Affordable Care Health Insurance

Today I went to the session RBC held in the library to inform me on affordable insurance. I currently have NO health insurance and went hoping to find some. I went in to speak to a representative named carina. She was so nice and helpful. We set up an account and went through all the stupid questions to find out I was NOT eligible! I was furious, I was recently taken off of my mother's Medicaid, due to the fact I "turned 18". Today when I told carina that she lead me to reading a statement online that said "People who are in the foster care system are to remain on Medicaid until the age 26". I now have gathered that information to take to my social worker sometime this week to try to get my insurance back. Having to go a few months without coverage has really been hard, knowing im sick and not able to afford a doctors visit is not fun. I hope this all works out and I can get covered again and take that stress off my shoulders.

FAM(ILY)

Such a wide range topic, more controversy within each topic. The hardest pick for a topic under this subject is finding one you can stay on topic with. I really disagree with the new trend of "teen pregnancy." I find it sick the lack of disagreement of younger and younger girls giving birth each year. People wonder why we have so many WIC cases, food stamp requests, and Medicaid insurance being used. Once these girls have babies they drop-out, get into free system help from the government, and live a hard life. Being a mother is now the new "job" teenagers find the best way out. I then go deeper into WHY these girls decide to "love" a boyfriend of a few months and think they are soul mates and ready to bring a baby into this world.  I blame the parents, the society, and the media. All these have negative roles they play into each child's life. since when are "grandmothers" supposed to in there 30's? We are allowing all of this to become fun and glamorized when in reality it is not easy nor fun. I am going to stick with this topic but go deeper and find more statistics out there.   

Spring Break 2014!

Many kids look forward to any kind of break from school. Well not me, I get extremely stressed to know I have to leave campus to go home. This break I did not know where I wanted to go, I was pissed because my plans of going to Florida fell through. I finally started talking to my older brother & sister-in-law after three years. I talked a lot to her before break and she invited me to come stay with them in Troy, Va over break to meet my niece and nephew. I had to tell my job in Petersburg that I can not work for a week, which they were not happy about and still put me on the schedule, therefore over break I had to quit my job. I was upset because I do not have any financial support, I get it all on my own. I finally had a good time once I got where I  was going. I got to meet my beautiful babies, ride four wheelers, get a pedicure, go out to eat, and just RELAX. Overall break was not as bad as I pictured. I look forward to these next few weeks of classes, and going back to my brother's for the summer and becoming a part-time babysitter :)