We might get evicted
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The last quarter of 2017 has been very rough to me and my family. Financial problems all over the place, a lot of "you owe us this much" and "you didn't pay enough this month". We've had had financial problems since I can remember, we never were rich, but never extremely poor either. My mother has always had problems paying rent, but this year, and this eviction notice we've just received, has set the bar high in my mother's life.
She is a strong woman, living like this. But she does it for my brother and I, so we can live a normal life. She has always been fighting so we can have food, clothes, and even some little extras from time to time. I've seen her mental health degrading these past few months, because of all these letters asking for money over and over. I can't even remember how many times she mentionned the word "suicide", but what I can remember is that I've heard her say this since I was a child. Because she's always been in situations where people ask her for more money.
In the past 6 months, our rent has increased by 100€. My mother has pratically little to no financial help from our County Council since I finished my studies last summer (because I'm not a student anymore, and since I'm an adult, they can't consider that she has two kids at charge at her house). My mom's salary is around 1000€ each month, but that's not sufficient with the rent she has (almost half her salary).
She'll be in front of a court in February, if she can't get the money before that. And if we're not successful in paying, we'll get evicted in April. If we get evicted, we have nowhere else to go to. Finding a proper house for three people and four animals (we absolutely refuse to give them away or to leave them) for less than 400€/month is literally impossible in the town we live in. Plus, we love our house. We've been living here for 12 years, we've grown here, we love our neighbors and our town.
The money will be given to my mother, so she can get satisfy her debt and get herself out of this situation that ashames her. Of course, I plan on helping my mother, and other family members will too. But I am 100% sure that we won't be able to gather that much money before February. We'll try to search for solutions before the day arrives, but until now, I'm asking you for help. You don't have to give a lot, after all, we're not the first to end up in a situation like this, and surely not the last.
This was a hard decision to make, as my mother isn't the type of person to beg for help, even in the worst of times. But any help would be most welcomed by my mother and by me. Any help would mean the world to us, so we can feel financially secure again.
P.S.: Sorry about the long paragraphs. Bad writing habits.
Celia / Velvet.
She is a strong woman, living like this. But she does it for my brother and I, so we can live a normal life. She has always been fighting so we can have food, clothes, and even some little extras from time to time. I've seen her mental health degrading these past few months, because of all these letters asking for money over and over. I can't even remember how many times she mentionned the word "suicide", but what I can remember is that I've heard her say this since I was a child. Because she's always been in situations where people ask her for more money.
In the past 6 months, our rent has increased by 100€. My mother has pratically little to no financial help from our County Council since I finished my studies last summer (because I'm not a student anymore, and since I'm an adult, they can't consider that she has two kids at charge at her house). My mom's salary is around 1000€ each month, but that's not sufficient with the rent she has (almost half her salary).
She'll be in front of a court in February, if she can't get the money before that. And if we're not successful in paying, we'll get evicted in April. If we get evicted, we have nowhere else to go to. Finding a proper house for three people and four animals (we absolutely refuse to give them away or to leave them) for less than 400€/month is literally impossible in the town we live in. Plus, we love our house. We've been living here for 12 years, we've grown here, we love our neighbors and our town.
The money will be given to my mother, so she can get satisfy her debt and get herself out of this situation that ashames her. Of course, I plan on helping my mother, and other family members will too. But I am 100% sure that we won't be able to gather that much money before February. We'll try to search for solutions before the day arrives, but until now, I'm asking you for help. You don't have to give a lot, after all, we're not the first to end up in a situation like this, and surely not the last.
This was a hard decision to make, as my mother isn't the type of person to beg for help, even in the worst of times. But any help would be most welcomed by my mother and by me. Any help would mean the world to us, so we can feel financially secure again.
P.S.: Sorry about the long paragraphs. Bad writing habits.
Celia / Velvet.
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Celia Baguette
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