
My Single Mom of 3
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Hi, my name is Zion Bradley. I am 18 years, old, and just finished my senior year of high school. About a year ago, my mom, Vivian and my step-father got a divorce. My stepfather was the main source of income, which meant that when it was all finalized, everything would fall on my mom, who at the time was a stay-at-home, home-schooling my youngest brother, who has special needs. Once my stepdad moved out of the house, all the bills, mortgage, etc fell on my mom. We didn't have enough money, to move out, so staying at the house was our only option. Things were fine at first, my mom got a few jobs, we were able to get a food stamps card, and we had a nice pace of people helping out and keeping things okay. But then about a month ago, the government took away food stamps from us, and mortgage and bills started piling up. Groceries in the house started to become limited, and things still aren't so great. People stopped helping as much, and even though my stepdad knew we were struggling, he has yet to once ask if we needed anything, while he is off to buy his own new house. Me and my other younger brother are helping her as much as we can since we both have jobs but it's still not enough. I've tried my hardest to remain silent to most about our situation, as I felt things were gonna get/be better. But they have not. Our house is about to go on the market soon, but even if it sells for its base price, my mom will not get much in return, as she is in debt because of decisions that my stepdad made when they were married. My mom is trying to pick up two more jobs with the ones she's already working, and it's killing her. I hate seeing our situation stress her out. There are nights when she won't sleep, and she just cries. Just today, she found out that we have to be out of our house by August 2nd, even before it sells. With that in mind, she has less than 3 weeks now to try and find somewhere for us to stay until the house can sell. As a son not being able to do as much as I want to hurts me too. There are days will she tells us that things in the house may turn off, or that she has no idea where we're going to live, etc. It's a lot of stress, high emotions and uncertainty. This was the last resort I wanted to come to. She doesn't even know I'm making this. But I couldn't just stand by and let her feel like this, and feel like she is going through this alone. So with all that being said, any bit helps. And with any bit, I am extremely thankful, and I know she will be as well. It will all go towards bills, expenses, groceries, finding a new place, etc. Please share if you can. Thank you, and God Bless.
Organizer and beneficiary
Zion Bradley
Organizer
Austell, GA
Vivian Sabbath
Beneficiary