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Originally Posted by MG1
Man, that's tough. Is there anything we here at RS can do? I don't really know who you are, but I see you post in RS often enough. I think if anything, RS can come together and help you out. Surely a car club can come up with a car that works. If not we can all pitch in and make it work.
This will be with your permission, of course.
As for the single mom thing, yes, they really have it tough, but the case that was mentioned in this thread isn't cool. You're right, we shouldn't paint people with the same brush.
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i'd absolutely refuse any help. I'd rather go homeless and die on the streets than accept help anymore. I need to get myself out of this.
I'm more frustrated with direct family though. I know my situation and what you need to get by here. They think every city is Vancouver, but what you have in Calgary is essentially one of the largest cities in North America, the sprawl is massive here. I live in a suburb with my friend and while transport to downtown is not bad, unless you work in downtown that's all transit is good for. You can get far in Alberta if you have a skill. You will most likely get a company vehicle or if you had a college education you will most likely be working downtown, since all of downtown Calgary is finance/oil/offices. Vacancy here is 1%. It also rubs salt in the wound when you have wealthy family members, and in the 3 months that I've been unemployed here (partially) they have never called once to see how I'm doing. They don't know that I went a week without food eating only protein shakes and oatmeal before i resorted to a food bank. I've applied for ~20 jobs a day through kijiji, have an impressive resume, a college education, about 12 mandatory certificates for trades and I can't get a fucking job. Either way the only reason I said don't rag on single mothers is because I was essentially raised by one and my best friend is a single mother so I know what she goes through. Career advancement is tough as a single mother because your daughter always comes first. She's been offered 2 dream jobs in different cities (for gaming companies) and she can't move because she doesn't want to ruin her daughters life.