His car was repossessed yesterday. Thankfully, he had woken up yesterday morning and decided to take a mental health day with the girls, otherwise there would have been a scene at his office.
We tried talking to the company, to tell them that he is getting a huge commission check on Friday and that we'll have it all taken care of by then. They said that we should have called them sooner, that it didn't need to come to this. So, we have to wait until the check is deposited on Friday to get it.
We carpooled today and he joked about how we're saving on gas and I get to nap on the way to work. We lied to my parents and said that his car was in the shop, that's why we were carpooling.
I hate this. I'm embarrassed. I asked him if any of our neighbors were outside when it happened. He said that there was no one around but if they were, they'd just see that we were having car trouble and had to have it towed.
This weekend, we saw a house in our neighborhood that was just foreclosed on. It was a bit of a shock, because our neighborhood is not one that you would think would have problems like this. The tree-lined streets, the kids in their bikes, the well manicured lawns...it's so peaceful and quiet and one of the many reasons why we fell in love with this place. The American dream. Crumbling right before our eyes.Labels: debt, repossession |
