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    honeymead    April 2012   Santa Barbara CA

    Okay, I'm about to vent, and it may be a bit long; my apologies. 

    Planning our wedding has gone fairly well to begin with--we have the sites, I've got the gown and stuff, the ladies, the dudes, etc.  This past month has just been hellish though.  I'm getting increasingly frustrated over our seeming inability to pay the deposit on our photographers (friends of his)--not that I have a way to pay the deposit, or I would (which just adds to the frustration).  We're paying as we go--no money saved up (we're essentially incapable of that). So because of this lack of deposit-age, I'm uncomfortable about signing any more contracts, because well, see above.  Oh, and we have our reception site, and we need to pay $$ for that, and we were goign to do that when he worked tons of over time and he didn't.  He fell through. 

    So on top of all this, on Veterans Day my mother tried to commit suicide for the third time this year.  I completely understand why she did--I really do.  But now I'm dealing with the aftereffects and I'm just overwhelmed.  Simply overwhelmed.  She travelled two hours north of here to do it, ended up in the hospital up there, I didn't know until that Sunday, have had to take many days off work (thank god I work for FMIL) and now she's being sent home--alone. To a house she painstakingly cleaned and left notes in.  How is she going to handle that? We're working on getting her a lady to come in daily to visit and help clean and such, but that may take a couple weeks.  I can't be over at her apartment day and night (nor should I--I'll simply kill her, we dont' get along very well), and we're moving next friday. And we don't have much money on top of it all.  GAH.

    --vent over--

    Thanks for making it this far if you have.  I guess I just need to blow my top.

     
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    MeganTacky2247    May 5, 2012   Cincinnati, OH

    We all need to blow up once and a while. And The great thing about a site like this… is its like therapy without the judgement. There are people surprisingly just like you.

    Im so sorry you have to deal with that~ It just seems unfair doesn’t it??

    Attempt… and I know it IS NOT EASY… but attempt to keep a good eye on life. Apparently people see good and great things in you. (Not saying that your not a great person… but I don’t know you..ya know) What I am trying to say is.. People see the good in you, and hopefully you can see it too. Be proud of yourself and have faith~!!

    Hope for the best with your mother.
    Money SUCKS and I swear it really is the root of all evil!!

    Praying for you and I hope your light starts coming through!! Something will happen and make it all worth it. Just keep pushing through.

    *hugs*

     
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    pinkshoes    July 2011   MA

    I'm sorry, I hope your mom and everything gets better soon.  I dont want this to sound like taking advantage of a friendor, but maybe since the photo is an (understanding) friend, you guys can work out a payment plan that extends past the wedding isntead of trying to pay him off before like normal?

     
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    honeymead    April 2012   Santa Barbara CA

    @pinkshoes: that's actually a good idea. Thanks for mentioning that. 

    @MeganTacky2247: I try to keep looking for the silver lining. 

    Thanks for your support!

     

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