brittney lyn

So, it has come to be that because I have made good decisions in my life, work hard, and don't have any illegitimate children, I am going to have a much harder time than those who don't fit that description. My oh-so-wonderful father has once again decided to put me into a financial pickle. He has realized that because I am 21 and no longer in school, he doesn't have to pay child support anymore. This may not sound as bad as it is, my father's child support checks have been used solely for paying my car loan & auto insurance. He has so gracefully offered to keep me on his health insurance for a "bit longer" until I can afford it on my own (gee, thanks dad). This has only furthered my very strong opinion that my father has no idea what it means to raise a child - it far surpasses fulfilling what little legal obligations you may have and realizing that helping people, especially your children, might be a more beneficial than having a comfortable retirement and a fancy remote starter. Quit being so surprised that your children are distant and non-communicative when you do little to act like a true father. I will give him a small amount of credit for offering to sit down with me and look through my finances, with the possibility of still helping me (we'll see how that actually turns out).

As I started to explore my options for health insurance I was presented with the idea of HIP. This is not the ideal situation in my mind, I would love nothing more than to afford a normal policy on my own, but that isn't going to happen. This seemed way too good to be true, well guess what - it is. Our lovely governor, Mitch Daniels (I'll save my rant on his awful decision making skills for another time), has reserved almost all of the HIP funds for single mothers. Please explain to me how it works that I have managed to NOT be a statistic, yet I still can't catch a break for working in an industry where I will never be provided with any sort of benefits? Even though I work full time and pay all my bills when they're actually due (more than I can say for most people of any age). Doesn't exactly make sense.

On a brighter note, Drew will be home tomorrow, Heath & Hillary will get to come home for Christmas, and there are only 2 more days until the weekend - a little happiness for my day.