Showing posts with label single parenting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label single parenting. Show all posts

Friday, August 7, 2009

What's new....

Well I requested my transcripts from LBCC, now I need to enroll in class at MSJC and get this ball rolling. I also found a lady who will get me CPR and First Aid certified for $45 at her home in Hemet. I have turned in several applications, but not really hearing anything back. I am also working on marketing for a new clothing line called DEA Clothing. I am listing on Etsy for this line as well as my own. You can check out this line at www.DEAClothing.com or on etsy at www.DEAClothing.etsy.com. I know everything will fall into place with a little patience. I just never wanted so much, so bad, so fast. Well, that's where I am now. Hope to have more good news soon!

Monday, July 20, 2009

For those who want to talk ABOUT me....

For those of you who would like to talk ABOUT me, but are too coward to say who you are or talk to me, I give you this. You know nothing about me or my situation. Yes, I live with my parents again. I have been back in California for just over 4 years. I moved home and shortly after my husband of 5 years left me with a 3 year old child to take care of. I found a job and got her into preschool, I paid for ALL of my bills and her schooling and helped where I could with household expenses, including buying food for her and I and the rest of the house. I did get pregnant again, and yes I chose to keep him, but so did his dad. I moved out and was paying my own way until I was put on bed rest. I went and got whatever I could from the state. During this time I ended up losing my job. Yes my parents helped out in covering what I could not for about 3 months until my lease was up. At this time I moved in with my sons father where I lived for a year. The living situation got very ugly and bad, so I did what was in the best interest of my kids and left. That was when I moved out here. Yes my parents once again assisted me in paying for what I could not while I lived with a roommate and was trying to get established out here. Also during all of this my daughter, who has an eye condition diagnosed at 9 months and has required 2 surgeries, was also diagnosed with ADHD. I have taken her to many psychiatrist, psychologist, doctor, and school appointments and done a lot of research trying to help her. And to each and every appointment I have taken my son as well. Not asked my parents to watch him or to take her, but ME! While living with this roommate I discovered she was stealing the money we were giving her to go party as well as stealing food for my kids to feed her own. She was facing eviction so I again moved in with my parents. This leads us to present day. I was under the false pretense that someone was going to do whatever he could to move out here and make it right, it never happened, it never will happen, and it was my bad to think it would happen. I have been to the welfare office, I only qualify for Medi-Cal. I get too much in child support for cash aid and don't qualify for unemployment to get cal works. So, with that being said, I have learned many lessons in my journey, most of which, don't trust or rely on men! As for my posting my resume, so many said they want to help and most jobs are had by who you know. So, who do you know? IS there anyone out there who can send my resume on for a decent job to help me get on track? Oh, and I have done some research, it will cost me $150-200 a week for child care for my son. Not sure about my daughter as I cannot find anyone who does drop off/pick up at her school. Plus she needs extra help and attention for homework. Also, I need to meet with her school about once a month to go over her progress and see what can be done to continue keeping her up with her class. And for those who think I just lounge around here eating bon-bons while my parents take care of us, you're wrong! I get my kids up every morning, feed them, get my daughter to school even summer school, bathe them, change them, wash our clothes, tuck them in at night, play with them, teach them, all the things that a parent SHOULD do, everyday, except for when I have to go to work! Yes work! A part time thing that I am lucky to do on occasion, especially lately! Oh, and I am posting my resume elsewhere, like job search engines, but how would you know that unless you asked.