u/starryterra

Need some advice for my mother. She is the permanent guardian of my sister who is on ADAP. We are trying to get her back onto AISH and need to get the entire file from AISH immediately. Would my mom have to make an Alberta.ca account to request files on my sister’s behalf or would the account have to be for my sister? My sister is deaf and mute and does not know how to handle online technology. I’m just trying to make sure my mom does this properly because my sister shouldn’t even be on ADAP in the first place and we don’t wanna botch anything.

I’m on the north side and I’m on the Canada Dental Care Plan and have 100% coverage. I’m just looking for a basic teeth cleaning. I know some dentists add fees out of pocket and I’m looking for a dental recommendation on the north side that doesn’t overcharge for any out of pocket expenses.

So there is a dollar tree near me and they have a no backpack rule sign on their windows. I only found out about it recently cause I usually wear a purse when I’m there. I walked in with my backpack and then start looking around the store. The cashier taps my shoulder and asks me to leave my backpack by the windows area. I told her that I didn’t feel comfortable cause people can take my backpack and run out of the store since it’s out in the open. I told her I would be fine with leaving it in the cashier till area on the ground. So that’s what I ended up doing and all was well. It’s in a mall so many people walk by that window and can see it.

Now everytime I go with my backpack, I try to leave it in that area after asking cashiers. However though, they often ask me “why don’t you just leave it by the window.” And I explain that it’s a liability issue and they aren’t always watching that window area too. Sometimes they’re all stocking other areas so it doesn’t feel safe to leave it there. Do most dollar trees have this rule? My particular dollar tree also has a bunch of reviews of people being treated like thieves for having their backpacks so this store has a major problem with it. The funny thing is there’s another dollar store at the same mall and they don’t have the same rule.

I feel like I’m basically doing most of the work with communicating and I’ve expressed this multiple times but nothing changes. I just want a fair amount of communication instead of always being the one to start convos and it takes two to tango. I’ve mentioned this and it still stays the same no matter what. Now he’s taking forever to respond back and I’m over it. There’s no consistency and I don’t have the energy to keep trying.

I regret ever catching feelings for this guy. I miss him so much but he hasn’t even replied in 3 days so why do I keep wondering. I haven’t even liked anyone like this in over a year and then he came along. He was so empathetic, future focused, understanding at first. I’m at the point where if it feels like I’m the only one trying then maybe I should walk away. It sucks cause part of me doesn’t want to let go but I feel like it’s inevitable if things don’t improve. This is why I get hesitant getting close to someone romantically cause I can already tell that this is gonna make me cry a lot when I have to say goodbye. Some days I feel like I’m never truly meant to find love.

I’ve been debating on going back to school. I already studied and got my level 2 of Early Childhood Educator. I’m thankful for that and what I learned. I loved teaching and I wish I could keep doing it. However though, I live in Alberta and I keep applying to ECE jobs and even though I have a year of experience and additional certifications like my First Aid and CPR Level C, I am having no luck finding a job in the childcare industry. I feel like the industry might be over saturated with applicants and that’s why I am struggling to find anything. I always see new daycares opening in the city but just haven’t had my breakthrough yet.

I am debating on if I should become a Healthcare Aide and work on getting my certification for that. I feel like there might be a higher potential of finding work and I could get the course done in 8 months. I just feel like I can’t keep waiting around and maybe I should explore another option besides being an ECE. I have experience with caregiving before because my sister has profound autism and I would help out with her a lot. I have some savings to help me through my studying time and I am staying with family at the moment. I just know I’m becoming impatient with the job hunt and maybe I should pivot to something else to help my odds in the future.

I’ve been going through a tough time financially ever since I lost my job a couple months back. I’ve been exploring all my options including going to employment agencies for help and temp agencies too. I just haven’t had any luck and I’m doing the best I can. My unemployment ran out recently too and I’m finding myself in a hard position where I’m struggling to keep myself fed. I’m not one to reach out and ask for help but I haven’t eaten in 2 days.

I live with my mom and my sister. They are on social assistance due to disabilities and don’t get that much from the government. I’m still trying my hardest to obtain some work to be able to keep us afloat. Our fridge is empty at the moment and I would appreciate help that I receive here. Thank you. I’ll be including my Amazon wishlist in the comments.

Edit: Thank you so much, post is closed.

Had an interview at a daycare today and I honestly don’t know how to feel about it. It was pretty quick overall, not super conversational, more like they were firing off a bunch of situational questions back to back to see how I’d handle things and if I actually know what I’m doing. I answered everything confidently and I am qualified, so I don’t think I messed up there.

They asked me about my references near the end like asking me if I have them and then gave me a full tour of the building, showed me the rooms, etc. I also made sure to greet any workers in the room I went into and was very kind. That part made me feel like it went well because I feel like they wouldn’t bother doing that if they weren’t at least somewhat interested.

But right before I left, the guy mentioned that he still had like other interviews lined up that day. Ever since he said that, I’ve just been overthinking everything. Like I don’t know if that’s just something they say to everyone or if it was his way of hinting that I shouldn’t get my hopes up.