for all the single moms "doing what need to do to make it by and survive"
hi i am in desperate need of someone to talk to who is kinda in same situaiton i am in . living with parent, no job , no ged or hard to find job , how do u get by ? if every email you get from applying for jobs is sorry dont meet requirments , only job can seem to get is escorting or dancing ( stripping) ..any one out there dances ? i dont know if i can make it , theres times just wanna give up all together feeling my child can do better with better family , but then ill cry and say i dont know what id do without my baby, im depressed have anxiety only had job once nd i just turned 21 , i just dont know what to do .. where are my stripper friends!! email me ajrbad1@gmail.com
I'm looking too and it's very discouraging. But all I can say is don't give up. I personally am not going to go as far as stripping. I'll get a Certificate or Degree for College to improve my employability before I'd look to make money with my body. I've never been comfortable with that and if you are or other ladies are that's fine. It's just not for me. Besides, you can't strip forever. Then what will you have? The same thing you have now. No employability, skills etc. The best thing you can do is see about getting into a trade school focused on maybe business, or whatever the field is you're applying for and see if that helps you to get a job. I have a lot of work experience and I'm finding it a bit difficult. I'm not going to give up though because I don't have a choice. I have to get a job and I believe I will. Think positive even when it seems bleak.
Don't worry about a college education, but do try to get your GED. I have three degrees and quite frankly feel that going to college was the biggest mistake I ever made, all of the jobs I can find keep telling me they can't afford me...I keep telling them I make minimum wage, I'm sure they can :-). That said, instead of stripping, maybe look at getting your certifications (cpr, minor first aid, etc), and see about picking up a couple of babysitting things? Check out Care.com.
Few things about hunting for a job...1) dress the part...it does NOT matter how the rest of the employees are dressed, show up in no less than business casual (black slacks, pumps (NO BOOTS or "hooker" shoes) or flats, a nice, non-revealing shirt, and put your hair up nice, toss on some make up but don't go overboard, go natural). 2) Go to your local career center and get some help with your resume. Do not focus on what you lack, make what you have shine.3) It is illegal for an employer to ask about your family status, do NOT mention you have a kid and remove all kids stuff from your car. 4) the interview starts the minute you pull onto the property. (I failed at this one, showed up at an interview in a convertible, hair flying...spent 10 minutes in front of the room they were doing interviews in untangling my hair!). 5) Take that minimum wage job that you really don't want because it's easier to find a job when you have a job.
i dont hve much of a parent guidance never relly have . was more hey can i get money , sure. and that its . never really stayed in school last time probally went and made it a full month was 3rd or 4 th grade . i have a learning problem i think and dont understand very well . and can b smart but cannot focus and tried ged classes around here and wasnt really classes was more like how school was hand u paper tell u to do it and ask for help theyll attempt to help then say figure out on own lol so its a get a no where sitation .. and im 21 with a 3 yr old :/
Going back to my maiden name
- shelly92
on Mar. 16, 2013 at 7:41 PM