I'm only 20, but after I graduated high school I moved in with my fiancé, his brother and his brothers fiancé into a two bedroom apartment. I had a really crappy job at the time and it didn't really pay much. Most of the money went to rent and bills. My fiancé and I learned to live off of rice and cream of (whatever) soup. It got very nasty after a while, but it was mostly all we had. Now we live with his grandmother since shes really sick. I have my job but I'm striving to get a better one. Once things settle and his grandmother gets more help here we plan to move out into our own little place.

I lost my dad when I was seventeen in a over-turned open cab tractor accident, me my mom & my first cousin was in the field w/him when it happened what was so bad for my mom was she lost her real dad when she was three in the same way. My husband & I (just married) took over the farm b/c my mom moved to shreveport she just needed to get away from the whole place. Mother nature had other plans for us, we had lost a crop to torrential rain & the crop insurance place said we didn't qualify-just over the limit (crooks) then sent us a bill for 9000.00, we had been barely keeping ourselves in & out the red. We had one son that was three & one that was 5 months old- I'll never forget that winter we alternated deer sausage & pork sausage every night. I still cannot stomach deer sausage to this day. Then when my son was four I picked him up from daycare & when I got him home I was cooking supper & he was crying at my feet- I noticed one side of his face was showing the crying emotion & one side was not, he had been bruising easy but you think hey that's little boys, I called our ped. that night & we had a doctor app the next day I had to work so my hubbie took him in & I met them for lunch my dh said the dr said it was bells palsy from a bad ear inf. (made sense we were on 2nd set of tubes) but thought he was anemic so did blood test then I got a phone call at work at three that afternoon he said he thought it was leaukemia I pretty much blacked out he said they were waiting for us in jackson, ms & to go right now. The whole way we convinced ourselves it was a mistake we saw doctors that whole night until 4 in the morning by 9 the next day we knew he had leaukemia & it was type AML lvl 2 the type most common in adults thank god a friend convinced us to go to st. judes which we did, b/c of his type he had to have a bone marrow transplant the first one he went through rounds of treatment & then got his own marrow back (we were there 7 months) the prob w/that is dormant cells are in their marrow (they do not do this type transplant anymore) & they relapse, his b-day is april 18th & we spent it at walt disney for his make wish trip I was five months preg w/baby three (also having prob cause after sonogram they said the baby had choroid plexus on his head which went away but b/c of where it was located on his head at time said poss sign of down syndrome-I know what else) but I had to put that out of my mind b/c two weeks after make wish trip my son relapsed this time we did a transplant from his brother who was only two months away from turning 2 yrs old but they were a six out of six match (can't do any better than that) that was prob the worst of the worst-total body radiation it was very tough when a doc tells you they are going to bring your child to deaths door only to snatch him back & you have to sign this paper for them to do it (ok I'm gonna have to wrap this up I'm crying, didn't realize I needed to do this today ;) I had to find a doc up there which he was wonderful & my third son was born in memphis very healthy & no down's we were there that time for 8 months & got to come home, to which the farm was bust & we had to take bankruptcy. There is a happy ending here-My son now is a happy healthy 16 year old, we have growth issues (he has taken the pro-tropin shots but he still is very tiny for his age) but we can handle that & finally last year st judes only see us once a year. The doctors & st jude are a gift from god & I thank them every day, I know we wouldn't have had the same outcome if we would have stayed in jackson. I still keep the teddybear someone gave us from when we were in memphis in my bedroom & when I think I'm having a bad day & I see that bear I know things have been a whole lot worse.

OK, here's mine.

We had to move to a cheaper house, so we found a nice enough house to rent a few towns over. We moved in and everything was nice and we were settled. I was in my backyard one day, and I noticed that my neighbor was outside. Then I realized that it was my worst (only) enemy that I've had a bad history with for the last 4 years or so. :p

Of ALL the houses for rent, we happened to move in right in front of the ONE person in the entire world that I absolutely cannot stand.

Its quite irritating sometimes, but its pretty funny and ironic too.

That sure is "poor you" Hope it wasn't this last move.

Bless your heart sweetie - what a life you've had.

I can't say enough good things about St Jude's - it's the one charity I routinely give to.

And, girlfriend - your life needs to be made into a Movie of the Week or a book! I cried for you just reading the brief summary.

