Still no work and other morbid stuff.

[tg_myths_secret]

Well, all my hot job prospects have fallen through. This leaves me without hope. I don’t know what I’m going to do but perhaps I should try going in a totally different direction. I’ve been unemployed for a year, and this alone is making it harder for me to get anything. I think I’ll ask my vocational rehabilitation counselor if she can give me

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[kyle64]

Not having a job, I know personally leads me down a path of self doubt :P I hope that you find something soon. Possibly, it might be a good idea to do something else...while you keep looking for a job in your area of expertise?

Perry is also down to like 2 wks and he'll be out of a job...so he's starting to feel a bit down and concerned.

Wishing you the best.

[kidlettes]

Think of it as a new chapter in life... try a new job... go in a different direction... it's time for a change... 30 years in electronics was a wonderful run... now what else can you do... where else can you go... branch out... explore life.

That's my $0.02 worth for the day.

ps. Any thoughts/advice on how to explain to an 11, 10 and 8 year old why they will not be seeing their dad for a while? I'm having his visitation suspended pending a court hearing as a result of his attempted suicides and disclosure of said acts in explicit detail to the children... this has caused them extreme distress already.

[tg_myths_secret]

First things first. I would suggest asking the court to insure that he gets the help he needs, and to make any future visitations dependent upon his demonstrable maintenance of mental stability.

You might try saying something to the effect of, “Daddy’s sick and I’m doing everything I can to help him get better, but until he gets better he won’t be able to see you. What we can do is to write him a get well card so he knows he is in our thoughts and that we won’t forget about him.” Then follow up with sending the cards weekly.

[kidlettes]

That is a totally awesome idea with the cards... I never would have thought about that... thank you so much for the idea... the kids will really like that!

Right now we are asking for temporary suspension of visitation pending a court hearing and then we will ask for them to be suspended until such time as he can prove that he can provide a safe environment for them which will be proving he is mentally stable enough to care for them.

[tg_myths_secret]

Perfect!

Always remember the prime directive, “The kids get to win!”

[irishlassey]

Its hard to find a job some times It took me over a year to find one. i will send lots of hugs. I hope that your look into suicide will not make you too sad. but I understand why you want to help others for the world to be a better place

[tg_myths_secret]

Looking into suicide hasn’t made me depressed; it has made me confused. The numbers just aren’t coming out right. The way I’ve lead my life has mostly been dedicated to improving the world. I always do my part to make this small ball of dirt a better place to live, while hoping to move to another ball of dirt one day. (I want to colonize Mars.)

I sorry it took you so long to find work. Thanks for the hugs.

[tg_myths_secret]

I spent a little time researching the line of work I would prefer to be in, but the lowest job requires a bachelor’s degree. The jobs requiring a masters and/or PhD degree pay about what a low-end electronics job pays. Mental health is not a great paying field.

[tg_myths_secret]

Yes, and jobs that don’t provide any service to the community (football players, television icons, etcetera) make a fortune. Something basic is very messed up here. Have you ever heard of a superstar leprosy doctor? Or the millionaire teacher?

[paperwings21]

That's really too bad about the jobs you were looking at. You know what they say, though... when a door closes, a window opens up. You seriously have ot try to stay positive and believe that something will come your way because it will. It's hard to be patient with the luck you've been having, though.

If you are thinking of doing something else, I don't think it's a bad idea. The real question you have to ask yourself is whether or not you'll be happy doing something else. If you think you can do something different and be happy doing it then I say go for it!

I wish you all the best of luck on your job hunt, regardless of what you end up doing. I just want you to be happy.

As for the research, where are you looking? The internet? I know from my own experience that information on the net can vary SO much. With continued research, hopefully you'll find your answers. I guess all you can do is record all of the figures you come up with then search them for any sort of consistency. Hopefully you'll get some stats soon.

:)

[tg_myths_secret]

I’ve just got to find a paying job soon.

Yea, I’ve been doing research on the Internet, but I won’t believe any supposed fact or figure unless or until I can get a reasonable figure on my calculator. This makes for a lot of work trying to find studies in which there was actual data gathering and not simple pulling of numbers out of an ass somewhere. The numbers I trust are total US population and number and rate of suicides in 2004. Everything else is suspect.

[paperwings21]

The difficulty is knowing where the numbers are coming from... what their formula is. For example, if one study is based on numbers in California and another is Nebraska, the findings will be completely different.

As you've said, the numbers could very well be pulled out of an ass somewhere. I could go and create a website and post 'studies' and pull all of my numbers from aforementioned 'ass'.

*shrug*

Hopefully it all comes together soon.
:)

[tg_myths_secret]

When I run into web sites that claim, “50% of transsexuals will die either by suicide (31%) or violence against then (27%)” I know its crap. Their numbers don’t add up, and the claim doesn’t match my experience at all.