...they are good at that. I know these programs help people tremendously but they also can be such a pain. I get medicaid for my daughter and I just got re-certified. Well today in the mail, I got a notice that I have to re-certify and verify my rent with my "new" landlord. I'm in the same place, different apartment...same rent that I've had all along. Same income that I've had. Now I have to get papers signed and gather check stubs from my work and get it out right away because they need this by next week. They had sent it earlier but they sent it to the wrong address on the other side of town...go figure. Hope it all starts falling into place for you! Let us know how court goes!

Yes, I hope it is for the better, too, my friend. Having to come back for court is going to be even harder on me but I want to see justice done for my daughter. What ticks me off is that WE have to move and WE are the victims! I think THEY should have to move!

Thank you, Hatley. Yes, it is very stressful and I really did not want to move. As the victims in this legal issue, I think it's just wrong that we need to move. The perpetrators of the crime should have to do the moving. But we do what we must for our children, don't we? Today we stopped by McDonald's and one of the creeps was working there. My daughter had to quit her job and these creeps still have theirs. That is so wrong! The only solace I can have is if they get the maximum penalty for their crimes. My daughter was visibly upset when she heard the guy's voice over the intercom. (we went through the drive thru) I really need to get her out of here.