When my family lived in Romania, my mom and dad would eat orange rinds and chicken fat while my brother and I got the meat and fruit. We moved to Georgia with nothing but a small suitcase with some clothes..for three people! We couldn't even afford for my brother to come with us at the same time. He had to stay behind with my grandmother for almost a year. He was 3 at the time. At the airport the night they came to the states, my mom went to hug him and he pulled away, looked at her, and asked her who she was. It completely broke her heart! We had an amazing church that helped us out so much when we came over. We lived with my aunt, uncle, and two cousins for a couple of years while my parents tried to find jobs. Mayo sandwiches were a staple at the house for a long time!

That being said..I had an absolutely amazing childhood. I never knew we were without anything. I never knew about a lot of stuff until I was 22 or 23. My parents have enough determination to last them multiple lifetimes. I owe them a lot and I am very appreciative of everything they gave up to make their children's life better.

I think you are amazing! You go girl! ;)

At 18, I thought I new everything and moved from New Jersey to Texas (yes of course chasing a man). I was so broke, no car, no family, I wrote home on a paper towel.

Awww thanks

Oh my gosh...I agree! You poor thing....but, it's amazing what horrific life events you can get thru. I love St. Jude's too....I remember being really little hearing Danny Thomas talking about them and I LOVED him, so I knew that it had to be a good place. I've donated to them ever since I was 8 yrs old (not that it was very much then, but more than I can now...just JOKING).

It's stories like this that when you feel like you're having a bad day or life just isn't treating you fairly, just make you want to slap yourself!

Oh Megan, LOL! Murphy's Law, eh??? That sucks. But it is a little funny (ironic, like you say). So, now you're just closer to her so you can REALLY annoy her, LOL. You never know..maybe they'll move! :)

Oh that's so funny! I forget all the goofy things I did sometimes. I did almost the same thing; moved to Vegas with a boyfriend....had never had a job before in MY LIFE (other than doing some filing for my dad which wasn't really a job).

When I got there, I had NO money, no job, no car, no nothing....and my bf that I went there with, hadn't gotten a job yet either; but he and his buddies were in contstruction so they were out all day "looking for jobs"...(God only knows what they were really doing:rolleyes:). We were all living at this seedy motel at the end of the downtown area, Fremont St....and they'd all go off all day and I'd be left at the motel in our room alone with nothing to do besides watch the 2 tv channels and talk to the maid when she came in to clean.
There was a group of 3 girls who "lived" in a room that was directly across the small parking lot from our room and I would see them every afternoon, coming out of their room, all dressed up in beautiful dresses, their hair (or wigs:confused:) perfect, perfect makeup and a limo picking them up. I was SO BORED...and I thought...hmmm....they look like they're always going out and doing something fun, maybe I should get to know them and maybe I could hang out with them". And I knew that a few guys were either living with them or came over, so I thought maybe they'd have some job leads for me :cool:. What a freakin' dingdong I was, LOL!

I mentioned it to the cleaning lady one day when she was complaining about how dirty "their" room was and how it took her forever to clean it; and I said "REALLY??? they look so gorgeous every afternoon when they go out, I can't believe they'd be so messy. In fact, I was thinking of introducing myself to them and maybe we could be friends and I'd have some friends to do stuff with"....she looked at me and said "HONEY....those girls are HOOKERS!":eek::embarasse. I had NO CLUE. What a dummy, LOL! But I was broke and bored....apparently, NOT a good combination, LOL. I have to say though, it was my first indication that ladies of the night are not all skanky looking...in fact, I met a LOT of them the longer I lived in Vegas and they were probably some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen in my life. I never did meet those girls though, LOL. :p

When I moved to the US. I had no money. I went to school to learn English. Mom would send me money, but for the basics, rent and bills and it was at the beginning of the month . I had to stretch the money to make it last so that I could eat, then "mija" my first own cat adopted me. There were times where I had to eat half of my meal, so that she could eat too. No tv, vcr,only radio/alarm. Those things make you appreciate things better.
I'm grateful that my situation is very different now. I don't take things for granted. Only one thing, I just wish that I could enjoy all these things with "Mija" she went to Rainbow Bridge before the good times came, but I gave her all the love that she deserved.

Awww.....that's so sweet! I'm sure she knew how much you loved her! And I'm glad your life has changed for the better:).

Oh goodness. I don't know if I can answer this without getting too personal. Let's just say there was a point in time about 12 years ago when the only home I had was a beat up jalopy that I would drive out into the woods & sleep in at night. I tell you what -- if you ever need motivation to do better with your life, try living in a car for a few months! ;)