tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post2337487835117841288..comments2024-03-24T09:36:51.494-04:00Comments on delagar: Bad Economy Blues Part IIdelagarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-83369593983804482232009-11-04T23:03:00.288-05:002009-11-04T23:03:00.288-05:00My mother is buying our groceries this month so th...My mother is buying our groceries this month so that we can provide our son with a few mediocre birthday presents (her idea, I didn't ask). Otherwise, I'm not sure what we would've done- take out a credit card and go into debt, I suppose. Or maybe I could hock my engagement ring? I'm sure as hell not going to tell my almost 7-year old that we can't afford to celebrate his birthday. <br /><br />We pay our bills on time. Live a fairly healthy lifestyle. We play by all the rules yet we- like so very many families out there- are struggling to take care of basic expenses. We're both trying to find part time jobs so that we don't have to accept charity from our parents, eat tomato soup every night for dinner (we pretty much did that last week) or develop ulcers when we think about how close we are to the brink of financial disaster. But the jobs are few and far between and people like us aren't really the ideal candidates for part time jobs. Why? Because the companies know that as soon as the economy improves, as soon as our financial situation improves, we'll probably leave thus wasting their time and resources. Yet I've filled out five more applications tonight because I have to try. <br /><br /><i>I've</i> had enough. I'm not sure what world the Wingers are living in but, damn, I wish they'd make room for me because THEIR version of how everything is hunky dory right now is a lot nicer than my nasty version of reality. <br /><br />Fuck.tonkeluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677023413938158629noreply@blogger.com