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Frustration in its Many Forms

I'm having some trouble concentrating on much of anything today. I think it's because I am fixated on a lot of the things that are really frustrating me. I'm hoping that if I can get them all out in my journal, I can move on with what I need to get done today (read: homework). First, finances. It's no secret that Toby and I struggle mightily with money issues. We work hard, we don't take the easy way out of anything, yet we are always coming up short. In several ways. It frustrates me to no end that other people can just repeatedly go through life not working hard, not trying to take care of others, not fulfilling their own potential; yet, they always seem to land on their feet. Take my ex-husband, for example. The man doesn't have to be a real parent (although Nathan now wants to live with him, because he is way more fun than we are), he doesn't have to get a car because I do all of the transporting, and he doesn't have take on any real responsibility. ...