Hello. I’m a single Dad going through a rough patch. I just got divorced after a 2-year legal battle with my now ex-wife. She made flagrant motions and accused me of Domestic Violence in order to strengthen her case against me. The charges were dropped and found to be meritless.
I don’t have anything left after the legal fees, and the dividing of assets. I have been asking family for help but, there is only so many resources they have to help me. It pains me to ask for help. I was raised with the idea that you take care of your own business. I feel like a failure to my children and that I have let them down.
Work has been slow for me as my work is kind of seasonal in nature. I am doing my best to get more work hours, and seeking more options to get money in the door.
I pay child-support to my ex in the amount of 1200.00 and my rent for a two bedroom 950 sq ft apartment is 2500.00. I take my children to McDonalds when I get them back, and the rest of the time I am making something in the crockpot. When my children are away, I am eating cereal or Braunschweiger on a cracker. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs. I am a guy who did everything he was told to do to be successful in life. Unfortunately, life had other plans for me.
I love my children so much and they are the ones that keep me holding on to hope. I need to be strong for them and continue to fight for their sake. I am their protector and take that role seriously. They are innocent and don’t ask for any of this in their lives and I am working hard to provide a better future for them. Every day I work on their handwriting and phonics, as they have been struggling in school as a result of the disruption from the divorce.
Thank you and I appreciate you taking the time to read my story.