Hello. I am a newly divorced mom of two who is struggling. I left my ex husband after decades of dealing with narcissistic abuse. He was always the breadwinner and makes nearly triple what I do. I went from a double income home of six figures to making less than 50k per year. My daughters begged me to find a way to keep their childhood home. Growing up having to move every six months to a year was so hard. I wanted to grant their wish. But it hasn’t made things easy. Alimony isn’t automatic in my state and there has to be an extremely special circumstance to award it. Even though difficult, my situation didn’t make the cut. During divorce proceedings, my eldest daughter turned 18 and was all but turned away by her father. She lives with me full time and I have been her soul provider. I have begged her to find a job. Literally sobbing to her to help with bills. She is 18. In my eyes she is still a child. She shouldn’t have to worry about helping her mom but such is life. I had to help my mom too. With her car insurance, my out of pocket health insurance (since I am no longer covered under his) and a considerable increase in my homeowners insurance (ultimately increasing my mortgage payment) I am drowning. I am still waiting on my settlement money which, after taxes and penalties, will only pay off my car and my lawyer. It will also have to pay my half of what we owe in taxes for 2024, almost 6k. But I won’t see that money for another month or two and tax day is right around the corner. I was hoping to be in a better spot by now but I’m sinking fast and don’t have anyone to turn to. My profession as a veterinary technician was never meant to make me rich. I have no opportunity to increase my income. I have mouths to feed, children and animals alike. I have a mortgage and a car payment. I have an ex husband who is only willing to spend money if he is legally obligated to do so. So aside from my small child support payment for my youngest, I get no help from him. Anything helps. Everything is appreciated. PayPal link is PayPal.me/xalphaleonisx