Who Cares, Who's Counting and How Do We Get Through It

Unemployed: Month 14

ONE YEAR, ONE MONTH, THREE WEEKS, ONE DAY and 16 HOURS

I'm quite sure anyone who is unemployed cares, and anyone who has friends or family that are unemployed are counting the months with them. Families that have been through it before (like us), always care. Companies and community services that assist the unemployed certainly care, as well as those that are losing business because of high unemployment rates.

Our doctor offices are even closing earlier now and some have gone to a 4-day work week. The reason; people can't afford to go to the doctor, which leads to doctor offices not being able to afford to stay open.

Of course, this is just one small example of the trickle down effects caused by widespread unemployment. There are many others. So how could anyone not care, or not be waiting every month for things to get better. I'm sure there are some out there who don't, and I don't care to know them.

This is just not like me. I'm a people person and I love everyone, at least most everyone. I mean, I don't particularly like criminals, or bullies, but I do care about them. This period of financial drought has just not come at a good time. Not that there is ever a good time.

Money is no where near as important to us as family, and now we've lost our fair share of both. If I could have either one back, I would definitely choose family.

But since we can't have the family we've lost back, what do we do?  Do we just quit and give up.  No. We keep going and we get through the best we can. We may even come to appreciate more all the people we still have in our life, and all the time we had with loved ones who are gone.

We continue living, maybe in a new and different way, but we'll be okay.

Life is always changing. People, money and things, will come and go. Sometimes change is not easy. Sometimes it can be very unpleasant.

Yet we always have so much to be thankful for, and we get through it the best we can.

Coming next month... Changing Roles in Unemployed Families (Spoiler alert: Hubby just baked a cake!!!)

Michelle Jones
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