(copied from MD)

posted 12/28/2006 11:30:27 AM
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Sometimes I think it would be best if I just stayed in bed.. pulled the covers up over my head and pretended that I was unavailable for a day or two! lol Well today would have been the perfect day for that... I thought yesterday was bad, catching up with everything from being out a day was nothing compared to the stress from today.. and it's all from one phone call.. ONE tiny phone call can really make a day go from great to crap in about 2.2 seconds..... As many of you know I am in the process of buying a new home... this process has been going on for over a year now...some of it was me wanting to wait until I knew my ex husband could take our daughter for a few weeks so she wouldn't have to be shuffled back and forth to and from school.... and the rest of it was the loan company not being able to figure out how to consolidate bills into a mortgage payment well..... the first loan company was fired in August and the new one took over in September and the new one is making strides like crazy.... if all goes well... closing will be in January .... WOO HOO ..... Any-who... the lady I was going to rent from for the time I need to be out of my old house while the new house is moved in was really nice at first... she's replaced a few things in the house that were damaged from the previous renters and she would like to replace the carpet. When I said I was not sure if we needed the house for the whole month she informed me that if she didn't get a commitment of one month out of me she couldn't buy the carpet and if she couldn't buy the carpet she wouldn't rent to us because it's so disgusting it's not fit for people to live with it.OK.... this really bothers me. First if you want to rent something out to make money you have to SPEND money... if I wasn't renting it from her it would just be sitting there like it has been for the past 6 plus months because they haven't done anything with it since the previous renters moved out... not my problem. or fault... Then she adds.. this will also help compensate me taking your daughter to the bus stop with my grand kids and watching her while you're at work.. WHOA back the bus up Gus..... I NEVER asked for her to take my daughter to the bus stop nor did I ask her to watch her while I am at work.. she's old enough to walk to the bus stop herself and she's old enough to be home alone.. just because her 14 year old grandson and 12 year old granddaughter can't be left alone does not mean that those rules apply at my house.I guess I am different from most people I do not life in fear that something is going to happen to me or my family. I do not worry about things I can not control. I pray for God's protection around me and my family, home, car, etc everyday and then live in faith that they will be protected. This family lives in fear constantly that something is going to happen so much that the kids can't play in the front yard unless an adult is around. Just really bothers me that if I rent from her it's like giving her license to control my life and give her the right to tell me what to do or not do. I can't let my daughter walk to the bus because it's a long way... she walks to the bus stop everyday at my house and it's the same distance.... she can't be home alone because... well she might get scared..... In all honestly this woman is very nice and kind. She'd do almost anything for a person in need. BUT on the same hand she's also really controlling and manipulative. What bothers me most is the people in her life that allow her to do this to them and they do nothing about it but complain.... Now... the question is.. do I rent from her anyway because it's convenient, close, cheap and is best for my family.. or do I continue my search for something else? Either way the stress is really starting to get to me... I am tired all of the time and really just want to sleep all of the time... not that it solves anything but at least I don't have to deal with it.