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Aaron is a single parent of four children - help us after my partner leaving

After my partner leaving, Aaron is raising four children alone and needs $3,200 to stay afloat for 6 months.

🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom1,490 views
Aaron G. Patel
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After my partner leaving in August, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a pharmacy technician in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, but I need to bridge the gap until then. Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them. Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $3,200 goes: • Rent top-up: $920 • Childcare and after-school care: $810 • Groceries and school meals: $1,000 • Course fees and exam costs: $470 Thank you for reading my story.

Updates from Aaron

  1. 30% there. the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($472). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  • Souad Mostafa 🇲🇦 · $200
  • Kaito Kazuki Uchida 🇯🇵 · $200
  • Lemma Samuel Demissie 🇪🇹 · $200
  • Bruna Giovana Alves 🇧🇷 · $97
  • Hendra Imam Effendi 🇮🇩 · $79
  • Chang-min Hyun-jun Ahn 🇰🇷 · $55

    “Hope this helps. Please keep us posted. - Busan”

  • Santiago Wright 🇬🇧 · $53
  • John Kimani Kipchoge 🇺🇬 · $50
  • Sasithorn Rungnapa Pattanasiri 🇹🇭 · $50
  • Carmela A. Agustin 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Duangjai Yaowalak Suwannarat 🇹🇭 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Elena F. Moreno 🇲🇽 · $50

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Aaron all day after reading this. - Coyoacán”

  • Aditya Hendra Kusuma 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Lestari Gita Surya 🇮🇩 · $50

    “Thought of Aaron all day after reading this. - Kediri”

  • Ake Sombat Ngamsuk 🇹🇭 · $36.50

    “From my family to yours. Only $37 but hope it helps. - Chiang Mai”

  • Dolores R. Estrada 🇦🇷 · $30

    “Keep your head up. Hope the October deadline works out. - Rosario”

  • Yasmin Hala Abdallah 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Bengt Lund 🇸🇪 · $20

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Aaron all day after reading this. - Stockholm”

  • Diego Caio Albuquerque 🇧🇷 · $20

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  • It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Mombasa.

    • Hang in there, Aaron. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from San Diego.

      • Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Rome but we're thinking of you

        • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Leeds.

          • Thinking of you, Aaron. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.

            • Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Birmingham

              • wishing you the best, Aaron. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

                • Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless

                  • Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Leeds.

                    • You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Leeds.

                      • Take care. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Kathmandu

                        • Hope things get better soon, Aaron. This could happen to any of us. Love from Montréal.

                          • Kirit VoraID verified

                            Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Leeds.

                            • Rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Austin but we're thinking of you.

                              • Keep going. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

                                • sending strength. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Oakland this morning.

                                  • Hope it all works out, Aaron. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

                                    • Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Sydney

                                      • I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. We're a small family in Zapopan but we're thinking of you.

                                        • Best of luck, Aaron. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Leeds

                                          • wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Bengaluru.

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