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Bambang and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a divorce.
🇮🇩 20244, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia1,035 views
After a divorce in July, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a teaching assistant 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 $800 goes:
• Rent top-up: $340
• Childcare and after-school care: $200
• Groceries and school meals: $160
• Course fees and exam costs: $100
Every share and every dollar helps.
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Medan!
Thank you. If you're in Medan I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.
best of luck. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Gujranwala so I could bring a meal. God bless.
Sending love. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Blessings
hope things get better soon, Bambang. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Greetings from Orlando
Sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Sending love. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Medan.