Be careful what company you sign up with. My DD had one phone-thru-computer service that charged about $15 per month. Then her DH talked her into changing to a cheaper one that just charged $20 per year.

It was so hard to hold a conversation with her b/c it just kept cutting out! She changed back about 2 days later.

I'm glad your appt. went well. Hugs to you, Pamster!

Afternoon Pam, I hope your day finds your stress level a bit lower.

Another thing I wanted to tell you about the phones is that what you see is not always what you get. They may tell you that your monthly phone bill is $20 but then when you get your bill there is another ridiculous amount of fees added on, surcharges, taxes, usage fees, all kinds of garbage that they probably couldn't even explain to you. I would be very hesitant to signing any kind of contract. A month to month would be far better for you because right now you are not sure how things are going to go.

Once you are in a more stable situation then you can do whatever you need to do. As for the computer I have heard of Skype too but know nothing about it. I have not heard of the other. I have used the plain old phone line with my IM program to talk to my brother but he lives here in town.

Hopefully we will get a chance to chat again.

{{{{{{{{BIG HUGS}}}}}}}}

Thanks Di, I figured Voc Rehab might help me, I was thinking about getting in with them so we'll see how much they can help me. I hope they will help me to get the certification course covered because it's almost 5 grand...for 20 months of classes...Worth it when you think of how much you'll make after completion, but still.

Ahhh, that sounds like this one I was thinking about going with Twinkletoes, thanks for posting about it. It doesn't sound worth it if it cuts out on you like that. I hope that things with cell phone work out well, tracfone has some good deals so that is what I think I will go with.

Evening Christina, thanks for your post, it was so good to chat in chat with you the other night, I really appreciate it. I feel so much stronger this time, then I did when I last talked about it a year ago. The only thing I am worried about is Jack trying to guilt trip me into going to DC with him and Jackie. I really don't want to make that trip for his grandfather's funeral.

I just want to be happy and working for something, towards something and get something, namely my own laptop and my own car. I just hate having to do everything, I have given jackie two bathes today because he didn't get one last night with the lightening and rain we had it wasn't safe, so gave it to him before school and now he's had one since goingo ut and getting absolutely filthy in the dirt in the yard, and Jack and I are supposed to be sharing the bathing duties but going on two weeks now it's all been on me.

I have to go make another dinner, and get through another meal, another evening of nonesense and finally dishes and bedtime. I can't wait until this stage of my life is done and I can move on. I will have my own room at Mom's and things will be different, I plan on using my power chair in the house to get around and then use the manual wheelchair to get around out in the world. I am sure we'll have problems like everyone does but it's bound to be better then the kind of stuff that I have endured here you know?

*Sigh* Here I go, into the kitchen...

Pam

I believe that if you get a good idea what you want Vocational Rehabilation will help you. SO make a good plan and get started on that along with the counseling. You honestly could get that started even while there
with Jack, he would just assume you were planning to do this while Jackie is in school.


Next I'm glad the counseling session went well, keep working on this.
YOu need this in your life. Have them help you make a plan to stand
up to Jack maybe on one thing right know at a time. You really need
a break.

So maybe you could say Jack, I do this so you do that.
Type thing, till you get moved. I know this doesn't sound right.
But you have to really work at putting your foot down, and
make him do his part. He is doing this because you are letting
him.

Donna

Thanks Donna, you're right about it being hard to put my foot down. Just the other day, I put my foot down about the computer and he got bent out of shape. Mainly because he said he knows more about computers then I do and right now that's true...In two years though? Hehehe, I doubt it...see Jackie had spilled several drinks on this keyboard...and I refused to believe anything got INTO the keyboard because when I took off the keys I saw th liquid missed getting into the rubber guts or so it looked.

I was wrong in the long run and Jack went off on his tangent about how I need to obey him when it comes to computers because they are his hobby...I got so bent out of shape over his using that word but he used it over and over. He thought he was being funny too. But I didn't laugh. He's noticed I am acting different and he doesn't like it, I think he's suspects things are not as they seem, and last night Jackie shoved me into my chair...Right in front of Jack so he is seeing it, he told ME to DO something about it, like I have a magic wand I can use or something, yelling does nothing. Time outs are pretty much inefective. I am at a loss as to what to try next since I can't catch this kid to do anything else.

Pam

You have a very big problem not being able to catch Jackie to do something
about it when he shoves you and things.

It needs to be that Jack stops him in his tracks and brings him back and helps by letting you take care of it. Just stands and makes sure Jackie
knows that he is to obey and listen.

It also sounds like Jackie is picking up vibes from Jack that he can do what
ever Jack does to you. And maybe that is what you need to say for one
thing to Jack.

Donna