Hi. I am an unemployed RN. I’ve been unemployed for almost a year, and I’m either getting scammed (unsuccessfully, thank God). It’s always been a struggle for me to keep a job because I have Neural-divergent Adult ADHD, Combined Type. This is a serious handicap in getting and keeping a job. I also suffer Major Depressive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety. With all of these problems mixed into the soup with my physical disorders, going through a single job interview is crippling, even when I’ve practiced, and hired a resume writer.
My husband has a good job, and he gives me $500 per month as an allowance, and refuses to “donate” financially to the jewelry-making business I am trying to start.
I make up-cycled jewelry (really pretty pieces made of anything from springs, hex nuts, fender washers, and soda tabs just to name a few). There is a machine that would improve the speed of production of and increase the types of projects I make.
I try to explain to him (every time that he “reminds” me) that I’m starting to encroach into next month’s allowance, and that I won’t have anything for our cruise coming up in February that was booked and paid for before losing my job.
He rarely gets our two sons, aged 7 and 12 years, anything because “its a waste of money.” I had to get his parents, who used to be frequent cruisers, to book the stateroom I wanted, and he caved.
But what fun is something like an exotic cruise, where I can teach my sons about conservation, ecosystems, and different cultures if I have no money to spend on them to buy exotic things both to remember this vacation, and to enjoy. I also love to buy at least a t-shirt from each port of call, as well as exotic, multicultural things that I fall in love with and want to take home and show my friends.
He also never believes me when I tell him that it is a proven fact that women’s clothing is way more expensive than men’s. I recently lost 70 pounds (on purpose), and now have to replace all of my wardrobe with part of that $500 per month allowance.
Simply just writing this request makes me a wreck because I’m afraid people won’t donate money to a woman going on a cruise, that from what I’ve been reading, you spend more money on the ship (The Legend of the Seas) than you do on shore.
I’m sorry this is so long…hopefully some of you have stuck around long enough for the end of this.
The cruise may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I kind of want all of thrills, family memories, and things to bring home as possible.
Probably $7,000 will go to my business, and $3,000 to the cruise.
To donate, please follow this link:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MaryKloote
Thank you in advance!