Now for the downers of the week

At work this morning I find out that there is a boy that ran away from home. One I am rather close to and care about very much. He is so very young, still in elementary school.
While I was in talking to the principal I over heard that the grandmother said, “he did this before so I am just going to the doctor and I will worry about it later”. WTF??!! How ignorant is that? He may have done this before but we have registered sex offenders in this freaking neighborhood that would love to have him for lunch!
I am so upset and there is nothing I can do. I have no money for gas in the car so I can’t go drive around looking. IF I do find him, I can’t put him in my car because the principal said that would jeopardize me. I just pray that when I go into work at lunch, he is there.

Downer #2; I had to drop school due to financial reasons. I could not get a co-signer on my Sally May loan. I am not giving up though. I now know the classes I need for my Associates degree and I am looking into distance learning through the community colleges here. The Federal Government has money to pay for my schooling and damn it I WILL GET MY SHARE!