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HI I ma a single mom I have been for a long time . I have been on these boards for about 5 years on and off. I have struggled and almost reached my goals and then struggled some more.
In the last 10 months things were really looking up for me and the 2 children that I am able to raise. (14yr ds lives w/dad) I have rekindled my relationship with Jesus. And been clean of drugs for 10 months almost 11 now. I am doing really well. I have done couselling, found my inner child. Learned how to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk. I have had a wonderful supportive enviroment to live in.
Now I am homeless, scared alone, and the only thing keeping me here is my faith and my kids. I really messed up. and no it wasn't doing drugs. I was living with friends doing foster care with them in their home. It was hard! We only took in really messed teens. I loved it. One of the teens they were adopting told me something and I never said anything. Then when it came out, I was asked to leave. The mom(adpoted) just flipped, wouldn't talk to me or look at me wouldn't let us eat . Pretty much made it misrable to be there. She still maintains that she didn't kick us out that we choose to leave. but she was being mean and hurtful to dd, like giving the other kids hot chocolate and telling dd she didn't desrve any. Leting her kids watch a movie but not ds. ( the only tv was in there bedroom) it was awful.
Anyway, Christmas is coming, my kids are asking for stuff, I just keep praying. That we will get a place to live. I have a job, but I can't start untill we are settled. My children are doing ok, next week I am going to phone and get some councelling for them and all of us. I know how much it helped me.
I just wanted to say hi, let you know my story.
I know I am not that alone, there are lots of us out here but some nights like tonight things look hopeless
Elizabeth
In the last 10 months things were really looking up for me and the 2 children that I am able to raise. (14yr ds lives w/dad) I have rekindled my relationship with Jesus. And been clean of drugs for 10 months almost 11 now. I am doing really well. I have done couselling, found my inner child. Learned how to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk. I have had a wonderful supportive enviroment to live in.
Now I am homeless, scared alone, and the only thing keeping me here is my faith and my kids. I really messed up. and no it wasn't doing drugs. I was living with friends doing foster care with them in their home. It was hard! We only took in really messed teens. I loved it. One of the teens they were adopting told me something and I never said anything. Then when it came out, I was asked to leave. The mom(adpoted) just flipped, wouldn't talk to me or look at me wouldn't let us eat . Pretty much made it misrable to be there. She still maintains that she didn't kick us out that we choose to leave. but she was being mean and hurtful to dd, like giving the other kids hot chocolate and telling dd she didn't desrve any. Leting her kids watch a movie but not ds. ( the only tv was in there bedroom) it was awful.
Anyway, Christmas is coming, my kids are asking for stuff, I just keep praying. That we will get a place to live. I have a job, but I can't start untill we are settled. My children are doing ok, next week I am going to phone and get some councelling for them and all of us. I know how much it helped me.
I just wanted to say hi, let you know my story.
I know I am not that alone, there are lots of us out here but some nights like tonight things look hopeless
Elizabeth
