Re: Re: hurting/NOT alone!

[Guest guest]

God bless you. You stay on all the assistants that you can get. That is what I pay taxes for is people in need like you. I'm so sorry that you have no help from your siblings. Pat K

I've been there....for many years ...my son will be 18 in March, has spoken a TOTAL of 11 words since he was 3...diagnosed at 22 months, lost all speech after a tetanus shot at age 3. I have 6 siblings, RARELY hear from any of them. My sister kicked me and my 3 kids (age 4, 2 & 2)out of her house bc I could ONLY afford to pay her $400/rent. We lived in a 24 ft. motorhome for awhile. This was after she had offered to watch my kids while I went to school and get back on my feet once I moved 1200 miles away to her city in FL. She got an additional night job the day before I moved and I ended up watching HER kids with no pay. That was 15 years ago. We rarely talk. I hear from one brother a couple times a year. The others...it has been YEARS! What hurts is that they KNOW my situation with my son and because of his need for 24/7 supervision I can only work part time while he is in school...we are WELL below poverty. I cannot afford long distance charges or a cell phone plan. And to top it all off the state says I owe them $2500 bc they over paid me in foodstamps last year................I SOOOO want off public assistance, but now they would put a lien against my house to get their money...I had no idea it was a LOAN! I am just trying to make ends meet and feed my kids...special diet for my son? OUT the window. Don't get me started on the school system............... One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!

[Guest guest]

Lindy,

((HUGS)) My JJ is 21 now and other then my DH and a wonderful girlfriend I have we do most for JJ ourselves too. I work at the school because of the hours too.

This is J's last year of school and then he will start a "day Program" that will have him doing some "work" thru the day. Hang in there. <smile> Lois

Re: hurting/NOT alone!