A couple of days ago my desperate situation had me feeling as though there was no way to prevent homelessness for myself and my 2 teenaged children. I posted this diary looking for advice and just to invite other, less panic stricken brains to mull things over. The Dkos community really jumped in with advice, experience, contact numbers, and a suggestion that I should set up a gofundme page. I got a ton of good advice, encouragement, empathy, and a lot of financial help that has prevented homelessness almost immediately!
The funds from the gofundme page enabled me to buy 2 days worth of hotel stay near my children’s school bus stop and to rent an RV that will tide us over until we can get into our new place where we can live through September! I am crying with gratitude as I write this post. I love all of you and I love this community.
It’s going to be a tough row to hoe going forward as I try to get situated to provide long term stability for them without their mother helping at all, but I can see a way forward now unlike a few days ago when it seemed completely bleak and hopeless.
Now the goal is to save up money for first, last, and security deposit, get that eviction removed from my record, fix up the credit damage that was done by my soon to be ex’s calamitous choices, get a lawyer, and move on with life. I need the kids to see that the old man is still here, the old man ain’t going anywhere, and the old man has got this!
The clouds are parting and the sun is beginning to shine through! It’s all because this dkos community is chocked full of wonderful people! Thank you all so very much!!!
Here is the link to a song that reflects how I am beginning to feel now. Get your groove on!
Update: In another feat of kindness, my employers have scheduled me as many overtime hours as they can afford in order to help with my finances. It’s going to make it difficult to reply to everyone in a timely manner, but I will get to replying to folks after work! Also, in the time since I published this diary, even more donations to the gofundme have come in. Really, you are some amazing people! The money is sorely needed and I struggle to find the words to adequately describe how grateful and how touched I am. I just don’t have the words. I am choked up and for once it is in a good way.