Reminds me of the Christmas tree I had when I was growing up.
would love to get this for the office. via swiss-miss.
The words of a man who was born before his time, and taken away when it was just beginning.
Christmas, Mishmas.
Christmas is in a couple weeks, oh joy. I’m being evicted from my apartment on Thursday, lucky me. For those of us who work minimum wage, we are often just a pay cheque or two from homelessness. That is what happened here. A couple of months ago, I suffered a non-work related injury caused by an off duty cop who was on a power trip.
I have been unable to work, and subsequently, have been terminated from my job. I still don’t have my ROE, allowing me to apply for sickness benefits, when I originally requested it over two months ago.
My family and I are truly victims of the system. We have done bad things in the past but we were truly trying to do things right this time.
I wish Christmas wasn’t so much about gifts, and who gets what. As of Thursday, my family and I will be homeless. A local shelter has agreed to put us up in a hotel but, that’s not the same. I have no idea how I am going to give my child a Christmas, or help my husband find a job. I am physically unable to work at the moment, and my husband has learning disabilities which greatly limit the types of jobs he can get.
He did have a job, up until last week, when his boss laid him off because there wasn’t enough work. I am not sure how we are going to get back on our feet, I just know that we have to.
To those of you that are the people who have a house, a home, and a Christmas tree to wake up to on Christmas morning, please be thankful. And say a little prayer for my family.
