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Hey there, I just wanted you to know that you are offering a very kind service to your community. There are so many elderly people and single parent families that live on fixed incomes that I am sure could use your help. I am sure God is smiling at you and helping you along the way.

Good Luck,

Sarah

What an a-hole! This morning (Thursday, New Years Eve)I received a civil summons from my estranged husband. He is bringing me to court for 'permanent custody' of our daughter, Willow, after a 7 year-long relationship of addiction, violence and slavery. How dare him. I have always watched Willow. He drank, I watched her. He worked, always me and her. He slept on the couch after arugments, I lay in the bed with her. I still breast feed her at night. Willow also has a sister, Selena, my oldest who is nine years old. Will a judge allow her to be seperated from her sister? I prayed for years that my husband would get help. Detox, counseling, whatever, will the system take her from me and give her to him. I think not.

When my self-esteem was shattered by him and after my baby brother's suicide in 2007 the only thing I held on to were my children. I know that I have my faults and that I may be a little crazy sometimes, but there are few things that I am damned good at and the first one is being an awesome mother. I guess he will play the Bi-Polar card (an unfortunate thorn in my side) that he always seems to do when arugments arise. I am a new woman after leaving him and I will not be broken by this. God give me the strength. I am an awesome woman and mother. Hear me roar

I like the Pic., however, I really like the green man icon. I am an Old English fanatic and it reminds me of "Sir Gawan and the Green Knight." Are you familiar with that? Anyway, good luck with everything, and spoken just like me, you keep on trukkin yourself.

Awesome info. thank you so much for posting this. I have a 1993 Jeep Cherokee that is running on her last legs. And now that I am seperated from my husband, I have no one to keep the maintnence up but my self. I have no income as of yet, and I barely know how to check the oil, much less change it! Anyway, thanks again.

Sarah

Hey there Angie,

I read your post and it sounds like we are going through similar situations. I too, am in the process of applying for disability. It has been a pain in the you know what so far. Did you have to get a lawyer to help you out with the process?

Thanks,

Sarah

Wow, you are generous. I hope have much fun choosing the families. I would like to be considered. God bless you.

So, I just posted my first blog on Aidspace, and I noticed that I sounded desperate and negative. I told my self this morning to look for the love around me. I live with five children two are my own the other three are my roomie's children. With all the craziness that comes with them I have no time to wallow in my misery. When they are gone, I miss my ex husband (even though he was abusive), I allow myself to feel as if I amount to nothing, I crave drugs and or alcohol. So, today, after my roomie went to work, I embraced the children and had a great time. We played basket ball out side and went window shopping. So I thank God for the love of the children around me. They are a challenge, especially the teenage boys, however, I think that I need them just as much as they need me. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to warm my heart at night or when I am alone? I guess I mean, the sick lonley feeling that I get, does anyone have any suggestions to get over that feeling? Thanks and keep Trukkin.

I feel as if I have finally been beaten. I need help, I just left my husband of six years. We both had substance abuse problems. I got sober (as of Sep.17th of 2008) and he remained an addict. Our marriage, as you all can imagine, was a web of violence, mental abuse and control. I left the marriage for good on a cold, rainy night two weeks ago on December 18th. Unfortunately, along with striving for sobriety I also suffer from Bi-Polar depresson. I am currently filing for SSDisibality. I have never been able to hold a job. I have crushing episodes of depression and during these episodes, I have trouble getting out of bed, I isolate myself from friends and family, and sometimes I have to be hospitalized.

Because of these circumstances, and the fact that my estranged husband was the only breadwinner, I need desperate help paying my bills and supporting my family. I have two beautiful daughters whom need me to provide for them right now. Christmas did not work out well for them and the atmosphere at my house is caotic because we had to move in with my best friend who is a single mother of three! Five kids two adults and two dogs in a three bedroom one bath house.

Please, I am begging, for anything. No matter how small.