Going back to Start and Collecting what I deserve

My name is Leslie Root and I used to live in an apartment with my daughter back in April 2018 and moved out October 2020 to join houses with my mother. The decision to join houses with her was to help save money and give me more time with my daughter, but it became a controlling situation and her unhealthy behavior (verbal, metal, emotional, and financial abuse) was creating my CPTSD and PTSD to be triggered and her behavior was starting to rub off on my daughter who was 8 around that time. I made the decision to move out in Aug 2021 into a new apartment, where they didn’t explained that I could only do a year cause they were remodeling, forcing me to move again. I didn’t care how the management was handling the apartment, well actually, my one year there, we had 3 different management companies.

Due to how my mother created my PTSD to be triggered again, and covid forcing me to stop my EMDR treatment from being Date Raped in 2019, I had to go on depression and anxiety pills and was diagnosed with ADHD. During this time I was working at a Dental Lab that knew of me moving out of my mom’s place, to a new place, and having to move again. They also knew of my PTSD from not only being date raped, but from working with a business woman who ran an Airbnb rental here in Indy. She would threaten my pay for things I couldn’t control and would cut my hours so she wouldn’t have pay me. I explained to the Dental Lab, that was a small business that had a husband and wife were the owners, along with a manager, a packaging/ delivery person, and salesperson to get dental offices to use our lab when they hired me, that I have PTSD from working with a business owner who was legit a narcissist, and how I wouldn’t put myself in that again. Also, during this time I was in a “relationship” with a toxic person, who mentally, emotionally, verbally, financially abused me, at the time of course I didn’t know that, but my work knew I was dealing with a lot from that relationship.

I also need to add that during this time as well Aug 2021-Dec 2022, my toxic coparent was making things more difficult with his now wife and threating to take my daughter away if I didn’t agree with him, cause he didn’t understand the Indiana Parenting Guidelines and used his cousin’s family law firm to represent him. But, when I paid $800 for a lawyer to send a civil letter to his lawyer that we both used for our divorce, about him threatening and how he left the state to run the Boston Marathon and had his mother keep our daughter, without telling me or even asking me first. Since that lawyer wasn’t at his cousin’s firm, , my letter never got addressed or fixed.

In May 2022, during my yearly review, I asked my manager to make accommodations for me while I moved and get things settle again. I was set to move into a rental house with that toxic partner Aug 2022, who was going to help me pay the high rent cost, but right when we moved in, we broke up cause of one, he cheated on me, but main reason, I was starting to self hurt when he would verbal/mental/emotional abuse me. Looking back now, really I think he “dumped me” to leave me struggling with such a high rent. I asked Dental Labs to give me till October to get things settled, then I will give my 110% back to my job, but while I was moving and dealing with everything, I was told I was not entering enough cases and that my coworkers were doing most of the work. I will send you an email addressing that situation and how I asked to be accommodated for not only my ADHD but PTSD as well. I told them that since they don’t have 15 or workers that they don’t really need to follow the ADA, but since we are a growing business, lets start thinking about it and working with me on it. I never got a meeting, even with me asking repeatedly for one. I was then being harassed by coworkers that I brought into the company and was yelled at by my manager to leave if I'm not happy. The owners would make mistakes and micromanage us to the point of causing me to have 5 panic attacks before noon . They even started threatening our pay and had to be called out by coworker. In Feb 2023, I got my tubes removed and wasn’t told of how recovery would be like so I had to take time off work. I had doctors notes asking to accomated physical work and mental as well till march 2023. I also asked for advancement of my PTO I was going to get from my two years in April.

During my first week back to work, I was yelled by my manager in front of the two coworkers that were harassing me, to act professional and if I'm not happy to leave. I then sent another email demanding the meeting I never got back in October 2022 and how the work environment was hostel and causing me hypertension and mental stress. That next week, March 3,2023 I finally got the meeting I've been asking for with the manager and the owner wife and again, was yelled at and told I wasn’t doing well and that if I’m not happy to just leave. I decided in that moment, that my well being was more important than being able to pay rent. So I quit and walked out of that place. They refused to return reference call back to the school I was applying for, causing my hiring process to take a lot longer causing me not to be able to start till Aug 2023 school year.

During March 2023-Aug 2023, I got the help of Washington township trustees to help with April Rent and had my slumlord sign an agreement to not evicted me and said he would work with me. Instead, he delay sending what needed to be sent to start the process. That cause the check to come later and slumlord blamed me and started to threaten to evicted me. Finally in June, slumlord said if I moved out he won’t filed for eviction, but still charged me 1400 for things even after using the 2000 deposit I put on the place. I haven’t heard from him about taking me to small claims or not, but I have proof I didn’t deserve those charges.

I filed and fought with unemployment to get help during that time. This was such a hassle and pain, but I was able to get them to decided in my favor of leaving due to unhealthy work environment and got unemployment till I started school in Aug.

In June, I was able to get a place to stay in a basement with the owner of the house and his roommate. They are all alcoholics, hard drug users, and will party every night till I leave for school. They have allowed people I don’t trust into my space and got things stolen from me. During this time, I asked coparent to keep our daughter till I get things back on my feet. Instead, he decided to take me to court to modify parenting time and support. He was using his cousin’s law firm again, and sent them the letter and evidence of him abusing me, hoping they would talk sense into him. Instead, he went to a new place TRAPPED law, sent a noticed October 15, and had a court date December 4 2023. I was unable to get a lawyer that quick or even afford one on my classroom assistant salary and moved it to March.

Just last week, after being awoken again at 1am from blasting music, I asked them to turn it down and was told that I'm being kicked out and have till March to leave. Even though I’ve talked to them about my situation and everything, they said they didn’t know and what their space back.

Which leads me asking for donors to help me get two months rent and deposit to get me set up for my new era. With being a classroom assistant, I don’t make what I did at the Dental Labs and with fall, winter, holiday breaks not being paid, I’m unable to pay for a deposit or even the first three months rent. I would be so grateful if you would be able to get me into an apartment as soon as possible. There's an unit available at the end of the month, maybe another one sooner and I would love to get into those soon. I no longer feel safe there and want to be out and back with my daughter.

I know that this was long and I appreciate your time and patience reading my story. I’ve been waiting for help since I was forced to quit my job in March. My well being has improved so much since I quit and been taking care of myself since March, that I know I made the right choice quitting. I have a therapist and psychiatrist during all this time, and have proof of how my wellbeing has improved since working there. I am now to the point where I'm building a new foundation for myself, but need help financially. I have cut toxic family member, social groups, and places to where I don’t have anyone to ask for financial help. I’ve called around to free legal help, government help, and others for help and haven’t gotten it. Please, Please help me get back to into a safe space that is my own so I can continue to thrive in my new era and shine my light on my students and others. Side note, the place is close to the school, that would save with gas money and over using my car.

I appreciate your time, your understanding, and your compassion with my situation and hoping to reach my goal to be with my kiddo again.

Light and Love Always,

Leslie