BYE BYE LITTLE BOY

A story to let go of...

Over Thirty years ago...

I found myself to be a single parent with 2 children...

Not by choice but, for my own sanity...

Things were going well, I got a new job...

My Dad won a lottery scratch ticket after taxes it would have been a good down payment on a home...

He didn't want my advice...

It was gone in less than 6 months...

He had 0 to show for it...

The biggest purchase was repo'd...

My job was going well...

I had achievements and awards for the best in the District which consisted of 5 States...

I was the only employee at the beginning...

I had overtime when I was with customers after closing time...

The ones that came in 5 minutes before closing...

The last minute folks...

I knew even without the overtime I could still take care of my children and the bills...

​​​​​​Things were okay...

I was working on getting my Pilot license...

I sponsored a little boy in Kenya for almost 2 years through an ad on Sponsoring a child program from a commercial on the Television...

I was due for my week paid vacation...

I was up for a raise...

Not only did I not get my raise...

I was told they needed me so I couldn't get my vacation...

There was no more overtime...
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A few weeks later my hours were cut in half...

It was the slow season...

I put my Pilot license dream down...

I figured it's temporary...

It didn't compare to the weight on my heart that I couldn't sponsor the little boy in Kenya now...

That hurt for months...

I had his picture and address out in the open for when I could start sending my monthly gift again...

A friend had come over...

She said what's that?

I told her...

She started laughing so hard...

She said are you really that stupid?

You're a freaking moron...

More laughter...

Dumb Bitch she said...

You have been scammed...

Anyone mad at their Government other than me?

If all went well for that little boy...

He's a grown man now...

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