OT: please pray

[AmandaW]

hey everyone, I know I havent really been around lately... for a while, but u guys know how high school and life as a teenager can be.
I just wanted to ask all of you to please pray for my mom my sister and me. After disagreeing my entire childhood, my parents are splitting up and my mom has RA (rhumatoid arthritus)and is disabled, so we aren't gonna have any income unless she gets her disability soon. We will have a place to live but we really need your prayers.
thank you
I miss being here all the time.

~Amanda
Dreamdust

[kmh big fan]

my prayers are with you amanda and your family

dont worry eveything will work out fine

kerri-marie
xxx

[Karen Cliche]

hi amanda! i want to share with you my own story so it may provide a little hope for you! when my sister and i were 12 and 13, my mom left my dad ( we were stationed in germany at the time) without a credit card to her name, a job, or any money. it was a desperate situation and we had to get away from him ( something i had wished for all my life) but my mom sat us down and told us it would be hard and we would struggle for a long time, but we would finally be safe and happy. and thats all we cared about. so off we moved to a pretty sketchy suburb of montreal while my mom found work as a nightshift nurse. so every night my mom had to leave her 13 yrs old girls alone in an apartment till 9 a.m the following day. but by then we were in school. so we rarely saw her. she worked her butt off, and hardly slept for years to come, and eventually we moved in with her brother her sister, and my cousin to make ends meet. all of this without any child support from my dad either. then again we moved into our own apt and we got our very own washer and dryer woo hoo! :D but you know what? despite the struggles we were happy,and peaceful, and we even called ourselves the 3 muskateers....( how funny that i would end up on a show about them!) sure i couldnt get all kinds of clothes or go on school trips with friends, but i saw how hard my mom worked, and how hard both my sister and i worked at good ol mcdonald's, and that taught me that anything is possible. remember that, and be positive amanda. you guys will get throught this!!! xoxoxoxo k

[Lightheart]

I will be praying for you and your family, Amanda! I agree with Karen and kmh big fan. Stay positive, you and your family will make it though this.

[AmandaW]

Thank you guys so much. I am definately trying to stay positive, we moved into my aunts house for a while until my other aunt buys it and moves in. We can keep all my cats in the house here and that makes me much happier. We're getting an apartment when school starts back (I think) and everything seems to be going pretty decent considering everthing.

Thank you all for the support it does make me feel better, and I definately will keep my head up. Oppurtunity around every corner, right. ;)


thanks and love to all.

~Amanda
Dreamdust

[Emy]

Keep going :p !!
I'm sure all will be all right soon too. I think that it's from the worse things we find our better strengh and our determination to be successful. And Karen is living proof of that.
Don't give up, things just can turn out all right:) !!

(NB: Duh oO what's happen?? Why is this written with this size?? I don't find the option which could narrow those letters o_Ô Sorry for this little.. bug!)

[Impulse_LP]

I am so sorry, Dreamdust. Divorce is always hard to deal with.. my parents split when I was 6, and it was so hard for my mom to support a family of two little girls barely in elementary school. I mean, she never needed to work a job that paid more than minimum wage with my Dad around. Money was always tight. I'm with Karen... we didn't get our own washer and dryer for another 6 years after the divorce; and my grandpa bought it. But together, my mom, sis and I got through it all by just rolling with the punches and keeping our chins up when everything seemed like it was falling apart. I'm glad we can provide an escape for you from all this, but never forget to look up from the screen and tell your mother you love her. She needs that more than anything now.

I'm glad things are working out for you at your aunt's house. :)

[LilLex537]

I'm really sorry to hear about your misfortune Amanda. I know how difficult a divorce can be, my parents' was a horrible experience for me which I still have many open wounds from, so if you ever need to talk about it feel free to PM me any time.
I totally agree with everything Karen said. I think anything is possible. Look at all the hardships so many people go through everyday, you can get through this. You will get through this. I think these experiences make us better people in the long run. Yes, it will be difficult, but you will have many friends and family to help you get through it. We're always here for you, the whole SS family. :) My thoughts and prayers go out to you.
~Nicole

[AmandaW]

Thank you all. Yes, it is hard. I miss my house, you know, the little things like going to this old house nearby with a pond, and hiking through the woods. And I miss all my thinking spots, and things like, how the sun hit my room and the smells and everything..... I don't want to go back because of my dad really but I miss all of it... I'm going to go to my dad's this week. He still wants to spend time with us and stuff. I think they will get along better this way, and maybe now I'll get along better with my dad.

I am staying pretty positive, a friend bought Tristan and Isolde for me, and I have all my prescious movies and my books and I write. That all helps you know. So, I am looking forward to decorating a new room when we get a new place and all that stuff.

I'm sorry about all the hardships you all had. It really sucks that things happen, but you all seem to be good now, and that's all that matters. You all got through it and prospered in the end.

Thanks and Love to all of you.

~Amanda
Dreamdust