
Donation protected
This is a hard ask because I understand it's the holidays, but honestly it would be hard any time of year. However, for my child, I'm asking. As most know we moved to South Carolina with the intentions of giving Lillian a nice home and with the understanding my dad was going to help us out with a place to stay until we could buy a house. Unfortunately, since we've been here the situation has become toxic and extremely unhealthy for Lillian and myself. Not something I ever foresaw happening. The past few days I've been candid about the situation and that's not even all of it. I've been doing my best to hang in there and navigate the situation the best I can, but it's escalated to the point where my dad's wife has physically assaulted my child while also screaming in her ear. When I interjected, I was verbally assaulted by both her and my dad. In front of my child I've been degraded, threatened to have the police called on me for defending my child. Not only was I told to leave my daughter was chased up the stairs by my dad's wife and told if she calls anyone she's going to kick her out. An eleven year old child she threatened to put on the street. Today my child came home from school and she was happy until my dad's wife again attacked her. We have somewhere to go in CA, but the cost of moving back to CA is unattainable at the moment. We can't stay in SC because there's no support here nor can we afford it, but more importantly Lillian needs a village around her more than ever right now. With shipping the PODS and cars back, our cars won't make it across country without a breakdown. We have a few thousand to put towards moving. Mark's mom is helping us the most she'll be able to, but it's not enough to get back. Again, I feel horrible asking, but for Lillian I will do anything to secure her stability and safety. So I'm asking. Anything helps. I just want my baby out of this situation.
Organizer
Dawn Ayotte
Organizer
Summerville, SC