Used Car to Escape Domestic Abuse
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For the past eight years, my relationship with my mom has been detrimentally rocky, showing instances of emotional, mental, and verbal abuse to both my sister and I.
Every day live in fear and doubt of my mom's chaotic moodswings that leave us psychologically drained. While we've been able to move on from most outbursts, the latest tirade she went into on January 2nd, 2020 was the worst she's ever started. After launching into a one-sided screaming match for three hours, throwing objects at me and my sister, and eventually forcing us to leave the house for the rest of the day, I was forced to contend that the odds of hoping things could get better are stacked against us.
What I TRULY need is a car of my own - because it means independence and the ability to provide for myself beyond what I do right now. I've been helping my mom clean houses/watch dogs as well as take on freelance jobs online. Because I don't have a car and I live too far away from adequate bus routes - nobody will hire me without reliable transportation.
I try to give my mother whatever it is that I make and provide for myself as much as possible, but after getting laid off on January 1st, things are looking bleak.
I have NO savings to speak of in terms of moving out. Relationships with my relatives are non-existent. I don't have neighbors I can turn to or friends to stay with temporarily when things go south.
When my mother is not engaging in outbursts, she's often playing mind games - never telling us exactly what she needs, making us guess how she wants us to help, regarding us with silent treatments when we can't read her mind, and being a source of negativity and pessimism when we're just trying to enjoy ourselves or feel good about one of our own accomplishments
I've always tried to do my best with the cards life has dealt me, but I need help.
My life might look great online, but that's because making it look great makes me feel better about how bad everything is. Behind the veneer of doing as many great things as I've managed to do is someone who has to walk on eggshells, who's scared to share anything with anyone in fear that no one will believe or help her, who feels like she might as well not exist because nothing she does is good enough.
I only want to be able to provide more than I can now, and by doing so, start standing on my own two feet.
Any donations will go to helping me and my sister buy a used car of my own, registration, and the first month of insurance at least. Not only will having my own car help me to have a job, but also pursue my passion and career as an entertainment writer / journalist.
My only aim is to get a job with this car and save up as much money as possible to leave when the lease is due in August - unless we have to leave earlier.
Even sharing this on social media is greatly appreciated.
Every day live in fear and doubt of my mom's chaotic moodswings that leave us psychologically drained. While we've been able to move on from most outbursts, the latest tirade she went into on January 2nd, 2020 was the worst she's ever started. After launching into a one-sided screaming match for three hours, throwing objects at me and my sister, and eventually forcing us to leave the house for the rest of the day, I was forced to contend that the odds of hoping things could get better are stacked against us.
What I TRULY need is a car of my own - because it means independence and the ability to provide for myself beyond what I do right now. I've been helping my mom clean houses/watch dogs as well as take on freelance jobs online. Because I don't have a car and I live too far away from adequate bus routes - nobody will hire me without reliable transportation.
I try to give my mother whatever it is that I make and provide for myself as much as possible, but after getting laid off on January 1st, things are looking bleak.
I have NO savings to speak of in terms of moving out. Relationships with my relatives are non-existent. I don't have neighbors I can turn to or friends to stay with temporarily when things go south.
When my mother is not engaging in outbursts, she's often playing mind games - never telling us exactly what she needs, making us guess how she wants us to help, regarding us with silent treatments when we can't read her mind, and being a source of negativity and pessimism when we're just trying to enjoy ourselves or feel good about one of our own accomplishments
I've always tried to do my best with the cards life has dealt me, but I need help.
My life might look great online, but that's because making it look great makes me feel better about how bad everything is. Behind the veneer of doing as many great things as I've managed to do is someone who has to walk on eggshells, who's scared to share anything with anyone in fear that no one will believe or help her, who feels like she might as well not exist because nothing she does is good enough.
I only want to be able to provide more than I can now, and by doing so, start standing on my own two feet.
Any donations will go to helping me and my sister buy a used car of my own, registration, and the first month of insurance at least. Not only will having my own car help me to have a job, but also pursue my passion and career as an entertainment writer / journalist.
My only aim is to get a job with this car and save up as much money as possible to leave when the lease is due in August - unless we have to leave earlier.
Even sharing this on social media is greatly appreciated.
Organizer
Katy Gardner
Organizer
Poinciana, FL