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Support a Family's Dream of Togetherness

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I’ll save the long version of our sob story, but here’s the short of it: my sister and I grew up separated in foster care, and what we both really want and need now is to provide our kids with love and stability. Part of that is having a small village to help raise our littles. Right now my sister and I live on opposite ends of the country. Me with my husband, Brian, and our children in Tampa, and my sister with her husband, Bernard, and their daughter, Alanna, in Lacey, WA. My sister and I are the only family we have to be part of each others’ village for our kids.

My sister and I want to live close to each other for so many reasons. We have been working on healing the relationship that was robbed of us as children. It’s hard to support each other from thousands of miles away. The best support we could possibly give each other and our families is closer vicinity to each other. We both currently operate as “no support families”, which basically just means we have no family close by that we can trust to help with our kids in emergencies, or just when mom and dad both need to tap out for an afternoon. It is profoundly overwhelming and lonely to have no trusted support outside of our immediate family units

My daughter, Zara, and my niece, Alanna, spend hours on FaceTime every week. What’s tragic is that our girls have actually never met in person. Between Covid when they were really little and the cost of travel, we just have not been able to make it happen. I can’t wait for the day our girls can have sleepovers and cousin time without too much thought or planning. They deserve that, and we want to do everything possible to make it happen.

My family recently relocated to Tampa after a good job opportunity arose for my husband. Now we need to figure out the logistics of getting my sister and her family here. My sister’s job is remote and can move with her, which is a huge blessing. But moving is EXPENSIVE. Like, really expensive. Getting my sister out here is going to take a chunk of change that neither of us have right now, especially after Brian and I just spent a lot of money to move ourselves.

Please consider helping me and my sister set up this village for ourselves and our kids. It is truly a dream for us. Help us make this more than just a dream!

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    Jess Asmus
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    Tampa, FL

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