A little background here. This is my first topic here outside FS/T and thank god for Firefox's spell-check as I'm drunk off my ass right now.
Last July I moved half-way across the country to work for a major retailer as my wife and I wanted to raise our son in the Mid-west. After about three months at said company I decided it was the worst environment I'd worked in, in more than the decade of my career's lifespan. Since my wife was the only daughter of my mother-in-law and her grand-son was only about a year old she decided to move with us.
After about three-four months, I was presented with an opportunity to work from home to develop a new software product. So I left the retailer for this new opportunity about six months ago. The only major down-side is that I'd have to work as a contractor and find my own health insurance.
Fast-forward six months and here we are. About a month ago my step-mother was diagnosed with breast-cancer. After doing a lumpectomy a few weeks later her breast cancer was worse than expected and they decieded she needed to go through a full mastectomy. The very next day my step-mother died. I wasn't close to her but I love my dad very much and I know they were deeply in love as well.
Four days later my son was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. It's a very mild form of CP but it means that his physical developmental delays will most likely not get any better. It also means that it's not possible for me to get private insurance for my family, especially with my wife's ongoing issues with OCD and migraines.
My current job, working from home, is a contract position and though I'm being reimbursed for medical insurance, it doesn't matter. I can no longer get private insurance and my COBRA will only last for another year.
Long story short, I've had the worst month of my life and I'm going to have to give up my dream job and return the to the worst job I've ever had because I can't uproot my family (including my mother-in-law) for the second time in 9 months and move to another section of the country.
On top of everything else I've started drinking way too much. I'm drinking every 2-3 days now. Going through a half gallon of 80 proof alchohol every two weeks.
The worst part is realizing that my child isn't going to be normal. I'd always hoped he'd exceed me and my wife in every way, like every other parent out there. There's still hope that he will exceed us. Regardless, we both love him with all our hearts and it hurts.
Last July I moved half-way across the country to work for a major retailer as my wife and I wanted to raise our son in the Mid-west. After about three months at said company I decided it was the worst environment I'd worked in, in more than the decade of my career's lifespan. Since my wife was the only daughter of my mother-in-law and her grand-son was only about a year old she decided to move with us.
After about three-four months, I was presented with an opportunity to work from home to develop a new software product. So I left the retailer for this new opportunity about six months ago. The only major down-side is that I'd have to work as a contractor and find my own health insurance.
Fast-forward six months and here we are. About a month ago my step-mother was diagnosed with breast-cancer. After doing a lumpectomy a few weeks later her breast cancer was worse than expected and they decieded she needed to go through a full mastectomy. The very next day my step-mother died. I wasn't close to her but I love my dad very much and I know they were deeply in love as well.
Four days later my son was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. It's a very mild form of CP but it means that his physical developmental delays will most likely not get any better. It also means that it's not possible for me to get private insurance for my family, especially with my wife's ongoing issues with OCD and migraines.
My current job, working from home, is a contract position and though I'm being reimbursed for medical insurance, it doesn't matter. I can no longer get private insurance and my COBRA will only last for another year.
Long story short, I've had the worst month of my life and I'm going to have to give up my dream job and return the to the worst job I've ever had because I can't uproot my family (including my mother-in-law) for the second time in 9 months and move to another section of the country.
On top of everything else I've started drinking way too much. I'm drinking every 2-3 days now. Going through a half gallon of 80 proof alchohol every two weeks.
The worst part is realizing that my child isn't going to be normal. I'd always hoped he'd exceed me and my wife in every way, like every other parent out there. There's still hope that he will exceed us. Regardless, we both love him with all our hearts and it hurts.
i have to disagree with the drinking part
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