Quick S.S. update

I just called my local Social Security office while my students were in Spanish. Strangely enough, I was connected to Mrs. Choy, the woman who originally figured out how much money the boys were supposed to be getting. I told her that I remembered speaking with her originally because she had been so kind and caring on the phone. (this is true, it wasn't just to suck up to her!)

She looked up my records and could not understand why S.S. reduced the payments. She still came up with the same figure that we had been getting.

"So, you can change it back?" I asked hopefully.

She giggled. "Oh, no. This is out of my hands. It goes through the national office."

"So what should I do?"

"If I were you, I would appeal. Something is wrong with what they're telling you."

So now I'm appealing. But isn't it messed up that the rep. from S.S. is telling me that the new payment is wrong, but she can't do anything about it?

Ugh!!!!!! At least she sided with me, I guess. And I didn't cry (that's big for me) or even feel like crying.

Will write more tonight. (not about S.S.)

-B