I recently left my twins’ father a few years ago. He was very abusive mentally, verbally, emotionally, and towards the end, physically. We were together almost 14 years. I’ve tried many times to get away, before things finally got uglier than they already were over the years. He decided to put his hands on me in front of our children, and that’s when enough was enough and I gained the courage to get out, instead of giving him another chance after so many other times of giving in. Our girls would always hear the arguing and the end result of me crying, almost every night. Everyone always asked me why I kept staying, and honestly, I don’t have a legitimate reason. Other than, I didn’t have any family to turn to besides his, and even then, with his family aware of his behavior, they didn’t help much either. When I left him, I started hitting a downward spiral of losing everything. I have always had custody of my children, but when I lost my house from no fault of my own, my children went to stay with their father’s mom because that was the safest alternative there was, due to the fact that I was bouncing around. I have always held a job, consistently, but ended up losing my job of 5 years after some misunderstandings. After speaking with my kid’s grandmother, I decided to move from Indianapolis to Bloomington, where a friend offered me a new job and a room to rent till I was able to get back on my feet. I have been in Bloomington for a little over a year now, and have held a job consistently, accomplished getting my GED, and also my license. Bloomington is a very expensive place to live because of it being a college town, so I have not been able to find my own place yet, but my friend has allowed for me to have my girls back home with me where they should have been all along. I have some money set aside that I have been saving, but living paycheck to paycheck, pulling my own weight where I’ve been staying, and now having my girls, money stays tight. I don’t normally ask people for money because I believe wholeheartedly I can do this on my own, but times are tough and sometimes a person really does need to set their pride aside and ask for help. My girl’s have been through a lot in their short 14, almost 15 years of life, and I know for a fact that they deserve better than what life has already shown them, and im determined to make this happen. Unfortunately, they are having to attend therapy for anger issues, PTSD, and depression from all the narcissistic abuse they have been exposed to. I probably should be attending therapy as well, but it is hard to do so when I am constantly working. All I am asking, is for anyone to help with anything, even if it’s just one dollar. I have always been the kind of person to help another out, without any repayment expected. I have always told anyone that I have helped that offered to pay me back, to just pay it forward when they are able. I’m just hoping all of my good deeds will eventually pay off, and someone can help me out with my goal of finding my own place so my girls can once again have a place to call home, that is ours. If you can help in any way, this is my link…
paypal.me/kimmieg0214