William's Homelessness and Time with Son

Hello. My name is William.

I recently became homeless on May 1st, 2025, because I moved from Garland, TX to Decatur, TX to be with a girl and I moved into her home. We started having problems and major disagreements, then her family decided that I was not supportive of them, and my ex-girlfriend kicked me out of the house. I had no backup plan. While I was loading my car, my ex-girlfriend called the landowner, and he drove up and attacked me (while I was loading the car). The man's son pulled him off of me, and I went into the house and called the police. The man was arrested. I suffered a busted lip, a bruised neck, and a bruised side. So, my only option was temporary homelessness and NOT staying in a violent, toxic situation.

I do have a 6-year-old son whom I get to see. However, my temporary homelessness has made it extremely difficult to see him and have him stay with me because I live out of my car. I have no place to take him. So, my weekends with my son have been reduced to a couple of hours with dinner with him. It breaks my heart to hear him say that he wants to stay with me, and I have to say no, without giving him a reason. I used to always have him the entire weekend.

Plus, my car has problems and needs repairs. I am a diabetic and take prescriptions to control it, plus I take blood thinners due to the risk of blood clots.

I have a job, but it only pays $12. After gas money, insurance, car payment, medication, food, and child support, I literally have only a couple of dollars per check. It truly is a struggle. My son lives 1.5 hours from me, and I don't even have the gas to pick him up and see him. I don't even have money left over to buy him a nice lunch when I do see him. The weekends that I do get to see him and take him to lunch, the money that I was going to use for me, I spend it on my son. He is my world, and I'd rather go hungry and give everything to him.

I have no housing. I live out of my run-down car because I cannot even afford rent.

I have 29 years of experience in the IT industry supporting networks and PCs, and I have been actively submitting applications, but it has been difficult finding a career here in a small town, and I left the city to be with that woman.

I pray for any help and support, not only to help me move forward and get back on track, but also so that I may see my son and spend quality time with him. I pray that the weekends that I have my son, I could at least get a hotel room for that weekend and spend the most of my time with him.

Thank you, and any help is appreciated. God bless.