I miss Laura L. There is a group of bloggers out there that followed WTFAIOA by Laura L. through her trials and tribulations. When I first came upon her blog she was living in a trailer in Kentucky then moved to a basement of a person she didn’t know to look for a job in Vermont. We were all so happy when she got a job then an apartment but soon it all turned bad. Recently she wrote her last post with “my life has gotten so much worse. I’m closing the blog”
What happened? Where is she? I worry about her! Are you reading this Laura- I know that’s not your name? We miss you!
How many Lauras are out there leading lives of quiet desperation?
I have a friend down the road who is living in a trailer with no plumbing. She left her abusive mate and was offered the place by friends who own the trailer park. They’ve been grumbling about her water use and daily shower from their house so she’s been coming here for a shower and fill a water container every couple of days to buffer her water usage there.
Yesterday she left me fifty cents.
She has a very old dog; a boxer. He drools a lot and wants to get on my couch. She cooks him dinner, which is the main reason I don’t want her to stay here, plus she smokes cigarettes. Don’t worry; she doesn’t want to stay here either. They needs her own space.
I remember how crazy I was when my marriage broke up and I had no place, no job, no life. The fear, anxiety and grief are debilitating.
It’s too bad other people’s misfortunes are the best reminders that our lives are good. I don’t feel so bad about going into work tonight, tomorrow and Monday. Of course there are moments of anxiety and the little inner groan of ‘I don’t wanna go to work’ but all in all, I’m lucky to have this job and home and the health to keep it all together.
And I live in peace.
My heart goes out to all the people who struggle this holiday season. When you see them, smile at them, show them they matter. That can mean so much to a person who is down and hurt.
http://lindaghill.com/2015/12/04/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-dec-515/
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