"Oh man!" He said, "I can't go to my mother's house; she won't believe me that the library wasn't open and then she'll accuse me of not looking for work!"
"I know that story," I said. "My mother in law used to tear want ads out of the newspaper and give 'em to me, "Earn thousands! Easy work! Start Today! XYZ insurance company." He laughed because he said his mother would cut out those same ads!
I asked, "You're unemployed?"
"Yeah, I got fired from Publix for missing one too many days. But you see, I was going through a divorce."
I nodded, "I've been through a divorce. I understand; it rips your life apart."
He said, "They told me they might hire me back after a year if they need help. Then he added, "I been talking to my buddies and they've been laying off at the warehouse. I gotta find something or I'm gonna lose my car."
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