Just let me know and I'll be there.  I honestly care about you.  Best bet is to private message me on Xanga.  We'll figure out a time to talk that works for both of us.  My AIM screen name is ouralonely1.  My e-mail is pfunk6007@charter.net.  If you need to hear an actual voice on the line, let me know.  I will gladly give you my real name and cell number.  DO NOT SPAM ME, but if you really need a friend who cares, let me know.

Every time we turn on the television,  someone is telling us it is the worst economy since the Great Depression.  Both political parties would like you to believe that if you let THEM, they know how to fix what is wrong, but if you let their opposition run things, disaster is certain.  Even if they have good intentions, this is just plain WRONG!  Let me share a secret with you.  We ARE the economy.  The Federal Government will not solve our economic problems; we will.  If you have lost your job: 

Find a new one.  You may have to take a job that is outside your normal career field, even one that pays less than what you need for awhile, but it will keep you busy, and allow you to provide for your family's needs in the meantime. 

Go back to school.  There may even be training programs that will pay, or help pay, for you to learn new skills, or improve skills you already possess, that can help you to launch a new career.  That might result in you finding a job you like better than your old one, and possibly even one that pays better.  Which brings up another possibility:

Start your own business.  Perhaps you're good at making things, or providing a service that others need.  In a changing economy, new opportunities may arise.

Volunteer to help others.  Babysit for  friends that are working, or volunteer at a food pantry.  They may be able to help you by providing some food, or even with vouchers good at the local grocery.    It will make you feel good, improve their lives, and distract you from your own problems.

Enjoy spending extra time with your family.  As long as you have the basics, you are okay.  For pleasure, go on picnics, take walks, visit friends.  Many museums do not charge admission.  Not only are they fun to visit, you and the kids might learn some very cool things.  Fun leisure activities can be very inexpensive, even free.  Make sure your kids know that, and that people we love are more important than material wealth.

People will buy the things they need, as they can, people will get married and have children, love and raise them, and eventually, hard economic times will be a memory, maybe even of some of your happiest times.

I am not trying to say it will be easy, but America has been through tough economic times before, and recovered.  We will recover this time, too.