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Yes all of the above....I know it is the economy tho. No one wants windowtreatments when they are lacking in most living essentials.

That's why i was thinking of getting started in a childrens clothing and accessories business. No one says no to children no matter how bad the economy. I just don't have good pictures of my items.

have you tried advertising on facebook, twitter, or craigslist? You do beautiful work!

I know i haven't been on here in a while, So i guess i had better update.... lol I am seeing this as more of a site to vent rather than get any help.

In anycase; i am due any day now, very scared and very stressed. i have gotten almost everything i need for the baby, lol living off pb&j will get you places!! I asked a friend to move in with me to help me with my rent which worked out well til i caught her going through my private emails and texts and reading my mail which i found stuffed behind her dresser.

Needless to say she had to go...

If you haven"t noticed already i have about the worst luck there is. lol

But to focus on good things. I am going to be doing some people's laundry for a while to make at least a little mulah to help with bills. Obviously that is not going to be enough, so i am going to try to sell some of the baby items i make. i would like to be able to get up a website for this, but i do not know how. i do have a myspace page dedicated to a business that i started but never succeeded with, i think bec of the economy. It is a window treatment business. If you want to you should check it out. The work is really phenomenal. Another seamstress and i worked on it together.

www.myspace.com/goldenscissorswindows

Click on the link and then click on the picture and it will take you to all of the pics of window treatments we have done.

If you are interested or know someone who is please let me know....

I also make children's items, but do not have pics at the moment. i crochet as well.

Anywayyy.... i just would love to find something i can do with the baby as well. Because i want to breastfeed as long and as much as i can to cut the cost of formula, as well as the fact that it is much better for her and my overall health.

I finally told my family about the baby which was a curse and a blessing i guess... I was disowned promptly by my father... no surprise there. But my mom has been pretty kind about the whole deal.

It is a relief in a way that they know. Its hard keeping a secret this big for soo long.

Otherwise things are moving along. Normal aches and pains, a few contractions. I am just waiting on the real deal.

But that's all for now. thanks for reading!

I wish the best for you and your baby. If there was a way I could help I would, however I am in a bad situation myself. Good luck

6 months pregnant with the swine flu....

Went to what i though was going to be my first appointment, and was sorely disappointed. i didn't even get to meet with the lady i was originally assigned to, and had zero contact or communication with a nurse or DR.

Bec of what i make, (disregarding the amt of my bills and everything else) i will still have to pay %10 for care. It doesn't seem too bad, but when you haven't been able to eat for weeks, it is pretty bleak.

I spend every ounce of time and energy looking for more work, but the economy is not too promising of good jobs. I want to go back to school more than anything, and will do what it takes to get there by next fall. I know i should be able to qualify for financial aid, so i am not soo worried about it at the moment. It's the time in between that scares the hell out of me. Taking care of a baby is not a concern in the least. I have taken care of too many babies to count including my 11 siblings and all too many cousins. It mostly how i am going to survive. If medicaid won't grant me aid, and following that, food and wic, and my employees can't understand the importance of prenatal care to give out all the information needed, i am worse off than i ever thought i could be.

I am a strong person, i like to consider myself independent and capable of figuring out a way to get through, but when things are soo bad, you have to realize that you cannot solve every problem, that sometimes you have to swallow your pride and humbly ask for help.

Trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I just wanted to reply to the first line of my comment yesterday, because there are some people who can't see everything that goes on in life, and tend to jump to insulting conclusions. Just bec i say "take something into my own hands" does not mean i have been sitting on my ass  for a month, or whatever you think. I have been struggling to keep up with bills, running myself ragged applying at every possible place for hire.

Because of the bills and money stress; the stress that i am going through from possible eviction if i do not have rent by the 12th, I have neglected what is most important: The health of my baby and I.

And taking that into consideration ( before, again, you jump to any conclusions ) i HAVE been waiting for answers for the umpteen phone calls  i have placed MULTIPLE times to care facilities for help.

Thus,  After one horrible horrible day of everything just going terribly wrong  for the second time: finding i am negative in my bank account, receiving a speeding ticket from an assanine cop, Vomiting my brains out from pregnancy and uncontrollable sobbing,  I decided, after a restless sleep and a defeated prayer, that it was time to be persistant. That's when i was introduced to the Mom's program. With this glimmer of hope, things just started falling into place after soo long. Being so happy over one thing that was soo small, yet soo important,  I wanted to share. And I hoped others would share in my happiness.

And those of you that have, Thank you for making this a beautiful place.

