Teacher strike respect, no food, no work, he threaten to leave in Misadventures of West Virginia Woman

The strike started on Thursday the 22nd. The strike will end on Thursday March 1st. That is an entire week of unpaid time. I hate this. I dont know how me and my fiancé will make it we are both school guards in school system. The teachers chose to striked not us. Talan mom Deneen volunteered to pay the rent to help us get by. Without her rent would be unpaid. I didnt have money for car insurance my mom covered that.

The teachers took money from their own pockets to feed underprivileged children during the strike. A lot of kids depend on free lunch program in order not to starve. The teachers even drove to the childrens homes. They did a peaceful protest and will be back to work on Thursday. I respect the teachers caring for the children like this.

I signed up for unemployment for the time i was forced to take off. I signed up for a month of food stamps. I went to a donation center to get food to get by. Talan signed up for unemployment but refused to accept food stamps his pride is getting best of him. I dont want to make welfare a career i just need it for the week of unpaid time off.

Talan is covering my shift on Thursday so i can go to a gynecology appointment. I havent had a pap smear in years. I am going talk to gynecologist about pmdd and possibility of endometriosis. I pms 2 weeks out of the month cramps even when i dont pms. I have mood swings during my time of the month i suffer from depression and suicidal thought. I dont act because i know it is just hormones. I am curious if i am even fertile all these years i avoided finding out.

I will work 1 day this week on Friday due to strike and doctor appointment .I might go find a job closer to home. Driving 66 minutes a day time total to and from work wear vehicle down. Most my money goes to gas. I think it is time to do job application. I desire stable job closer to home.

In August i worked for Burger King i still havent job my tax paperwork even after i called paperwork asking for it. Still no where to be seen. How can i motivate this company send it to me so i can do my taxes? Can i skip putting that in my taxes if i never got it? I dont know what to do.

Talan threatened to pack his things and leave me over me asking him to sign up for unemployment for losing his job at gas station last week and our current boss only giving him 16 hours. He got angry because told him i cant afford to pay bills by myself. Can he please sign up for foodstamps he told me fuck you get out of his face. I stood up left him in my car walked to near by store went to bathroom and cried. I went back told him if he wants to leave no one is stopping him. I love him but i will change locks when he leaves. He knew i wasnt playing he signed up for unemployment where we had a week off where teachers strike refused sign up for food stamps so i gave up.

We got some food from a church because we couldnt afford groceries. He called it humiliating. I told him when we do better we donate money back to church to help with the food pantry. I told him sometimes life creates a balance. Nothing to be humiliated about everyone has tough times. This is for all the times we gave to charities expecting nothing in return. He sees it as embarrassment and a failure i see it as a bad economic season till we can do better.

I live in West Virginia everyone is poorly paid. Few jobs are fulltime. Lots of people depend on dhhr just to barely get by. Economy sucks. All you can do is strive for a better job and do better. No shame in struggling as long as you keep trying.
The economic downturn is but a season not a lifetime it will get better with hard work and dedication.