tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997253466437203621.post133748594930863101..comments2023-10-02T07:46:59.340-06:00Comments on Surviving and thriving in Mom-dom: Government Is As Government DoesCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354973669191454830noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997253466437203621.post-20582196346233847462011-04-10T00:53:29.829-06:002011-04-10T00:53:29.829-06:00Ah, this sucks. My husband works for the Fed. Govt...Ah, this sucks. My husband works for the Fed. Govt and he was in the same boat. Now, he isn't fighting in the military, but we too faced no income, no way to pay bills or buy food, etc. (although he'd have to keep coming to work w/o pay. WTH???)<br /><br />Thank God they got the resolution passed... for now.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997253466437203621.post-16274049329788338752011-04-09T18:34:32.397-06:002011-04-09T18:34:32.397-06:00I am so sorry. My brother is in the army too. Af...I am so sorry. My brother is in the army too. After a stint in Iraq he too is facing the same problems.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517747321455561159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997253466437203621.post-2180290885495599652011-04-09T12:53:54.142-06:002011-04-09T12:53:54.142-06:00I'm sorry. Prayers for safety and health for y...I'm sorry. Prayers for safety and health for your family.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830324269477826545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997253466437203621.post-40608619385837623122011-04-09T08:33:30.308-06:002011-04-09T08:33:30.308-06:00I am so glad that this all worked out okay (for no...I am so glad that this all worked out okay (for now). It was so hard for me to tell the kids that we may have to cut out all of their extracurricular items for a while (equestrian lessons are EXPENSIVE). I was even more upset because my husband (Army) has to work this entire weekend, and I knew he was not going to be too thrilled about working 12 days in a row plus not be getting paid for them.Angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629111502370999828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997253466437203621.post-4424529015347130632011-04-09T08:24:18.763-06:002011-04-09T08:24:18.763-06:00I am so sorry Crystal.
We have been in the same b...I am so sorry Crystal. <br />We have been in the same boat here ~not a Military family, but unable to afford Health Insurance privately for our family with my husband running his own business. It sucks. <br />Hugs to you.Johihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705411427266618847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997253466437203621.post-78430268789489161272011-04-09T06:34:14.209-06:002011-04-09T06:34:14.209-06:00The village idiots in Washington managed to come u...The village idiots in Washington managed to come up with some type of a bridge resolution, last minute, that will avert a shut-down, at least for a while.<br /><br />Big effing deal!<br /><br />Forgive me for waxing so totally political here but I'm riled, no, make it damn pissed-off. Has just one of these overpaid blowhards stepped up to the plate and offered to give up their government paycheck? Give up any of the associated "perks" which go with their positions like travel expenses, government vehicles, jets, helicopters, etc.? We all know that there is probably not ONE of them who couldn't survive on their personal financial coffers for a month, if not more if they either volunteered or had all their benefits immediately terminated and those financial resources pooled back into the treasury.<br /><br />We elected these officials to work for us, to stand up and fight for the rights and needs of the taxpayers yet the average citizens have to suffer with less and the lifestyles of these government shirks never waivers.<br /><br />These elected government criminals should have been working day and night, for weeks, to formulate a proper budget; now they attempt to all come off smelling like roses because they pulled some type of a solution out of their rear-ends at the last minute.<br /><br />It's our fault; we trusted in the rhetoric they provided during their campaigns, we opened the door for each of them to live off our blood, sweat and tears and that trust has now been betrayed as they scramble like rats in a garbage pile to come up with a solution to this overwhelming financial crisis.<br /><br />The performance of our current government and its so-called leader has been nothing short of a disgrace and I fear for the continued survival of our country until there is a change in leadership in less than two more years. <br /><br />I'm sorry for what this put you and your family through Crystal, sorry as well for every other military family who has done nothing other than sacrifice for the good of this country.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983686239033756332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997253466437203621.post-7073400162918317682011-04-08T22:22:50.558-06:002011-04-08T22:22:50.558-06:00I feel you. Health care shouldn't be affected,...I feel you. Health care shouldn't be affected, though. I guess from what I've gathered this far, I feel like everything is kind of in limbo right now. This website has a lot of good info!<br /><br />http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/government-shutdown-what.htmlRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096614547344948182noreply@blogger.com