I have been laid off since June of this year from a job that I absolutely loved. I haven't been able to find anything, even thru temp agencies. I have two teenage boys at home that understand why we didn't have anything for Christmas, but even our way of ife has changed. I get food stamps and unemployment, but recently they cut my food from 400 a month to 209. How do you feed two grwoing kids on $50 a week, and on 5 week months less than that? I have never done drugs, I don't drink, I don't live life illegally, I don't use credit cards, just simple bills, rent, and utilities, and small car note. Recently I was hit by an uninsured driver and I had just put liability on my car after being laid off. It still runs but it's now totalled and not safe for my kids to ride in the back bc the door will pop open while I'm driving. I have lost out on child support that I used to get bc the boys father has disappeared from the state.
I need to find a good church to go to, but upon several attempts in the area I've run into things I just don't desire to be a part of. It's not that I don't believe, but I do very much believe. I'm blessed with beautiful healthy children, a mobile home that is paid for, I only pay lot rent, and my car still runs. I'm a single mother, and as of three years ago, quit dating all together, bc I was getting nowhere with what I was meeting.
I'm hoping that my recent massive weight gain of 80 lbs in 5 months and severe swelling isn't a sign that something is wrong with me. I can't leave my kids, or be sick and not able to be here for them, but I don't have insuranc to be able to get to a dr and get checked out. I have had an appointment with a clinic in the area since October on Jan 17th that I will go to.
I know that there are people out there worse off than myself, but I just need some help. Thank you so much for your time.