I am sitting here crying. I totally suck. Why can't I keep up with crap? I have no birth certificate for Claire. I have no social security card for Claire. How the CRAP am I supposed to register her for kindergarten without these things? Blood sacrifices? Voo doo? And now the horrible tasks of replacing them. And no guarantee that they will arrive before school. And NO help from the federal social security office. Their website says "Sure, documents from the doctor or religious certificates like baptism, for example, are just fine." The customer service representative says, "Gee, hmm, I don't know if those will fly. Call the local office." NO PHONE NUMBER FOR THE LOCAL OFFICE. Yeah, the website says try the customer federal government number before you COME IN. I JUST TRIED THEM. THEY ARE WORTHLESS FOOLS WHO CONTROL OUR RETIREMENT, SO START STUFFING YOUR MATTRESSES WITH CASH!
And all my kids are in time out. They've been neglected all morning while I've been on the phone with the STUPID STUPID government. I've locked myself in my room while they scream because the voice-recognition feature of the social security office keep saying, "I"m sorry. I didn't understand your answer." Yeah, because "MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY!" isn't a standard answer in the social security department.
Forgive any typos in this blog. I'm typing with m;y eyes shut b/c I'm crying so much. Nobody call or come over. I've got a dear friend on the way.
14 comments:
I'm so sorry - That sucks! If it makes you feel any better, I lose all of those documents on a regular basis. I hate having to keep up with all that stuff for all 6 of us. I'm sure when Hannah reaches that age she won't be able to go to school because I won't have the necessary crap either. :)
Sounds like you need some cookies. What are your favorite and I'll bring them by later tonight. ;) Or maybe something chocolate?
I'm so sorry Jennifer!! I'm sending you a virtual hug! I hope everything works out! I'd like to be the eternal optimist and say "it will all work out in the end", but you know I am not an optimist in ANYWAY so I can't say that. But I can say that the worst thing that could happen is Claire starts school next year. That will suck for her a lot, I know, but she'll still be healthy and sassy and as freaking girly as ever! Sorry you have to deal with all of the stress!
Andrew always says that he understands why adults are grumpy (and subsequently why he is always grumpy now)--they have to deal with stuff just like you described on a regular basis. My official pregnancy test I needed for insurance I noticed when I went to take it in had my birthday wrong--I was 4 years younger!! Well, come to find out the health center had put on another Rachel Grover's record that she was pregnant (poor girl didn't even know!) Then when Miriam was born the hospital had her father as Antony Grover (apparently a similar social security number to Andrew's). And like you describe you can't even get through to anyone because they all have these "time-saving" computerized phone systems! But after months of run around Miriam finally has both the correct mother and correct father on record.
I'm so sorry... I have had to replace both birth certificates and social security cards and it bites like nothing else to deal with those people. I go into complete panic when James will come to me and ask for some important document he asked me to tuck away somewhere 'safe' and it takes us days to find and there have been times we can't find them and I feel as though I just stink at keeping up with it all. It is not easy.
So sorry Jen--what a complete hassle. Let me know if I can do anything to ease your stress.
My Brother-in law and his wife just had a baby a few months ago. They named him Joseph. When they got the SSC in the mail it read Jospeh. When they complained to the SS office they were basically told that they must have written it down wrong and claimed no responsibility. Then they need to provide proof that little baby Joseph was alive. I guess the fact that he was in the office with them didn't count.
I feel like crying too when ever I have to deal with the government.
I'm sorry, Jennifer. Dealing with the government is always a nightmare.
I am so sorry! You will get it done! I promise! I am THE QUEEN of INCOMPETENCE and I needed all that and a bunch more to move to Norway and I accomplished it.
Trust me - If I can do it - you most definately can!
Just breathe, make a list and put one foot in front of the other ... and before you know it - you are done.
I promise!!!
PS. Just a thought - when I needed all our birth certificates and could not find any but Jessies - I had to order them from all over - I ordered 4 of each ... yes 4 ... and stashed them in 4 logical places so that the chances of me finding them again were that much higher...
I say we just blow off kindergarten altogether. Noah and Claire can teach each other. As an alternative, you could photocopy your face and butt and take those to the school to see if they would accept those in place of the ridiculous list of other documents they wanted.
Am I sadistic or what? You are sitting at your computer, crying your eyes out (although arguably, not any more), and I am laughing! I can't help it. You're funny. Even when you're sad. Natalee, you are also very funny.
-Jess
oooh!!! i HATE, HATE the voice recognition with the screaming kids!!! i truly hope you can get it all sorted out soon.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
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