So how does one ask random strangers for help when they've never even asked the ones closest to them?
I guess for starters my name is Elizabeth I am in my early 40s and a single mom to a 24-year-old and a 15-year-old both boys. The 24-year-old is grown and married and living his own life of course all through his childhood it was me and him. We basically grew up together. At least for the first 8 years and then his brother came along. I had my up and down relationships not many as to not subject my boys to the inconsistent and immature ways of men. There are good ones out there I'm sure just none crossing my path. So I have worked two jobs majority of my adult life to provide the best that I can on my own. At least up until 2020 and covid happened. Since then I moved out to the country just me and my younger son had just went through a bad breakup with someone of 6 years who completely deceived me cheated and lied continuously. That was at the beginning of 2020 once covid came about I lost both the jobs I had and as everyone else did I'm sure, filed for unemployment and survived off of that for the next year and a half. At which point my mother who is in a wheelchair and has muscular dystrophy, had been put into the hospital. Once she was released that became my job to take care of her, be her Aid and help her. I do whatever she needs whenever she needs and I am paid hourly for doing so. But it is minimal hours minimal pay. So with the breakup with covid with losing my two jobs depression starts to set in. And then my family and friends started dying first my grandmother then few months later my grandfather and then 16 more family and friends after that up to this point even until 2 weeks ago when my best friend died of an overdose. So since the start of 2020 18 of my closest friends and family including a best friend's child have died. Really setting my depression and anxiety into overload causing me severe mental health issues. Then we add the stress of money trying to keep up with the High Cost of Living, a teenage boy who loves basketball and wants nothing more than to play professionally or be a professional gamer. Neither of which I am able to afford. All that to say this, I just need some help to get ahead so I'm able to keep up my rent is high my car insurance is high my power bill is high and everything has gotten behind at the moment we are two weeks from the end of December and I am still trying to figure out where rent for this month is coming from. Then to add icing to the cake my car has broke down on me and I cannot afford to get that fixed at the moment either the generosity of someone or anyone is so appreciated. I'm not the type to look for handouts or ask for help. But at times everybody needs it. I'm just push your pride aside and ask for help and let people help. I need to get ahead to be able to keep up not just caught up. Again generosity is utmost appreciated. Thank you for helping ❤️ |
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