Siobhan, you're so real! Honestly, I can relate to so many things you say.
You're right, even today having to apply for any sort of benefit is really soul destroying they make you feel like a failure and go through your personal life with a fine, tooth, comb. My son has autism and the way the job centre would talk to me had me in tears, they didn't understand that I had to be available for my Son until he had a better understanding of his emotions so a job was going to be hard to keep "well, Miss Perrior are you going to be coming here each week until you retire" 😏 As if anyone would want to (as you put it correctly yourself) beg a complete stranger for money, baring your soul at the same time...
"Where's your sons father?" - You're literally a number to them...a "Lazy Number" in their eyes.
After (again) getting told off on Instagram by a warning its made me brain storm other creative outlets to help with my Jewellery Making (which seems to offend Instagram for some reason 😅.) So this is the weekly pick me up I needed!
Ps. I read the first few lines, stopped and went to make myself a cup of tea 🍵 🙃
I'm so sorry you've had to go through the same experience, it can be so soul destroying! What you're doing with your jewellery is so creative and inspiring and something to be really proud of - you're one of my favourite accounts on Instagram 😍 Have fun brainstorming new ideas, you're setting an amazing example to your son. Great that you made a cuppa too!😄❤️
Siobhan, you're so real! Honestly, I can relate to so many things you say.
You're right, even today having to apply for any sort of benefit is really soul destroying they make you feel like a failure and go through your personal life with a fine, tooth, comb. My son has autism and the way the job centre would talk to me had me in tears, they didn't understand that I had to be available for my Son until he had a better understanding of his emotions so a job was going to be hard to keep "well, Miss Perrior are you going to be coming here each week until you retire" 😏 As if anyone would want to (as you put it correctly yourself) beg a complete stranger for money, baring your soul at the same time...
"Where's your sons father?" - You're literally a number to them...a "Lazy Number" in their eyes.
After (again) getting told off on Instagram by a warning its made me brain storm other creative outlets to help with my Jewellery Making (which seems to offend Instagram for some reason 😅.) So this is the weekly pick me up I needed!
Ps. I read the first few lines, stopped and went to make myself a cup of tea 🍵 🙃
I'm so sorry you've had to go through the same experience, it can be so soul destroying! What you're doing with your jewellery is so creative and inspiring and something to be really proud of - you're one of my favourite accounts on Instagram 😍 Have fun brainstorming new ideas, you're setting an amazing example to your son. Great that you made a cuppa too!😄❤️
Well done you for keeping on keeping on.
Thank you ❤️