Believe me this is the last place I expected to be.
I have literally done everything right. I stayed on at school. I went to college. I’ve always worked and never been without a job. I’m still making crappy money.
I lost my step-dad and my mother within 6 months 2 years ago and haven’t been the same since.
The mother of my children cheated on me and left me for another man in the same year. Now she barely lets me see my kids just so that she can claim more money from me through maintenance each month.
I literally work all the time, spend my spare time with the kids and have no free time to do anything I like or enjoy (except spending time with the kids of course).
I haven’t a penny of savings, I’m trying my hardest to pay off a tonne of debt that my ex left me in but while I’m trying to pay it off I just seem to be getting into more debt.
My situation just now is whether or not to pay rent or eat for the month. Most months I’m living off of cereal & pasta.
I don’t know what I did in a past life to deserve to be stuck in the hole that I am in now. Depression is an understatement.
Everyone keeps telling me to enjoy my life as I only get 1, but I find it really difficult to do so. I can’t afford to go out, but new clothes it I wanted, take the kids on holiday, nothing. I can’t even afford to do up the kids bedroom which upsets me as it isn’t their fault that I’m in this position and that’s something I’ve been trying to do for them for a year.
I’m asking anyone out there that is better off than myself to help out a little. I’ll save anything that’s given to get the kids room done up and possibly take them on a caravan holiday or something. I know I need it.
If nothing comes of this, then it is what it is. But there is always hope. Otherwise I wouldn’t be here writing this.
To anyone that actually donates, a massive thank you from the bottom of my hearts.
To anyone that’s read this to the end, thank you too. There unfortunately aren’t many people like you left in this world.
SM.