Help Raina reunite with her Daddy.
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Hi there, everyone.
My name is Kyle M. Scott. I'm an author living just outside Glasgow in the west of Scotland. Just a day past her first birthday, my only child, Raina Gabrielle Scott, was forced from her home in Scotland, along with her mother who was denied a visa, back to her mother's native America.
The trauma and heartache this caused was massive, and it led to depression and pain for members of both sides of the family. Since that first year, I've managed to have Raina, (with her mother as her guardian), fly over to Scotland once a year, for a month at a time, so that Raina can spend real time with her dad, and form memories that will last her a lifetime.
Increasingly, this has become harder. Unable to work an ordinary job due to chronic anxiety brought on by the situation we face, and yet determined to make my little girl proud and leave for her a legacy, I tried my hand at writing, and I've managed to garner modest success with my work. Being an author, while rewarding in many, many ways, does not always lead to a solid financial foundation.
Hard as I try, the costs to fly both my baby girl and her mother over to Scotland, house them and make Raina's stay a wonderful one , while maintaining a home, a sustainable lifestyle and sending money and gifts to Raina overseas, has become unmanageable. The anxiety caused by the stress of being robbed of the chance to raise her properly has led to me being unable to afford the flights. I haven't held her in my arms since 2015.
We spend a great deal of time on Skype, she and I, and its been a wonderful tool to help us grow and strengthen our love for one another, (we're online as I type this - she has the cold and asked me to watch Goosebumps with her!). We play games, watch movies, tell stories, and I've created a whole roster of characters that I can pretend to be to keep her amused and entertained, but she needs more. She needs to sleep in my arms again, have me read stories to her in person as she drifts off, collect shells on the beach, visit the funfair, and so many other things that we haven't gotten to do in over a year . She's now five years old.
I'm hoping to raise the funds in time to book a trip for the coming summer. I'm not looking to raise money for myself. I'm doing this only for her, for Raina. This money, if I can raise it, will be enough for two round-trip visits, giving Raina the chance to be with her daddy again, and for the next two years, she'll know for sure she'll be seeing her father in Scotland. It's all she wants, and I can't deny it's all I want, too. She has a wonderful life over in the US with her mother, but she misses me as much as I do her, and asks to hold me all the time. She doesn't yet understand the hurdles that stretch out before us.
We're best friends and I can't let her down. She's a fantastic little girl; intelligent, compassionate, kind-hearted and with a personality that will someday have her running the world. She's done nothing to deserve this situation. She only knows that for some reason her daddy lives far away, and that she loves me and I love her.
This fund means so much to me because it means so much to Raina. We've learned to carry on as best we can in the knowledge that we have limited time together, but we make it all count. Every visit has been a vastly rewarding experience for her, and we fit in more in those precious months than most manage in a whole year. Each visit makes us both stronger and more able to bear the long months when all we have is a computer screen and our words. She means everything to me, and always has done. With this money, we could rest easy knowing that for the next few years, Raina could spend time with her dad and take home memories that can't ever be bought or replaced.
It goes without saying that I'd be thankful beyond measure for the support. I can't express how difficult the situation is and I admit I struggled with doing this type of fundraising. I only decided to go ahead for my daughter's wellbeing and happiness, I'll be thankful to you all, of course, with all of my heart, and Raina will know that the kindness of others can build bridges that cross oceans, and that's something to be cherished.
Thank you for reading, and for your time.
Kyle Scott
My name is Kyle M. Scott. I'm an author living just outside Glasgow in the west of Scotland. Just a day past her first birthday, my only child, Raina Gabrielle Scott, was forced from her home in Scotland, along with her mother who was denied a visa, back to her mother's native America.
The trauma and heartache this caused was massive, and it led to depression and pain for members of both sides of the family. Since that first year, I've managed to have Raina, (with her mother as her guardian), fly over to Scotland once a year, for a month at a time, so that Raina can spend real time with her dad, and form memories that will last her a lifetime.
Increasingly, this has become harder. Unable to work an ordinary job due to chronic anxiety brought on by the situation we face, and yet determined to make my little girl proud and leave for her a legacy, I tried my hand at writing, and I've managed to garner modest success with my work. Being an author, while rewarding in many, many ways, does not always lead to a solid financial foundation.
Hard as I try, the costs to fly both my baby girl and her mother over to Scotland, house them and make Raina's stay a wonderful one , while maintaining a home, a sustainable lifestyle and sending money and gifts to Raina overseas, has become unmanageable. The anxiety caused by the stress of being robbed of the chance to raise her properly has led to me being unable to afford the flights. I haven't held her in my arms since 2015.
We spend a great deal of time on Skype, she and I, and its been a wonderful tool to help us grow and strengthen our love for one another, (we're online as I type this - she has the cold and asked me to watch Goosebumps with her!). We play games, watch movies, tell stories, and I've created a whole roster of characters that I can pretend to be to keep her amused and entertained, but she needs more. She needs to sleep in my arms again, have me read stories to her in person as she drifts off, collect shells on the beach, visit the funfair, and so many other things that we haven't gotten to do in over a year . She's now five years old.
I'm hoping to raise the funds in time to book a trip for the coming summer. I'm not looking to raise money for myself. I'm doing this only for her, for Raina. This money, if I can raise it, will be enough for two round-trip visits, giving Raina the chance to be with her daddy again, and for the next two years, she'll know for sure she'll be seeing her father in Scotland. It's all she wants, and I can't deny it's all I want, too. She has a wonderful life over in the US with her mother, but she misses me as much as I do her, and asks to hold me all the time. She doesn't yet understand the hurdles that stretch out before us.
We're best friends and I can't let her down. She's a fantastic little girl; intelligent, compassionate, kind-hearted and with a personality that will someday have her running the world. She's done nothing to deserve this situation. She only knows that for some reason her daddy lives far away, and that she loves me and I love her.
This fund means so much to me because it means so much to Raina. We've learned to carry on as best we can in the knowledge that we have limited time together, but we make it all count. Every visit has been a vastly rewarding experience for her, and we fit in more in those precious months than most manage in a whole year. Each visit makes us both stronger and more able to bear the long months when all we have is a computer screen and our words. She means everything to me, and always has done. With this money, we could rest easy knowing that for the next few years, Raina could spend time with her dad and take home memories that can't ever be bought or replaced.
It goes without saying that I'd be thankful beyond measure for the support. I can't express how difficult the situation is and I admit I struggled with doing this type of fundraising. I only decided to go ahead for my daughter's wellbeing and happiness, I'll be thankful to you all, of course, with all of my heart, and Raina will know that the kindness of others can build bridges that cross oceans, and that's something to be cherished.
Thank you for reading, and for your time.
Kyle Scott
Organizer
Kyle M. Scott
Organizer
