Help Angel Keep Her Family Together

Happy October. My name is Angel, and I am a single mother to four children. Over the years I have always done so well being able to care for, and provide my children with a loving home and stability. That was until I became pregnant with twins in 2021. It was the hardest pregnancy. I was in and out of the hospital the entire pregnancy and took a huge financial hit. And to top it off, the twins father passed in August 2023 by suicide. Which left us with nothing. However I came back strong. Or so I thought. In 2023 I started having major issues with my 13 year old. She started acting out in school, acting out at home, becoming extremely disrespectful, and just, what I thought, going through the change teenage girls go through at that age. However it became much more serious than that. After months of seeing therapists, psychiatrists, spending one on one time with her to try to figure out how to get her back on track, with no light at the end of the tunnel, I made a decision to spank her. Out of anger and frustration she called the police, and I spent four days in jail. This was absolutely heartbreaking. I lost my job due to being absent, and my family was torn apart. I don’t fully agree with my actions because I acted out of frustration. Thinking I HAD to spank her because she was becoming so far gone and out of control. I’ve had to pay absorbent lawyers fees in lieu of this, as I was charged with cruelty to a juvenile, which is a violent crime that can’t be expunged. They’re trying to have me face jail time, which in turn, I would lose my children to the system, and that I can not even fathom to imagine. It’s seeming like a lose lose situation. I’ve gone through all of my savings and it’s been very hard to keep my family afloat during this time. I was finally rehired by my previous company, however, I’m about two/three months behind on bills. More specifically the rent. Our landlord is taking us to court next week, which could have us without a home. I’ve always been the person to step up and help EVERYONE whenever there is need. Because Ive always had it to bless everyone. But right now, I feel absolutely helpless. I have friends who want to help, but are doing the best they can for their families. I’m just a mom who is doing her best. I go to every volleyball game, I make cookies and snack bags for the entire team, and I make sure to feed into my children with whatever they want to do. Whether it’s acting, acting camps, culinary arts, sports you name it. Family vacations every year, and extended education at home making sure they know how to do proper research papers (because the schools aren’t teaching that accurately), taking them to feed the homeless and volunteer. At this point, I’m humbly asking for a hand up to help save my family, which is my entire world. I don’t know what else to do.