I am a single mother of 5 beautiful active children. I have three boys and two girls ranging from 5 months to 10 years. I have some college credits and would love to eventually get a degree in business. I would like to network with other people with similar age children for play, mom's night outs, babysitting tradeoffs, resources, clothing, and other things that are not otherwise accessible to people who are low income like myself. I am also looking for a sewing machine to make and repair my children's clothes and I want to make purses and sell them; and am currently sewing by hand (very slow).
I am currently on an extended unpaid leave from work due to my ADHD son and the inability to find adequate childcare for him and my 5 month old. This has led me to a very bad financial place. We are behind on everything (my water will be shut off tomorrow) and running out of basic necessities. I have been trying to look into work at home opportunities but they all seem like scams. I do receive some help for food and rent from two agencies, but they have yet to "work the change" as they put it; of me not working since 9/28/07. My rent is still almost $600 and I have no way to pay for utilities, household items, shoes, school uniforms, and don't get me started on Christmas or Birthdays. I was severely depressed several years ago and it made things so much worse back then and would really like to network as I stated above with others. I have found that being in poverty increases depression and the willpower to find a way out of the bad situation. I have also noticed that utility cost has skyrocketed and funding is slim to none in most areas. Anyone else?
Lastly I would like to say that I will be going through my girls' clothing for winter to see what fits. I ALWAYS give the clothes to others that need them. There are some really nice things and some things are only for play. Resale shops don't pay enough to waste the gas and I hope to have the favor returned. I have already given away all the boys' clothes I can sorry. My friends have boys. God bless and good luck to you.
