I’ll be back soon.
Hello all, I just wanted to explain what will more than likely be an absence from BuddySlim for the next few days. Hopefully I will be able to check in here and there.
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Jarod’s good friend who comes from an extremely disadvantaged family moved cross country 6 weeks ago after his grandmother was critically injured in a very bad accident.
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The whole family packed what they could take on a Greyhound, sold off what they were able to and gave away the rest of their possessions, believing that they would have a permanent home there.
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While the Grandmother seems to be recovering, their trip out west was an unmitigated disaster, and they were forced to come back to PA. Hoping to be able to move back into their former apartment…no dice.
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To make matters worse every cent the had was stolen when someone at the bus terminal made off with the diaper bag that was carring their wallets.
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Long story short….they showed up at my doorstep with nowhere to go. They have 3 children, 14, 9, and 8mos. None of whom had been able to bathe in 3 days and they were running out of food and options.
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We now have a house full. Thank God I have a large sectional couch, air mattresses, and a playpen. They are expecting their public aid cards to be re-issued within a week and are trying to get new IDs.
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Things are quite hectic here with 5 more people in the house. I thought I had alot of laundry to do before, cooking for 9 is no easy trick either.
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Ethan, God love him, called me upstairs after they had finished telling us what had happened, hugged me, and simply said, ” We’ll make room.” Obviously neither one of us would be able to sleep much less look ourselves in the mirror had we turned them away.
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They are not a traditional couple…lesbian, inter-racial and the adoptive parents to 2 of their children born to the one woman’s drug addicted sister. They are good people who unfortunately have found that other’s bigotry makes it very hard to find friends in a small town.
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As if all of this wasn’t enough, before the move they had just gotten their heads above water after losing everything in an apartment fire.
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So I will have my hands full for a while, but I will check in when I can. I hope you are all well, and if you think of it please say a prayer for their family.
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That is so awful…and so nice of you and your family to take them and help them get back on their feet. It makes most of the things I get stressed out over seem so trivial. I wish you and them the very best! It is such a shame there is still so much bigotry out there.
Take care you and enjoy those house guests!
What a good heart you have, and Ethan too. Not everybody would open their home like that. You’re one in a million!!!
Hi Erika,
What size and gender are the kids and adults? If I have any clothes they could use I will be glad to gather and send them. Could send to a General Delivery address if you want me to.
Terry
Wow, suddenly I got a whole lot of much needed perspective. I will say a prayer and thank goodness for them having you and your family. What would they do without you?!?! God Bless you a billion times over Erika…..this is one of the kindest and most selfless acts a human being can do for another.
It’s good to know that there are some truly selfless and loving people like you guys in the world Erika. All my thoughts and prayers are with your friends, I hope that things get better for them soon. Thank god they have true friends like you.
Have an awesome day!
You are such a humble angel!!
I think it’s great that you and your family are so generous to others. I hope that everything works out for the best for your friends and will say a prayer for their family.