Save my mother and my youngest brother
Fundraising campaign by
Samuel Raygoza
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US$0.00raised of $5,000.00 goal goal
I wish I knew where to begin. All I can really do is hope to touch the hearts and generosity of so those who read this story of mine. (For those who don't want to read the entirety of the story, I will post a short summary at the bottom, thank you for your patience)
It all
started nearly 17 years ago when my mother married my step father. My
younger brother and I were hectic because our real father had betrayed
us at a very early age and therefore we had no trust in men even at a
young age. Things went smoothly and it seemed time progressed quickly
with marriage and then my newest youngest sibling being born. That's
probably where things began to become bleak and concerning. My step
father had an aggressive side, his form of teaching someone or something
a lesson was by beating it until it obeyed. Whether it was our dogs, us
ourselves or even unfortunately my mother at times. It seemed he had no
self control and at the time my siblings and I were too young to
understand that what he was doing was overboard. He was still fairly
young and as such many of the mistakes he made were just experiences for
him to learn from, but the beatings were unforgivable. Fast forward a
dozen years or so and a new problem began to develop at an alarming
pace. He was becoming very materialistic. My mother has struggled with
holding a job and seems to have the devils own luck when it comes to
finding a stable job, my step father would belittle her and blame her
for his not being able to afford grander things. He went ahead and
bought himself a motorcycle, several cars, a Corvette and many upon many
of useless things that none of us ever asked for. His excuse was that
he was the breadwinner and thus he can determine where the money goes,
even if it meant that his own son would often ask why there wasn't any
money for food or why he wasn't able to receive gifts. This problem had
spiraled out of control, to the point that most of his paycheck would go
towards the corvette and making ends meet was nearly impossible without
loans or credit cards. Furthermore, he and my mother are even further
in debt because I had put him in prison once before for being a
legitimate threat to all of us after I stepped in the way of him trying
to beat my youngest sibling. My mother believes it to have been the
right call but being the forgiving person she is, she worked alongside a
lawyer to have him released and cleared. My mother has helped him for
so many years, with his medication, with caring for him, with cooking,
cleaning, covering the bills and overall managing the household to her
fullest every day. She worked for many years when they were first
married and ever since we moved back in 2011, she has struggled with
finding work in our respective area. The few jobs she did secure were
met with very unfortunate circumstances but even so, she always put in
her most effort and would help pay for my step fathers things. With all
of that being said we've arrived to the present; where the main issue is
and where I desperately need assistance to help my family. My mother
and I recently discovered that my step father had been cheating for
nearly 3 years and that his mistress is now 4-5 months pregnant. My
mother has kicked him out of the house and he's taken the corvette and
his clothes with him to go stay with his mistress for the time being.
Simply put, my mother needs money to afford a divorce attorney, money
to feed herself and my youngest brother, money to finish renovating the
house my step father never completed but abandoned us in, money to free
herself of debt that was brought upon by him and for so many other necessities. As things currently stand, she has 79$ to her name, has
been unable to find work and has no idea where to go from here. My
youngest sibling is devastated that his father just left him without
saying good bye and though I may be working, even my paycheck alone does
not help my family through their desperate time of need. They have four
dogs to care for (A Pit-bull, miniature Pincher, poodle mix, and a Pomeranian) whom have been in our family for nearly 10 years that also
need to be fed and cared for. Every single penny is going to be used to
ensure that my mother and my youngest sibling survive and that they can
start over again without my step father holding them down. Time and
time again over the course of 16-17 years my family has put their trust
in this man, myself included, and he has continued to let us down when
it truly mattered most. He is so much of a coward that he will lie
through his teeth to make sure everything goes his way.
(Ill figure out how to rotate the images in a bit. but these are some examples of incomplete renovations of bathrooms/rooms and so forth as well as of the dogs.)
Summary:
My
step father of 17 years was caught cheating with another woman. He got
her pregnant, lied nonstop to make sure he was scott free and now that
things aren't going his way, he has left my mother and their son with no
money, lots of bills and lots of debt. My mother has mere dollars to her
name and needs money to afford a lawyer, to finish the home he never
finished renovating, to feed my brother and all the dogs and so much
more. She is struggling to find work and even with her working, shes in
so much of a bind it will most likely not be enough. My step father has
always been a scum bag that has failed us time and time again and would
never accept responsibility for his own actions and behavior. My
paycheck alone isn't enough to even come close to supporting my beloved
family and so they need help desperately.
I will be providing day
to day updates and photos of progress to let you all know how everything's going. Thanks again to all those who even took the time to
read, and much thanks and blessings to those who donate. God bless you
all, and thanks once again.
Organizer
- Samuel Raygoza
- Campaign Owner