[spaceid]

I'm not really sure where to start, but I'll try somewhere. There are four of us that live in one house. My mom, stepfather, and brother. We are all adults. My brother and I never got along with our stepfather, but we've tried to keep it civil, sometimes to no avail. Since October everything has gotten worse than its ever been. Money issues have hit everyone of us hard. I've been out of college for about three years and have yet to find a full-time job that I don't get laid off of. I can't pay my student loans because of it and they are going into default. My brother has had two back injuries, can't work, is in pain all the time, and in the middle of a law suit. My stepfather can't seem to keep a job that pays steadily since he is always in sales. My mother is the only one with a full-time and she has to pratically take care of everything and she just declared bankruptcy. She also sleeps on the couch and wants to divorce my stepfather, but I don't know if that would ever happen. Today there was a big fight between my mom and my brother because of those economic stimulus checks you're supposed to get when you pay taxes. Well, my stepfather told my brother and I to put ourselves down as dependents and he told my brother that we would still get the stimulus checks. I looked it up and of course if you are a dependent you don't get one. However, my stepfather still says otherwise and they must be lost in the mail. Keep in mind this man does people's taxes for extra income so he should know the rules. Now I understand that my mother would get more money with me as a dependent and she needs it, but I know I wish I was just personally told the truth because I had planned on saving that money for bills. However, my brother took it a lot worse than I did and when he gets mad you don't want to be around. I guess this is a long post, but it is a day in the life in this house. I just don't have anyone to talk to about this so I was hoping you guys wouldn't mind reading this. This has all made me pretty depressed since the end of last year and I'm just trying to keep a sane mind about it, but lately I've just felt like I'm at the end of my rope and don't know what to do. I'm not sure what I'm looking for. Maybe some understanding and maybe some help?

[gimmeice]

((((((((((( spaceid )))))))))))))))))))
I am sorry that you are going through this difficult time in your life. Please try to take good care of yourself, doing things you enjoy, that is very important in times of stress.