Posted by Kath on October 9, 2008, at 15:29:28
Lots of stress around son's new apartment.
Too many details to go into, - some are:
- it had originally smelled like cat pee
- landlady who lives upstairs said she was steam cleaning carpet in his room that he was going to rent.So we went on Monday for him to sign rental agreement. As we walked into the apt we could still smell some cat pee (not TOO strong) & in his room it was there also.
- It was just him & I - not landlady. We were both upset. when we went up to see her, son said nicely that there's still a bit of a cat pee smell. She said 'impossible - I paid $300 for a carpet cleaning machine & special solution...you must be smelling the cleaning solution - it'll go as it dries'
-He said if on the off chance it doesn't, could he pull up the carpet & put rugs down or carpet.
She sorta freaked & said she couldn't afford to put new carpet; he said he would.STRESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Then her printer wouldn't work & she emailed the agreement to me; son & I went home, printed it, read it & there was all kinds of nonsense in it, for ex that if air conditioning, electrical, etc needed repair he'd be responsible for cost.etc.
So we took it over, went over it with her point by point. She was pretty good about changing it to be sensible.
Anyway, here I am giving all the details...!!
So also the % of the utilities was raised from 20 to 30% and when he asked for an idea of the amount she was all stressed out & saying "I though you wanted the place" etc.
Anyway, I am really stressed. WAYYYYYYY out of proportion to facts.
And at this point he won't be able to afford internet hookup & he uses it every night to talk with friends on Myspace. I am SO afraid that without it he will get depressed....and that brings back the situation in the rooming house he was in last year at this time & him being SO depressed & ending up using cocaine again (although I didn't know that until last January).
SO much stress & I feel so extremely f***ed up.
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And like I'm flippin' crazy.
:-( Kath
did I mention anxiety!!
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