Torn

I'm sorry my blog has been a nice dark cave this week.

I keep trying to write about funny or heartfelt things related to parenting, but it inevitably runs off the road into I HATE MY MORTGAGE COMPANY AND I HATE THIS MARKET AND I'M TRYING SO HARD TO BE POSITIVE THAT MY CHEEKS HURT FROM SMILING AND I FEEL LIKE A FOOL FOR EVER THINKING MY THOUGHTS COULD ATTRACT A BUYER!!!

Things on the house front are sort of imploding and I need to get things squared away before I can write about anything else. I mean do you really want to hear about my ongoing abusive relationship with "Bob" at my mortgage company's India call center? I didn't think so. Believe me, if I could click the little X in the upper right hand corner of my life right now, I would.

Have a great weekend, you guys. I'm sure I'll have a new perspective Monday. See you then!

Comments

[Jay]

I'm actually a tad curious to hear about you brow beating some guy across the pond.

[Safeena]

Ouch and ooof, I totally understand about the abusive mortage banker crud. It's much like bad dating, they're sooo kind up front when they want you, then they get you and the nasty behavior begins.

Take all the time you need to get that squared away, even if you have to go out and hypnotize a buyer into insanely wanting your house.

[Amy H]

Understood.

Have a good weekend!

Next week: you make me laugh, dammit!

hahaha

[Michelle]

So sorry you're going through some tough crap, that totally sucks and so do call centers in India! I get so frustrated anytime I have to call somewhere and I cannot understand the customer service person and they can't understand me sometimes, I should stick my british-accent hubby on the phone and we'll really have a fun time!

I hope you get refreshed over the weekend and feel up to some happy posting Monday!

[Melissa]

I love how you put "Bob" in quotation marks.

Because we ALL know that isn't his real name.

My husband and I have an ongoing thing about "George" in New Delhi when he has to call for customer service on his Dells.

Darn outsourcing.

[Diana]

I don't know if any are available in your area, but can you go on one of the gazillion reality-type-fix-up-your-house-so-you-can-finally-be-rid-of-it-and-be-wealthy-type shows?

I'm seriously contemplating applying for Designed to Sell. I looove the show - I have the DVR list to prove it (NOTHING had better screw up it being recorded every night at 8 p.m.! Hubby wants to record some manly/macho show on a manly/macho channel? Okay...but remember - we can only record TWO things at a time and Designed to Sell takes top priority!). We live within their parameters...it's just a matter of taking the time to apply, building up my psyche to handle the abuse of their "expert" that will tear apart all we've done to the house, and figuring out when we can do this (have to take into consideration DH used all his vacation days when our DD was born, and we need someone to watch DD and DS while we work our fingers to the bone...).

Anyway - just a thought. Good luck! We'll be in your boat soon enough...sighs... Doesn't it just suck that you can't take the house with you back to where you WANT to be? I'd be willing to do that with our house...oh - as long as I can stuff my friends into it, too!

Hang in there. I know it sucks royally. I keep trying to convince myself that things will happen when they're meant to. Yeah, right. I'm SO convincing...aren't I?!? ;)

[B]

Bury a statue of St. Joseph upside down in your yard. Doesn't matter what religion you are, my Jewish friends sold their house after I secretly buried St. Joseph in their yard. (They were afraid to offend God by desecrating a figure from another faith.)

[Traci B]

The house selling thing sucks... Our contract was up day before yesterday and while I am sorry the darn thing didn't sell- I am SOOOO glad to be free of the dang realty crap.
You are right, the market sucks and unfortunately that is a huge issue for sellers right now. We are giving up til later.
Next time "Bob" calls you- ask if he would like to BUY A HOUSE!:-)
Wishing you well!

[anne nahm]

Hi Lena, sorry things are so stressful. If the house selling/mortgage stuff is not too personal, I would actually be really interested in hearing about it.

A lot of people I know are having stress in these areas, and knowing you are going through it with others might be helpful. Or I can stuff it, because you know, personal stress is personal. Either way, hope things turn up real soon.

[Mommasworld]

All call centers are in Inda. No call centers available in the US. You can count yourself very lucky if you happen to get the one person on duty without the heavy accent. I usually have to transfer about 4 times until I connect with someone I can understand and who can understand me.

Good Luck, hope things get better soon.

[Mom2Elvis]

I know misery does not love company but at least you two have been smart enough not to buy another house before selling your current house. We went one YEAR paying double mortgage payments, had to end up paying money at closing on the sale of the old house, had to cash out my 401k to stay afloat, AND (grand finale!) had to borrow money from a (wealthy) ex-boyfriend to pay the taxes on said 401k funds. Ex-boyfriend calls my husband at the end of each month to remind him that his payback check on the loan is due. Major suckage.