It's been a long time. Nothing new to report on XW (co-parenting well and that's it) or GF (things are progressing nicely).
This is a very stressful time. I work for an airline, and we've been told that 75% of our department will be laid off for 1-3 months, at least initially. (First they are asking for volunteers to take an unpaid leave of absence.) The layoff will last for however long it takes for the hysteria to die down. Horrible timing for me. I still have the second mortgage on the house down south. For the fifth time we had a closing date set (something always came up and every deal has fallen through). Now, the buyers want to push the closing date back "because of the virus." This house + other issues that have come up (basement damage in house down south because of broken water heater and basement damage in house up north because of sump pump overheating) have put a drain on my finances. I can afford a couple of months of being laid off, but not much more than that. I'm feeling some very real consequences. I just pray that things turnaround relatively soon.
My GF is a hospice nurse with a lot of clients in nursing homes who she can no longer attend to, so she's facing unemployment as well.
I've had to be a rock for my daughters and for my GF, but I appreciate this forum being a place I'm able to relieve some stress.
