Economic Abuse

This was my exhusband when we were married. I was constantly told I was selfish for spending funds on things such as my life saving medications and femenine essentials. He kept such a tight leash on the money that when we split, I had exactly 32 bucks in my checking account. Come to find out, he was blowing money on the stock market off credit cards while I was sleeping and using MY paychecks to pay them off in secret out of our joint checking account that I had no access to.

This came about because our temple marriage prep class actually ENCOURAGED the men to take control of ALL household funds and dole out money to the wives to pay the bills and get the household things. It TOLD the husbands to handle all the funds and not "worry" the wives with the troubles of dealing with the banks as it could be too stressful for us while working towards having children.

I have a vice grip on my money now and refuse to allow my fiance access, he has his account, I have mine and never shall the two meet. We each take a few bills and pay them ourselves while telling the other when we need help to make a payment or to get something. Generally, if one doesn't have the money, the other does.


economic abuse

Readings....

So between work and school all I've had time to read is text books and the news. None of which are very uplifting when one looks at the world around them. I've found very interesting articles to read and I have been reading them during my resting time since I am laid up with a bladder infection. The saddest part about being sick is that it may have spread to my kidneys and if the antibiotics don't take care of the infection quickly enough, I may have to be put on an IV of even stronger medicine.

Back to my reading, http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x1669710237/Lowndes-grading-guide-stirs-controversy   This article for instance shows that a school is talking about forcing teachers to force their students to redo their school work if the grade isn't appropriate... Not cool people. I've also been reading about sexuality. Yes, the Mormon reads of stuff like that too people. I was married at one point and time even though I'm only 24 at the time of writing this. I am a person who is fueled by knowledge and as far as I am concerned, nothing needs to be off limits if a person is truly to be well rounded.

I am seriously hating this professor....his requirements are simply ridiculous and overtly demanding. How am I suppose to write a 5 page paper on 2 resources! >.<

Latenight dullness

So I'm sitting on the couch relaxing after a day involving a root canal, and having to endure the pain for a while. Now I'm sitting here with glitchy internet trying to chat with a friend and read my news! The inability to do both kinda makes me annoyed and bored since I have to choose one or the other.

Also getting sick of bureaucracy, I have to wait 10 business days for my transcripts! And since the budget is shit for my Junior College, Fridays no longer count! So I went from 2 weeks to 2 and half weeks! This is going to cut things EXTREAMLY close to registration time for the university that needs those transcripts so they can accept me >.<

I know money is hard but when schools do this, they put their students under a lot of undue stress and fear that only makes schooling that much harder. The job market right now blows and Community/Junior College lay offs are only going to make things harder on the people leaving university at this point and it's not right for the Government to force them to do this since most schools are very much in the black right now money wise on this schooling level.


Serin out