So please, for the ones of you who have no right to be on this site because of your critical ungrounded insults, leave people alone. If you haven't already noticed the name "Aid"page, or just haven't caught up on your vocabulary from the 3rd grade, here is a link for you:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aid

Thank you, And i wish everyone a wonderful Friday!

Reply to LostNlonley:---You should not be reicieving any kind of negative comments, especially any harassment. If you are being sent hurtful posts report it to Emil or the aidpage team. You have just as much right to be treated with respect and kindness as everyone on this site. Who is sending you these posts? All you need to do is post his or her name and she or he will be taken care of. I am so sorry you had to experience any harrassment, please feel free to post anyone that is posting you with negative comments. sheshe030

Has anyone else been receiving comments from miserable people who have nothing better to do than cause insult and injury? I can't seem to figure out why they even bother to be on a site like this. I though this was a place where people listened and cared??

Let me know if it has happened to you. I want to figure out some way to make a complaint to get these people off. They don't help, just bully.

Cowards!

So hey everyone, I actually am feeling more stress free today. I decided it was either take stuff into my own hands or die. (lol)

I just want to say that if anyone is expecting in the DC area or northern VA area and having an awful time trying to get prenatal care, You NEEEEEED to contact Raiza at the Mom's group. She is awesome. She will help you. I already have an appointment for this monday.

Contact me for her private number.

Does your state have any programs for expectant mothers?  Call 2-1-1 for social services in your area.  I hope your morning sickness will ease up.  I lived on gatorade and crackers for the first 3 months.  I learned lots of tricks - fresh air helped me, and I found I couldn't mix food groups at all, I had to eat only one thing at a time in small portions.  I agree with the previous post - apply for WIC, see if you qualify for rental assistance since your hours have been cut, get on low-income billing for your utilities.  Find local food pantries for free food.  Please read my pages on getting items for free, raising cahs fast and working from home.  Target and Macy's are hiring now.  Please hang in there - you are being bombarded with hormones.  If I may ask, how did two bills go through you account without you knowing?  Were they auto-payments?  Did you forget about them?  I have a tough time keeping track of everything in my accounts but I know I have to get my act together in that area.  Best wishes, Rosie

Looks like i am going to be moving out soon. I am completely incapable of paying rent anymore, and have been struggling to get to work amid the nausea and vomiting, which has come back full force. I wish it would just go away.

My landlord has been helpful, but there isn't much he can do.

I don't know how much longer i will be able to hold onto my car, but it isn't looking good. As for food and necessities, those have become things of the past. I can't even eat anyway so i don't know why i even bother to mention the word. 

I have sent out my resume to 500 or so places, but i think everyone is cutting down bec of the economy. I know there is help and money out there, but where it is and how to get it comes very near to usually being illegal. 

And i refuse to become a prostitute stripper or drug dealer. 

This has got to get better. Come on Obama.......

So i paid off my $600 negative, and wanted to close my account, but was told i couldn't until my checks cleared. The very next morning, i called to close the account, and was told that two more bills came through at midnight, so now once again i am negative.

As if that was all that could happen. 

Today i was on my way to work when i got pulled over for going 38 in a 25. The cop was rude and aggressive. Told me i had a horrible driving record and said he would be surprised if i got to keep my liscense. I have gotten two tickets???? And my license is going to be suspended. 

I asked him to please give me a break. "I am going through alot right now." I told him. "yah so is everyone," he responded. 

"Tell your shit to the judge. I won't believe you."

After completely losing control and bursting into uncontrolable sobbing, i left. 

I have no more hope left in this world. I have nothing left in me to keep fighting. I am drowning.  

The baby's father is around, but similiar to you situation, he is mentally absent. He told me he loved me and wanted to marry me, but apparently freaked, bec it has not been mentioned since. I feel like screaming, but i do have to realize that it is a huge step for a guy to be comitted, and it is a doubly huge step for a guy to transition into the role of being a father.

I have come to the point of realizing that if i do nothing for myself, no one will. So that is why i am on here. However, soo many people are caught up in their own sufferings and financial chaos, that you unfortunatly are forced into taking on the Darwinian mindset of survival of the fittest. And kind of give up hope of finding an easy and fast way out. 

Anyway, its nice to know that you can relate, but you are a better person than i am raising a child in the process. I don't know how you do it. 

Let's keep in touch, it will help me keep some of my sanity at least. Thanks!

Hi! I know exactly what you are going through. May I ask you where the baby's father is? If you really need help try applying for public assistance. There is also the WIC program that helps with food like milk, eggs, cheese, cereal, etc and infant formula. You could also apply for housing assistance.  Go online toyour county website to apply for these state programs.