Hello friends and family! As the time approaches for Briar Fern’s arrival, I am finding the need to ask for help again. As much as it pains me to do, my baby girl is my top priority. I’ve been very thankful to grow my business doing hair and to my amazing clients. However, I am currently in debt from moving on my own and then getting in a bad car accident. The week and a half I was off work caused me to fall short on rent and bills. I will be continuing to work up until the day she is born, but I am seeking housing and bill assistance for the 8 weeks I have of maternity leave. As a self-employed person, I do not have paid maternity leave or any form of disability I can access. The hope was that I would be able to save something for this time off, but it’s not something that has been plausible in our current climate.

Since my son’s death in November of ’24, I have been trying really desperately to get back on my feet. I was able to survive 4 months off and 6 months of bills and rent paid steadily with the generous donations of a past GFM. I’m asking for enough to pay my rent for the 8 weeks of work I will be taking off. Everything else I am working hard to come up with on my own!

In lieu of monetary donations, I would also highly welcome a meal or groceries, and will be dropping an Amazon wishlist of last-minute things I need for the time off bonding with my pumpkin.

Thank you for reading this far! If you can not donate, please share this