Support Nathalia's Fight for Safety

Hi, I'm Nathalia. I am raising funds to help pay for the upcoming rent for my son and me. I am a single mother. My son and I rent a condo together with my parents .

Last Saturday, a heated argument with them quickly turned violent. I kept trying to escape their clutches by screaming for help, but the two of them would physically restrain me. My mother was holding me down on the concrete floor and my father kept punching me the head. I kept trying to escape through the window and get help. But they would manage to take me down. My father then got on top of me, held me down and strangled me. As I was gasping for air I was able to voice "stop I can't breathe. Please stop" but he his clutches only became stronger and tighter. He then repeated "I am going to kill you now. I am going to kill my daughter now God."

While he was doing this my mother began smashing my belongings. The floor was covered in shattered glass which cut my hands.

My 5 year old son was in the other room crying and my mother went to him. I was somehow able to escape long enough to pound on my window as the building manager was passing by. He quickly came knocking on the door and my father answered. My mother ran into the room and continued to restrain me. I kept screaming for help. The manager entered the room and witnessed her pulling at my hair ripping. My shirt as I was trying to escape.

He called the police.

They were arrested for unlawful imprisonment, strangulation and attempted murder.

They were released yesterday. I told my brother, who posted my father's bail, that I will not press charges if they agree to pay their share of the monthly rent until our lease is up.

I am working 2 jobs which I will be unable to attend because there is no one to watch my son while I am at work.

I am doing everything I can to be able to support us but I need time as our entire lives have taken a sudden turn.

Painfully, this is not the first time an instance like this has happened. Growing up and up till now, I just stayed quite about the abuse and violence with the fear that they would be jailed and I wouldn't have family anymore. But now, I have a son and I am his family.

I want to lay here and cry. But that will do nothing to solve the situation. I need to keep moving forward for my son. He cannot make choices, he is depending on me to keep him safe. I cannot give up. I won't give up.

Monthly living expenses:

Rent: 2,495

Utilities: 200

Food/misc: 800

I have enough savings to pay for utilities and misc. living expenses to get us through till the next month. However with all that is happening, I need to prioritize the immediate obstacle which is our living situation as soon as possible.

Thank you all for your time and support ❤️