I am a good person that tries to 'play' life by the rules. I do everything that I am supposed to do, I have a moral center, and I try to live the Higher Law. What I find most frustrating, right now, is the fact that with as much as I'm struggling to do the Right Thing, it seems that I'm constantly getting screwed over for doing it.

I am a dedicated husband and father, I work full time, I volunteer at our church, at my daughter's school, I try to be there for all who need me; before joining the site, it was brought to my attention that all of my wife's needs were not being met, she felt that she came last on the priority list. I decided to change that immediately, and our marriage has been as firm as a rock since then.

Our financial situation is scary at best, despite me working full time. It seems that we make just a little too much to qualify for any type of assistance. My sister has chosen to to solve her problems at the expense of anybody around her including family-she has done some really atrocious things including stealing alot of money from my grandmother. I am now in charge of my grandmother's finances, and it's REALLY hard to hear her complain about how much things cost, and how hard it is to make ends meet. Being in charge of a part of her finances, and seeing exactly where the money goes, and seeing the balance in the account, and hearing her complain Is REALLY HARD when I'm currently filing bankruptcy, we do without any luxuries, we do without a great many necessities. We are cut to the bone, and there is little more we can do to improve our situation. Every day seems to bring some unexpected bill or some new expense, and I recently got the news that my review that was scheduled for April, which would mean a raise, has been pushed to September. AAARRGH!!! Is there anybody else out there who is going through exactly the same thing and can offer any words of hope?? I have been coping for the last 4+ years, and there is no light ahead for the next 2 years. I am just having a really hard time coping today. Thanks for listening