I need your help
Hi everyone, I have some bad news that I can’t bottle up anymore. As some of you might know, for a while now I’ve been really struggling financially, and my bills are hitting a breaking point. Some time ago, my mom had me get a number of credit cards to build credit so I could afford things like a car or an apartment in the future. They were fine during the time when I was employed and could manage monthly installments to pay them back, but the situation has changed drastically. One thing led to another and I became an adoptive mother to the sweetest little girl, but I had to leave work to care for her while my parents worked. They began to struggle too, so I ended up having to use the credit cards to keep food on the table and help pay for what the family needed. Eventually the bills piled up and my bank account was closed. My parents refuse to let me find work, insisting I spend all my energy keeping a house with five people and three dogs fed, clean, and on time, but the bills don’t just go away. I’ve tried to save, but my family’s spending habits are questionable at best.
Commissions are my only source of income, since I can’t have a job outside the house, but sadly it hasn’t been enough. Despite their wishes, I’ve applied to many places in my area for work and even some online, but those ventures ended poorly. What’s worse than being hired for a job but never being called in and having the person who hired you mention in passing to your parents that there was a sudden cancellation in your employment? Working remotely for a company for 6 weeks, constantly being told I would be paid soon, spending hours upon hours troubleshooting and tearing my hair out fixing their work so they would have a quality product, only to have them refuse to pay me a dime once I’d finished their projects. Yeah. That sucked.
So my position is this: I can only work via commission, and I need to have some sort of income to continue to provide for my daughter, who I have fought so hard for and overcome some of my own mountains to take care of, that way the adoption agency will still deem me a fit parent. I need your help. The minimum I need to get through the month is about $2500. Please, commission me, donate, spread the word. I am grateful for any help, even just one dollar. If I can’t get this together I can’t even imagine having the energy to make the fanart I love sharing with you all. I’m stressed passed the point where I can convince myself to stay quiet and put on a brave face.
If you’ve ever enjoyed my art, ever thought I was a nice person, or liked my blog, consider this: a $3 ko-fi is less than what you’d pay for a random snack during the day. A cup of coffee costs more, so take one time to put that coffee aside, look back at all the reasons you had to follow me and all you’ve enjoyed, and consider supporting an artist/mother who is in distress instead. If you want something in return, then commission some art! You can get pieces for as low as $4, and art makes a wonderful, one of a kind Christmas gift for someone in your life. Commission, donate, share, ko-fi. Anything you can do to help, please take the time to do so. Every dollar is one more closer to my goal, so please, help ya girl out. Thank you all so very much <3
