So I posted before about needing to move out of my grandma's house, as my relatives are putting it up for sale any day now and the realtor will be bringing people in for showings.
I had decided to just stay put and try to tolerate the showings, but things are already getting out of hand. My relatives are having an estate sale and having everything in the house sold, literally everything. Which is generally fine with me, except they are selling the microwave and other things I use very often. (Yes, I can buy new things, but it does seem like they're doing this to try to get me to leave).
Some relatives came over today, without warning, and began throwing stuff out. Again, that's fine, because I know it needs to be done to sell the house, except they came in and started indiscriminately throwing stuff away that was in the cabinets -- including $100 worth of baby formula that I am using. This is exactly what I was worried about -- that my things would be thrown out in all the chaos, and that's what seems to be happening. Nobody informs me of what they plan to do in the house; I don't find out until it's happening.
All of the furniture in my room is also being sold in the estate sale, so I won't have any dressers or a bed anymore. Seems like a good sign they are trying to urge me to get out a.s.a.p.
The problem? I have no money to go anywhere. An uncle who owes me money has refused to give it to me, claiming he wants to "save it" so I can't spend it. I'm pretty sure he just spent it himself and is now trying to buy time to find more money.
This problem has really driven home for me how difficult my life is about to get. Up until now, I've been living here mostly rent free, so I've been able to survive on my $1000 a month salary.
But it's about to get a lot harder. I have no one to watch my baby and can't afford to pay for a day care or babysitter until I get a new job .... but I can't get a new job until I can find someone to look after my baby every day.
I'm starting to wonder why on earth I moved back here from Eastern Europe. It seems to have just made things worse. My family kept saying they wanted to help with the baby, and I wanted him to be closer to them, but he barely sees them, and when he does it's under circumstances that cause me immense stress. Nobody in my family seems to care about my dilemma.
The advice is to just "get a job." Well, even if I do, who's going to watch the baby? Will I bring him with me? I don't know anyone who will watch him for free. I know some companies offer daycare services, but I have yet to find any place in my line of work that does that, and I haven't seen that at any of the places I'm applying to.
I had decided to just stay put and try to tolerate the showings, but things are already getting out of hand. My relatives are having an estate sale and having everything in the house sold, literally everything. Which is generally fine with me, except they are selling the microwave and other things I use very often. (Yes, I can buy new things, but it does seem like they're doing this to try to get me to leave).
Some relatives came over today, without warning, and began throwing stuff out. Again, that's fine, because I know it needs to be done to sell the house, except they came in and started indiscriminately throwing stuff away that was in the cabinets -- including $100 worth of baby formula that I am using. This is exactly what I was worried about -- that my things would be thrown out in all the chaos, and that's what seems to be happening. Nobody informs me of what they plan to do in the house; I don't find out until it's happening.
All of the furniture in my room is also being sold in the estate sale, so I won't have any dressers or a bed anymore. Seems like a good sign they are trying to urge me to get out a.s.a.p.
The problem? I have no money to go anywhere. An uncle who owes me money has refused to give it to me, claiming he wants to "save it" so I can't spend it. I'm pretty sure he just spent it himself and is now trying to buy time to find more money.
This problem has really driven home for me how difficult my life is about to get. Up until now, I've been living here mostly rent free, so I've been able to survive on my $1000 a month salary.
But it's about to get a lot harder. I have no one to watch my baby and can't afford to pay for a day care or babysitter until I get a new job .... but I can't get a new job until I can find someone to look after my baby every day.
I'm starting to wonder why on earth I moved back here from Eastern Europe. It seems to have just made things worse. My family kept saying they wanted to help with the baby, and I wanted him to be closer to them, but he barely sees them, and when he does it's under circumstances that cause me immense stress. Nobody in my family seems to care about my dilemma.
The advice is to just "get a job." Well, even if I do, who's going to watch the baby? Will I bring him with me? I don't know anyone who will watch him for free. I know some companies offer daycare services, but I have yet to find any place in my line of work that does that, and I haven't seen that at any of the places I'm applying to.