Why Connie doesn't have ID

[conuly]

I don't have all the points of identification needed to get a state ID. Most alarmingly, I have been having trouble getting my birth certificate - we believe it got flooded in Katrina. However, even with that, I wouldn't have all the points of identification needed to get a state ID. No pay stubs, no bills, nothing. I never even technically received my high school diploma. I graduated from high school, believe me, I remember - but I didn't bother to show up the next day to pick up my diploma, and it never came in the mail. Our mail delivery sucks out here, so I didn't think much about it.

It is actually easier for me to renew my passport than it would be for me to get a non-drivers license. In order to renew my passport, all I need is to bring in an old passport, and somebody with a valid ID to vouch for my identity.

My old passport is from childhood - it should still work for these purposes, but it makes the need to bring in another person all the more pressing.

None of my close relatives currently has a valid ID.

In order for me to get an ID, my mom or my sister first must take a day off of work to get their ID. Then they need to take another day off to go with me to get my ID - and towing two children along, it may be better to have a third person take off of work to watch the kids.

This is a huge production, and we've all been dragging out feet about it.

And that's why I have no ID at the moment.

Comments

[failstoexist.livejournal.com]

does it need to be your mom or your sister? do you know anyone close enough to count that has a valid ID? Or is it closely-related, and not close in the "we know her really well" sense...such as a neighbor? a former classmate/friend for multiple years? Not that I know if you've got those with valid IDs who could come with you. but still.

[conuly]

As I recall, it has to be a family member.

Additionally, the vast majority of people I know who could do this if it isn't a family member - they've got young kids and would have to take the day off. And I really only am that close to two or three people.