Finding work

Oh my fucking God!

I have never in my life had such a hard time finding employment! It is SO psychologically stressful. The process of sending out that line, hope, and then rejection is eating me from the inside out. I am trying not to lose hope but it is hard not to. I have 1 misdemeanor conviction from five years ago - non violent, mind you - and I put it on every application I fill out. Its such a catch 22. On most applications it reads something like.... conviction will not bar you from employment... What a load of bull shit!!!! Immediately judgments are made about you and employers will give you any lame ass excuse there is not to hire you cause guess what... There are thousands of unemployed people out there to choose from; why should they choose you when it is just as easy to pick someone else.

I can't imagine what it feels like to be a felon or something like that. How can a person redeem themselves if after one mistake made they are forever typecast as a criminal. What extreme measures will I be reduced to so that I can support my children???