
My broken family
I (Taylor Smith) am creating this page on behalf of my mom Amy Smith. This fall my mom had to make a very difficult but necessary change in our family dynamic. My brother was on a downward spiral and needed a change with more structure and positive influences. So within three days Mom had to quit her jobs and we were on the road to FL where my mom's friend lives to start over with a clean slate and a mentor to get him back on track so that he can become a positive member of society. Mom is a single mom and although she is doing the best she can, boys need a strong male figure to show him how to be a polite, obedient, responsible, respectful young man. Our family is split up. I (Taylor) am living with my grandmother in NC and Mom and Holland are in FL so I dont get to see her that often. The ultimate goal is to reunite the family. Mom has been having a very difficult time finding a job and the holiday season isn't when people are hiring which is putting financial strain on everyone.
Needless to say mom needs a job to pay bills and to be able to contribute to a house big enough that I can moved down and we can all be together.
Family has been helping as much as they can however its not enough and she has been very depressed because of the bills piling up, the holidays and my sweet sixteen birthday. My mom's ego gets in the way when asking for help so I am. Everytime my mom sees someone who needs help in any regard she is the first one to assist. She's paid for grocerys for others on a couple of occassions that I witnessed (who knows how many others there were), stop to jump a 94 year old womens car that wouldn't start, has given many rides home for anyone who is stuck, missed the bus, sick at work, car broke down...
We just need a little boost, a christmas miracle to get back on track with bills, getting through the holiday season and bringing the family back together.