As If I didn't have enough shit going on

So.....I was terminated from my job on Friday. Reason? Two botched criminal background checks. Apparently they id'd me with some other Gilbert G Perez who, within the last 4 years, has served jail time and has been convicted of:

Assault with a deadly weapon
Battery
Possession of a controlled substance
2 counts of disorderly conduct

and a partridge in a pear tree.

I failed two background checks, both for the city of San Diego, and LAM research, two accounts that I have/would be supporting.

I was brought into a conference room with my supervisor, another supervisor from a different department, and I had the HR lady in there as well.

The questioning/ interrogation came up, "So, is there anything you want to tell us?" I responded with, "about what?". "You failed the background check for LAM research, that makes 2 checks that you've been unable to pass, and unfortunately we are required to terminate your at will employment with the company." What!

I was in complete and utter shock. All I could was sit there. I was nervous, shaky, and shocked. My whole world which I've been trying to rebuild, was crumbling on me. I tried to explain everything to them, but it was a procedural thing at this point. It didn't matter what I said, the background checks had convicted me. I was angry, and as soon as I got out the meeting, and cleaned up my desk, I went straight home and called up the reporting agency to find out where things got screwed up.

I was routed directly to the vice president of the company who verified some of my information with me and expeditiously got the investigation under way. In the meantime I had filed for unemployment, contacted a lawyer, and talked to Steve, who helped to put things into perspective again.

I couldn't help but feel a little out of control, and emotional. I've been working so hard, in counseling, and dealing with the limbo of my marriage, stumbling along the way and feeling a little bit stronger, then this comes along, and it tore everything apart.

Looking back at it now. I should not have let it affect me so much. It's the hardest thing for me, keeping the wheel from spinning. This time I didn't allow it to spin so long. It was quicker than before, but the damage was there.

I pulled through it, and the path to fix this, is well under way. Unfortunately though I'm looking at a week off, unpaid from work, until it gets straightened out.

It is what it is, it sucks, but it could be a nice week off. The good thing is that my supervisor, who has been by my side from day one, is out to get me my job back. He'll be talking to HR and the other companies, to help me straighten this all out.