I'm raising money for a security deposit so I can find stable housing.

Why I'm using HandUp for a security deposit.

I am fundraising for a security deposit and moving costs so that I can find stable housing.

About me.

Before this, I was living in the city of Leonard. I have three children, one is an infant, and I also take care of my disabled brother. My mother and brother came to live with me after my mother had a stroke, but I put my mother in a nursing home to have my baby. Unfortunately, my mother died in the nursing home.

My backstory.

I was married to a veteran with severe PTSD, and he did not take his prescribed medication. I had been a semi truck driving instructor, but with my husband's PTSD and abuse, I had to become a stay at home mom, and I started a new career in law. Challenges from my prior employment caused more problems in my husband's mind, which led to our divorce. That left my children and me homeless, and I took on the role of being my brother's caregiver.

My goals, moving forward.

I intend to finish school and start my career in law. I loved my husband, but I felt like I was being held back from achieving my goals. I was raised in a church, and many of my beliefs have kept me in situations longer than I should have been. I am now free to take care of my family, explore self-love, and live life as I see fit. I am still a firm believer in God, but without the weight of other opinions and dominations that could leave my family and me in a bad spot.

Other things I'd like to share about myself.

My children make me the happiest, and being able to do well for my family. I am not selfish, but with my previous overcompensating ways, I have learned that I need to be a little selfish. My ex-husband's abuse broke a cycle in me where I never lived alone and was always searching for the love of a man. This is a trauma that I feel he has fixed in me. I do not need a man, nor do I need to live with anyone. I am fine with just my family and me. God has blessed us, and from here we will prevail.