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So the economy is a little piece of s**t, and it's hit my family quite hard. My mother just gave me an ultimatum. We might lose our house, our internet, our phones, our cable, and possibly our dog. Without a job, I can't help my parents pay for anything anymore. I'm freaking out; I might not even be able to go to college come fall. My sister has a little bit of money, but my mother won't take her money. She says it won't help, but we know it will. It's better to "owe" your daughter than the ******** bank. I feel so ******** useless... What am I gonna do? I desperately need a job or we're gonna lose everything. And now my mother and sister are fighting because mother doesn't feel like asking for help. It's giving me a headache, and I already feel bad enough as it is. What am I gonna do? I need to help my parents somehow, but I can't unless I get a job. It's really hard to get a job now-a-days, so all I can do is hope that the places I apply to will want an eighteen year old with some experience. My god, I think I'm going to cry... What am I going to do...?