Posted by karen_kay on April 20, 2007, at 8:54:42
In reply to Re: Thanks for saying that. » gardenergirl, posted by Gabbi-2 on April 19, 2007, at 17:31:11
i'm not the only lucky one!
i've gotten very lucky. when my house burned down, i could have very easily ended up on the street.
no one in my family offered a place to live (not even my husband's family, but i woudl have prefered the street anyway, considering his mother was extremely depressed and consdiering we lost everything that day she was complaining about how bad ehr life was while i was earing no bra and still smelled of twenty something years of accumulated burnt sh*t).
not that that's the only way either. when my father developed cancer adn couldn't work, my whole family could have ended up on the street (bosses can be real jerks. they fired him right before christmas.) no, no boo hoo hoo's here. just saying, in life things happen.
then again, i've doen many illegal things that could have landed me in jail, on the streets ro even dead (see, i'm more likely to stalk than to be stalked dear. but, stalking that murder did save my life. he killed 2 people and i swear i didn't know, but being a drama queen at 19 saved my life, i like to think, because he didn't kill me and he could have easily done so, especially when i was sleeping right enxt to him. and i didn't really stalk him. it's just a joke, just 19 year old angst.) but, i've been known to do some illegal drugs in my time. i'm still known to (hello, i think i begin every single post with 'i'm a pill head').
and if i had a spray can i'd probably have red spray paint under my nose this very moment.
sometimes in life, we need to cope. soem of us do it with affairs. with spending sprees. with drugs. with food. with no food. with internet addictions. various other things.
and we can end up in various places. some end up billionaires. some end up president of the us (geez, that shoudl have been me!). some end up on the streets. but, we're all people. but, i tend to think that a small turn of events could change everythign and any of us could end up on the streets. (with that fire, it really brought that to my attention, even though i've always thought that. i'm quite surprised i didn't end up on the streets at that point actually.)
good lord, yesterday was pay day. maybe i'll go get that spray can today. well, perhaps i'll go make the car payment instead? guess that huffing buzz will have to wait untill next week....thanks gabbi. for posting. for being you. for making me feel not so alone. just tell me you had a brief affair with a murder as well (and i swear on my duckie i had no clue until i got a call from the police! see, putting out can save your life!)
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