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Back on our feet: Odette and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school in Paris

After a divorce, Odette is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $2,450 to stay afloat for 4 months.

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Odette Laura Deschamps
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Since a divorce in February, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a bookkeeper in the evenings, which will triple my income by April, 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 $2,450 goes: • Groceries and school meals: $830 • Childcare and after-school care: $860 • Rent top-up: $760 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Odette

  1. Thank you all. We're at 31% now ($762). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Update from Paris: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 5% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Odette

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    “Thought of Odette all day after reading this. - San Diego”

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  • Ionuț Cristian Serban

    rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Tel Aviv.

    • Souad Nadia Hussein

      Thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Love from Nsukka

      • Kirit J. Shinde

        take care, Odette. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Brescia this morning. God bless.

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