Request #5244 · Tee · North Charleston · Emergency Food

Hello, I am a mom of 4 from ages eight months to 18 my older I am currently working part-time to make ends meet after I pay my bills. I have nothing left, not even to provide extra things that my kids and I need personally I don’t complain because I know that’s a part of life paying bills and surviving but at times I get a little over one because I have nothing left to help my kids keep up with their self or myself. My son has been asking for a haircut, but I cannot afford it right now and he hasn’t had one since the first day of school. His birthday is also on November 2. I’m trying to see if anyone can find the kindness in their heart to help him get his haircut and a birthday cake for his birthday. He is a very humble kid and doesn’t ask for much but as a parent that’s something that I wish I could provide from him, but honestly, I just cannot afford it. I only work four hours a day due to a childcare. That’s the only job I can find to fit my schedule and sometimes it’s only 2 to 3 days a week. I just paid my light and water bottle last week and I have to pay rent next week. My son‘s birthday is at the beginning of the month so unfortunately every time his birthday comes around is very hard for me to get him anything I’m not asking for much but I at least wish I could just get his haircut and give him a birthday cake for his birthday because on my birthday he saved money and also to Walmart and came back and gave me a cake. It makes me feel very bad that I can’t do anything for him because he also asked if he could just go bowling with his friends, but I know that won’t be possible so I’m at least trying to see if I could at least give him a cake and a haircut. I have just been diagnosed with severe postpartum depression and severe anxiety due to being stressed and overwhelmed after having a baby and having to cool together for my kids because they have no one bite me I don’t have my family. I don’t have my siblings and my mom and dad can barely support yourself so I cannot call on them when I need help my mean caregivers was my grandparents and they are both disease. Sorry to make the story so long but I just don’t want anyone to think that I’m just asking for help just to ask I really just don’t have it and I just want the best for my kids and I try to every day, but I can only afford to keep a roof over their head and keep the lights and water on at times. I can’t even do anything for myself. I don’t even know when the last time I forget about myself or or something that made me feel good or even did my own here, but this isn’t about me. My daily concern is my Kids well-being. My son gets good grades and he also is taking out robotics in school and I just want to show him my appreciation on his birthday for being so harmful and still being a good student even though I can’t give him as much as he deserves, thank you for reading my message his birthday is on November 2 and he will be 16. He also have been trying to find a job, but he wasn’t old enough and he has been getting interviews but not getting any callbacks. My check this week was zero because I only worked one day due to childcare and the Wendy I had to get daily pay to put some money on my water bill last week. My check was only $45 because I had to do daily pay to keep my lights on. I had planned on getting him some things today but I did not get a paycheck I worked a few days this week, but I won’t be getting paid until after his birthday next Friday I am trying so hard to hold it together for my kids, but I get very overwhelmed. I don’t know what to do at times. I don’t have anybody to talk to because I’m on the way for Therapy, but I was prescribed some medicine, but sometimes it makes me feel weird and I’m not able to take it daily, but I’m doing my best as a parent and the only person that my kids have to survive i’m trying to unload the document with my son birthday on it, but it won’t let me upload it, but I am willing to provide it. I also got hired at a new job this week that will be helping me stay more stable and will be more convenient for my Baby schedule because I have to wait on my daughter to get out of school to babysit and they are going to let me work at night, but it’s gonna be about two weeks before I see a check from them and I’m still gonna only be able to wait four hours because I only can come in at six and they close at nine but I’m just gonna transition to that job and make