Oct 9, 2008
I am writing on behalf of my three children, ages 10, 8 & 6.
I thought last year was tough on them as we lost my father, my husband’s mother
(one week before Christmas) and our beloved German Shepherd. Our children were devastated. We somehow managed to make Christmas pleasant for them. This year the sorrow is more of a financial one.
I have been working for my employer 3.5 months. I was just recently told that they made an error and I was making $1.50 more an hour than I should have been (however it was an amount that we agreed on and I left a previous job to go there because of that), so they have now reduced my pay. We had to switch daycares as our previous one closed and we are now paying more than twice as much per week. We have had one mishap after another between our vehicles and our house, something constantly breaking down. We, like a lot of others, live week by week, paycheck by paycheck and those unforeseen expenses have put us behind on our mortgage.
Two of our children are bi-polar and one of them is also Autistic. That had taken many years and many Doctors, including Boston General Hospital and an inpatient stay at Spring harbor, to diagnose. The prescriptions alone each month for our household is close to $350.00 and the Doctor visits several times per month we have to pay a co-pay for. Both of the children qualify for Katie Beckett (Disability) through MaineCare, however they wanted $60.00 a month per child for premiums. An amount we can not afford. The children were also turned down for Social Security disability solely because they stated we make too much money. They do not take into account all the expenses we have.
With the recent cut in my pay, three months before Christmas, we have had to make a decision that we either buy Christmas gifts or put oil in our tank. Obviously the oil won out. So I am sad to say that we do not have extra money for Christmas gifts this year. My husband has been trying to put in extra hours at work, he works for the State of Maine as a Corrections office, just so we can get caught up on our mortgage so that we don’t lose our home.
I just hate to see them suffer due to this poor economy and the cost of everything around us rising (Oil, Gas, food), while my paycheck has been reduced. If we are chosen to receive any gifts for our children, we will be very appreciative.
Sincerely,
Oct 9, 2008
I am writing on behalf of my three children, ages 10, 8 & 6.
I thought last year was tough on them as we lost my father, my husband’s mother
(one week before Christmas) and our beloved German Shepherd. Our children were devastated. We somehow managed to make Christmas pleasant for them. This year the sorrow is more of a financial one.
I have been working for my employer 3.5 months. I was just recently told that they made an error and I was making $1.50 more an hour than I should have been (however it was an amount that we agreed on and I left a previous job to go there because of that), so they have now reduced my pay. We had to switch daycares as our previous one closed and we are now paying more than twice as much per week. We have had one mishap after another between our vehicles and our house, something constantly breaking down. We, like a lot of others, live week by week, paycheck by paycheck and those unforeseen expenses have put us behind on our mortgage.
Two of our children are bi-polar and one of them is also Autistic. That had taken many years and many Doctors, including Boston General Hospital and an inpatient stay at Spring harbor, to diagnose. The prescriptions alone each month for our household is close to $350.00 and the Doctor visits several times per month we have to pay a co-pay for. Both of the children qualify for Katie Beckett (Disability) through MaineCare, however they wanted $60.00 a month per child for premiums. An amount we can not afford. The children were also turned down for Social Security disability solely because they stated we make too much money. They do not take into account all the expenses we have.
With the recent cut in my pay, three months before Christmas, we have had to make a decision that we either buy Christmas gifts or put oil in our tank. Obviously the oil won out. So I am sad to say that we do not have extra money for Christmas gifts this year. My husband has been trying to put in extra hours at work, he works for the State of Maine as a Corrections office, just so we can get caught up on our mortgage so that we don’t lose our home. We have recive shut off notices from our electric company as well.
I just hate to see them suffer due to this poor economy and the cost of everything around us rising (Oil, Gas, food), while my paycheck has been reduced. If we can get ANY gifts for our children, we will be very appreciative.
Sincerely,
if you can help or direct me.
