Perfexion
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My DH has been sick at home all week long and I'm pretty sure he's going to be let go from his construction contract. I know legally they shouldn't be able to fire him for being legitimately sick, but he is an unskilled worker so they can pretty much fire him for whatever reason they want. He doesn't seem too concerned by this because he said if he gets laid off he can get on unemployment. I don't know how those laws work but he's only been working for them for a few months (definitely less than six) and he willingly quit his previous job so I don't even think he qualifies for unemployment. I told him that either way, now would be a good time to either get those state certifications he needs or go back to school. It would be a financial stretch but I would be willing to pay for that. I'd consider it an investment. He kinda brushed off that idea because he said he's "not in the right mind frame" for any studying right now. I got mad and straight out told him that he wasn't pulling his weight and he needs to step up. We are actually BEHIND on rent and bills, the baby needs supplies that we can't afford right now, plus we really need to start thinking about our financial future. We were living off of my savings while I was out on maternity leave so we have no emergency money at all. He said that I whine and nag and stress too much about money and if the lights get cut off then we'll just have to be in the dark (and cold) for a while. Then he said that he will pull his weight by applying for food stamps so that at least we'll have food if nothing else. No offense to anyone here who uses government programs but our household income is nowhere near the poverty line. I think that for a young, able-bodied man to apply for government assistance when he can work is just lazy, and I told him that. He said that it sounds as though I'm saying he isn't sh*t and that makes him feel bad. To which I replied, "If the shoe fits!" In my rage I accidentally gave him another ultimatum, which I know I shouldn't have done. I told him that if he loses this job he has until the end of the year to find another one or pack his bags. And if the lights get cut off I'm packing up myself and my baby and I'm staying with my mother until HE can afford to turn them back on. And he said, "Whatever." I was honestly willing to work with him as long as he was willing to work with me, but clearly he doesn't. He even took his paycheck to a check cashing place this time. He said HE will determine which bills HIS money goes to. I honestly don't know what I am going to do after he leaves because I'm still going to be struggling financially for a while since we are in the red, but at least that's one less mouth to feed until I figure something out!
Great memory lol
Come here.
Well he told her this the day before it was going to happen.
That was the straw that had broken the camel's back. My mother had heard from a friend of hers that she was moving out of her apartment and wanted to know if my mother knew of anyone who might need a place to stay.
Well that was it. My mother packed us up and moved me and my two sisters down the street with just a mattress and a couple of bags. She left the house and my father behind.
