Well needless to say I’m now in a position where my whole life is changing and not for anything better. I have four kids under 8 and we have called and reached out to every single place that I could to get some help and everything is wait lists long and many lists are closed. I was specifically told that the only way for me to get on specific lists is if we are physically staying at a shelter. Therefore it looks like we will be going to a shelter until we find a place that is a grand or less a month. I also can’t understand that all the rentals want me to fill out an application and they want to run my credit (which is good) but they are saying that we can still not be given the place. That to me seems backwards. I feel like they shouldn’t be able to run my credit unless they plan to rent me the place as long as my credit is good of course. Because if each place runs my credit then it’s going to go down because of all the hard pulls looking at it. It’s just not right to me. I couldn’t begin to describe how devastating this has all been. Then being so hot because it’s summer my a/c went in my van and my kids are all hot and miserable and it just makes matters so much worse. Anyone else out there in my position, you ARE NOT ALONE. I often feel so alone in this world and that these things couldn’t possibly happen to others all in the same time frame as they seem to happen to me but trust me I thought I was at the bottom and then I was rear ended and the driver took off and at that moment I said I wouldn’t ever say again that it couldn’t be worse because it certainly could be worse. It can always get worse. Praying we are safe at shelters and on the streets navigating through these tough times. We are going to start driving in the morning and hope we end up in a good place that we can start over and find a place to rent until everything begins to get better. I will again update after the weekend is over. Hoping with great news!!! I’m praying for all those in my situation and those whom are suffer like us. Let me add that we were turned away at the local shelter they don’t have room for us and the shelter worker lady has a dog she brings to work daily and she was making a point to say how she brings her dog to work every day and how my kids are scaring her dog. So we can’t stay there either. Just a long day.
Homeless in three days…
