The Vent Thread

[BasharOfTheAges]

EDIT - [Responded in PM]

[Castor Troy]

The sheriff showed up at our house today. He said we have to leave as soon as possible.

Our electricity will be shut off on the seventh. I can't imagine that we can stay in this house past that, but as of right now, we have no apartment or other living situation set up for us.

I talked to my manager at work today, and she understands the predicament. (Crying in her office may or may not have had something to do with this.) She said to not worry if I'm suddenly unable to come into work one day. She knows I'm trying my hardest to keep all of this from affecting my job.

I'm honest-to-God terrified right now. I can't even begin to describe how frustrating it is to deal with my mother. She won't even allow me to be angry at her. She blames her previous silence about this whole situation on my "attitude." She felt like she couldn't talk to me. Right, because springing this shit on me a few days before the goddamn domestic apocalypse was a good idea. I'm sorry if I get infuriated at someone who caused this situation and can't take responsibility for it, and when she does, it's always with, "Yes, I fucked up our whole lives. What do you want me to do? Kill myself?"

No, I want you to stop being melodramatic and take some fucking ownership of your actions. You caused this, and you are NOT a victim. Dig your own grave; don't drag me into it with you. I called my sister earlier and asked her for money. I couldn't stop crying after I hung up the phone. I don't want her to think of me the same way that she does of Mom. She never would - I know that. She loves me and she said herself that she would sweep me out of here in a heartbeat, but I'm just not sure that that's an option. I'm desperate, but there is a certain border of sanity maintenance that I'm not willing to push past, and living with her would cross that border many a time, as badly as Mom, if in a different way.

Anyway, this is turning into a rant. I need to go entertain myself somehow. I need some laughter to balance out all the tears from today.

[TEKnician]

NO MORE VENTS UNTIL WE HELP DJ

[CodeZTM]

NO MORE VENTS UNTIL WE HELP DJ

Amen. My thoughts are with you jen.

[Otohiko]

NO MORE VENTS UNTIL WE HELP DJ

Geez, seriously
I don't know what we can do to help you, but whatever it takes, please try to get yourself out of there.

[lloyd9988]

NO MORE VENTS UNTIL WE HELP DJ

Geez, seriously
I don't know what we can do to help you, but whatever it takes, please try to get yourself out of there.

Money Man, We gotta do what we can to help

[Glitzer]

The sheriff showed up at our house today. He said we have to leave as soon as possible.

/hug

[Emong]

Damn, Jen, that's awful. It goes without saying but I really hope things will work out somehow. I have no clue what kind of a relationship you have with your mother but it sounds pretty terrible from what you've been telling us on this thread. Just remember to keep your head up and feet on the ground as you already have and take no blame because you certainly don't deserve it.

[Castor Troy]

I have a co-worker who's cube is across from mine and he's not in there 99% of the time since he works in our lab.

For the past few days, he's been leaving his cell phone at his desk when he's away and it's been going off repeatedly. It doesn't help when his ringtone/alarm is too fucking loud.

I don't like digging into other people's stuff, but I had to dig into his bag to shut that shit off. I'm sure all of the people around me would agree I did the right thing.

[Pwolf]

Tell him that he left his phone and ask him if he could turn off the ringer next time he leaves it.