Life's Not Fair!

Life's not fair, it never has been, and it never will be. I've had the opportunity to vote during 4 elections for president of the United States. The ones I've voted for in any area of office hasn't always won, but I have just went with the flow and kept on going. I went through five years of college (Fall 2002-Spring 2007), I had a part time retail job in college, I graduated college, I had a summer full time job for an insurance company as a supervisor, and then I went into a three year full time finance job; data entry. While in college, I had relatives pass away including my granddaddy and I had a lot of sickness, surgeries and hospitalizations. Relatives passing away and sickness and surgeries transitioned right on into my work field. I was upset, it wasn't fair, I was discriminated against while working when it came to the ADA law. Not once during any of my relatives passings or surgeries and sickness was my tests/exams canceled, I wasn't given pizza or hot chocolate or play doh or crayons/coloring books. I had tough professors and bosses and they expected me to take the exam the same time as others in the middle of my granddaddy's passing, they expected my assignments to still be turned in while I was sick. While working, they expected the job to still get done. My last semester of college, I was diagnosed with Mienere's Disease and had surgeries and treatments and could not drive because of my episodes of vertigo. My parents would have to take turns driving me to my evening business classes. I finished those classes with A's and my professor told me my assignments and presentations were delivered on a Master's Degree level. I graduated college with honors May 5th, 2007, receiving a BBA Degree in Business Management. Once I got the finance job in the Fall of 2007, I would be out of work it seemed one week out of the month, yet at the end of the month, I had produced more work with zero errors than those who were there all month. I did not receive special privileges at college or at work. I had a modified work schedule, so that I could carpool with others since I still couldn't drive. It was taken away my last year of work with that company, because other employees complained. I was not treated fairly. I never got a sign and protested. I never destroyed someone's property. I just kept on going. Sometimes not speaking up is a sign of strength not weakness. I have been more blessed by just staying silent thru that then opening my mouth and making things worse. I gave up my public full time job to move in with my grandmother for the next 4 1/2 years to help take care of her. Caregiving is hard work. It is not what I wanted to do, but it is what I needed to do. I made adjustments to cope with this situation; I gave my MoMo the meds she needed and held her hand the week she was passing away all while fighting back tears to be strong for the rest of my family. That is called maturity. I have issues because of doctors who did bad surgeries on me or treatments that caused damage. I just kept on going, thankful to still be alive. You have to play the hand of cards you're dealt in life and somehow make a winning hand out of it. Sure, I would like a shoulder to cry on. I would like a free pizza and hot chocolate. I would settle for some crayons and a coloring book to take my frustrations out on that paper, but I am 33 years old, not 3. We had a missionary from China come speak at our church one Sunday, and we watched a video that showed just how bad their living conditions are and the freedoms they do not have, that the United States so seemingly takes for granted. Privileges can be taken away and so can your freedoms. Yes, you live in America so you have your amendment of free speech, you have your right to protest, but if you cannot handle what is to come in this country... well please just take your burger to go... to another country that is. I have a feeling you'll be back in the U.S. in a few days with a different perspective of just how easy you have it made here. You want a future life with your spouse, your children, your job? Get your act together and suck it up buttercup. Your whining will eventually be stopped and no longer accepted. If you want your family to be protected maybe you need to stop and realize unity is what is needed, not division. Let's get it together America, while we still have time. *freedom ain't free *destroying property and beating people up ain't gonna change the outcome * grow up people * wait til you have to face the REAL world and that job that will be three strikes and you're fired *we all need to realize that LIFE IS NOT FAIR AND THE WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND THOSE WHO THINK THEY ARE BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY! *rant over* I feel better* I exercised my free speech* no one was harmed and no property was destroyed in the making of this post* I still say, "God bless America!"*