:iagree: I'd be afraid 2nd friend would "report" to 1st "friend". I wouldn't feel safe, sad to say! :glare:

:iagree: Great idea! :D

I haven't read all 14 pages either, but wanted to tell you how sorry I am this happened to you! This is so very wrong! I would NOT give her the CD! If she's so angry about all these things she may break it and regret it later. I'd just hold on to it and give it to the daughter later. Or print a pic or two to give directly to the daughter and her mom. I would try to forgive, with God's help, this woman, but I don't think I could ever be good friends with her again! She may be hoping to see you miserable about all this, so I'd try to put on a happy face, at least when you're around her! I'll pray you find REAL friends soon! Please don't let her comments dictate who you are! You are who you are and she didn't bother getting to really know you! :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

What is it about? I don't see any real explanation....did I miss it? Sorry! :)

Wow, good deal! Can I join? I promise I'll pay on time! :D Hmmm, I may not make it to many of the events though... ;)

To me that opens up a whole new can of worms! As the OP stated, if she lets her just pay late, then it means that the rules and e-mail reminders didn't matter. Then others would want to start paying late. Then the paperwork all gets backed up and more e-mails have to be sent out...... it just doesn't work. I am sure that if this lady had called with an explanation, and asked for an extention, that it could be worked out. But she didn't. She just didn't respond and then assumed she could just pay late. Therein lies the difference between allowing someone with a legitimate need to pay later, and this person who it seems just hasn't bothered. (This is IMHO)

Thank you so much! We're surviving without them working, but it'd be awfully nice if they were able to get out and earn some money! :001_smile: I appreciate your post! I must admit, it did kind of come across that way to me. I've had people say that to me, "You just need to have your boys do this and they'd get a job. MY kids did, so yours would too." It just hasn't worked out that way. My initial reaction to the start of your post ("they just need to....") was a knee-jerk reaction to comments like the above that are basically saying, "If you had done it like us your boys would have a job." and "You need to make them get out there and get a job." and "Well MY son/daughter got a job without much work, so...." We're already frustrated with not getting anything yet, so comments assuming things like that are even more frustrating. I thank you for your advice, and am glad it wasn't meant in that way! :001_smile: The places that have online apps said they do not accept/will not take any resumes or apps in person! It seems to me they'd want to see that someone is serious about finding a job and want to talk in person with someone to help make a positive impression! I think it's a great idea to kind of be a "squeaky wheel!" But they specifially said NOT to! :001_huh: :glare:

They HAVE gone in and talked to managers and handed in applications and resumes where they are allowed to do so. The new fast food place that recently opened up was online only. We didn't notice it until it was too late, but they've filled out the online apps now. I'm glad your kids have been able to work, it's great experience! Mine have worked at school and off and on for the neighbors. But they haven't been able to find jobs in at least 6 months of pounding the pavement. Not sure why, but it's NOT for a lack of trying! :tongue_smilie: It must be the area, cuz like I said earlier, my niece got a job right away when she applied (in Florida). I think the thing that bothers me most is that people seem to assume that my kids aren't trying or haven't done it right. They haven't tried everything as I've found out here, just as I was hoping I would! (thank you again everyone! :D), but they HAVE been trying multiple time over! :tongue_smilie: You all have helped a lot, thank you! I hope they will soon find jobs and I can report it here! :D

:iagree: My lefty dd writes WAY neater than either of my boys (all the rest of us are righties)! :001_smile:

Oh yeah, I've heard of that. Thank you, I will look it up, or have them do it! ;)

:grouphug: Hope it all works out well! Will be praying for safe travels and a good match! Congratulations and God bless you and your little guy! :grouphug:

:lol: And for the blondish editing reason, another :lol:

Thank you!

It's tough, isn't it?! I REALLY don't like the online applications at all either! :glare: I hope things work out well for your son!

Wouldn't that be, "Okay. It like it is"? ;) I love these threads too! :D

My dd is a lefty and does not hook her arm.

:iagree: Also, if your dad qualifies for caregiving hours, maybe you can see what it takes to become a caregiver and do it, so you would get compensated for some of your work. My sister is going to do that for my parents. Then maybe you could have some type of respite care come in for a few hours a time or two a week. At any rate, I agree with the others, it's wonderful that you're willing to take him in and give him proper care! I'll add my hugs to the others you've been receiving :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:, and my prayers for strength for you and your family!

Well, they started out being pickier, now they're just wanting a job! :001_smile: Congratulations to your dh! Hope it works out well!

That's neat, thanks! I'll have them check into this! Who at the college would they talk to about it, do you know? Oh.......... Yes, they are both going to our local CC.

My dd is a lefty, and she goes right to left. I never thought about it. As she was learning it seemed right to her and me both, so it was never an issue. :001_smile:

Praise the Lord! Will continue to pray for continuing strength and health for her!

That's great your ds made it! I just talked with ds20, and he said he would like to sign with a temp. agency and see if they can get him into a job. So he may take his brother and they'll sign up tomorrow! WooHoo! :D Not sure why we didn't do this before? I think we thought they'd be able to get a local job.... :tongue_smilie:

That's a possibility. DS18 and DD may be going on a mission trip in July, so that's right in the middle of summer camp! If he doesn't go, though, that may be a great idea! Not sure that ds20 would want to do that. I'll ask them though, thanks!

Aaargh, hope she finds a good job soon! She couldn't have known they'd lay her off. Too bad! My DS20 wants a manual labor job. He actually likes those, and working more on his own, than people jobs. DS18 is a social bug, so prefers a job working with people a lot. So, at least maybe they won't be competing with each other for jobs! :001_smile:

Hi! :D It may be a bit harder now since they've made the new law. Not sure about that though. He just doesn't want to go through the time and effort since it's not something he wants to do in the long-run. If we can find a shorter class, I may be able to convince him. The law just took effect, so your SIL isn't required to do that. However, eventually she'll probably have to, as people won't want to hire her if she's not. They'll want the ones that ARE CNA's. I made it into the caregiving job before the law took effect, so I have my job now and am not a CNA. I plan to get it eventually though.