... Help!
When I say that we are poor, I'm not joking, being funny, or anything else. I'm being very real and very scared right now.
I am the only person in this household with any kind of income, and it wasn't supposed to be like this. Unfortuantely for me, I'm broke from taking care of people in the household, and from trying to pay my other bills.
For the last week, I've had to beg and borrow to survive... and I hate that feeling. I know my friends care about me, and I'm glad I have them, however... Now we have a 3 year old in the house with us, and I'm even more scared. I love my nephew, but this couldn't have come at a worse time.
This is how things happened:
I had to move out of my dads house. There was a lot to be lost and gained from moving. I would get my freedom back, I would get to live in a place that I was actually happy, instead of feeling like I was doing nothing but getting in everyone elses way.
So I had some options... one was to move in with my exboyfriend Leon and his mom, one was to move in with Darryl, and the other option was to move in with my sister, her boyfriend, and his mother. I chose to move in with my sister because they needed the help, and it seemed like it would be the most comfortable to me.
The day I moved in, Chris (my sisters boyfriend) lost his job, and I've been taking care of everyone with my part time job... I've got applications in everywhere for another job, I've been trying to pick up hours at work, and I've been doing whatever it is I can to ensure that at least we can eat once a day. I don't eat anything at work these days because I have to pay for it out of my paycheck, so I've been doing the cereal and toast thing a lot there, and thats really starting to get old. I'm praying for a second job right now in the worst way, but for the first time ever, I'm gonna have to reach out and ask for real help, because otherwise, we're going to frickin' starve. I've turned off my netflix, I've tried to cut back on every corner, even so much as to walk to the store my mom manages and get drinks from the fountain because I don't have to pay for them.
We are really bad off right now.
I can't move out and leave them like this. I won't do it because thats not how to do family. You take care of family. Well, now I'm asking for some help. If you want to help, I can pay you back in time.. I don't want to be a charity case... I just need some help. Times are tough, and I'm scared of letting my family down.
So... here goes the button.
Thanks in advance.
I am the only person in this household with any kind of income, and it wasn't supposed to be like this. Unfortuantely for me, I'm broke from taking care of people in the household, and from trying to pay my other bills.
For the last week, I've had to beg and borrow to survive... and I hate that feeling. I know my friends care about me, and I'm glad I have them, however... Now we have a 3 year old in the house with us, and I'm even more scared. I love my nephew, but this couldn't have come at a worse time.
This is how things happened:
I had to move out of my dads house. There was a lot to be lost and gained from moving. I would get my freedom back, I would get to live in a place that I was actually happy, instead of feeling like I was doing nothing but getting in everyone elses way.
So I had some options... one was to move in with my exboyfriend Leon and his mom, one was to move in with Darryl, and the other option was to move in with my sister, her boyfriend, and his mother. I chose to move in with my sister because they needed the help, and it seemed like it would be the most comfortable to me.
The day I moved in, Chris (my sisters boyfriend) lost his job, and I've been taking care of everyone with my part time job... I've got applications in everywhere for another job, I've been trying to pick up hours at work, and I've been doing whatever it is I can to ensure that at least we can eat once a day. I don't eat anything at work these days because I have to pay for it out of my paycheck, so I've been doing the cereal and toast thing a lot there, and thats really starting to get old. I'm praying for a second job right now in the worst way, but for the first time ever, I'm gonna have to reach out and ask for real help, because otherwise, we're going to frickin' starve. I've turned off my netflix, I've tried to cut back on every corner, even so much as to walk to the store my mom manages and get drinks from the fountain because I don't have to pay for them.
We are really bad off right now.
I can't move out and leave them like this. I won't do it because thats not how to do family. You take care of family. Well, now I'm asking for some help. If you want to help, I can pay you back in time.. I don't want to be a charity case... I just need some help. Times are tough, and I'm scared of letting my family down.
So... here goes the button.
Thanks in advance.