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Feel my struggle, see my pride, hear my kids

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By jessica bell in Stories of Hardship

 LETS TALK LIFE!!Im sure things could be different if i had made some different choices in life, but the truth is all we have had at times, and as i feel we have made it through some really tough times, im scared every day that life will fall from under us again. I am a single mom, i have never recieved a child support check, of any kind of help that really helps. My kids are 5-10 -15, 3 boys. In the past 3 yrs we have been in a shetler twice. Lossing our home, and everything in it. Over night my furture husbad cought the addiction of crack, and slole my life from under us. As a mom you never leave your kids behind, they watch the change, not understanding what is going on, they just see the pain in my face, the tears flow. 

Now i have no Father or Mother, no sister, or brother, no family to take us in, and help rebuild. Starting at a beging of life that i never knew exsisted. Im not a victun, oh no, i have always put my kids first, and while in the shelter the 2nd time, i rebuild our kingdom on 7 dollars an hour. We moved outside the city, cheap rent, big place, great schools. Off the 7 hr pay, income tax came and i put that 4,000 to the rent. We were donig ok for a whole year, and my job ended. No Education and the ecnomy falling, i was left with nothing. I had savings, but shorly it will be gone. Tired of feeling less than i recently regersteried for collage, there is no other way. But right now, our choices are limited. The basics in life change, from fruit the roman noddles, not even able to provide great meals, so we cant eat tomarrow. My biggest support are my children. As they know they get the short end of life, they still have a great attudue and love me for all i do. 3 boys are not easy, when they get older, and start to see the world for how it is, i wait for the anger to come, but all i see is love, and

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