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Help Marilyn get through 3 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school

After a divorce, Marilyn is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $4,850 to stay afloat for 3 months.

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Marilyn Palmer
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Seattle
Since a divorce in July, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 November, 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. Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts. Where the $4,850 goes: • Rent top-up: $2,000 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,250 • Groceries and school meals: $990 • Course fees and exam costs: $610 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#single-parent#family#stability

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  • Vijay T. Arora

    Sending strength, Marilyn. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings

    • Nargis Lipi JahanAddress verifiedPhoto verified

      Thanks for sharing this, Marilyn. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Mardan but we're thinking of you.

      • Roman C. Patterson

        best of luck, Marilyn. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Quetta but we're thinking of you.

        • Charlotte Brigitte Braun

          take care. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together

          • Timur Sergeev

            Thinking of you and your family, Marilyn. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

            • Saki Chihiro Sato

              your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. All the best

              • Lyudmila Valentyna BelovQuestion

                What exactly is the $4,850 for?

                • Marilyn PalmerOwnerAnswerID verified

                  It's all in the list in the story. rent top-up is the big one at $2,000, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. I'll keep the page updated.

              • Simiyu Brian Mussa

                Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Lahore this morning.

                • Shirley Parks

                  Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in São Paulo this morning

                  • Oskar Marcin Jasiński

                    Thinking of you, Marilyn. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Greetings from Lahore.

                    • Crystal L. Collins

                      reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Munich this morning. Blessings

                      • Erlangga Gozali

                        A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Washington. I'll ask around and let you know

                        • Halyna Galina YakovlevID verifiedPhoto verified

                          Thanks for sharing this. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Jaipur.

                          • Yuma Hiroto Yokoyama

                            Wishing you peace, Marilyn. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Seattle.

                            • Vy Ngân Lam

                              hope it all works out, Marilyn. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Seattle

                              • Tejaswini M. Hegde

                                Thinking of you, Marilyn. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings

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