Posted by SandyWeb on May 19, 2004, at 12:37:33
In reply to Re: Sandy, posted by jlynne on May 18, 2004, at 20:11:14
Hi all,
My case worker just left. I filled out the paperwork, and we'll be reinstated on Welfare by the end of next week. All signed up for another year. *sigh* I'm glad some of the finances are taken care of, but I feel demoralized by how I had to get there. I had to pretty well sign away every right I was ever born with. Such is the case of one who lives off the hard work of others.
We've been having a stand-off in our quiet little neighborhood since last night. Apparently the police went to a house at midnight last night to serve an apprehension notice from Child Protective Services, and the gentleman wouldn't let them in. He shot at them around 2am. And the whole area has been closed off since midnight with police, swat team, paramedics. The local junior high school wasn't opened today. And the whole thing makes me want to cry. I don't know why. Something about someone in enough pain to barricade himself in and shoot at the police, and the police wanting to end it peacefully without him getting hurt. And it feels like a hopeless situation....he knows he's going to be arrested, he knows he has just made matters so much more worse, he's angry and depressed and you know he must be having suicidal thoughts. And yet we work so hard to try and prevent someone taking their own life. Even though they were coming to arrest him last night, today they are trying to keep him alive. And sirens....all the time you hear sirens.
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=ns_standoff20040519
So, a little draining today.
And my mum wants us to get together as a family soon to celebrate my dad's birthday. I'm just not ready for that type of closeness yet. I still just want to be alone.
I'm just very, very tired.
I'll chat with you all later.
Sandy
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