Back to the Crib?

"We don't know that we're going back to the crib. Back to the crib, No!!!"

After you get your college degree, the last place you would like to go is back to the crib. You want the independence and responsibility that comes with having your own place and becoming an adult. However, the harsh reality is that many of us with college degrees have to move back home because we cannot find a career job or we have suffered a misfortune. Have you had to move back to the crib? If so, why? This is my story...

For me, it was moreso the latter; I had my own place at one point, but my roommate failed to pay his share of the rent and we we were evicted last Thanksgiving. It was a very stressful time for me because I was working two jobs and attending school full time (21 hours). Luckily, I had two true friends, Jori and Barry, to let me stay with them so I could finish my last semester of undergrad. It was a cool arrangement; we co-existed peacefully for three months.

I graduated in December with a degree in Business Management and a degree in Business Administration. With no job prospects, I decided to stay in New Orleans because I still had a job working at Dixieland Music and Gifts in New Orleans, where I was responsible for selecting and packaging orders. I hated the job; it was a dead-end job with no opportunities for advancement, vacation time, sick time, etc. Fear of not finding another job and a blind sense of loyalty were the only two things that kept me there. There would come a time where this loyalty would be tested.

At the beginning of March, Jori found a note on his door that said something to this affect: "We have reason to believe that you are housing an alien. If you do not remove this guest within five days, legal action will be taken against you..."

To be continued...