My life has been lived in a such a way that I am more than capable of making decisions on my own, even when the decisions are major, and can have a lot of implications to others. This is the state of mind that I am in today. The "Executive Decision" mode. And it stinks.
There are a lot of people in the world today that have this idea that being a military family is this life of luxury and travel and excellent pay. To these people, I say this, "Bwahahahahaha!!!"
No, our lives are not ones of luxury. Yes, we travel, because the government says we have to move to wherever and start over, again...and again...and...again. As for excellent pay...not hardly. I watch my husband work exhaustingly long hours and even when he's not at work, he's still at work. Good pay is given to those in the armed forces who are high ranking officers with 20+ years of service under their belt. In fact, I know countless families who receive food stamps because their pay is at or below poverty level. That makes me very sad.
Having said all that...I want to say that we are extremely fortunate to not be on any type of federal assistance. All our basic needs are met as are most of our wants. However; we are also very, very lucky if we have some money left over at the end of the month. This is where the hard decisions come into play. Because of a type of account that we must have for my husband and because of the rules that come into play with said account, when there is a lot of government ordered travel that comes with his job, we sometimes get stuck holding the ball until all the completed paperwork is turned in. I despise this account. I despise having to occasionally "juggle" a lot of things so as to ensure this account is not suspended due to some lackey's inability to process something.
Days like today make me long for a time when we won't be told that we MUST have a certain account. I cannot wait for the day that the powers that be are in control of our lives in every aspect from personal to financial matters. I tend to have a problem with authority figures and i know this. For the most part, I do very well with all that comes with this life we live right now. For the most part.
The day that I have to make major financial decisions on my own because my husband cannot be reached to talk to has arrived. I don't like this. When things happen and decisions need to be made quickly then I am okay with that. My husband knows and trusts me well enough to be comfortable with whatever decision. The kind of decision I had to make today though was not one I was comfortable making. However; it HAD to be done. Some will understand it and some will not. That's okay. I'm just...completely overwhelmed by the entirety of this situation...and I sincerely hope that I made the best decision given the circumstances.
What drives me most insane is that even with my efforts today the effects are going to be felt for at least a few weeks because of a glitch in the paperwork. I've banged my head into proverbial walls for the majority of the day. I've made so many phone calls that I don't even remember how many different people I have talked to. And I still was not able to get the one outcome I needed to happen. Sure, it will be resolved no later than mid-week, but that's not the point. The point is that I am having to make up for someone else's mistake and I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. My belief is that if a mistake is made by a company then it is that companies responsibility to correct it as quickly and with little or NO consequences to the client.
Apparently, my mistake, is believing that companies should do as such.
So, I'd like to take the time to thank whomever made this egregious error. Thanks to whoever caused this insane amount of stress to be plopped onto my plate. Thank you for taking away from my family because you, whoever you are, are an idiot.
If I drank...now would be the time when I'd have a nice frosty, cold one in my hand.
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