The System is Meant to Break You
By every person's standards I've been homeless for just over a week. February 20th was my official move out day. I was so exhausted I barely even cried as I pulled out of my complex. By HUD's standards I'm not homeless because they don't count couch surfing as truly homeless. You must be sleeping in your car or living outside in a tent or under a bridge. I can't even stay in a hotel. So I have to put myself at risk to my health to try to get some kind of emergency housing. So, as of this coming weekend I have no choice but to start living in my car with my ESA cat Snow. She's going to hate it. I have a kitty harness and blankets for her, and I'm thinking of ordering a little sweater for her just in case it gets super cold again, as the most snowy months in Denver are in March. The worst of today was finally getting my scheduled call from Arapahoe County Health and Human Services office, and the lady called nearly 30 minutes late. She starts asking me a...