Nancy S.
some are humble reminders that it can always get worse. yet allow you to appreciate & be thankful that you arnt me.
flash back to 2015, I bought a house for my grandma, mom, cousin, brother, and myself to live in. fast forward to 2019.
in the last 4 years, my cousin was shot in the head, grandma couldn't handle living with my mom & I, my uncle moved out of the homeless shelter & into the house, my brother went to jail and came back a monster and I was left with a giant house and 140k debt.
so, I thought I'd get roommates.
worse idea ever.
for starts, none of them ever paid rent aside from the initial $500 they have me to move in. fast forward a year, still, none of them have paid. they've destroyed the house, turned the park-like yard into a field of trash mountains, and there's all kinds of criminal activity. to the point the city keeps issuing me fines & putting liens on the deed, but refuses to help me remove the cause of the issues. won't even offer advice. l I've seeked help from every program/property-related business/lawyer who'd answer the phone and all of the 3 letter government agencies. I even tried getting protection orders. nothing. not a single helpful anything from anyone. the governor of WA and the Mayor of Tacoma both sent me "condolences on your $@!#% life" letters. it got so bad I had to leave all my belongings behind and flee for safety because the streets were & are still safer than being at that house. fast forward another year, I was still living in my car until a few months ago, when my brother stole it while I was in the shower. then the rental assistance programs came out. so, I applied, for all 9 people whove been living there for free for the last 2 years. EVERY APPLICATION WAS DENIED. except 1, but they wrote a physical check and sent it to..surprise.m the $@!#% house…so, when I found out I called the place and was like "noooo! you need to cancel that immediately!!" it's been 2 months since then and they are refusing to rewrite it because the tenant "is unresponsive and cannot verify income" so, fast forward to today, i'm still without a vehicle, still homeless, lost everything I ever owned, noone will hire me, and to too it all off, my mortgage is 140k & I'm 9 months behind (1500x9), accumulated 10+ liens & vatias documents attached to the deed of the house, code enforcement continues to issue fines yet won't board up the house, power company won't let me remove my name from the bill. oh yeah, how'd I forget to mention, i've been stuck paying the utilities AND rent L for all these f***ks this entire time. have literally lost faith in "charities" "resources", "assistance programs", & the governments. $@!#% I'm surprised i still believe there's a chance there might be good people out there. cuz tell you what, if there are, they are far and few in-between
so, when you're feeling like it can't get worse, just remember, it can. just the same,
when that negativity burdens you, remember me & my story. let it humble you & bring you happiness knowing that no matter how tough life is, atleast you're not me.