I've been thinking about this a lot lately...
Miranda and I both have full-time jobs. We work very hard to try and make money to be able to support and raise our sons. We do this without complaint, without question and without thinking about it.
Why is it so hard to make ends meet? We don't blow our money. We only go out to eat on rare occasion now instead of 2-3 times a week like we did before Cooper and Carter were born. We do not rent movies or pay-per-views anymore. Every dime we earn is saved and spent on bills and for necessities for the boys. It's just not working...
Daycare costs are killing us. It is our largest monthly bill by far.We're no martyrs. We don't want or expect special treatment. What I do want is an explanation... How can our state government justify giving lazy, no good crack addicts money to support their habit in the name of child welfare when hard working parents who have only the best interest of their children at heart?? How is this possible? Shouldn't the #1 pre-requisite of assistance be "You must have a job" Shouldn't the #2 pre-requisite of assistance be "You must pass a drug screen" And shouldn't the #3 pre-requisite of assistance be "You must provide proof of employment and pass a drug screen monthly to keep receiving assistance" Apparently, even with all of our bills, we make too much money to warrant assistance. How the hell do we make too much money?
Shouldn't they take our income and subtract all of our bills before they come to that conclusion?I mean good grief health insurance costs us $399 a month. And I'm not even covered by it for God's sake! Add our mortgage and child care expenses and we're freakin' POOR! LITERALLY!!!And I've forgotten the way to our grocery stores. Can't tell you the last time we shopped for groceries. I mean I earn tips from delivering pizzas but that goes towards gas and to buy formula and diapers. My actual wages go towards HELPING to pay daycare costs. I'm just SO fed up with the system! Why not give assistance to hard working families who DESERVE it instead of blindly doling out money to those who spend 90% of it on scratch-off's, alcohol, drugs and/or God knows what. In case you haven't been able to deduce, this rant was born out of despair. My family is my world! My wife and kids deserve better. Please take a moment to say a prayer (or to make a quick phone call to your nearest philanthropist) for us.We're both working so hard and the ends are just not meeting. If you know of any organization that helps hard working families, please let me know. Thanks for reading. Sorry for the content. After paying the bills tonight I was just in a bad mood - a justified bad mood... Comments Are Always Welcome! Click Below to Do So!!
